Hobart and William Smith Colleges

Geneva City Councilor Mark Gramling (right) and Finger Lakes Times Publisher Paul Barrett (left) discuss President Donald Trump's first 100 days in office in the Geneva Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library. The discussion was moderated by Associate Professor of Political Science DeWayne Lucas (center).

In the Seneca Room, Senator Pam Helming (R-Canandaigua) speaks to HWS students and staff as well as members of the Geneva community highlighting funding in the New York State 2017-18 budget designated for water infrastructure and water protection, including in the Finger Lakes. The budget allocates $2.5 billion to help ensure access to clean, safe drinking water, while addressing water quality issues and infrastructure needs statewide.

Members of the Geneva Heroes mentoring program stand on the steps of the President’s House with President Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan,. The service and mentoring program pairs HWS students with students from the Geneva City School District.

Students, faculty and staff gather in St. John's Chapel for the annual Hobart College Charter Day celebration.

The Bozzuto Boathouse on a calm Wednesday morning.

Jasmine Gonzalez ’17 and Matthew DiCostanzo ’19 discuss “The Role of Gender and Sexuality Within Constructed Systems in Universities” during their final presentations for the LGBTQ studies course “Sexuality and Space.”

Katerina Nunez ’17, Jared Ratzel ’18 and Julia Minker ’19 sit on a panel titled “Transforming Space through Creativity” to discuss their final projects in Assistant Professor of LGBT Studies Melissa Autumn White’s (right) class “Sexuality and Space” in Coxe Hall.

Associate Professor of Religious Studies Etin Anwar instructs students in her Gender and Globalization in the Muslim World class on the Quad on Thursday.

Richard E. Ocejo, associate professor of sociology at John Jay College, speaks with students about the decrease in young people who are pursuing manual labor occupations, during a talk called Servers of Craft: Inculcating Taste among New Elite Service Workers in Stern Hall on Monday.

President Mark D. Gearan reads the names of those lost in the Holocaust as part of Hillel's annual “Reading of the Names” in observance of Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. Members of the HWS community took turns reading throughout the day.

After discussing her Honors project in German area studies, Lauren Carr '17 leads a round of applause for the HWS Board of Trustees during an Honors luncheon in the Vandervort Room on Thursday.

Kate Hardy, associate professor in work and employment relations at the Business School of Leeds University in the United Kingdom, discusses the issues of austerity and homelessness during a talk in Demarest Hall. The event was sponsored by the Fisher Center for the Study of Women and Men.

During Charter Day, Assistant Vice President for Advancement and Alumni Relations Jared Weeden '91 presents the Hobart Medal of Excellence to Honorary Trustee Roy Dexheimer ’55, P’86, GP’18, LL.D. ’80. President of the Hobart Alumni Association Frank V. Aloise ’87 observes the awarding of Hobart’s highest honor.

The new members of the Druid Honor Society gather during the Charter Day celebration in St. John's Chapel.

Silas Zechman '19 speaks about creating a youth basketball league titled ZBA with fellow students as part of the Residential Leadership Seminar in the Geneva Room of Warren Hunting Smith Library.

Students pose for a photo with Mark D. Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan after organizing a surprise farewell party in their honor. With them is the Gearan's dog, Dublin.