Signature Events

Senior Symposium

Seniors share the projects, scholarly research, and intellectual passions that demonstrates depth of research and analysis during their senior year.

LYNK on the Road: Careers in Public Service 

This annual autumn event is open to first years and sophomores. In partnership with the Career Development Center.

Careers in Public Service:  Washington, D.C.

Open to Juniors and Seniors, 

Careers in Public Service, deliberately emphasizes a wide range of careers and open students’ horizons to various fields and new possibilities. Discussions with alums complement the classroom experience and provide guidance on how to turn a rigorous liberal arts education into action in the world. 

Leading Women in the Arts

The Leading Women in the Arts series is a bi-annual collaboration between the Weissman Center for Leadership and the InterArts Council. This engaging program reflects the center's support of public presentations by hosting guest scholars, artists, writers, and practitioners that engage the academic work of the college with the public sphere.  


Holyoke Bound/Springfield Bound

The “Bounds” are stepping stones for community engagement with our local communities. They are hosted by grassroots community members and local leaders about the histories and social justice agendas of Holyoke and Springfield. Each event is unique. Each event is different focusing on municipal politics, or on education, or on the history, culture and unique demographics of the Holyoke community.