Hobart and William Smith Colleges

At the Board of Trustees luncheon, English major Alex Kerai '19 reads a selection from his honors project, a collection of short stories called (The) Missing Piece(s), which focuses on the theme of memory.

Political science major Pamela Icyeza '19 discusses her Honors project, Understanding the effect of Sino-African relations on African Development at the Board of Trustees luncheon. Icyeza will pursue a Ph.D. in political science at Boston University.

Trustee Christopher S. Welles '84, P'12, P'15 poses next to a photo of him as a student during the board dinner. Welles was honored for his decade of service on the board.

Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto '68, L.H.D. '18 speaks at the Board of Trustees dinner at the Finger Lakes Welcome Center in Geneva, N.Y.

Finalists of the First-Year Writing Prize pose for a photo in the Blackwell Room after being recognized for their essays. The First-Year Writing Prize celebrates excellence in first-year writing at HWS. This year's winners are Sarim Karim 22, Camille McGriff 22 and Casey Pupek 22.

Joshua Hylkema '21 leads a campus tour for high school juniors.

Dancers from the Arc of Monroe strike a pose with HWS dancers after their Arts Experience performance in Deming Theatre.

Jonas Toupal '19, a geoscience major, addresses the Board of Trustees luncheon. Toupal discussed his honors project, Using Remote Sensing to Analyze Mercury Contamination in Vegetated Areas: The Case of Tarkwa, Ghana. This fall, Toupal will pursue a Ph.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in Earth and Environmental Science.

Trustee Allison Morrow '76 presents the Salisbury Award to Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. '12 and his wife Sandra A. McGuire at the Board of Trustees dinner as Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto '68, L.H.D. '18 looks on. The McGuires were honored for their spirit of engagement and selflessness.

Students in Visiting Assistant Professor of Media and Society Lina igelyt's Visibility Matters class prepare a pop-up exhibit, Some Future, 1969 at the Solarium Gallery in Houghton House. The exhibit explores 1969 through three marginalized groups: the Black Panther Party, the Indigenous people living within the borders of the U.S. and the LGBTQ+ community.

SUNY Fredonia Associate Professor of Art History Leesa Rittelmann provides the keynote address for the German Area Studies Symposium. Her talk is titled 'Wir weben! Wir weben!' Women and Weaving from Gutter Art to Gesamtkunstwerk.

Students, faculty and staff gather in the Vandervort Room for the annual Benjamin Hale Dinner.

Dori Pekmezi, associate professor of health behavior at the University of Alabama, presents Physical Activity-Related Health Disparities as part of the Psychology Colloquium. Her research program focuses on using behavioral theory and technology to promote physical activity in underserved and/or at-risk groups.

The best debate teams in the world visit campus for the Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Round Robin. Participating in the final round are teams from Harvard University, Oxford University and Melbourne University. Oxford took first place and Sydney took second.

A participant stands to interrupt a debater in the first round of the Round Robin debate tournament.

Sue Peterson of the Weavers Guild of Rochester demonstrates tapestry weaving at Houghton House during the fifth annual German Studies Symposium. The theme of this year's symposium was Work and Weft Labor, Gender and Art.