William Smith College
Seals of the two colleges
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| Motto | Hobart: Disce William Smith: ΒΙΟΣ, ΨΥΧΗ |
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Motto in English
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Hobart: Learn William Smith: Life, Soul |
| Type | Private liberal arts college |
| Established | Hobart: 1822 Wiliam Smith: 1908 |
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Religious affiliation
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Episcopal Church |
| Endowment | $205 Million |
| President | Mark Gearan |
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Academic staff
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225 |
| Undergraduates | 2,344 |
| Location | Geneva, New York, U.S. |
| Campus | small town |
| Colors | Hobart: Orange and Royal Purple William Smith: Emerald Green and White |
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NCAA Division III Liberty League, MAISA, ECAC |
| Nickname | Statesmen (Hobart) Herons (WS) |
| Affiliations | Annapolis Group |
| Website | www |
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Coordinates: 42°51′26″N 76°59′07″W / 42.857123°N 76.985407°W
Hobart and William Smith Colleges (collectively, The Colleges of the Seneca) are located on 195 acres (0.79 km2) in New York state's Finger Lakes region in Geneva, New York, United States. They trace their origins to Geneva Academy established in 1797. Hobart College (men) and William Smith College (women) are both liberal arts colleges offering the degrees of bachelor of arts, bachelor of science, and master of arts in teaching.
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, private colleges located 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 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 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.
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