Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Members of Theta Phi Alpha pose alongside the organization's newest inductees. The sorority welcomed three new members on Wednesday.

Nicole Wright '20, a volunteer firefighter with the Geneva Fire Department, poses outside of the Hydrant Hose Company in downtown Geneva, N.Y. During the winter storm Harper, Wright helped deliver a baby when inclement weather delayed the arrival of an ambulance to a Geneva family home.

Students pose with Assistant Director of Intercultural Affairs Darlene Polanco Wattles '09 (second, right) during an orientation to technology services at the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Newly appointed HWS President Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen talks with Emeritus Associate Professor of Economics and Special Assistant to the President on Student Success and Retention Jo-Beth Mertens and Professor of Economics William Waller.

The newly appointed president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen speaks with Aaron Hittman '22.

At the Davis Gallery at Houghton House, students observe artwork on display from the collection Art and Labor: Works from the Art Collection. The exhibit will be on display through March 1.

Students, faculty, staff and community members enjoy various art pieces on display at the opening of the exhibit Art and Labor: Works from the Art Collection on Friday.

Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto ’68 and Vice Chair Andrew G. McMaster Jr. ’74, P’09 congratulate Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen on her appointment to the presidency of Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Jacobsen currently serves at Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan University.

Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto ’68, L.H.D. '18 welcomes Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen to the podium for her first address as President-Elect. Jacobsen was unanimously and enthusiastically elected to serve as the next president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges by the Board of Trustees. They are joined on stage by Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. ’12, Trustee Aileen Diviney Gleason ’85 and Vice Chair Andrew G. McMaster Jr. ’74, P’09.

Mercy Sherman '22 and Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Assessment & Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning Susan Pliner meet the newly appointed president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen.

The newly appointed president of Hobart and William Smith Colleges Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen and her husband Bill Boyd pose for a photo in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Jacobsen will begin her tenure at the Colleges on July 1, 2019.

Visiting Instructor of Education Sherry Gibbon facilitates group discussions on developing curriculums for high school classrooms.

President-elect Dr. Joyce P. Jacobsen answers questions from news media during a press conference following her public introduction as the 29th President of Hobart College and the 18th of William Smith College.

The director of the film The Children of Chabannes, Lisa Gossels speaks after a public screening of her film. The event was co-sponsored by HWS Hillel, the Human Rights and Genocide Symposium, the French and Francophone Studies Club and the Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation.

Volunteer Coordinator for Happiness House Laura Wakley '07 shares community engagement opportunities that are available within the nonprofit agency to students in Teaching Students with Disabilities with Director of Elementary Education Jennifer Harris' P'21, P'22.

Israel Oyedapo '20 aka Izzy performs at the Welcome Back Concert on Saturday.