Cultural Heritage and Awareness Events

Cultural Heritage Months and Awareness Weeks are Mt. Holyoke’s community to acknowledge, celebrate, and explore domestic and international racial, ethnic, and religious identities.  Programming can range from lecturers, art exhibits, dialogues and more.

The cultural heritage month planning committee is made up of students who work in collaboration with linked student organizations and interested faculty and staff. The planning committee coordinates development of each of the heritage month calendars, develops additional educational and celebratory events for campus, and works with cultural organizations to produce a unified experience of cultural celebrations for campus.  If you are interested in being a part of the cultural heritage month planning committee, please complete the application available online.

View recent and/or up to date calendars for each of the months:

• Latina Heritage Month
  Mid-September through mid-October
• LGBTQA Awareness Month
  Mid-October
• Native American Heritage Month
  November
• Black History Month
  February
• Asian American Heritage Month
  April

Awareness Weeks
In addition to the campus-wide committees that work on the month long programs, several registered student organizations also host cultural awareness weeks at MHC. Some are listed here.

• African and Caribbean Awareness Week
  Late October
  Sponsor: MHACASA (Mount Holyoke African & Caribbean Student Association)
• Semana Chicana
  Sponsor: MEChA (Movimiento Estudiantial Chicano de Aztlan)
• Muslim Awareness Week
  Sponsor: UMMA