Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Students read their classmates reflections on the choices in color and shape behind their mandala and the experience of creating the piece.

Students in the Tibetan Mandala Painting course and members of the local Buddhist community gather with the Venerable Tenzin Yignyen before he conducts the traditional dismantling ceremony.

Ordained as a Buddhist monk by Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Yignyen is a member of the Dalai Lamas personal monastery. Yignyen has been invited to construct and lecture on mandalas across the country and holds a Master of Sutra and Tantra degree with highest honors, which is equivalent to a Ph.D.

Assistant Director of Opportunity Programs Edith Wormley prepares a special breakfast at the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Students begin to wipe away the mandala.

Students enjoy breakfast with Assistant Director of Opportunity Programs Edith Wormley.

Austin Jennings ’19, Director of the Phoenix Players’ performance of No Exit,” gives notes to the actors. Jennings' work is part of his Honors project.

An aerial view of campus in the snow.

Student workers pose with the William Smith deans and staff during an appreciation lunch.

During a holiday party, members of the College Experience program decorate cookies in Bartlett Theatre.

The Hobart lacrosse team hosts a holiday party for members of the Big Brother Big Sister program in Bartlett Theatre.

In front of the Geneva Community Center, students in Three Dimensional Design with Assistant Professor of Art and Architecture Gabriella D'Angelo pose with the holiday installation they designed for the Boys and Girls Club Holiday Village. Each hanging conical element carried its own light and power.

Sarah Walters '19 presents on holiday traditions in Denmark during a Global Cafe hosted by the Center for Global Education.

Members of the Stewardson Society pose at Riley J's during the the annual Ugly Sweater Holiday Party.

Members of the Stewardson Society gather for a photo at the annual Ugly Sweater Holiday Party.

At the Abbe Center for Jewish Life, Sarah Walters '19 presents on the history of Hanukkah during Shabanakah, a celebration of Shabbat and Hanukkah.