Hobart and William Smith Colleges

As part of the fourth annual New York 6 Regional Model African Union Conference, students from HWS, Hamilton and Colgate discuss topics ranging from women’s rights to sustainable environmental development.

HWS, Hamilton and Colgate students participate in the Model African Union in Stern Hall on Saturday.

Associate Professor of Environmental Studies Kristen Brubaker discusses classwork with Derrick Acheampong ’19. Brubaker’s research revolved around remote sensing data to improve understanding of hydrologic, soil and terrain processes and how they impact forest landscapes.

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Josh Newby holds an I Voted Today! sticker after voting in the 2018 midterm elections on Tuesday. Newby’s scholarly interests include molecular structure and dynamics, astronomical molecules and chemical evolution.

The Hobart and William Smith Colleges campus on a fall afternoon.

After winning the Liberty League Championship, the Herons pose with the plaque on Boswell Field at David J Urick Stadium. The team will face Westfield State on Saturday at 11 a.m., as they advance to NCAA Championship play.

Meredith Steinfeldt '20 and Jack Haskell '19 walk from Scandling Campus Center to their next class.

The William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department, Bill Waller teaches class in Stern Hall on Tuesday morning. The editor of the Journal of Economic Issues, Waller recently returned from Cambridge University where he served as the Helen Cam Visiting Fellow at Girton College.

Students gather outside Demarest Hall.

Isabel Ingram ’19 enjoys conversation and cake with First Generation Initiative Director and Professor of Chemistry Christine de Denus P’22 during a FGI event on Thursday.

During a First Generation Initiative event, students, faculty and staff gather for a photo in the Vandervort Room.

A statue of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell sits on the outskirts of the Quad. In 1849, Blackwell graduated from the medical school of Geneva College (Hobart’s precursor) as the first woman in the country to receive a medical degree. Geneva College was renamed Hobart Free College in 1852 and Hobart College in 1860.

Hamdan Ahmed ’20, Maeve Kline ’19, Cassidy DiPaolo ’19 and other students play a version of Jeopardy during the Midterm Election party.

On Tuesday, students, faculty and staff gather in the Vandervort Room to watch midterm election coverage.

As part of a discussion on careers in sports, Jeremy N. Foley ’74, athletic director emeritus of the University of Florida, and Pierre McGuire ’83, Emmy award-winning sports personality and NBC Sports Group’s NHL “Inside-the-Glass” analyst, answer student questions.

Students walk to and from the Scandling Campus Center.