Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Chad Kilvert '20 wins first place for Street Photography. Kilvert captured an alleyway in Starigrad, Croatia.

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we showcase winning photographs from the HWS Global Visions Photo Contest, and portraits of the students who took them. Tied for first place in the Landscape category, Nicholas Stone '21 captures Lake Bled in Slovenia.

Also in third place, Alyssa Capuano '21 takes a portrait of a young boy on stilts in Sa Pa, Vietnam.

Meredith Fennell '20 pauses for a photo on her way to the top of Mount Snowdon.

HWS Spirit fills the stands at David J Urick Stadium. Here, fans support Hobart lacrosse as they take on Syracuse University.

During lab, students gain technical skills through hands on experience. In Quantitative Chemical Analysis with Professor of Chemistry Walter Bowyer (back right), students perform chemical analyses on dyes extracted from foods.

The LGBTQ+ Resource Center actively promotes academic and personal growth for the HWS LGBTQ+ community. Staff, students and faculty gather for a reception at DeCordova Hall.

Students hang out in the Intercultural Center, a space dedicated to cross-cultural programming.

The Colleges Chorale is a mixed ensemble comprising the finest student vocal talent on campus. Here, Amelia Smith '21 sings during the Madrigal Dinner in the Vandervort Room.

The No. 2 William Smith soccer team was edged by No. 1 Messiah 1-0 in the national championship game. Here, Amanda Kesler '22 makes a save. Kesler made five saves over the course of the game.

The Lunar New Year is one of the most popular annual student celebrations of the year. Held in Bartlett Theatre, the event was hosted by the Asian Student Union.

Associate Professors of Theatre Chris Woodworth (left) and Chris Hatch (right) discuss senior capstone performances with theatre majors Kels Veeder '21 and Gianna DeVita '21.

With a campus culture that celebrates civic engagement, the Colleges earned a 2020 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification. Here, students gather on the hill outside of Trinity Hall with Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning Katie Flowers.

The Summer Research Program enables students to work side-by-side with faculty mentors. Roslyn Patel '20 shares findings from her summer research, Alternative Synthetic Route to 3,4-Dirarylsubstituted Furanones, at the Student Research Symposium. Patel conducted her research alongside Professor of Chemistry Erin Pelkey.

HWS faculty hold office hours every week. Here, Kathryn Dranichak 21 stops by Professor of Environmental Studies John Halfmans office hours to discuss an assignment.

First year students are matched with a faculty adviser from the outset of their HWS experience. Dante Kimbrough '22 meets with his adviser, Professor of Dance Donna Davenport in her office.