Hampshire College

Our Vision

Advance the college’s distinctive educational program by modeling how the campus and community can be a laboratory for experimentation and demonstration of sustainable development principles;

Strengthen the college as an educational enterprise that is itself sustainable, qualitatively and financially.

Impetus

• College is at a developmental watershed;
• Opportunity to keep Hampshire at forefront of educational innovation;
• Necessity to address immediate space, maintenance, construction, operational issues;
• Backdrop of significant development activity in Amherst paired with changing human condition globally;
• Potential for college to meet long-term financial health through various sustainable development initiatives.

Underlying Premise

Sustainability of the college will require a multi-disciplinary approach and coordinated action that promotes education, ecology, equity, and economy. This pursuit will strengthen Hampshire’s sense of community and commitment to social responsibility. Fortified, the college will sustain its ability to make a difference locally, nationally, globally.