Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Biology Bradley Cosentino and Assistant Professor of Biology Shannon Straub lead students in a walking tour of Zurich Bog in Arcadia, N.Y.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Darrin Magee leads a class discussion on the geography of garbage in Stern Hall.

Students tour the Material Recovery Facility operated by Casella Waste Systems at the Ontario County Landfill.

Food Systems Program Manager Sarah Meyer and Summer Farm Intern Loretta Hauslauer ’19 show students how to manage a honeybee hive.

On their first day, students participate in a team building exercise led by Assistant Vice President and Dean of Student Engagement and Conduct Brandon Barile (right).

Professor of Education Jim MaKinster, who serves as executive director of ESSYI, leads a class in Merritt Hall.

Students tour the HWS Solar Farm. The facility features 7,800 panels on a 10-acre site in the Town of Seneca.

Led by Professor of Economics Thomas Drennen, who is the chair of environmental studies and entrepreneurial studies, students visit one of HWS’ solar farms.

Alongside Professor of Biology Meghan Brown (right), students use bongo-nets to gather zooplankton. Students then analyze their samples under a microscope.

Associate Professor of Theatre Heather May encourages students to explore environmental issues through movement, acting and dance.

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we follow along as participants in the Environmental Studies Summer Youth Institute (ESSYI) take classes with the Colleges’ top-rated faculty, discuss environmental stewardship and climate action, as well as travel through the Finger Lakes Region and Adirondack Mountains. Above, students pose at the Goodnow Mountain trailhead.

Aboard the William Scandling research vessel, students examine water samples with Emma Wilber '21 (middle, left) and Associate Professor of Geoscience Tara Curtin (middle, right) on Seneca Lake.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Beth Kinne takes notes as students present their final projects in the Geneva Room.

In the Geneva Room, students compare measurements used in their final project to design an eco-lodge to be built near a lake in the Adirondacks. For the assignment, students collected data on water quality, biodiversity and succession.

Back on campus, students collaborate outside of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

HWS students, who serve as ESSYI staff, discuss student life at Hobart and William Smith Colleges.