Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Snow accumulates on grape vines on a winter’s day.

The December 2017 supermoon rises over Seneca Lake State Park.

Snow moves across red barns and over open fields along Route 96A.

The Long Pier at the Geneva Lakefront glows with holiday lights on a snowy evening.

The Classes of 2021 pose for the annual illumination photo on McCooey Field.

Students enjoy a free food truck during HWSFest on the Quad on Friday night of Orientation Weekend.

The Hirshson Ballroom illuminated during a reading by Award winning author and 2017 Trias Writer-in-Residence John DAgata 95.

Chloe Brown '21, Anya Mae Camille Gunzburg '21, Ted Rogers '21 and Noah Murray '21 watch the sun set over the Quad.

Professor of Economics and Chair of Entrepreneurial Studies Tom Drennen and Sustainability Coordinator Noah Lucas '13 (second from right) talk to students during a site visit to check the progress of the Colleges second solar farm. With 8,600 panels, the project in the Town of Seneca is scheduled for completion by year end and will provide hands-on learning opportunities for students. The first HWS solar farm opened in 2016 along Rt. 14 North in the Town of Geneva.

Star trails swirl above the Katherine D. Elliott '66 Studio Arts Center. The photo was taken over the course of one hour and 15 minutes.

Light fades to dark at Odell's Village.

Sunlight breaks through the trees between Coxe Hall and Gulick Hall.

In celebration of the first night of Hanukkah, members of the HWS community participate in the candle-lighting ceremony in the Scandling Campus Center.

Snow falls at 20 Seneca Street, home to the HWS Office of Advancement and the Office of Communications.

Students dance to music during the Kwanzaa Celebration in the Vandervort Room.

Transgender singer/songwriter Shea Diamond performs during the annual Kwanzaa Celebration in the Vandervort Room of the Scandling Campus Center.