Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Students meet alums during a networking reception during the William Smith @ Work conference.

During her keynote address Managing Director at Citi Private Bank Mehrnaz “Naz” Vahid-Ahdieh ’85, P’17 says “Making an impact” was one of the most valuable lessons she took from her education at HWS. “When you see something that’s wrong—what are you going to do to change it?”

During the first annual William Smith @ Work conference, HWS presented Managing Director at Citi Private Bank Mehrnaz “Naz” Vahid-Ahdieh ’85, P’17 with the Board of Trustees Career Services Award. She is joined here by Salisbury Center Director Brandi Ferrara, Trustee Aileen Diviney Gleason ’85 and Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D.’12.

Almamy Conde ’18, sales and marketing associate at the Bozzuto Group, shares his experience and the lessons he learned as a finalist in the Stu- Lieblein Pitch contest.

Sara Wroblewski ’13, founder and CEO of One Bead, says the Centennial Center was “the birthplace of my identify as a female nonprofit executive.”

Board Vice Chair Cynthia Gelsthorpe Fish '82 addresses the crowd during the Centennial Center anniversary dinner in the Vandervort Room on Friday.

During the dinner Daniel Budman ’15, assistant wine maker and vineyard manager at Bellangelo Winery, addresses the crowd, crediting the Centennial Center “and its multitude of experiences and programs [that] pushed me to be a better student, community member, and global citizen.”

Students help clean up gardening boxes in the City of Geneva as part of the annual fall Day of Service.

Tessa Englander ’21 paints a fence at Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church during the Day of Service on Saturday afternoon.

Students participating in the annual fall Day of Service gather for a group photo in front of Stern Hall.

Artist Mara Baldwin gives a talk on her art show titled Infinitely Able in the Geneva Room. Baldwin's art, on display in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House through Nov. 9, is inspired by the Shakers.

Applied Instructor of Music Greg Wachala and jazz master Bob Sneider perform in the L. Thomas Melly '52 Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Students observe artwork during the opening reception for works by Mara Baldwin and Jenny Wu ’12 at the Davis Gallery at Houghton House.

Graduate students from the University of Iowa lead a workshop on writing with humor and tone in the Fisher Center.

Artist Jenny Wu ’12 gives a talk on her art series titled, Wall: The Arbitrariness of Borders in Houghton House. The show will be on display in the Davis Gallery through Nov. 9.

As part of the Global Cafe, students decorate lebkuchen, a traditional German holiday cookie, and learn about German culture.