Hobart and William Smith Colleges

The sun sets over the Quad.

After learning she has been accepted into the Peace Corps, Sarah Ouellette '17 poses for a photo in the L. Thomas Melly Lobby of the Gearan Center for the Performing Arts. Ouellette expects to serve in the Philippines.

Herons, Head Coach Lindsay Sharmon and William Smith Athletic Director Deb Steward pose for a photo during halftime of William Smith basketball's game against Vassar. The athletes received various conference, regional and national awards.

Associate Professor of Physics Steven Penn displays his Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics medal awarded for his involvement with the pioneering international discovery of gravitational waves. Detected by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the discovery confirmed a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity, opening an unprecedented new window onto the cosmos.

During the William Smith Athletics Peak Performance seminar, Herons practice self-defense techniques with Tina Felice in the Bristol Field House.

Julie Bazan ’93 speaks with William Smith student athletes at a Peak Performance seminar in the Seneca Room.

Led by Professor of Economics Scott McKinney, students studying abroad in Ecuador visit the Ciudad Mitad del Mundo in Quito.

Jedidiah Collins '18 works on an art project in the Katherine D. Elliott '66 Studio Arts Center on Wednesday.

Assistant Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz and Professor of Geoscience Neil Laird pose with geoscience alums Pamela Eck '15, Augusta Williams '13, Caitlin Crossett '15 and Macy Howarth '16 at the American Meteorological Society's Annual Meeting in Seattle, Wash.

Plymouth State University Professor of Meteorology Eric Hoffman and Assistant Professor of Geoscience Nick Metz accompany students Peyton Capute '18 and Jeremiah Piersante '18 in presenting their summer research at the American Meteorological Society Annual Meeting.

Jerlin Garo '17, Dignauris Garcia '17 and Chris Kniesche '17 study in Napier Hall.

Emily Blanchard '17 and Goose stop for a photo during a walk on campus.

American hip-hop artist Denzil Porter performs during the opening act of the Spring Welcome Back Concert on Saturday.

Novelist Bob Proehl gives a reading from his debut novel, “A Hundred Thousand Worlds, in the Fisher Center on Wednesday.

Bart the Statesman quizzes students on alcohol and other drug facts as part of a Social Norms initiative. The Social Norms Initiate is led by Professor of Sociology Wes Perkins and Professor of Chemistry David Craig, and assisted by Director of Alcohol and Other Drugs Prevention Brittany Broderick.

Students walk to class on a snowy afternoon.