Hobart and William Smith Colleges

President Gregory J. Vincent ’83 welcomes Ruby Verbitsky ’21 and her family to campus during matriculation.

Professor of Art and Architecture Nick Ruth speaks to students at the opening of the exhibit titled Signs.

Evan Kifner '20 finds a quiet place to study for final exams in Houghton House.

In Smith Hall, Hobart Dean and Professor of Philosophy Eugen Baer P'95, P'97 speaks to students about philosopher Immanuel Kant's critical and transcendental investigations of the limits of the ability of the human mind.

Noah Murray '21 (left), Thomas Weiss '19 and Sheila Uria Veliz '21 perform with the HWS String Ensemble in Froelich Hall of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts.

Second-year writing colleague Donovan Hayden '19 works with Aman Cumberbatch '20 on an assignment for Cumberbatch's class Face to Face: Interrogating Race in the United States and South Africa with Visiting Assistant Professor of Africana Studies James McCorkle.

Dancers glide across the stage during “The Moon,” a number choreographed by Sherry Yating Zhang ’19 and Xiaojin Natty Lin ’20 for the 2017 Koshare Dance Performance at the Smith Opera House.

Orientation mentors welcome the Classes of 2021 during move-in on Friday morning of Orientation Weekend 2017.

In this special edition of This Week in Photos, we share some of the best photos from fall 2017. In the photo above, the sun rises over the Hobart and William Smith campus.

In Coxe Hall, members of the Hobart Druid Society present President Gregory J. Vincent '83 with an official Druid T-shirt.

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

A snowy morning on the Quad.

Staff Psychologist Tasha Prosper (right) leads a Sister Circle event in the Office of Intercultural Affairs on Monday.

Members of the Colleges' co-ed a cappella group Perfect Third perform during their annual winter concert in St. John's Chapel.

Assistant to the Dean Gretchen DeWall gives a gift to Hannah Wood '18 during a holiday gift exchange with student workers.

During reading days, Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Geoffrey Babbitt offers feedback to students at “The Writing Table” in the Office of Intercultural Affairs.