Family and Friends 2020
Wednesday, October 21 — Thursday, October 29, 2020
Family and Friends is normally a weekend in October for family and friends to experience the beautiful Mount Holyoke campus, culture of academic excellence and vibrant cocurricular life. This year we are offering a variety of virtual and self-guided experiences that you can participate in with your Mount Holyoke student over the course of a week.
Choose activities to create the experience that best suits your interests. There are scheduled, live events that will give you a snapshot of the student experience and others that are tailored more specifically for parents, families, and friends. We have also provided the opportunity to build your own Family and Friends experience through various on-demand activities and content.
Scheduled events will be posted on our calendar as they are confirmed.
If you have questions, please check out the FAQ or email the Family and Friends committee.
Listen to the Alma Mater sung by MHC choral students
- Take a virtual tour of the art museum
- Learn how senior class dancers went from practice to performance in 23 hours
- Feeling spooky? View photos from the past performances of Frankenstein and Waking Sleepy Hollow
- Watch MHCAM in Conversation: Food Culture and the Skinner Museum and learn about the Skinner Museum Collection.
Excellence and Innovation
Learn about the Global Challenges Conference, hosted every two years by the McCulloch Center for Global Initiatives
- Take a virtual tour of the Fimbel Lab
- Learn about Senior Hannah Pozzebon's virtual Pratt Music Hall — built in Minecraft
- Can you dig it? See how the Restoration Ecology Program at Mount Holyoke is working to restore the health of the beloved MHC lake system, including its plant and animal life.
A Taste of MHC
Enjoy some of or students’ favorite recipes — General Tso’s Chicken, Chicken 65 and Chef Jeff M&M Cookies — courtesy of Dining Services.
- Watch the second episode of the Culinary Cooking Series: House-Made Vinaigrettes and Marinades live on October 22.
Our Community
Enjoy this Family and Friends slideshow.
Note: This video is not narrated.
Hear Mount Holyoke students discuss their favorite traditions.
- Learn about the protective equipment the College donated to be dispersed as needed to hospitals statewide
- Read about the Alumnae Fellowships program that supports the research, studies and projects of alums
- Hear some Alums share their Mount Holyoke College Must-Dos before graduation
Our Campus
Enjoy this aerial tour of campus
Note: this video is not narrated.
- Need to take a relaxing break? Check out the peaceful view from the newly installed Miller Worley Center for the Environment Campus Living Lab Cam. You might even get a peak of Jorge, our resident goose!
- Enjoy a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Mary Lyon bells being rung to mark the start of Mountain Day.
- A Community Dedicated to Leadership: catcah a glimps of the Weissman Student Commons in Blanchard Hall.
- Enjoy a glimpse of autumn in western Massachusetts.
Mount Holyoke College's Rich History
Learn about the history of the campus in this conversation with President Stephens and Paul Breen, Director of Facilities Management and Planning
- Learn about Quarantines and Pandemics in Mount Holyoke HIstory
- Visit the virtual exhibit about the History of Student Voting Rights Activism
Keep in Touch
Order MHC gear online from the Odyssey Bookshop
- Visit MoHome and Away for news and digital downloads
- Find resources on the Mount Holyoke Families page
- Take a look into a typical Wednesday publishing night in the Mount Holyoke Newsroom
Just for Fun
Download a Zoom background
Scroll through and click on the image of the background you like. When the image opens, click on the download icon in the lower right corner.
- Students! Remember that you can stream movies on Kanopy when you log in with your MHC credentials
- Do one of these Mount Holyoke puzzles
- Download Mount Holyoke coloring pages
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