On October 15-18, Mount Holyoke formally launches the largest fundraising campaign both in the College's history and in the history of all women's colleges in the United States. Some 250 to 300 people--mainly trustees, former trustees, volunteers, and donors--are expected for a gala weekend of events celebrating the Campaign for Mount Holyoke's official beginning.
Based on the theme "Advancing Our Legacy of Leadership," the five-year $200 million Campaign for Mount Holyoke College will strengthen the College's global leadership position as an institution of liberal arts education for women and will seek to increase dramatically the amount of charitable giving to the College from all sources.
Between the art museum reception that opens the weekend's events and the closing brunch on Sunday, visitors and the campus community alike will be immersed in various aspects of the College's intellectual mission. Highlights include an October 16 symposium, "What Makes a Good Liberal Arts Education"; an October 17 series of eight academic presentations by faculty in a variety of disciplines; and a discussion of "Globalization and its Challenges to World Politics," between Five College Professor for International Relations and former National Security Adviser Anthony Lake and Vincent Ferraro, Ruth Lawson Professor of International Politics.
The weekend also features three site-specific dance performances, a concert, campus tours, a fun-run, and a formal Saturday night program officially launching the campaign.
The $200 million comprehensive campaign aims to raise at least $110 million for endowment; $24 million for renovations and new construction for science facilities; $6 million for stewardship of arts facilities; $40 million for annual funds; and $20 million for program funds to support initiatives outlined in the Plan for MHC 2003. Increasing the size of the endowment is the campaign's major emphasis because, in President Creighton's words, "endowment is the key to continued academic excellence and the single most important indicator of institutional strength."
The core volunteer leaders for the campaign include MHC trustees Eleanor Graham Claus '55 and Harriet Levine Weissman '58, who serve as national cochairs; and honorary cochairs Dottie Rooke McCulloch '50, Sandy McCulloch, and playwright Wendy J. Wasserstein '71.
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