Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Herons sign the class banner.

Associate Professor of English Rob Carson, Associate Professor of Education Mary Kelly, Associate Professor of Political Science Vikash Yadav and Associate Professor of Political Science Stacey Philbrick Yadav process before Convocation 2018.

Associate Vice President for Advancement Kathy Killius Regan '82, P'13 shows students the charm bracelets they will receive from the William Smith Alumnae Association throughout their four years at HWS.

William Smith Congress President Sophie Ritter '20 speaks to students during the William Smith Welcome in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Nathan Jacon '22 touches the paddle of the legendary Seneca warrior Agayentah held by members of the Druid Society during the Hobart College Matriculation.

Members of the faculty enjoy the addresses of the speakers during the Convocation 2018 ceremony on Monday.

During her keynote address, Margarita Ramos '85, Global Head of Human Resource Compliance for Bank of America Merrill Lynch and former HWS Trustee, says her HWS experience gave her the freedom to explore who I was, to take appropriate risks, and to test my voice. Here, I was empowered to interact — to challenge and become my best self.”

During Convocation 2018, Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. ’12 reflects on his time as a student at St. Peter’s College in the 1960s. Noting a refrain of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., McGuire quoted: “The time to take risks is always now. The time to find your voice is always now. The time to question what you’re hearing and seeing and thinking and doing is always now…”

HWS Trustee Dr. Jeremy T. Cushman ’96 tells students that being “a member of the Hobart and William Smith family is all about choices. Choices that will reflect upon you, your community and this family. Choices that will engage talents and abilities you never thought within yourself. Choices that will forever alter your life in the way tens of thousands of other HWS students have borne witness to.”

Students enter the William Smith Welcome in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts on Sunday.

Members of the William Smith Class of 2022 gather in the L. Thomas Melly '52, L.H.D. '02 Lobby in the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Mudia Onaiwu '22 shakes hands with Hobart Dean Khuram Hussain.

Members of the Hobart Class of 2022 sing the alma mater on Sunday.

William Smith Dean Lisa Kaenzig P'22 addresses the Class of 2022 during matriculation, a long-standing tradition to officially welcome new students into the William Smith community.

Emma Falkenstein '21, Chris Guertler '21, Alex Deku '21, Jamal Spear '21, Taryn Wenberg '21 and Sarah Laferrera '21 study under the shade of trees on William Smith Hill.

Interim President Patrick A. McGuire L.H.D. '12 welcomes the William Smith Class of 2022.