Retained Life Estate
… Retained Life Estate If you are considering a gift of real estate, the best option for you may be a retained … enables you to donate your home but retain lifetime use of it, for yourself and/or other members of your family. You benefit from savings on estate tax and …
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Beinecke Scholarship for Graduate Studies
… fields to third-year students (based on graduation date) of exceptional ability, achievement, and who have financial … available to them and to be courageous in the selection of a graduate course of study. Each scholar receives $4,000 immediately prior to …
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Lynn Miller: Producing Top-Notch Researchers
… professor Lynn Miller has helped shape Hampshire's School of Natural Science over the past 40 years. He continues to … his research and teaching. One ongoing project, the sight of which benefits the entire campus community, involves … that I called Pseudo-Banana Republic. In that same batch of plants I had another random plant that was almost white. I …
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The Carollee Bengelsdorf Scholarship Fund
… Hampshire’s approach to the social sciences. Her fusion of teaching, mentoring, scholarship, and activism influenced decades of alums who studied with her, as well as faculty with whom … she taught and from whom she learned. With the support of these students and faculty, we are establishing the …
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Structural Pest Control
… to using integrated pest management procedures for control of structural pests across all areas of campus. Integrated pest management (IPM) is an effective … structural pests. IPM uses information on the life cycle of pests and their interaction with the environment to manage …
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Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP) & Good Academic Standing
… will measure academic progress once per year at the end of the spring semester. Students who fail to meet these … Standing Is Measured CASA monitors the academic progress of all students to ensure they are fulfilling degree … semester: Students are required to register for a minimum of three (3) academic courses, equivalent to 12 credits, to …
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Acquiring Land for the New College
… to found the new college that would become Hampshire, one of the first tasks was to acquire land on which to build the … who had been special assistant to the President of Amherst College, took on the task of finding a suitable site. Since Hampshire was founded under …
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IRB for Research with Human Subjects
… IRB for Research with Human Subjects The mandate of the institutional review board is to provide comprehensive protection for human subjects of research conducted by students, staff, faculty, or visiting researchers at Hampshire College. The intent of this board is to assure that investigators do not unduly …
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Hampshire College Employee Computing Acceptable Use Policy
… support academic, research, and administrative needs of all students, faculty, and staff members of the College community. The following policy is intended to shape the College's use of these resources and to assert our shared values and …
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Franklin Patterson, Founding President
… Franklin Patterson, Founding President The first president of Hampshire College was Franklin Patterson, who was hired in … Longsworth (first vice-president and second president of Hampshire) convened the Hampshire College Conference, … from across the country to discuss the implications of the 1958 New College Plan for the design of the …
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Library Gift Policy
… College library welcomes monetary and in-kind gifts of recent material (not older than five years). Monetary gifts may be directed to a variety of purposes, including purchase of materials for the collection or endowments for continuing …
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Commitment to Diversity
… us into an active and passionately engaged community of active learners that values freedom with respect; a … that values voice and agency. Diversity is at the core of our collaborative, creative, inquiry-based model of education because true interdisciplinary pedagogy, by …
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Alum Action Group
… Alum Action Group Our Mission The mission of the Alum Action Group (AAG), established at the invitation of former President Jonathan Lash in 2012, is to support the mission, values, and philosophy of Hampshire College by building alumni engagement through …
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Personal Protective Equipment
… to identify work situations that require the use of PPE and to properly select and use PPE. This information … is important to help ensure the safety and health of all employees at Hampshire College and is mandated by OSHA … measures, such as engineered guards, substitutions of less hazardous chemicals, and prudent work practices. …
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Intentionally Designed Endowment Conference
… forward and to encourage participation by a larger group of institutions. Keynote speakers were: Robert Litterman, chairman of the Risk Committee and Academic Advisory Board at Kepos Capital LP (and who was on April 7 elected chair of the Commonfund Board of Trustees). White House staff …
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Academic Connections
… an increasingly vibrant connection to the College. Some of our most recent collaborations with Hampshire College … interactive play materials for children a group of students from a nutritional anthropology class studying … class working regularly with small groups of toddlers and preschoolers a community service project by …
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Postering and Flyers
… in the Airport Lounge and Library. Due to constraints of time, space, and safety, exhibition proposals that reflect the academic program and/or the mission of Hampshire College will be given priority. The library … and will make every effort to preserve the integrity of the display. Posters and Flyers In adherence with the …
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Allowed and Non-Allowed Expenses
… Purchases: A detailed (but non-exhaustive) list of items that are and are not allowed to be purchased at the … lavish, imprudent, unnecessary, or otherwise a misuse of College funds, as well as anything that violates other … (if applicable), and/or ask the Purchasing Office ahead of time. Airline club membership dues Alcohol purchases that …
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Hampshire College Digital Privacy Statement
… is gathered and used. In an effort to improve the content of the Hampshire College website, certain information may be … our website. Some information is collected through the use of cookies—small files of data from a website that are stored in a user's browser …
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Recognition
… Colleges That Change Lives Hampshire College is a member of Colleges that Change Lives, a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement and support of a student-centered college search process. "Today, no … why Hampshire graduates achieve so much. One is the kind of person the college attracts. The other is what the college …
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Homeschool and Unschool Students
… Students You already know that you are the best architect of your education. Hampshire College will help you continue … encourage them to provide us with a better understanding of who they are as a learner and individual. Through your … Application, we hope to gain a better understanding of your rigorous learning experiences and how you’ve …
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Daily Log Archive
… Daily Log Archive Below is an archived listing of all incidents and accidents reported to the Hampshire College department of public safety in 2009. Each listing includes the date and time of the report; a description of the incident or accident that …
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Information Security Breach Notification Policy
… shall provide notice regarding a breach in security of college information. 2.0 Scope: This policy applies to … breaches must be reported immediately to the director of information technology. A breach is defined as unauthorized access of college information. Hampshire College Information …
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First Time Borrower Entrance Loan Counseling
… counseling session you will: be given an explanation of the use of the Master Promissory Note (MPN); learn about the seriousness of default, including adverse credit reports and other …
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Andy Weneczek
… actually named Weneczek House after Andy Weneczek, another of the original landowners from whom the Hampshire campus was … attached to his land, and by all accounts was very leery of selling it to Chuck Longsworth (the first employee and second President of Hampshire). What changed Andy's mind? When he found out …
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