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Centers and Facilities

Mount Holyoke’s campus resources foster essential connections and conversations that build bonds and help you develop a global perspective. 

Academic centers

The academic centers at Mount Holyoke bring together students, faculty and leaders from different disciplines and backgrounds to focus on challenging questions and interconnected answers. By encouraging visionary thinking, close collaboration and bold solutions, our academic centers are where insight and action unite.

A group of students who participated in a Global Challenges conference

Connect with our community’s exceptional international diversity, and build an understanding of what it means to be a citizen of the world.

A collage of photos: a student with a puffin, students doing experiments in the waterways, a student in the dining hall, a weather station and students in a canoe

Discover how creating a sustainable future stretches well beyond science and includes art, justice, architecture and more.

Students listening to a leadership lecture

Explore and expand your leadership capacities through internships, courses, mentoring and networking opportunities.

A student works on a wood project in the Fimbel Lab

Fimbel Maker & Innovation Lab

Turn your ideas into reality in our 8,000-square-foot makerspace. A wood and metal shop, 3D printers and more are yours to use — from sustainable architecture courses to independent student projects.

Explore the Fimbel Lab
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Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Holding over 24,000 works of art, the Art Museum centralizes works of art from across the globe and throughout time, encouraging students to develop innovative approaches to learning with — and from — art.

Explore the museum
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Library, Information, and Technology Services (LITS)

LITS combines research support, library materials and technology into a valuable resource hub for students and faculty alike.

Visit LITS
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SAW Center

The Speaking, Arguing, and Writing (SAW) Center is designed to offer you a unique opportunity to get useful feedback on your writing and speaking assignments from peer mentors.

Visit the SAW Center
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Career Development Center

The CDC will help you explore your interests, refine your path, chart a course for the future and gain the practical experience you'll need to succeed.

Discover the CDC
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Mount Holyoke College Science Center

The Science Center is a state-of-the-art learning and laboratory facility that the Princeton Review has named among the best in the nation.

Learn more about the Science Center
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Language & Culture Commons

The Language & Culture Commons focuses on both creative uses of technology and community-supported language enrichment opportunities.

Visit the LCC