Financial
MHC
Academics
Student Support
Miscellaneous
100
A type of on-campus employment you may be eligible for depending on financial need
What is work study?
100
MHC's beloved goose's name
What is Jorge?
100
A person dedicated to helping you select courses, plan your academic journey, and talk about your goals, hobbies, and ideas for your future
What is a faculty advisor?
100
Student peer living on your floor who you can go to for support with transitioning to dorm life, issues with roommates, and more
What is a Residential Advisor?
There is a Resident Advisor (RA) responsible for every floor and a Residential Fellow (RF) in every hall
100
An opportunity to live and take classes internationally for a semester or full academic year
What is Study Abroad?
200
Money on your OneCard to use at the on-campus coffee shop (The Perk) and restaurant (The Pub)
What are MHC dollars?
Every semester, you receive $30 MHC dollars on your OneCard. You also receive 25 meal swipes per week to use at the Dining Commons or Grab-n-Go.
200
The more commonly used name for the Dining Commons
What is Blanch?
200
A time for you to get additional course support, chat, and connect with professors outside of the classroom
What are office hours?
200
Community spaces designed to allow you to connect with your identity and experience new perspectives
What are the Cultural Centers?
200
Free bus system to take you between the 5 Colleges and the rest of the region
What is the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA)?
300
An assigned advisor who can help you talk through options to finance the cost of college
What is an SFS counselor?
Your SFS counselor is assigned to you upon application to MHC and will stick with you until graduation.
300
An example of a Mount Holyoke tradition
Mountain Day, Pangy Day, Class Colors/Symbols, Milk and Cookies, and more are all examples!
300
Courses, credits, and other requirements that must be completed to receive your diploma
What are graduation requirements?
Major, distribution requirements, multicultural perspectives, language, first year seminar, physical education
300
The place to go if you need accommodations in the classrooms or residence halls
What is the Office of Disability Services?
300
Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, Hampshire College, Amherst College, and UMass Amherst are part of this group
What is the 5 College Consortium?
400
A guaranteed $3000-3600 stipend to fund a summer internship or research opportunity
What is Lynk funding?
400
Your one-stop shop to do research, find library materials, and get technology support
What is LITS?
LITS (Library, Information, and Technology Services)
400
A place to go in the library to receive tutoring from peer mentors
What is tutoring and the SAW Center?
400
An opportunity for incoming first-years to be paired with a junior mentor to help with the transition into college
What is the Big/Little Program?
400
Campus guideline for all members of our community to address individuals using their chosen name and pronouns
What is the MHC pronoun policy?
500
Resource to help first generation and/or low income students by providing funds for essential living expenses, technology expenses, and emergency needs
What is the student safety net fund?
500
One of MHC's nicknames (hint: usually used in reference to our sports teams!)
What is Yoke?
500
The quietest section of the library
What are the stacks?
Different sections and floors of the library (atrium, reading room, group study rooms, private study rooms, North and South stacks, etc.) are marked with different noise/conversation levels to help students find the perfect place to study
500
A place to explore your career interests, work on resumes/cover letters, and prepare for life after college
What is the Career Development Center (CDC)?
500
Identity and interest based residential floors to help you build community and make friends
What are Living Learning Communities (LLCs)?