Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Students in Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown's Introduction to Psychology course gain hands-on experience with brain anatomy and function by dissecting the brains of sheep.

Sergio Perez '19, Zerina Makhdoomi '22 and classmates examine a pig brain as part of Introduction to Psychology with Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown.

Students browse through posters in the Scandling Campus Center.

Stephan Lewandowsky, professor of cognitive science at the University of Bristol, discusses people’s memory, decision-making and knowledge structure in the Geneva Room as part of The Climate Change and Philosophy Colloquium.

Associate Professor of French and Francophone Studies Kanate Dahouda brings his “Introduction to Francophone Cultures” class outside on Monday.

The Womb Chair Speaks sits on display as a work-in-process in the Solarium Gallery at Houghton House. The classic piece of midcentury furniture was created by Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Kirin Makker and project interns Abbey Frederick ’20 and E. Ainsley Rhodes ’19.

The Faculty Exhibition is on display in the Davis Gallery at Houghton House. The exhibition celebrates the creative work of the studio faculty of the Department of Art and Architecture.

The Davis Gallery at Houghton House is filled with works created by faculty in the Department of Art and Architecture. A reception will be held from 5 – 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28.

Associate Professor of Chemistry Justin Miller blows a shofar (a ram’s horn traditionally blown on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur) during the Rosh Hashanah service.

Dominic Facciponte ’16, Julia Raleigh ’18, Tyler Fuller ’18 and Michael Conroy ’18 gather for a photo following the white coat ceremony at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Recipients of the Farash Foundation First in Family Scholarship Mia Morrison ‘19, Lea Filyk ‘21 and Ayesha Lee ’22 participate in Farash’s Day of Service at Flower City Habitat for Humanity in Rochester, N.Y. The Max and Marian Farash Charitable Foundation funds the scholarship.

Meredith Steinfeldt ’20 discusses ways to build partnerships with other clubs during the “Building Leadership Through Community” event in the Vandervort Room. She is joined by fellow students and Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning Director Katie Flowers and Associate Director Jeremy Wattles.

At Letchworth State Park, students in the HWS Outdoor Recreation Adventure Program gather for a photo before rafting.

HWS Eco Reps stand in front of a mound of blue bags filled with recyclables collected from first-year students who live in Jackson, Potter and Rees Halls.

Abbey Frederick ’20, Associate Professor of Art and Architecture Kirin Makker and E. Ainsley Rhodes ’19 work on a design at Makker’s home.

Associate Professor of Philosophy Eric Barnes discusses Thomas Aquinas, Plato and divine command theory as part the first-year seminar “Thinking Critically About God” in Delancey House.