Housing at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS)
Students will be assigned housing on the campus of Hobart and William Smith Colleges (move in Monday, June 10th):
169 St. Clair Street
When you arrive May 29th, see your RA or designated person at Jackson Dorm in the 1st floor lounge to obtain your room/dorm key and room assignment.
Four (4) Resident Assistants from Cornell AgriTech will reside with the Summer Scholars.
There is a shared bathroom(s) located in each house.
Housekeeping staff will empty trash and clean bathrooms three (3) times per week (Monday, Wednesday, Friday).
HWS has public Wi-Fi. No password is required.
Linens provided by HWS will include:
one sheet set
one pillow
one blanket
one bath towel
one hand towel
one washcloth
Washing machines and dryers are available in each house. Prepaid laundry cards that will be available at each machine - no charge to students.
The three houses on St. Clair Street are not air-conditioned. You are welcome to bring your own fan or air conditioner (standard sized windows). HWS facilities personnel will install all air conditioning window units and ask for 24 hours advance notice. Contact Dianna Snyder (Conference and Events Manager) at snyderd@hws.edu to request installation of your air conditioner.
Meals
Students are expected to shop for /prepare their own meals.
Students should plan to bring their own lunches daily. Cornell AgriTech does not have dining facilities. There will be some catered lunches as noted on the calendar of events.
HWS offers dining services at the Saga Dining Hall in the Scandling Center.
Lunch and dinner from 5/28 until 6/13
lunch hours: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
dinner hours: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Breakfast, lunch, and dinner from 6/14 until 8/3
breakfast hours: TBD
lunch hours: 12:00pm - 1:30pm
dinner hours: 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Meals are all-you-care-to-eat.
Food may not be taken out of the dining hall.
Students may pay at the door (cash/credit/debit).
Breakfast is $6.92
Lunch is $14.29
Dinner is $20.37
Each house includes a full-size refrigerator, stove and microwave as well as cupboard space. Kitchen Kits (serving ware for 4, cooking ware, utensils, etc. ) will be available for rent through HWS. *Details to follow
HWS Contact Information
IT Support: While on HWS campus, you may call (315) 781 -4357
HWS Campus Security: (315) 781-3333
Conferences and Events: (315) 521-6302 (for keys, laundry cards, facilities requests)
Dianna Snyder, Conference and Events Manager - email: snyderd@hws.edu
Your mailing address while at Hobart and William Smith Colleges will be:
300 Pulteney Street
Geneva, NY 14456
When the HWS post office receives mail for you, they will text or call to let you know packages are there for pick up. Ideal times to pick up mail is in the morning on your way to AgriTech or around lunch breaks. If you need to get mail after the post office closes, fill out the after hours pick up form here to arrange for your items to be placed in a locker outside of the Scandling Center Post Office for after hours pick up. If your request is approved, you will receive a confirmation
Transportation
Cornell Fleet vans and sedan will be provided for student and RA use. Only those drivers who have been approved to drive will be permitted to operate Cornell owned vehicles.
Students are welcome to bring their own vehicles.
The vehicle information (make, model, license plate number) you provided prior to arriving was sent to HWS campus security.
Temporary permits are required for parking on the HWS campus.
Plenty of free parking in the Jackson dorm parking lot (entrance at 51 St. Clair Street)
Once you transition to the houses on June 10th, there are a few parking spots at each house. Students are allowed to park on St. Clair Street.
Bicycles are available for rent from our graduate student organization, SAGES. Contact Aleah Louise Butler-Jones for more information: alb377@cornell.edu. Bike racks are located at Hirshson and Blackwell.
