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CCESL‘s Alternative Spring
Break offers students opportuni-
ties to serve new communities
and people, explore new cul-
tures, and try new things. Tak-
ing part in this tradition, 40 stu-
dents travelled to three local
and one international destina-
tion. One team ventured to
Louisville, Kentucky to clean
up the Ohio River; another team
traveled to Norlina, North
Carolina to volunteer in a local
elementary school; the third
team did reconstruction work
in New Orleans, Louisiana; the
fourth flew to Ticuantepe,
Nicaragua to build houses for
local community mem-
bers. Many thanks to Sarah
Meyer of the Finger Lakes
Institute for her leadership to
ensure successful trips this
spring!
Annual Days of Service
THE CENTER FOR COMMU NITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE -LEARNING
HWS VOTES, Civic Leader in Action!
For the second consecutive summer, HWS Votes Civic
Leader Amanda Ward '11 worked as a summer under-
graduate intern at the Buffalo Office of Senator Chuck
Schumer and as a program development intern at the
Northwest Buffalo Community Center, gaining firsthand
experience in the political realm and directly helping the
lives of those in need. Ward appreciates witnessing the
legislative process. "As a political science major, I love
seeing how Senator Schumer relates to constituents and
how he handles their concerns," she explains. "I also love
to see the research work we interns do go into speeches,
press releases, and bills that are developed. Seeing the
legislation process first-hand is incredible!" Ward was also
one of the two HWS Truman finalists this year and flew to
the NYC interview during her study abroad semester this
spring.
CONTENTS
Page 2: America Reads and
Service-Learning Council
Page 3: Community Based
Learning
Page 4 and Page 5:
$84,000 contributed to the
community
Page 6: Engaged Scholar-
ship Forum and Collabo-
rating with the School
District
Page 7: Geneva Reads and
Citizen Architecture
Page 8: Geneva Partner-
ship website and Service
Clubs
Kathleen Flowers
Associate Director
Holly Kahn
AmeriCorps *VISTA
Suzanne Perry
Office Support Specialist
Annual Report 2009-2010
Amanda Ward,WS‘11 reads a book to chil-
dren at Main Street Elementary selected by
popular vote as part of the America Reads
Program in Waterloo, NY.
From the Special Olympics Fall
Games in Seneca Falls, to the
Finger Lakes Family 5K race in
Geneva, to the Lake Front
Clean up and other sites, 140
HWS students volunteered
throughout the Finger Lakes
region on a beautiful October
day. Neal Johnson, CEO and
President of the New York Spe-
cial Olympics, said that HWS
students were a ―critical asset"
to the success of the day. Sites
for the November service day
included Beverly Animal Shel-
40 Students + Staff Members = Amazing ASB Trips!
ter, Bishop Nature Preserve, The
Community Center, Habitat for
Humanity, Housing Authority,
Theatre Guild, Ontario Arts
Council, Shelter of Hope Hu-
mane Society, Sons of Italy,
Temple Beth-El, Trinity and
Zion Lutheran Church. The
March date was equally success-
ful and all credit goes to Student
Co-Chairs Belinda Littlefield,
WS‘10, and Brandon Lawson,
H‘11, who received support from
Days of Service Chair for 2010-
2011, Celeste Smith, WS‘12.
Students take boat ride to pick up
trash along the banks of the Ohio
River in Louisville, Kentucky
17th in the Nation The Colleges
were recently ranked 17th over-
all among the nation's liberal
arts colleges in the area of ser-
vice by Washington Monthly in
its 2009 "College Guide" liberal
arts college rankings. The pub-
lication defines service as the
institution's encouragement to
students to give something back
to their country and ranks col-
leges in this area based on the
number of alums who go on to
serve in the Peace Corps and
the amount of federal work-
study money going to commu-
nity service (versus non-HWS
CCESL hosted Hobart alum, Dr. Richard Kiely '86, as an Engaged
Citizenship Speaker on Thursday, March 4. Kiely spoke to faculty
about service learning abroad and facilitated a student panel where
four HWS students shared their service-learning experiences in
Ireland, New Zealand, South Africa, and New Orleans, LA.
In May 2010, a group of faculty and staff at Hobart and William
Smith Colleges came together to take the Self-Assessment Instru-
ment for Service-Learning Sustainability, based on research by
Kevin Kecskes and Julie Muyllaert of the Western Region Campus
Compact Consortium and Andrew Furco, Campus Compact En-
gaged Scholar at the University of California-Berkeley Service-
Learning Research and Development Center. We used this self-
assessment both to identify what we are doing well and to locate
areas in need of growth.
HWS was invited to join a consortium of liberal arts colleges that
are working together on the assessment and dissemination of best
practices for community-based learning (CBL) which encompasses
both service-learning and community-based research. This work is
supported by a grant from the Teagle Foundation awarded to Rho-
des College, Franklin and Marshall College, and Niagara University
for this project. Each of these institutions is inviting three colleges
or universities from their region to be a part of this endeavor, and
Niagara University invited HWS as well as Allegheny College and
Ithaca College. Representatives from these colleges met in Nash-
ville, Tennessee in January for an inaugural symposium, where we
worked with our external consultants from Vanderbilt University,
Professor John Braxton and his graduate research assistant, Willis
A. Jones, to refine the assessment instrument. This instrument, the
CBL Scorecard, was administered to service-learning classes at
HWS in the spring.
America Reads and America Counts!
Page 2
Provost Teresa Amott presents
Casey Franklin, WS‘10 with the
Compass Award for her ―consistent
and significant impact on the
Geneva Community‖ through her
contributions to the America
Counts (math tutoring) program.
Celebrating children's books
and the joy of family reading,
the 2nd Annual Geneva Reads
Children's Book Fest brought
hundreds of community mem-
bers together around the
theme of the festival this year,
"PAWS to READ."
Like last year, Book Fest
2010 was a huge success, with
a variety of reading-related
activities, crafts, giveaways,
and storybook characters to
enjoy. Book Fest activities
included sponge prints, face
painting, mask-making, and
book making to foster love
of the children's reading
CONGRATULATIONS
TUTORS OF THE MONTH
America Reads:
Eric Moore – West Street
Lindsey Hagan – Romulus
Nicole Friedel—Trinity
Rachel O'Connor— St. Stephen‘s
Rachel MacElhenney – Main Street
Samantha Tripoli—Lafayette
Neala Havener – St. Stephen‘s
Ashley Snyder – North Street
Madeline Caryl – Lafayette
Nora Devine-Carter – Romulus
Audrey Stout—West St.
Justine Gabreski—Main St.
America Counts:
James McCue—GMS
Victoria Anderson—GMS
Paul Marshall—GMS
Service-Learning Advisory Committee
and learning in a fun, hands-
on way.
The Geneva Reads Initiative is
a partnership between schools
and libraries, government and
community agencies, and others
in Geneva, to raise the level of
literacy in people of all ages
and to increase the importance
of reading and the reader in the
community.
COMMUNITY BASED RESEARCH
1. Carbon Footprint Analysis (Victor Sustain-
ability Advisory Committee)
2. Teen Pregnancy Program Analysis (Family
Planning)
3. Branding City Hall (Geneva City Hall)
4. Tenant Recruitment Initiative (Geneva Busi-
ness Improvement District)
5. Demographics and Outreach (Geneva
Farmer‘s Market)
6. North and West Street Elementary School
Reconfiguration (Geneva School District)
7. Replicating Jumpstart Geneva (Geneva
Housing Authority)
8. Co-op / Fresh Produce Feasibility Study (City
Planning Office)
Service-Learning Classes & Community Based Research
Page 3
"Since the last impact study was 10
years ago, I thought it was impor-
tant to undergo another study for the
academic year 2009-10," says Pro-
fessor Pat McGuire. He added a
component about assessing student
impact in the community in terms of
self-reported civic involvement of
faculty, staff, and students, which
was not included in the previous
survey. "Community service is an-
other important economic impact
students have on the Geneva com-
munity," he explains. "We want to
share this information with
Genevans so that they understand
17th in the Nation for Service
HWS ranked 17th overall in the
Washington Monthly 2009 "College
Guide" liberal arts college rankings in
the area of service. This was achieved
through impressive numbers of alumni
and alumnae entering AmeriCorps and
the Peace Corps as well as the amount
of funding dedicated through Federal
Work-Study for community engage-
ment employment opportunities.
Professor McGuire (second from right) stands
with the Economic/Civic Impact Researchers.
He retired in May after 42 years at HWS.
SERVICE-LEARNING
1. Children with Disabilities
2. The Art of Translation
3. Death and Dying
4. Research in Developmental
Psychology
5. Intro to Sociology
6. Sociology of Community
7. Writer‘s Seminar
8. Adolescent Literature
9. Developmental Psychology
10. Technology and Disability
11. Soc. Senior Seminar
12. Morality and Self Interest
SOCIOLOGY SENIOR SEMINAR
1. Improving Business Improvement
(Geneva Business Improvement
District)
2. Status of Out of School Programs
(Geneva School District)
3. The Satisfaction of Subsidized
Housing in Geneva, NY (Geneva
Housing Authority)
4. REAL: Responsible for Every
Action in Life (Family Planning)
5. Program Assessment and Impact
(Lyons Community Center)
that HWS students don't just spend
their money downtown; they're a part
of the community and are committed
to serving it." Featured to the right
are Brittany Callaghan '10, Thomas
Capalbo '11, Ross Hicks '11, Sean
Breen '12, and Haoyu Wang '12.
Total Hours:
Students: 43% response rate—
137,514 hours contributed Faculty/Staff: 38% Response Rate -
54,218 hours contributed
Economic and Civic Impact of the Colleges on Geneva
President‘s Honor Roll
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
have been named to the President's
Higher Education Community
Service Honor Roll by the Corpora-
tion for National and Community
Service, the highest federal recogni-
tion a college or university can re-
ceive for its commitment to volun-
teering, service-learning and civic
engagement.
CCESL in the News!
Holiday Gift Project Assists Local Families During Difficult Times
Page 4 The Colleges' Fifth Annual Community Barn
Sale exceeded expectations with a current total
of $5,836.37 raised bringing the grand total to
$21,619.00
A group of students led by junior Anna Hi-
neline worked with Sarah Meyer from the
Finger Lakes Institute and the Center for
Community Engagement and Service-
Learning (CCESL) to collect items such as
furniture, appliances, lamps, kitchen items,
rugs and other household items. Once col-
lected, the items were be priced and set up
for sale in the Barn on St. Clair Street. Katie
Flowers, Director of the Center for Commu-
nity Engagement and Service Learning
(CCESL) and Kristen Tobey, Assist Director
Live United! 5th Annual Community Barn Sale raises close to $6,000
Raising more than $7,000, Project
participants distributed the funds in
the form of gifts to local families at
Family Counseling Service of the
Finger Lakes, Safe Harbors, and Ge-
neva Head Start.
Katie Flowers, Director of the Center
for Community Engagement and
Service-Learning, says, "It is inspir-
ing, but not surprising, to see HWS
students, staff and faculty support
local families through donations to
the annual Holiday Gift Project.
During these challenging economic
times, our community partners are so
appreciative of the generosity dis-
played."
The event is largely student coordinated
and WS Senior Heather Cosgrove was
instrumental in engaging staff, students
and faculty during the Winter 2009 effort.
Special thanks also goes to the Hobart
Lacrosse Team, Alumni Relations, the
Communications Office, the Informa-
tional Technology Department, William
Smith Athletics, Residential Education,
and the many individual donors whose
generosity continues to make this event a
success.
Pictured to the right are staff members
from Safe Harbors (formerly Rape Crisis
Center of the Finger Lakes) and Family
Counseling Service of the Finger Lakes.
Organized and planned by Hope House
co-managers Caroline Dosky '12 and
Emily Rogowski '12, the Frigid Fund-
raiser raised more than $2,000, with
participants including the Hope House
and the Red Cross House; campus ce-
lebrities such as Associate Dean for
Teaching, Learning and Assessment
Susan Pliner, Vice President of Enroll-
ment Management Bob Murphy, Gen-
eral Manager of Dining Services Lynn
Pelkey, Professor of Education Charlie
Temple and Director of Alumnae Rela-
tions Kathy Regan '82, P'13; and the
William Smith soccer, swimming and
diving teams, the Hobart lacrosse team
and the HWS sailing and crew teams.
More than 100 spectators turned
out for the event, which was held
to support Embrace Your Sisters, a
nonprofit organization dedicated to
helping people in the Finger Lakes
region (Livingston, Monroe, On-
tario, Seneca, Steuben, Wayne and
Yates counties) with emergency
funds when faced with a diagnosis
of breast cancer.
Pictured to the left are some of
the 140 participants that dove
into Seneca Lake on a cold
December Day!
Hope House organizes Frigid Fundraiser
of Residential Education were interviewed on
the Finger Lakes News Radio morning news
about the sale.
Since the event's inception, approximately
$21,619.00 has been raised, 100 percent of
which has been donated to the United Way of
Ontario County. "It's great to have the students
at Hobart William Smith Colleges take an ac-
tive part in making a difference in our local
community. They are an excellent example of
what it means to ‗Live United' - working to-
gether to address the issues facing our commu-
nity making it a better place for all. The stu-
dents' hard work and efforts will definitely
make an impact," says Rhoda Childs, regional
director of United Way of Ontario County.
Page 5
Bowl-A-Thon Success for Big Brothers Big Sisters
Along with Rochester BBBS advisors
Heather Mills and Rozanne Kise,
Wells and the team of HWS BBBS
staff members-Martha Beltz '11,
Franchessca Branlund '10, Katie
Levenstein '12, Belinda Littlefield '11,
Mamme Daley '10 and Kyle Sinkoff
'10-planned the event, putting in many
hours toward fundraising, advertising
and mentoring, drawing on the pool of
more than 30 active HWS "bigs."
Various donors across campus helped
the HWS BBBS raise $3,000.
With the Colleges‘ ongoing sup-
port for the Big Brothers Big Sis-
ters (BBBS) program, it has be-
come an annual tradition for stu-
dents and staff to participate in the
organization's largest national
fundraiser, Bowl for Kids' Sake,
with the HWS BBBS program
raising $3,000 this year.
Bowl for Kids' Sake has supported
BBBS agencies throughout the
country for more than 40 years.
At the Bowl for Kids' Sake party,
following a month of raising
awareness and funds, volunteers
and donors were thanked for their
commitment and continued sup-
port of the program.
At this year's event on March 6,
"bigs" and "littles" were welcomed
with pizza and refreshments, fol-
lowed by two games of bowling.
Youdlyn Moreau WS'12 organized a
fundraiser to benefit Food for the Poor,
Inc. Global activist, lawyer, and Presi-
dent and CEO of DRI Thomas Tighe,
who offered the keynote address at the
2009 HWS Convocation, acknowledged
the Colleges' commitment to service.
"The Colleges' emphasis on global citi-
zenship and international service is
something near and dear to me... HWS
has a strong ethic that has become part if
its identity." Tighe is thankful for the
Colleges' support. "It means so much
that you are helping at this moment," he
says. " In the years ahead, people in
Haiti and other places will benefit from
what you're learning. You're needed
more than ever."
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
community members were vigilant in
their efforts to help aid the international
relief initiatives and offset the damage
done by the recent earthquake in Haiti.
Events included a "Hope for Haiti"
dance party held at the Barn, the ongoing
―dorm storm‖ organized by Gabrielle
Perez WS‘11 and fundraising efforts that
were part of the Martin Luther King Jr.
service activities at Tops Markets in
Geneva, Walmart in Seneca Falls and
Canandaigua, and at Waterloo Premium
Outlets (to benefit Direct Relief
International)
Students also gathered to do a ―group
text‖ to the American Red Cross, Laura
Martin WS‘10 organized a friendly com-
petition between Hobart Fraternities to
benefit Medical Missionaries, and
HWS Students Respond to Earthquake in Haiti
The Caribbean Student Association
(CSA) is celebrating its 10th year at
Hobart and William Smith Colleges
and the organization's fourth annual
Masquerade Ball was held on Feb. 20
at the Belhurst Castle to benefit vic-
tims from the earthquake in Haiti.
Members of the Delta Chi Fraternity raise
money at the annual BBBS Bowl for Kids
Sake at Roseland Bowl!
William Smith Bowlers—
Fashionable and charitable!
Did you know that HWS contributed over $84,000 to local and extended com-
munities through student tutor salaries and student organized fundraisers?
role in helping to organize
and collect data for the Kin-
dergarten Literacy Initiative
Project. Professor of Sociol-
ogy Jack Harris received
the HWS Civically En-
gaged Faculty Award. As
defined by Campus Com-
pact, Harris demonstrated
"Exemplary engaged scholar-
ship, including leadership in
advancing students' civic
learning, conducting commu-
nity-based research, fostering
reciprocal community part-
nerships, building institu-
tional commitments to ser-
vice-learning and civic en-
gagement, and other means
of enhancing higher educa-
tion's contributions to the
public good." HWS con-
ferred the Community
Partner of the Year Award
upon the Geneva School
District. The award is pre-
sented annually to the person or
agency who has consistently
contributed to the civic devel-
opment and leadership of
Hobart and William Smith Col-
leges students. The award rec-
ognizes the inherent value of
community collaborations and
acknowledges with gratitude
the time, energy and interest
invested in the student service
and learning experience. HWS
students engage in rich and
meaningful learning opportuni-
ties with the Geneva School
District through service-
learning placements, tutoring
and mentoring partnerships
with children, student teaching,
and community-based research
projects - all of which promote
and advance the ideals of en-
gaged scholarship.
Exceptional Student, Faculty Member and Community Partner Recognized at Engaged Scholarship Forum
Page 6
Stephanie Wells '10 received
the Compass Award for
Outstanding Engaged Stu-dent Scholarship. The award
is given annually to a Hobart
College or William Smith
College student who has ex-
celled in either a community-
based research project or a
service-learning course. The
work must be academically
rigorous and have a meaning-
ful community impact. Wells
has been involved in a number
of different projects in her
years at HWS that have all
had a positive impact in the
community. Wells coordi-
nated a project examining
changes in reading abilities
and self-esteem for elemen-
tary school students involved
in the America Reads Pro-
gram. In another independent
study, conducted during the
fall of 2009, Wells took a lead
Collaborations between GCSD and HWS: Geneva Girls on the Go and Building Bridges
Jessica Cook '10, Ryan Kin-
caid '11, Lauren Morosky
'12, Beth O'Connor '12
sought female runners of
any ability from faculty and
staff to accompany them in
this new program, which
was designed to help Ge-
neva Middle School girls
stay active and provide them
with guidance. The aim of
the training is for the group
to run a 5K, with the hope of
instilling a long term love
for running in each partici-
pant.
Building Bridges is a con-
cept that arose when Geneva
Resident and WS student
Ryan Kincaid took Professor
Khuram Hussain‘s Civil
Rights Education course.
"Hobart and William Smith
students are each paired up
with a middle school student
and it has been amazing,"
said Kincaid. "The middle
school students are incredi-
bly understanding, enthusi-
astic and flexible, which is
great since the program is
just getting off the ground. I
am quite pleased with both
the current program and the
prospects for the future. "
"Geneva Girls on the Go is
based on a national mentor-
ing program called ‗Girls on
the Run,' which seeks to
share the love of running,
commitment to healthy liv-
ing and importance of self-
respect through a low-stakes
mentoring system," says
Ruth A. Shields, assistant
director of the Center for
Teaching and Learning. "In
our case, it's a community
mentoring model (between
Geneva City School District
students) with a low-stakes
time commitment from you
and a high impact on girls."
Shields and the Geneva
Girls on the Go coordinators
Geneva Girls on The Go pause for
some fun after a run/walk to the
Cornell Agriculture Station
Elijah Gleason, H‘11 visits with
his Building Bridges Buddy over
lunch in Saga
Professor Harris and Provost Amott
Students present their findings
President Gearan with members
from Geneva City School District
―We write to celebrate the
dedication to the Geneva
community demonstrated by
Holly Kahn as an AmeriCorps
VISTA (Volunteer in Ser-
vice to America). Holly fa-
cilitated the Geneva Reads
literacy coalition which flour-
ished under her leadership.
She helped organize the suc-
cessful inaugural community
read, “The Color of Water”
by James McBride, and laid
plans for the 2nd annual event
with the selection of ―The
Curious Incident of the Dog
in the Nighttime.‖ She also
collaborated with the HWS
Colleges President‘s Office
on efforts related to David
Oliver Relin’s “Three
Cups of Tea” community
read and programming. She
garnered support from Lyons
National Bank which enabled
the creation of a banner to
celebrate the Community
Read and the Annual Chil-
dren‘s Book Fest, and with
the support of Kelsey
Lagana,WS‘10 (who has re-
cently been hired as the
VISTA for 2010-2011) main-
tained a pipeline of books
going out to children via the
―Community Bookshelf Pro-
gram.‖ Additionally, she
facilitated a Teen Garden at
the Geneva Community
Center. The Community
Garden concept originated
when Mayor Stu Einstein
requested that the concept be
investigated by HWS students
in an education course titled
―Teaching Environmental
Sustainability.‖ Without the
support from many commu-
nity volunteers and donations
from John Hick‘s Organix
product (worm castings!), fi-
nancial donations from the Wy-
ckoff Family Foundation and
community members, and
―know how‖ from a Finger
Lakes Community College hor-
ticulture professor (Jana Lam-
boy) and expert community
gardeners (such as Virginia
Torruella, Sabrina Siebert,
Laurence Erussard, HWS stu-
dents) the current blossoming
garden would not be in exis-
tence today.‖
Respectfully Submitted,
Kathleen Flowers, CCESL
Nina McCarthy, Principal, West
Street School
Michael Nyerges, Director,
Geneva Public Library
Sage Gerling, Boys and Girls
Club Board Member
Joan McClure, Geneva Reads
Board Member
CCESL collaborated with
The Architecture Studies
Dept., The Office of The Pro-
vost, and the Geneva
Neighborhood Resouce Cen-
ter on bringing Emily Pillo-
ton to campus. “Emily Pillo-
ton, founder and executive di-
rector of Project H Design, will
make a stop at HWS on her
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Community Members Write Letter to the Editor of the Finger Lakes Times to Celebrate CCESL’s AmeriCorps VISTA
John Cary, a national leader in the growing field of public-
interest design, was a featured Engaged Citizenship Speaker at
the Colleges on Wednesday, Oct. 21st. The Center for Commu-
nity Engagement and Service Learning (CCESL) and the Depart-
ment of Art and Architecture hosted the event jointly. Kirin
Makker, assistant professor of architectural studies notes,
"Architecture and planning have the power to positively or nega-
tively affect peoples' lives; our job as teachers of design is to help
students understand this and, hopefully, challenge them to think
about design as a means of giving back to their communities in
helpful ways." Cary's presentation focused on the scalability of
pro bono design, a case study in leverage being tested through
"The 1% program" of Public Architecture. The 1% program has
attracted more than 650 architecture and design firms nationwide
to pledge a minimum of one percent of their billable hours-
totaling an estimated 250,000 and $25 million in pro bono ser-
vices annually.
HWS committed $5,000 toward the Geneva Neighborhood Resource
Center's (GNRC) programs-which include steps to repair the Geneva
housing market, strengthen existing relationships and build new ties
among neighbors, and build public-private partnerships of local
government, organizations, businesses, and residents to take actions
toward making Geneva a great, more livable and financially sustain-
able city. The money was utilized to pay for three HWS interns who
assisted the GNRC during the summer. Www.genevanrc.org
2009-2010 Highlights
88 HWS seniors received the
“Civic Leadership Award” at
Hobart Charter Day and Wil-
liam Smith Moving Up Day.
CCESL hosted an AmeriCorps
VISTA who facilitated Geneva
Reads and a Youth Garden at
the Community Center
Stephanie Wells '10 received
the Compass Award for Out-
standing Engaged Student
Scholarship
Professor of Sociology Jack
Harris received the Civically
Engaged Faculty Award.
HWS conferred the
Community Partner of the
Year Award upon the Geneva
School District.
32,000 hours of service
contributed by HWS to
individuals and agencies in
local, national, and
international communities.
Phone: 315-781-3825
Fax: 315-781-3515
E-mail: [email protected]
Website: www.hws.edu/academics/service
T H E C E N T E R F O R C O M M U N I T Y E N G A G E M E N T A N D S E R V I C E - L E A R N I N G
Geneva Heroes again teamed HWS
students with local 8th graders in
the Spring to develop leadership
skills while doing service. Kie-
lynne Banker ‗10 spear headed the
project this spring.
Community Service House
16 residents opted to live in the
service themed house located at 737
South Main Street, committing to
weekly service throughout the com-
munity.
The Big Brother Big Sister Chapter
is one of the largest in the county,
with over 40 ―bigs‖ paired with
local ―littles‖.
Habitat for Humanity hosted a
successful ―Mr. Hobart Friendly
Competition‖ which raised $2,000
for local chapter of the organiza-
tion.
Community Service Clubs and Groups
Geneva Partnership Launches New Website The city of Geneva, N.Y., with its beautiful lakeside setting, rolling vineyards, cul-
tural destinations, and diverse population has been a wonderful host to HWS for
nearly 200 years. In the last decade, through the generosity of Geneva leaders and
residents, that partnership has only strengthened. Today, the faculty, staff, and stu-
dents of Hobart and William Smith work together with community members and
organizations to collaborate on a variety of critical projects impacting the future of
the area. This partnership allows community members to explore ideas and meet
goals while also giving students an invaluable opportunity to apply what they are
learning in the real world. www.hws.edu/academics/service/geneva_partnership
First-Years from the Classes of 2013 help out
at the newly opened Geneva Community
Center during Orientation Weekend
Senator Nozzolio and President Gearan recognize
Carolyn Pluchino, WS‘10, at the Catholic Charities
Points of Light Dinner in May at Club 86