Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Semi-finalists for the annual Stu Lieblein ’90 Pitch Contest pose in the Centennial Center. In the coming months, contestants will refine their ideas for non-profits and creative enterprises and compete to win $10,000 to launch their startup.

Trustee Jane M. Erickson '07 and William Smith Alumnae Association President Julie Bazan '93 present the Centennial Bowl to Board Vice Chair Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish '82. Fish, who has served as a Trustee since 2006, donated the lead gift during the William Smith Centennial celebration in 2008 that established the Centennial Center.

Professor of Religious Studies Michael Dobkowski speaks to students during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the tragic shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa.

During Tibetan Mandala Painting, the Venerable Tenzin Yignyen speaks about the intricacies involved in making a traditional sand mandala.

A rainbow appears over Seneca Lake and the HWS Sailing Team.

Shayna Riggins '22, Olivia Stine '21 and Samantha Foulk '22 work on assignments in the Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Director of Introductory Biology Laboratories Susan Flanders Cushman ’98 discusses strategies for writing a lab report.

Chloe Elmer '20, Professor of Economics Thomas Drennen, Board Chair Thomas S. Bozzuto '68 L.H.D. '18, Barbara M. Bozzuto, Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. '12 and Al Smith '19​ pose for a photo during the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Bozzuto Center on Castle Street.

Elizabeth McAnaney '19, Michael Kastan '19 and Morgan McMinn '20 analyze pond water samples with Associate Professor of Biology Meghan Brown at the Henry Hanley Biological Field Preserve.

Sunlight warms the exterior of St. John's Chapel on Friday morning.

In honor of the late President George H.W. Bush, we remember an invitation from the White House in 1990. After winning their 11th straight NCAA championship, the Hobart lacrosse team was invited to represent Division III and meet with President George H.W. Bush in Washington, D.C.

Associate Director Jeremy Wattles collects warm clothes, toys, books, boots and games for more than 80 children in the Geneva area. The gifts were donated by members of the HWS community as part of the Holiday Gift Project.

Greg Partyka '20 captures an expedition in New Zealand.

During their semester-long cultural immersion program, Sarah Cavanaugh '20, Kaitlyn Marshall '20, Associate Dean for Curricular Initiatives and Development and Associate Professor of Russian Area Studies David Galloway, Alexandra Curtis '20 and Piper DeLo '20 gather for a photo in Barnaul, Russia.

In Siberia, Piper DeLo '20 pets a husky after enjoying a brief dog sled ride. Delo is one of four William Smith students studying abroad in Barnaul, Russia this semester.

In Brussels this semester, Emily Lorimer '20​ (right) represents Slovenia at NATO headquarters as part of a simulation of the organization's Operations Policy Committee. In her course, NATO & Transatlantic Approaches to Security, Lorimer is working with a former NATO officer who teaches at the Royal Military Academy of Belgium.