Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Emma Wilber '21, an environmental studies major and member of the William Smith swimming and diving team, sits in front of the Environmental Studies building. She is on campus this summer researching Finger Lakes water quality and blue green algae with Professor of Environmental Studies John Halfman.

Sarah Walters '19, a genocide, human rights, and peace actions major, stands arm in arm with the statue of William Smith sculpted by Professor of Art A.E. Ted Aub on The Hill. Walters graduated Phi Beta Kappa and served as one of the 2019 Baccalaureate speakers.

Biochemistry major Kaitlynn Sockett '20 sits at her favorite table in Saga Dining Hall. This summer, Sockett is a research assistant in the Chemistry Department.

Dhiraj Mukkamala '20, an economics and history double major, poses on Boswell Field. A team captain for Hobart Club Soccer, Mukkamala is interning as a student photographer for the Office of Communications this summer.

Josh Wasserman '20, a biology and computer science double major, poses in front of the Cellar Pub. This summer, Josh is interning at Sea Street Technologies in Wakefield, Mass.

Sociology major Davida Eyam-Ozung '20 relaxes in the Sunken Gardens on the Colleges arts campus. This summer, Eyam-Ozung is interning at the Finger Lakes Times in Geneva, N.Y.

Economics major Kenza Kebdani '21 sits behind Comstock Hall overlooking Odell's Pond. This summer, Kebdani is participating in the HWS Summer Sandbox entrepreneurial program.

Africana major Linden Bascom '20 strikes a pose in front of the Intercultural Affairs Center. The ICs hospitality to students of color and its inclusivity for different cultural perspectives make it my home away from home, he says. This summer, Bascom is participating in the HWS Summer Sandbox entrepreneurial program.

Lauren Mercier '19, a biology and environmental science double major, conducts research in the Finger Lakes Institute, where she monitored the water quality of Seneca Lake in the summer of 2018. Mercier is continuing her studies in biodiversity, conservation and policy as a graduate student at the University of Albany.

Hugh McKenny '20 MAT '21, a mathematics and cognitive linguistics double major, studies in the basement of Merritt Hall. McKenny is conducting research in computational discrete mathematical modeling with Professor of Education Paul Kehle.

Biology major Nate Ruffle-Deigenan '20 sits in an Adirondack chair overlooking the Quad. Ruffle-Deigenan is on campus this summer conducting research on biofouling in water purification with Assistant Professor of Chemistry Elana Stennett.

Sociology major Miranda Smith '18 MAT '19 poses in the Blackwell Room. Smith was awarded a 2019 U.S. Student Fulbright Award to Malaysia, where she will serve as an English Teaching Assistant.

Biochemistry major Jack Sherwood '19 sits in front of Stern Hall. This summer, Sherwood is gaining experience in the dental field as an assistant in preparation for graduate school in dentistry.

Kate Foley '20, a biology major and member of the William Smith tennis team, is pictured on the Morrow Championship Court. Foley is on campus this summer conducting research on the round goby, an aquatic invasive fish species, with Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories Susan Flanders Cushman 98.

Economics major Grant Emerson '20 sits on the benches overlooking Seneca Lake. This summer, Emerson served as the scheduling lead for Reunion 2019.

Elizabeth Fajardo '20, a classics and economics double major, reads in the classics study room in Smith Hall. This summer, Fajardo will continue her study abroad experience in Freiburg, Germany.