History
Traditions
Buildings
Famous Alumnae/I
Strategic Plan
100

In this year the name was changed from Hollins Institute to Hollins College 

1911

100

Only seniors are allowed to carry on this tradition begun in 1982 

Painting the Rock 

100

The original door from the Botetourt Springs Hotel is now located at the basement side of this building, once referred to by students as "the Waldorf"

West

100

Her J-term internship at WDBJ in Roanoke launched her storied career

Ann Compton '69

100

The three "Ws" fondly used in the early stages of the campaign stand for this

Wellness, West, Worry-Free

200

She worked as a chemistry lab assistant at Hollins for 46 years

Ms. Mary Emma Bruce

200

This groups' motto "But the discrepancy that falls between what one is and what one could be lies the great challenge" 

Freya

200

This building is on the site of the first Chapel at Hollins

Main

200

She was the first woman sportswriter in the Atlantic Coast Conference, now inducted into the US Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame

Mary Garbee '38

200

This department will lead the establishment of an Institute for the Liberal Arts, Social Capital, and Social Mobility

Career and Life Design

300

At this young age Charles Lewis Cocke became President of Hollins

26

300

Patricia Barmeyer, Lucy Haynes, Leslie Ketner, Kay Kendall, Mary Dana Hinton, Savon Sampson, all have this in common 

Members of ADA

300

This building won the National Award of Merit from the American Institute of Architects 

Dana

300

She was the first American woman to climb Everest

Charlotte Fox '79

300

TLTLSP seeks to make Hollins the leader in what three forms of mobility

Access, Wellness, Academic Excellence 

400

When horses were originally on campus, the stables were located here

Where the VAC is located

400

On a special night Juniors take part in skits and other silly antics and discover the identity of their senior sisters 

Ring Night 

400

This building suffered an explosion and fire during a faculty meeting in 1925

Pleasants

400

He is the current editor of the New York Times magazine

Jake Silverstein

400

"All you need is here" is goal 2 of this gear in the strategic plan

Access

500

Her bequest was instrumental in the building of the VAC

Siddy Wilson

500
Tinker day became an official holiday in this year

1895

500

This building was finished in 1855 for a total cost of $5,000

East

500

She is the Executive Director of the Mississippi Access to Justice Commission

Tiffany Graves '87

500

A strategic principal of this gear is a Humane Workplace for 

Thriving Academic Excellence 

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