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With every gift, you can inspire, motivate, and drive our students to do more. Continue paving the way. Please make your gift by June 30. #MHCimpact
Meet the graduates of 2016: Katie Ho ’16
In a little over two weeks, over 550 seniors will be celebrating Commencement and awarded their degrees, as they prepare to leave these gates to go make positive change in communities around the world. From artists to writers and athletes to scientists, each student has had their own transformative experience at Mount Holyoke. Katie Ho ’16, a computer science major and Chinese minor, talks about her proudest accomplishment here at MHC: “Cofounding HackHolyoke, the first collegiate hackathon hosted on a women’s college campus. Being part of an all-girls robotics team named Einstein’s Daughters through middle… Read More
Your support makes a world of difference and our students are grateful!
Thank you for helping me to find my passion. If it weren’t for your generous donation, I would never have learned to row, speak Arabic, or gotten the opportunity to study abroad. Thank you for continuing to support Mount Holyoke and the many, many students who rely on your help to attend. – Azulina Green ’17 Thank you so much for your generous donation and support of MHC! I really appreciate the support of our amazing science programs. As a neuroscience major, I’ve benefited immensely from our school’s resources and incredible professors… Read More
Arielle Derival ’17 develops key leadership skills as a student-dining manager
Arielle Derival ’17, a Miami, FL native and Posse Scholar, is the student-dining manager for the Rockefeller and Torrey dining halls. An Africana and Spanish double major with a Law, Public Policy, and Human Rights nexus minor, Derival seeks to incorporate her passion for service in every aspect of her undergraduate experience. As a manager, she is developing key leadership skills, mastering how to take initiative, improving her communication skills, and working alongside others to accomplish goals. Rebecca San Juan ’17, the Career Development Center’s Experiential Learning Journalist, writes more about Arielle’s leadership experience:… Read More
Alumnae support makes a world of difference for our students
Alumnae support—in gifts of any size, large and small—enable students to have the incredible educational experience only available at Mount Holyoke. From once-in-a-lifetime internship opportunities to state-of-the-art labs and classrooms, your support makes a world of difference and our students are grateful: “Thank you for leadership opportunities. Your support allows me to pursue my passion and find my voice.” —Celine Mudahakana ’17 “Thank you for giving current students priceless opportunities. This college is the best thing that ever happened to me, and I wouldn’t be here without alumnae support. I am so proud… Read More
A day in the life of a Mount Holyoke student: Spring Fever, Spring Break, and Spring Flower Show
by Elana Tsogt-Erdene ’17 The campus-wide excitement for Wednesday, March 9th was palpable in the air. After a strange winter marked by both uncharacteristically warm bouts and snow days, the predicted high of 73 °F expected this Wednesday was proof that it was here at last: shorts weather, sunning on Skinner Green, sunglasses, and smoothies—in other words: everything good. The fact that this much-welcomed start of warm weather coincided with the final days leading up to mid-semester break did not hurt. Mount Holyoke was ready for spring. As students cranked out papers,… Read More
Global changemakers start at Mount Holyoke.
Mount Holyoke was recently recognized as a leader in global education with the 2015 Senator Paul Simon Award—one of only 5 institutions awarded this prestigious honor. From South Hadley to the far corners of the world, the MHC impact is global:
With the MHC community, there’s always a home for the holidays
Each year during the holidays, the MHC community opens their doors to current students, like Simonsenkosi Nkomboni ’17, who aren’t able to make the long trip back home. Over the last two years, Kyle Ballou ’80 has welcomed Simonsenkosi to her New Haven, Connecticut home for the holidays. Due to financial constraints, Simonsenkosi has not returned to Zimbabwe since she first arrived on campus in 2013. Being away from her own family has been difficult but spending time with the Ballou’s has made things easier. There, Simonsenkosi is part of the family…. Read More
We are grateful for your support. Thank you!
This holiday season, as we gather with family and friends to give thanks, we in Advancement would like to thank all those who have invested in Mount Holyoke to support the incredible work happening on campus and abroad. Your investment enables our students to pursue their passions, explore new cultures and ideas, and gain invaluable experience working alongside faculty or in internship opportunities around the world. You help keep Mount Holyoke a warm and beautiful place to connect and grow as a community, and solidify us as an intellectual and cultural hub…. Read More
From MHC chai groups to #DhabaForWomen
Natasha Ansari ’13 and Sadia Khatri ’14, along with other MHC alumnae, have been reclaiming traditionally male-dominated public spaces in Pakistan using the hashtag #GirlsAtDhabas. Little did they know how quickly it would spread. Inspired by the community and conversations they had as students on campus, Natasha and Sadia continue to work towards changing gender expectations throughout South Asia: Our time spent at Mount Holyoke has been fundamental to our activism, particularly with our work with #GirlsAtDhabas. It was conversations we had in various classrooms, Eliot House, the Library, dorm kitchenettes and lounges,… Read More
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