Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of Education Khuram Hussain (front, bottom) leads a discussion on the history of the Black Panther Party during an event in the Office of Intercultural Affairs.

Members of the HWS HipNotiQs Dance and Step Team perform in Bartlett Theatre during the annual Lunar New Year Celebration.

Participants in “Finger Lakes Photo/Plays” gather in front of a photograph taken on South Main Street by Chief Photographer Kevin Colton. As part of a fundraiser for the Smith Opera House, students, faculty, staff and community members write, direct and act in a play based on a local photograph.

Sophie MacCracken '18 leads first-grade students in yoga and mindfulness exercises at West Street Elementary School. The exercise is part of an independent study she is conducting on classroom behavior and academic performance.

Kevin Collado ’18, Ren Workman ’18, Alejandro Rico, Spanish Fulbright Teaching Assistant at Keuka College Juan Francisco Amand de Mendieta, Spanish Fulbright Teaching Assistant at Merrimack College, HWS Arabic Fulbright Teaching Fellow Augar Khoshaba, Graham Hughes ’17​ and HWS Italian Fulbright Teaching Fellow Alessandra Bottacin visit the Black History Month exhibit at the Memorial Art Gallery in Rochester, N.Y.

Asian Student Union board members gather following the Lunar New Year dinner which celebrates the end of the Year of the Rooster and welcomes the Year of the Dog.

Students experience a sampling of food and drinks during the Taste of the World event in the Barn on Sunday afternoon. The event was organized by the Latin American Organization.

Congressman Tom Reed (R-N.Y.) and Hilary Mosher, coordinator for the Finger Lakes-Partnership for Regional Invasive Species Management, discuss how the nearly $900,000 in grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded to the Colleges will address invasive species issues. Reed, who helped secure the funding, visited HWS on Thursday along with members of the media to talk about invasive species management and tour the Finger Lakes Institute.

Students and staff from the Choose Ohio First Scholarship Program gather for a photo with President Gregory J. Vincent '83 following his keynote address at the Akron Roundtable luncheon at The University of Akron School of Law.

Rev. Donald Golden shakes hands with Sadeek Walker '18 during the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity recognition service at Mount Olive Church.

President Gregory J. Vincent '83 speaks about the role of the HWS chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha in the larger Geneva community during a recognition service at Mount Olive Church in Geneva, N.Y.

Neville Hyllegard '19, Gabriella Goodwin '19, Sidi Diop '19, Denzel Degollado '19 and Matthew DiCostanzo '19 pose for a photo at a chateau in Éze during their study abroad program in France.

Students on the Galway program learn about the Northern Ireland Conflict from the Unionist/Loyalist perspective while touring Belfast with a former political prisoner who is now dedicated to promoting peace through education.

Members of Sigma Chi Fraternity and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity gather with members of Geneva Heroes during a community luncheon.

Nathalie Reyes-Madrid 20 and Kevin Cervantes 21 facilitate an activity during the annual Posse Plus Retreat at the Watkins Glen Harbor Hotel. As part of the activity, students write about a person whose message touched them during the retreat.

Students discuss how substance use is perceived in their communities during What's Your Take? Dinner & Conversation in the Common Room of the Scandling Campus Center.