Hobart and William Smith Colleges

During William Smith cross country’s media day, Hope Johnson ’26, Lillian Morrell ’26 and Talya Peterson ’26 pose for a photo.

Dylan Meyer ’25 and Sean Moran ’25 gear up for their senior season at the Hobart cross country media day photoshoot.

In this edition of This Week in Photos, we highlight our athletics teams that have returned to campus early in preparation for the fall season. Here, the Hobart and William Smith Cross Country teams run along Seneca Lake as they train for next Friday’s start of the 2025 cross country season opener at the Rodenbeck Invitational.

Rebecca Mantione ’25, MSM ’26 poses during the William Smith field hockey media day photoshoot. The Herons open their season at home next Friday against St. John Fisher.

Dan Spataro ’28 dribbles past a defender during a Hobart soccer practice.

La Zai Outerbridge ’26, Tommy Chyzowich ’26, Quinn Phillips ’26 and Matheus Souza ’26 show off Hobart soccer’s new jerseys in their locker room. The Statesmen begin their 2025 season on August 29, against Kean in New Jersey.

Graduate Assistant for Programming Evan Degraw, Director of Student Activities & Greek Life Ryan Steinberg and Associate Director of Student Activities Cari Bastian prepare a new poster wall in the Scandling Campus Center.

New faculty gather for a photo, including (front row) Patrick Kana ‘12 (art and architecture), Joshua Cole-Kurz (gender, sexuality, & intersectional justice), Kylie Smith (sociology), Yuri Gama (history), Bridger Herman (mathematics and computer science), Alaa Murad (Asian studies); (back row) André Nascimento (Fisher Center), Do Hyoung Kim (environmental studies), Zachariah Barfield (physics), Harun Ercan (sociology), Sara Greenleaf (library), Sarah O’Shea (library) and Jason Hoppe (writing colleagues).

Saga Cook Andrea Poorman chops vegetables for salads in the kitchen on Thursday.

Now at home at 603 S. Main St., the staff from the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning and the Centennial Center for Leadership pack binders for America Reads.

In the Bristol Field House, Assistant Director of Athletics for Sports Performance Brittany Krivicich, Director of Recreation, Intramurals and Fitness Jacob Lees, Andy Dinh ’27 and Assistant Director of Recreation, Intramurals and Fitness Deven Siesel discuss the programming for the upcoming semester.

Instructional Technologist for Digital Media Casey Puccini, Technical Support Manager Joe Calabrese and Student Technician Sayf Elhawary ’25 set up a new computer lab in Demarest Hall.

Senior Project Manager Chris Button leads staff from the Office of Communications on a tour through Gulick Hall, which is being renovated to house the Departments of Psychology, Mathematics, Computer Science and Physics.

Associate Director of the Center for Global Education Colleen Kolb and Pre-departure and Re-entry Programming Coordinator Hannah Mathews hang the winning photos from the study abroad photo contest in Trinity Hall.

The four Hobart and William Smith Deans, Kelvin Clark, Kelly Payne, David Mapstone ’93, P’21 and Amy Green pose for a photo outside of Smith Hall.

During a Heron soccer team meeting, Provost and Dean of Faculty Sarah Kirk introduces herself to the players and their families. Kirk will serve as the team’s faculty advisor.