Hampshire Student Life

… Hampshire Student Life A Campus Home Unlike Any Other The Hampshire College campus is unconventional, definitely … clubs, and field experience. Whether you're planning the line up of live bands for Spring Jam, attending a multi-faith celebration, or designing a mural for one of the academic buildings, you have infinite opportunities to …

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The Hampshire Experience

The Hampshire Experience Urgent. Unbound. Entrepreneurial. Define the question that drives you forward. Our empowering approach … and supportive model of learning, we move beyond just the exchange of knowledge. Instead, we synthesize, integrate, …

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Chapter 8: Students

… Elana Jacobs, and Rebecca J. Grossfeld. [Amherst, MA:] The Logo, Fall 1996. Last Spring, Andrew Schwerin and Elana … sipping herbal tea and chatting about life in the "mods," apartment-style houses at Hampshire that offer a homier, more … community," he said. "It's kind of like living in an apartment. You have the ability to cook your own meals. In …

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Covid-19 Information

… College leadership will continue to monitor and respond to the most up-to-date CDC guidance, health data in Hampshire … Update Dear Students, Staff, and Faculty, Throughout the pandemic, the Hampshire College community built a culture and …

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News

Just Our Type

… story than that of May graduate David Jonathan Ross and the path he navigated in pursuit of his college degree—and … to life in Boston and working, from the comfort of his own apartment, at his dream job designing typefaces.   … Division … to life in Boston and working, from the comfort of his own apartment, at his dream job designing typefaces.   … Just Our …

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Chapter 2: Ten Year Review

… 1981. * Ways and Byways through Hampshire: A Report to the College Community, 1981. * A Study of Interdisciplinary … sense of well-being hinges on the quality of dorm, mod, or apartment life; and a great deal of time and involvement goes … free-lance writing, computer consulting, energy auditing, interior decoration, and many more fields. The frequency of …

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Chapter 7: Governance

… Chapter 7: Governance Auspices from the I Ching. (1970) The Constitution of Hampshire College. (1970) Report on the Remaking of Hampshire Governance. (1974) Self-Study …

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Purchasing Card Policies and Procedures

… Card Policies and Procedures Introduction Welcome to the Hampshire College ProCard (p-card) Program. This user guide provides you, the cardholder, with the information that you will need in order to use the card …

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How to Manage Contracts

… complexities. Contract development should begin as soon as the need for a contract is clear and a vendor has been … it is preferable to obtain a signed contract prior to the effective date of the relationship it memorializes, letters of agreement and …

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Lab Safety Manual: Emergency Planning and Procedures

… and Wellbeing staff person will respond, reporting back to the director of Campus Safety and Wellbeing and the environmental health and safety office. Special Needs … procedures with all mobility-impaired persons in the laboratory to determine their needs for assistance at the

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Procedures for Division III

… Students begin to formulate their plans for Div III during the spring of their third year, or sixth semester, when they participate in the Div III committee request process. As part of that … III contract that describes their Div III plan. Early in the fall, or seventh, semester, students work with their Div …

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Chapter 4: Hampshire Landuse and an Original Landowner

… Forest, 1979 Hampshire College Landscape Study, 1983 The Popcorn Prince Remembers, 1984 A Proposal to Establish a … College November 17, 1978. Click here to download a pdf of the entire proposal. Abstract Hampshire College proposes to establish a New England Farm Center, which will be the organizational nucleus of (1) a demonstration program to …

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How to Document a Community-Engaged Learning Activity

… a new Community-Engaged Learning activity on TheHub in the Div II tab. Supervisor approves the activity or gives suggested feedback for revision Student moves forward with the activity and reflects Supervisor verifies completion of …

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Lab Safety Manual: Introduction

… staff, faculty, and visitors.  This safety manual for the Cole Science Center (CSC) has been developed by faculty and staff members from the School of Natural Science (NS) and Hampshire College's … and sign a form acknowledging that they are aware of the policies for work in Cole Science Center, and stating …

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Chapter 3: Academic Program and Planning, 1982-1985

… Academic Program and Planning, 1982-1985 Final Report of the Long Range Planning Committee, 1982 Krukowski Report, … Mass.: Hampshire College, 1982 This Final Report of the Hampshire College Long Range Planning Committee represents the culmination of two years of painstaking work by the

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Chapter 2: Planning in Earnest

… Chapter 2: Planning in Earnest Report of the Educational Advisory Committee to the President of Hampshire College. (1966) Hampshire College Conference: a report. (1966) The Making of a College: growth in a major academic …

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Division II Procedures

… begin to design their individual concentrations in the spring of their first year. As part of that process, they … with faculty in their area(s) of interest, working toward the goal of both having a faculty committee who will oversee … and a Community-Engaged Learning  requirement. The Div II contract briefly describes the student's plans for …

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Directions

… points east  From Boston, it is approximately 2 hours to the campus. Follow the Massachusetts Turnpike to Exit 4 (West Springfield/Route … Route 9). Turn right onto Route 9 east and follow it to the center of Amherst. At the town center, turn right on …

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Division III for Current Students

… to push their learning further, take risks, and tackle the meaningful challenge they’ve envisioned.  In Division III students devote the major part of their year to the independent study project and students must also …

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Policy on Contracts and Contracting

… Written contracts are often necessary in order to clarify the intent of the College and other parties with whom the College enters into relationships. Well-executed written …

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Immigration Basics

… Hampshire College has been designated as a sponsor of the J-1 Exchange Visitors Program by the Department of State (DOS). The purpose of this program is to promote international …

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Receiving, Payments, and Returns

… Purchasing Manual Receiving A. Order Delivery Since the College does not have a central receiving location, all … office designee will be responsible for receiving goods. The purchase order should show the office that will receive the order and, if the vendor is …

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Chapter 14: Library and Computer Use

… Chapter 14: Library and Computer Use The Hampshire College Library. (1969) Computers and Computer Use. (1969) User Preparation of Checks for the Check Reconciliation System. (1973) [The first two documents excerpted here are part of the

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Chapter 10: Educational Policy and Programs

… Think of education for individuals, not for women; for the mind, not the drawing room; for enlightenment, not advantage; and that is its proper scale. What follows is that the purpose of education for women, as for men, is to enable …

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Archives and Special Collections

… Archives and Special Collections The Hampshire College Archives are closed until further … online in   Five College Compass: Digital Collections. The Zine Collection catalog is on LibraryThing ! Unique … with a more artistic focus are cataloged and available in the Museums 10 database. A selection of Hampshire internet …

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