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67-572: Brooks was proficient in many subjects, including Greek and biology, and as a young man was unsure where he wished to focus his studies. He spent two years at Hobart College before settling on biology, and then transferred to Williams College , where he received his BA in 1870. He then entered Harvard and studied under Louis Agassiz , receiving his PhD in 1875. A year later he became a junior faculty member at Johns Hopkins University when it opened, teaching and researching marine biology. After marrying Amelia Katherine Schultz in 1878, Brooks founded

134-741: A college for women at Geneva, N. Y., to be known as the William Smith College for Women The institution will be in the most beautiful section. One building is to cost $ 150,000. Mr. Smith maintains the Smith observatory there." In 1903, Hobart College President Langdon C. Stewardson learned of Smith's interest and, for two years, attempted to convince him to make Hobart College the object of his philanthropy. With enrollments down and its resources strained, Hobart's future depended upon an infusion of new funds. Unable to convince Smith to provide direct assistance to Hobart, President Stewardson redirected

201-1040: A congenital heart defect. He published: This article about an American zoologist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hobart and William Smith Colleges are private liberal arts colleges in Geneva, New York . They trace their origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797. Students can choose from 45 majors and 68 minors with degrees in Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Science , Master of Arts in Teaching, Master of Science in Management, and Master of Arts in Higher Education Leadership. The colleges were originally separate institutions – Hobart College for men and William Smith College for women – that shared close bonds and

268-718: A contiguous campus. Founded as Geneva College in 1822, Hobart College was renamed in honor of its founder John Henry Hobart , bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York in 1852. William Smith College was founded in 1908 by Geneva philanthropist and nurseryman William Smith. They are officially chartered as "Hobart and William Smith Colleges" and informally referred to as "HWS" or "the Colleges". Although united in one corporation with many shared resources and overlapping organizations, they have each retained their traditions. Today, students are free to participate in each of

335-467: A dormitory and a library, but it was converted into a space for classrooms, labs, and offices later in the 19th century. It presently is home to the Salisbury Center for Career Services. Merrit Hall, completed in 1879, was built on the ruins of the old medical college. Merrit was the first science building on campus and housed the chemistry labs. Merrit also housed a clock atop the quad side of

402-679: A pamphlet to dissuade Episcopalians from joining the new movement, which he thought the Protestant Episcopal Church had not the numerical or the financial strength to control. Instead, in 1818, to counterbalance the Bible Society 's influence and especially of Scott's Commentaries , Hobart began to edit the Family Bible of the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge . He also delivered episcopal charges to

469-634: A sermon entitled The United States of America compared with some European Countries, particularly England (published 1826). Hobart so criticized the establishment, state patronage, cabinet appointment of bishops, low discipline, and the low requirements of theological education, as to rouse much hostility in England, where he had been highly praised for two volumes of Sermons on the Principal Events and Truths of Redemption (1824). Bishop Hobart died at Auburn, New York , on September 12, 1830, and

536-592: A small frontier settlement. It is believed to be the first school formed in Geneva. The area was considered "the gateway to Genesee County" and was in the early stages of development from the wilderness. In 1809, the trustees of the academy appointed Rev. Andrew Wilson, formerly of the University of Glasgow in Scotland as head of the school. He remained until 1812 when Ransom Hubell, a graduate of Union College ,

603-485: A study area and library, the space is now used for classrooms in the absence of more planning for classroom space), Demarest was designed by Richard Upjohn 's son, Richard M. Upjohn. (Upjohn's grandson, Hobart Upjohn would design several of the college's buildings as well). Demarest served as the college's library until the construction of the Warren Hunting Smith Library in the early 1970s. In

670-870: A tutor at Princeton, 1797–98, while pursuing his studies in theology under the direction of Bishop William White . Hobart was ordained deacon by Bishop White in Philadelphia on June 3, 1798, and as a priest by Bishop Provoost on April 5, 1801, in Trinity Church . He then served as pastor of Trinity Church in Oxford and All Saints in Perkiomen Township, Pennsylvania before moving to New Jersey to serve at Christ Church, New Brunswick, New Jersey . Trinity Church in New York hired Hobart as its assistant minister in 1803. Hobart showed his zeal for

737-588: Is a prominent feature of the historic William Smith campus. Located at the top of a large sloping hill to the West of Seneca Lake and the Hobart Quad, the Hill houses three historic William Smith dorms and one built in the 1960s (Comstock, Miller, Blackwell, and Hirshson Houses). At its peak resides William Smith's all-female dorms. The Hill was the site originally conceived for William Smith College. Unveiled in 2008 for

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804-580: Is buried at Trinity Churchyard near his beloved General Theological Seminary in Manhattan. The Episcopal Church remembers Bishop Hobart annually on the anniversary of his death, September 12. Robert Pritchard notes that "Hobart's powerful personality, his skill as a writer and polemicist , the pervasive influence of his former assistants, and his influence on the General Theological Seminary combined to make his theological stance

871-560: Is formed to the east by Trinity and Geneva Hall, the two original College buildings, and to the south by the Science compound, and Napier Hall. Geneva Hall (1822) and Trinity Hall (1837) were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. In 2016, the schools announced they were going solar by building two solar farms to create enough electricity for about 50 percent of HWS' needs. The Hill (or William Smith Hill)

938-419: Is home to Sciences and Mathematics. The building is named after John Ernest Lansing, Professor of Chemistry (1905–1948), who twice served as acting president. Eaton Hall, is named for Elon Howard Eaton , a Professor of Biology (1908–1935). Eaton, one of New York's outstanding ornithologists, was one of the professors brought to campus with William Smith grant funds. Eaton Hall is a part of the science complex at

1005-675: The Chesapeake Zoological Laboratory . He spent most summers at this laboratory, which moved around each summer from Crisfield, Maryland , and Hampton, Virginia , to Beaufort, North Carolina , Jamaica , and the Tortugas . Commissioned by the state of Maryland to study the American oyster, Brooks’ findings led to the discovery that fertilization of this type of oyster, unlike the European form, occurred outside

1072-739: The U.S. Signal Corps , and for whom Fort Myer, Virginia , is named; General E. S. Bragg of the Class of 1848, colonel of the Sixth Wisconsin Regiment and a brigadier general in command of the Iron Brigade who served one term in Congress and later was ambassador to Mexico and consul general of the U.S. in Cuba; two other 1848 graduates, Clarence A. Seward and Thomas M. Griffith, who were assistant secretary of state and builder of

1139-642: The 1960s it was expanded to hold the college's growing number of volumes. Today, it also houses the Fisher Center for the Study of Gender and Justice, an intellectual center led by such scholar faculty as Dunbar Moodie (Sociology), Betty Bayer (Women's Studies), and Jodi Dean (Political Science). Trinity Hall built in 1837, was the second of the colleges' buildings. Trinity Hall was designed by college president Benjamin Hale, who taught architecture. Trinity served as

1206-651: The Anglo-Catholic, stressed continuity with the pre- Protestant Reformation church, while at the same time strongly opposed certain Roman Catholic doctrines. The movement emphasized the Apostolic Succession and Anglican Covenantal Theology. In contrast to the later Anglo-Catholic movement, Hobart's High Churchmanship did not have a significant liturgical character. Hobart emphasized the significance of baptism and apostolic succession, and how

1273-543: The Biology and Psychology Departments. It is now home to the Dean's Offices of both colleges, along with the departmental offices of Writing and Rhetoric and the various modern language departments. Smith Hall was the first building constructed with funds from William Smith on the William Smith College campus, but it is also the first building that has always been shared by both colleges. Williams Hall, completed in 1907, housed

1340-547: The Finger Lakes area. On Seneca Lake, one will find the William Scandling , a Hobart and William Smith 65-foot (20 m) research vessel used to monitor lake conditions and in the conduct of student and faculty research. The Colleges also own and operate WEOS -FM and WHWS-LP , public radio stations broadcasting throughout the Finger Lakes and worldwide, on the web. Hobart and William Smith Colleges offer

1407-573: The Medical Institution of Geneva College. The medical faculty, largely opposed to her admission but seemingly unwilling to take responsibility for the decision, decided to submit the matter to a vote of the students. The men of the college voted to admit her. Blackwell graduated two years later, on January 23, 1849, at the top of her class to become the first woman doctor in the Northern Hemisphere. "The occasion marked

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1474-580: The President's Office and other administrative departments. In contrast, the earliest buildings were built in the Federal style and the chapel is Neo-Gothic. The Quad, the core of the Hobart campus, was formed by the construction of Medbery, Coxe, and Demarest. Several years later, Arthur Nash, a Hobart professor, designed Williams Hall, which would be constructed in the gap between Medbery and Coxe. The Quad

1541-650: The Registrar. Completely renovated in 1991, Gulick now houses both the Office of the Registrar and the Psychology department, which was moved from Smith Hall in 1991 before its renovation in 1992. Stern Hall, named for the lead donor, Herbert J. Stern '58, was completed in 2004. It houses the departments of economics, political science, anthropology & sociology, environmental studies, and Asian languages and cultures. Smith Hall, built in 1907, originally housed both

1608-1086: The University of Pennsylvania. He was a member of the American Philosophical Society , National Academy of Sciences , the National Philosophical Society, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, the Boston Society of Natural History , the Maryland Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Society of Zoologists , the American Association for the Advancement of Science , and the Royal Microscopical Society . Brooks died in 1908 due to

1675-640: The William Smith Centennial is a statue of the college's founder and benefactor, William Smith. A fifteen-million-dollar expansion of the Scandling Campus Center was completed in the autumn of 2008. This renovation added over 17,000 additional square feet, including an expanded cafe, a new post office, and more meeting areas. In 2016 the Gearan Center for Performing Arts was completed for 28 million dollars, becoming

1742-534: The addition of multimedia centers, and the addition to its south side of the L. Thomas Melly Academic Center, a spacious, modern location for "round the clock" study. Napier Hall, attached to the Rosenberg Hall, houses several classrooms and was completed in 1994. Rosenberg Hall, named for Henry A. Rosenberg (Hobart '52), is an annex of Lansing and Eaton Hall, the original science buildings. Rosenberg houses many labs and offices. Lansing Hall, built in 1954,

1809-796: The apostolic succession affected Episcopal ecumenical relationships and ministry with "non-apostolic" churches. The seminary became a center for the High Church Movement and later for the Oxford Movement in America. Through General Seminary, Hobart in particular influenced two future bishops: Benjamin Onderdonk and Jackson Kemper . Hobart also opposed the American Bible Society , perhaps part of his strong opposition to dissenting churches. In 1816 he published

1876-651: The body. At Hopkins, Brooks began as an associate (equivalent to assistant professor) and advanced to associate professor in 1883 and was made Professor of Morphology in 1889. In 1894 he succeeded H. Newell Martin as head of the Department of Biology. During his research, Brooks performed studies on invertebrates, particularly germ cells, and found evidence to explain variation among species due to ancestral heredity as well as Charles Darwin ’s theory of pangenesis . In addition to his publications, Brooks received honorary degrees from Hobart College, Williams College, and

1943-463: The building. On the eve of the Hobart centennial in 1922, students climbed to the top and made the bell strike 100 times. Merrit Hall was also one of the first buildings shared by Hobart and William Smith. Today Merrit Hall houses a lecture hall and faculty offices. St. John's Chapel , designed by Richard Upjohn the architect of Trinity Church in New York City, served as the religious hub of

2010-483: The campus, replacing Polynomous, the original campus chapel. In the 1960s, St. John's was connected to Demarest Hall by St. Marks Tower. Houghton House, the mansion, known for its Victorian elements, is home to the Art and Architecture departments. The country mansion was built, in the 1880s by William J. King . It was purchased in 1901 by the wife of Charles Vail (maiden name Helen Houghton), Hobart graduate and professor, as

2077-578: The clergy of Connecticut and New York entitled The Churchman (1819) and The High Churchman Vindicated (1826), in which Hobart accepted the label high churchman, explaining his principles to distinguish them from the corruptions of the Church of Rome and from the Errors of Certain Protestant Sects. By 1818, Hobart had also become convinced that an institution of higher education was needed in

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2144-634: The college obtained a new donor, nurseryman William Smith. Smith had built the Smith Opera House in downtown Geneva and the Smith Observatory on his property when he became interested in founding a college for women, a plan he pursued to the point of breaking ground before realizing it was beyond his means. As publicized in The College Signal on October 7, 1903, "William Smith, a millionaire nurseryman, will found and endow

2211-495: The colleges' customs and traditions based on their preferred gender identities. Students can graduate with diplomas issued by Hobart College, William Smith College, or Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Hobart and William Smith Colleges, private colleges in Geneva, New York, began on the western frontier as the Geneva Academy. After some setbacks and disagreement among trustees, the academy suspended operations in 1817. By

2278-470: The construction of the Smith Hall of Science, to be used by both colleges, and permitted the hiring, also in 1908, of three new faculty members who would teach in areas previously unavailable in the curriculum: biology, sociology, and psychology. Between 1943 and 1945, Hobart College trained almost 1,000 men in the U.S. Navy's V-12 program , many of whom returned to complete their college educations when

2345-481: The country, eventually becoming Saga Corporation , a nationwide provider of institutional food services. Hobart and William Smith Colleges' campus is situated on 170 acres (0.69 km ) in Geneva, New York , along the shore of Seneca Lake , the largest of the Finger Lakes . The campus is notable for the style of Jacobean Gothic architecture represented by many of its buildings, notably Coxe Hall, which houses

2412-555: The culmination of years of trial and disappointment for Miss Blackwell, and was a key event in the struggle for the emancipation of women in the nineteenth century in America." Blackwell went on to found the New York Infirmary for Women and Children and had a role in the creation of its medical college. She then returned to her native England and helped found the National Health Society and taught at

2479-786: The degrees of Bachelor of Arts , Bachelor of Science , and Master of Arts in Teaching . The colleges follow the semester calendar, have a student-to-faculty ratio of 10:1, and average class size of 16. Hobart and William Smith Colleges was accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools until 2023. It is now accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . Its most popular majors, by 2021 graduates, were: Economics (82), Mass Communication/Media Studies (42), Psychology (41), Biology/Biological Sciences (34), History (31) and Political Science & Government (30). The curriculum

2546-607: The diocese for several years before formally succeeding on the latter's death in February 1816. As bishop, Hobart worked to build up his diocese, attempting to visit every parish annually. He was able, impetuous, frank, perfectly fearless in controversy, a speaker and preacher of much eloquence . A supporter of missions to the Oneida Indians , Hobart helped relocate many of the Oneida from New York State to Wisconsin. Hobart

2613-405: The early years, even though William Smith College was a department of Hobart College for organizational purposes until 1943. That year, after a gradual relaxation of academic separation, William Smith College was formally recognized as an independent college, co-equal with Hobart. Both colleges were reflected in a new, joint corporate identity. Geneva Academy was founded in 1796 when Geneva was just

2680-583: The family's summer home. Mrs. Vail remodeled the Victorian mansion's interior to the present classical decor in 1913. The family's "townhome" is 624 S. Main Street and is now the Sigma Phi fraternity. Helen Vail's heirs donated the house and its grounds to the colleges to be used as a women's dormitory. After many years as a student dorm, the house became home to the art department after the original art studio

2747-651: The first campus gymnasium and, after the construction of Bristol gymnasium, served several other uses as a campus post office, book store, IT services, and location of the Music Department. Demarest Hall, connected to St. John's Chapel by St. Mark's Tower, houses the departments of Religious Studies and English and Comparative Literature as well as the Women's Studies Program. Also home to the Blackwell Room, named in honor of Elizabeth Blackwell (once used as

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2814-567: The first college of medicine for women to be established there. The school was known as Geneva College until 1852, when it was renamed in memory of its most forceful advocate and founder, Bishop Hobart, to Hobart Free College. In 1860, the name was shortened to Hobart College. Hobart College of the 19th century was the first American institution of higher learning to establish a three-year "English Course" of study to educate young men destined for such practical occupations as "journalism, agriculture, merchandise, mechanism, and manufacturing", while at

2881-415: The first national railroad across the Mississippi River , respectively; and Charles J. Folger , Class of 1836, a United States Secretary of the Treasury in the 1880s. Until the mid-20th century, Hobart was strongly affiliated with the Episcopal Church and produced many of its clergy. While this affiliation continues to the present, the last Episcopal clergyman to serve as President of Hobart (1956–1966)

2948-470: The future bishop was an infant, and was buried in the family tomb at Christ Church Burial Ground . At age nine, John was a pupil in the Episcopal Academy. He studied classics under professor John Andrews , 1785–90, and followed when his mentor became vice-provost of the University of Pennsylvania , which Hobart attended, 1790–91. He transferred to the junior class of the College of New Jersey (Princeton) and graduated, A.B., 1793, A.M., 1796. Hobart worked as

3015-471: The historic episcopacy, An Apology for Apostolic Order and its Advocates in 1807, a series of letters to John M. Mason, who, in The Christian's Magazine , of which he was editor, had attacked the Episcopacy in general and in particular Hobart's collection of Essays on the Subject of Episcopacy (1806). In 1811, Hobart was elected assistant bishop of New York, with the right of succession. The ill-health of Bishop Benjamin Moore led Hobart to effectively run

3082-411: The largest project in the history of the college. Coxe Hall serves as the main administrative hub of the campus. Constructed in 1901, the building is named after Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe, a benefactor of the school, and houses the president's office, Bartlett Theater, The Pub, and a classroom wing, which was added in the 1920s. Arthur Cleveland Coxe was closely affiliated with the school. The building

3149-414: The negotiations toward founding a coordinated institution for women, a plan that appealed to the philanthropist . On December 13, 1906, he formalized his intentions; two years later William Smith School for Women – a coordinated, nonsectarian women's college – enrolled its first class of 18 students. That charter class grew to 20 members before its graduation in 1912. In addition, Smith's gift made possible

3216-428: The plan of Philander Chase , Bishop of Ohio , for an Episcopal seminary in that diocese; but when the Ohio seminary was made directly responsible to the House of Bishops , Hobart withdrew his opposition. Bishop Hobart supported the High Church Movement within the Episcopal Church. A predecessor of the Anglo-Catholic Movement deriving from the Oxford Movement in the 1830s and 40s, the High Church movement, like

3283-408: The post office, offices of student activities, a cafe, and Vandervort room (a large event space). Gulick Hall was built in 1951 as part of the post-war "mini-boom" that also included the construction of the Hobart "mini-quad" dormitories Durfee, Bartlett, and Hale (each named for a 19th-century Hobart College president). Gulick Hall originally housed the campus dining services and, later, the Office of

3350-417: The post-World War II GI Bill swelled the enrollments of American colleges and universities. In 1948, three of those veterans – William F. Scandling , Harry W. Anderson, and W. P. Laughlin – took over the operation of the Hobart dining hall. Their fledgling business was expanded the next year to include William Smith College; after their graduation, in 1949, it grew to serve other colleges and universities across

3417-451: The same time maintaining a traditional four-year "classical course" for those intending to enter "the learned professions." It also was the first college in America to have a dean of the college. Notable 19th-century alumni included Albert James Myer , Class of 1847, a military officer assigned to run the United States Weather Bureau at its inception, was a founding member of the International Meteorological Organization , and helped birth

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3484-403: The school to college status. Roughly following this plan, Geneva Academy reopened as Geneva College in 1822 with conditional grant funds made available from Trinity Church in New York City . Geneva College was renamed Hobart College in 1852 in honor of its founder, Bishop Hobart. William Smith College was founded in 1908, originally as William Smith College for Women. Its namesake and founder

3551-414: The south end of the Hobart Quad, which consists of Lansing, Rosenberg, and Napier. The surrounding ecosystem plays a major role in the Colleges' curriculum and acquisitions. The Colleges own the 108-acre (0.44 km ) Hanley Biological Field Station and Preserve on neighboring Cayuga Lake and hosts the Finger Lakes Institute , a non-profit institute focusing on education and ecological preservation for

3618-419: The standard for the high-church party in the first half of the nineteenth century." High church theology before the American Civil War is now known as the "Hobartian Synthesis" or "Hobartian High-Churchmanship". The village of Hobart, New York was named after him in 1828. The Church of the Holy Apostles in Oneida, Wisconsin was dedicated in his memory, and nearby Hobart , in Brown County, Wisconsin ,

3685-414: The time Bishop John Henry Hobart , of the Episcopal Diocese of New York , first visited the city of Geneva in 1818, the doors of Geneva Academy had just closed. Yet, Geneva was a bustling Upstate New York city on the main land and stage coach route to the West. Bishop Hobart had a plan to reopen the academy at a new location, raise a public subscription for the construction of a stone building, and elevate

3752-532: The western reaches of the state of New York. Though he had visited many areas as a bishop, he selected the small village of Geneva on Seneca Lake for his new outpost of learning. The site for the new Geneva College was selected in 1820, and the first building erected in 1822. Geneva College became Hobart Free College, later renamed Hobart College in 1852 in honor of its founder, and which became Hobart and William Smith Colleges . In failing health, Hobart visited Europe from 1823 to 1825. Upon his return, he preached

3819-434: Was Louis Melbourne Hirshson. Since then, the president of the colleges has been a layperson. During World War II , Hobart College was one of 131 colleges and universities nationally that took part in the V-12 Navy College Training Program which offered students a path to a Navy commission. Toward the end of the 19th century, Hobart College was on the brink of bankruptcy. It was through the presidency of Langdon Stewardson

3886-537: Was a wealthy local nurseryman, benefactor of the arts and sciences, and philanthropist. The school arose from negotiations between William Smith, who sought to establish a women's college, and Hobart College President Langdon C. Stewardson, who sought to redirect Smith's philanthropy toward Hobart College. Smith, however, was intent on establishing a coordinated, nonsectarian women's college, which, when realized, coincidentally gave Hobart access to new facilities and professors. The two student bodies were educated separately in

3953-468: Was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania , Sept. 14, 1775; the son of Capt. Enoch and Hannah (Pratt) Hobart. His grandfather John Hobart had moved from Hingham, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, where he married a Swedish woman and became a member of the Anglican Church . His great-grandfather Peter Hobart was a graduate of the University of Cambridge , England, 1629, and teacher and pastor in Suffolk ; he emigrated to America in 1635. Captain Hobart died when

4020-399: Was built by William J. King in 1882 and was renovated in 2006 to house a digital imaging lab and a photo studio with a darkroom for black-and-white photography. Warren Hunting Smith Library, in the center of the campus, houses 385,000 volumes, 12,000 periodicals, and more than 8,000 VHS and DVD videos. In 1997, the library underwent a major renovation, undergoing several improvements, such as

4087-501: Was designed by Clinton and Russell Architects. Gearan Center for the Performing Arts, named in honor of President Mark D Gearan and Mary Herlihy Gearan, was in 2016. It includes a lobby that links three flexible performance and rehearsal spaces for theater, music, and dance. Also included are faculty offices, practice and recital rooms, and a film screening room. Scandling Campus Center, named after William F. Scandling '49 , renovated and expanded in 2009, houses Saga (the dining hall),

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4154-400: Was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1814. The AAS holds numerous books and pamphlets authored by or related to Hobart, including many sermons and other theologically related texts. One of the founders of the General Theological Seminary , Hobart became its professor of Pastoral Theology in 1821, served as its first dean and governed the seminary as bishop. He opposed

4221-452: Was founded on September 15, 1834, as a department of Geneva College. The medical school was founded by Edward Cutbush , who also served as the first dean of the school. In an era when the prevailing conventional wisdom was no woman could withstand the intellectual and emotional rigors of medical education, Elizabeth Blackwell , (1821–1910) applied to and was rejected – or simply ignored – by 29 medical schools before being admitted in 1847 to

4288-522: Was last reviewed and revised in the 2014–15 academic year. Voted on by the faculty, the curriculum adopted the animating principle: Explore. Collaborate. Act. The revisions also adopted a Writing Enriched Curriculum model, the implementation of capstone experiences across all programs and departments, and enhanced the First Year Experience. Specifically, to graduate from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, students must: John Henry Hobart John Henry Hobart (September 14, 1775 – September 12, 1830)

4355-418: Was made principal. The Regents granted the full charter on February 8, 1825, and at that time, Geneva Academy officially changed its name to Geneva College. Rev. J. Adams was president of the college as of 1827. The "English Course," as it was known, was a radical departure from long-established educational usage and represented the beginning of the college work pattern found today. Geneva Medical College

4422-449: Was razed to make way for the new Scandling Campus Center. The building is now home to the Davis Art Gallery, with lecture rooms, multiple faculty offices, and architecture studios on the top floor. Katherine D. Elliot Hall, was constructed in 2006. The "Elliot" houses 14,600 square feet (1,360 m ) contain art classrooms; offices; studios for painting, photography, and printing; and wood and metal shops. Goldstein Family Carriage House,

4489-490: Was the third Episcopal bishop of New York (1816–1830). He vigorously promoted the extension of the Episcopal Church in upstate New York, as well as founded both the General Theological Seminary in New York City and Geneva College in Geneva in the Finger Lakes area (in 1852 renamed Hobart Free College after him and now operating as Hobart and William Smith Colleges ). He was the beloved pastor of Elizabeth Seton before her conversion to Catholicism . John Henry Hobart

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