Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Members of the Classes of 2019 get acquainted with fellow students in their First-Year Seminar classes on Smith Lawn on Friday.

On Friday, students meet with their Orientation Mentors and fellow students of their First-Year Seminar class for the first time.

Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Blankenship talks with students in his First-Year Seminar “Design in American Culture.”

During the Orientation Day of Service, several students help the Geneva Theatre Guild straighten up their storage area.

Castle Heights Neighborhood residents Leslie Schaus and Barbara Crumlish clean Lafayette Circle with Alex Dolente ’19, of Devon, Pa., Zach Cooley ’19, of Webster, N.Y., Spencer Maslin ’19, of West Hartford, Conn., Hedi Droste ’18, of Newfields, N.H., and Rachael Barry ‘19 of Walpole, Mass.

At the Mount Olive Missionary Church, several students help congregation members build raised garden beds.

Director of the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning Katie Flowers offers remarks during the kick-off breakfast for the Orientation Day of Service on Saturday morning.

On the second day of Orientation, all first-year students join together to give back to Geneva during the annual Day of Service that takes place during their first weekend on campus.

From Historic North and City Central to Founders Square and South Lake, the Day of Service for Orientation brought the Classes of 2019 to more than 30 volunteer locations across Geneva and in the surrounding area. In this photo, students spruce up the Historic North neighborhood welcome sign.

Frankie Marquet '19, of York, Pa. and Denery Noone '19, of North Attleboro, Mass., trim trees with residents of the Hildreth Hill Neighborhood near Brook Street Park.

Hameed Mourani ’19, of Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., Oluwaseun Adetola ’19, of Bethany, Conn., and Caroline Gerrard ’19, of Rochester, N.Y., rake leaves with members of the Historic South Neighborhood in Pulteney Park.

Students gather with Lynn Doyle (left), a resident of the Historic South Neighborhood, after cleaning up Pulteney Park, the area that was once the center of Geneva.

As part of the Orientation Day of Service efforts taking place in the City Central Neighborhood, student volunteers cleanup up an entrance to Geneva’s Lakefront Park area at the intersection of Castle Street and Routes 5 and 20.

President Mark D. Gearan joins several Hobart and William Smith students who worked with members of the local chapter of the NAACP to distribute school supplies to the Geneva City School District through the NAACP's Backpack Program.

Students of the Geneva City School District fill their backpacks with supplies provided by the local chapter of the NAACP.

Orientation Mentors Jason Kwong '18 (front) and Carlos Robles '18 (back) help First-Year students paint Frisbees.