Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Associate Professor of History Lisa Yoshikawa speaks with students during The Asia Pacific Wars in Trinity Hall.

Assistant Professor of Psychology Brien Ashdown uses a graph as part of his discussion during lab for Statistics and Design in Gulick Hall.

Professor of History Clifton Hood discusses the importance of public spaces with students in his American Urban History class in Eaton Hall.

Maryn Paul ’17 works on her writing assignment for her Digital Journalism class with Assistant Professor of English and Comparative Literature Geoffrey Babbitt.

Aubrey Phillips '18 carries the ball downfield during William Smith Club Rugby's match against Niagara University.

Students participating in the Colleges' annual Day on the Hill program gather for a group photo in front of the U.S. Capitol Building. During the three-day excursion, students explored a diverse range of careers featuring more than 30 HWS alums, parents and friends of the Colleges.

Jackie Cox '05 (bottom front) from the Zeno Group gathers for a group photo with students on the Colleges’ Media and Communications Career Trip in New York City over spring break.

Students perform Internal Logic during the annual Junior and Senior Choreographers Concert in the Deming Theatre of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. The piece was choreographed by Maryn Paul '17 and Addison Brearton '18.

The faculty of the HWS Dance Department perform Looming by acclaimed choreographer William “Bill” Evans.

The sun sets over the Quad.

Recipients of the 2017 President's Medal gather for a photo with Mary Herlihy Gearan L.H.D.’17 and President Mark D. Gearan L.H.D.’17 following the award ceremony in the Vandervort Room.

Director of the HWS Gospel Choir Patty Blue '77 joins President Mark D. Gearan L.H.D.’17 during the Simply Piano event at the Smith Opera House.

Students participating in Day of Service gather for a group photo in front of Coxe Hall. More than 400 students worked on volunteer projects throughout Geneva and the local area with projects ranging from cleaning community parks and trails, volunteering at local schools, and helping non-profit agencies with various tasks.

Led by Professor of Economics Scott McKinney, students studying abroad in Ecuador and Peru speak pose for a photo at Machu Picchu.

Featuring 16 teams from 10 countries, Associate Professor of Philosophy Eric Barnes opens the final round of the annual Hobart and William Smith Round Robin debate tournament.

In this special edition of This Week In Photos, we share some of the Best of HWS from the spring semester. In the photo above, Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies Whitney Mauer holds her Environment and Society class outside of Stern Hall.