Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Kayla Mosqueda ’27 practices taking the pulse of Amalia Olivieri ’28. Both completed coursework at Finger Lakes Community College this summer to become Certified Nursing Assistants.

Helaina Rivers ‘30 gives a presentation on the water cycle during the HEOP Summer Institute Academic Conference in the Geneva Room.

Students conducting summer research with Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird launch a weather balloon to collect data as it travels through the atmosphere.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies Shalahudin Kafrawi meets with summer research students Jubayer Ansary ’29, Hasibul Islam Shadin ’29 and Danielle Dezart ’28 to discuss how religious beliefs and practices influence entrepreneurship and shape approaches to business and economic life.

Associate Professor of Geoscience David Finkelstein shows sediment from an unusual layer of sand discovered beneath the future Fish Center for the Sciences to Communications Intern Kieran Yadav and Senior Writer Mary Stone. The unexpected find will support student research into the glacial past of the Finger Lakes.

The ceramics room in the basement of Houghton House is where Anna Barry ’27 leads the newly founded, student-run Ceramics Club.

Azmain Shafin ’29 plays badminton in the Bristol Field House, where he enjoys staying active and hanging out with friends. 

Lindsay Miller ’27 enjoys working at the Thomas Poole Family Admissions Center, where she can connect with prospective students and help make their visit memorable.

As a biology major, Michael Clarke ’29, Michael Clarke ’29 appreciates the recognition across campus of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman to receive her degree as a Doctor of Medicine from Geneva Medical College, the precursor to Hobart and William Smith.

This week, we asked students to show us their favorite places on campus. Dylan Ballard ’28 enjoys reading on the patio outside of the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Kali Vanderhoof ’28 poses in Bristol Gym, the home court of William Smith volleyball, where she gets to play her favorite sport with her best friends.

Tom Fahey ’27 poses in the Blackwell Room, where he enjoys studying with friends and attending interesting lectures.

Gianna Hester ’27 sits under her favorite tree on the hill outside of McCormick House overlooking the William Smith soccer practice field. 

Caio Paiva ’29, student vice president for marketing at the HWS Store, looks forward to renovations that will add a new community space where student clubs can host events and students can gather.

Aspen McAuley ’29 enjoys relaxing on the benches along South Main Street because they are a “great place to unwind after the day and watch all that's happening on Seneca Lake.”

Price Morris ‘28 and Aiden Soika ’28 stand together on the Quad, where they like to hang out, play catch with a football, or visit friends in Medbery Hall.