Happy April, NorCal Alums! This is the time of year when high school students have heard back from colleges and are deciding where they’ll matriculate. Also this month, current MHC students will celebrate the springtime tradition of Pangy Day, where the campus will “erupt in a flurry of festivity, energy and enthusiasm after a New England winter”. We’re celebrating both of these exciting occasions at our admitted students’ social on April 13th in San Francisco, and while we won’t have a ritual maypole, we will be offering food, fun, and festivities! Read more below.
Upcoming Events
Pangy Day Admitted Students Social
We’re excited to welcome all the new Blue Lions (MHC class of 2028) to the vibrant Mount Holyoke community! Join us in San Francisco on Saturday, April 13, from 3:00 – 5:00 pm to congratulate and offer advice to newly accepted students from around the Bay Area. All class years welcome—recent alums and current students are particularly encouraged to attend and share their experiences.
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When: Apr 13, 2024 3:00 PM PDT
Where: Home of Liz Kind, San Francisco
Contact: Adrianne Wu ’21
RSVP: Register here
MHC Virtual Book Club: Liliana’s Invincible Summer: A Sister’s Search for Justice by Cristina Rivera Garza
“Part memoir, part true-crime story, Garza’s chronicle is both personal and political.”–The Washington Post
A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, Time, Chicago Public Library, She Reads, Electric Lit.
Virtual book club meetings happen at 7:00 pm PT on the fourth Wednesday of the month and are open to all alums. You may be able to use the Libby app to check out an ebook/audiobook of this month’s pick from your local library.
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When: Apr 24, 2024 7:00 PM PDT
Where: Zoom
Contact: Hannah Lynn Fairbanks ’03
RSVP: Register here
Electrify Now! w/ Climate Reality Bay Area
Join us in April for a free presentation from Climate Reality Project’s Bay Area Chapter. This presentation is to help homeowners take advantage of local, state, and federal programs if they want to lower their homes’ carbon footprints through electrification. There are incentives for everything from induction cooktops to electric heat pumps and home backup energy systems.
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When: Apr 25, 2024 6:30 PM PDT
Where: Register on Zoom
Contact: Peri Caylor ’83
Friday Happy Hour
Join May C. ’21 and Amelia T. ’21 for happy hour at Beretta Valencia!
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When: Apr 26, 2024 5:00 PM PDT
Where: 1199 Valencia St, San Francisco, CA 94110
Contact: May Chen ’21
Upcoming College Events
Building Women’s Higher Education: An Architectural History of Mount Holyoke College
This presentation will explore the intersection between women’s education and the Gothic Revival style as reflected in the Mount Holyoke campus. Key topics to be discussed include why the style was selected to represent higher education in general and Mount Holyoke specifically. Additionally, the discussion will delve into the influence that the country’s preeminent landscape architecture firm, Olmsted Brothers, had on the design of the campus.
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When: Apr 16, 2024 4:30 PM PDT
Where: Register on Zoom
Club Updates
Interested in getting more involved with the Club? We’re currently seeking a Communications Chair, a Vice President, and an External Relationships Liaison! Please peruse the board descriptions (open positions highlighted) and reach out to us by email. We’re always looking for fresh perspectives and new ideas, and we look forward to hearing from you!
Image by Maicon Fonseca Zanco via Wikimedia Commons.
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