This past Wednesday, everyone on campus went all out for Hobart and William Smith’s third annual #HWSDay. Throughout the day, students and faculty alike took part in the social media extravaganza.
Instagram and twitter captions throughout Geneva were buzzing with the hashtag #HWSDay with the hope of winning the best photo in one of the 10 photo contest categories. The categories went as follows:
1. Best Photo of Seneca Lake
2. Best Campus Photo
3. Best Selfie/Groupie
4. Best Show of HWS Spirit
5. Best Photo with a Campus Sculpture
6. Best #GearanCenter Photo (interior or exterior)
7. Best Classroom Photo
8. Best #HWSAbroad Photo
9. Best HWS-related meme or gif
10. Best #HWSThrowback
The winner of each photo was awarded a prize and their winning photos will be featured on This Week In Photos in the coming week.
The administration enticed students into participating by promising to reveal the identity of the 2016 commencement speaker after 300 participants used the hashtag. This proved to be an easy feat, and Dr. Cheryl L. Dorsey, a Harvard trained physician was announced as the speaker in the early afternoon. To read more about Dr. Dorsey, check out the article about her on the HWS website!
The administration also promised to have President Gearan serve free ice cream in the Scandling Center if the HWS Colleges twitter and Instagram accounts acquired 150 new followers. Once again, the students pulled through, and President Gearan threw on a hat and got to scooping!
When it came to encouraging school spirit and creating a friendly competition, #HWSDay was an overwhelming success! Be sure to check out the winning photos here!