Eleven alums and one guest gathered on Saturday morning, November 1, 2025, at Connecticut Foodshare in Wallingford to help fight hunger across the state. Our team spent the morning packing pallets of bread into boxes destined for more than 100 mobile food banks throughout Connecticut this week.

According to the staff, we were so fast they could barely keep up with us — and honestly, it felt that way! Everyone worked hard, stayed cheerful, and kept asking for more bread and more boxes. Thank you to everyone who volunteered and made such a meaningful impact!

On Saturday, October 4, alums gathered at the house of Margaret Harper for brunch and to discuss the Common Read of 2025-26, Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler. Dr. Lori Tausta ‘84 brought great questions that got alums talking for hours about the book. 

We held our annnual Mountain Day ice cream gatherings on Monday evening, September 29 following the official Mountain Day at the college on September 26. Alums gathered at various places in CT to celebrate and catch up with one another! 

Alums got together to watch and cheer on the Mount Holyoke field hockey team! The Lyons played at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven.

Alums and current students welcomed Mount Holyoke’s newest students (incoming firsties and transfer students) as they prepared to leave for campus.

For the first recent alum event of the 2025-26 year, alums met at Farnam Memorial Gardens in New Haven. This was an opportunity for recent alums to connect with each other and share thoughts on what events they’d like to see in the future. 

To conclude our 2024-25 program year, board members and other alums met virtually for the 2025 Annual Meeting on June 30, 2025. We elected the Club’s Board of Directors for the 2025-26 year, voted on new bylaws for the Club, got a brief recap of the past year, and discussed the events that are planned for the upcoming year.

Plans are already under way to organize club traditions like Mountain Day ice cream, the Mary Lyon’s Birthday Tea and the Mary Lyon Dinner, and the Wellesley Club will host the Three College Luncheon in the spring. This year the Common Read discussion in the fall will be in person rather than on Zoom; we’ll discuss The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler at a weekend brunch hosted by Margaret Harper. Please watch your email for news about these events. 

We hope you’ll join or rejoin the club in 2025-26! See the Membership page for more information.

Alums of Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Wellesley gathered for the annual Three College Luncheon at The Pond House Cafe in West Hartford on April 30th. This year's luncheon was sponsored by the Smith College Club of Hartford. The 2025 luncheon speaker was Carolyn Kuan, Smith ’99, Music Director of the Hartford Symphony Orchestra, a role she has held since 2011. Carolyn is an internationally acclaimed conductor, known for her versatility and commitment to contemporary music. 

Alums from Connecticut, Rhode Island, and western Massachusetts gathered at the Town & County Club, Hartford, CT with Mount Holyoke’s 20th president, Danielle R. Holley and Provost and Dean of Faculty, Lisa Sullivan. They shared their insights into MHC Forward, the College’s bold new strategic plan to shore up the college for the next 50 years and beyond. Both reported on the exciting developments already taking place on campus.

We celebrated Mary Lyon’s 228th birthday by gathering March 2 at an alum’s home in Glastonbury. This annual Mary Lyon’s Birthday Tea had an amazing turn out and provided a great opportunity for alums to socialize. There was also an incredible variety of food and desserts alums brought to share with each other.

On January 15, 2025, Patrice McCarthy ‘78, Executive Director and General Counsel of the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education led alums in an engaging and enlightening virtual discussion of education issues.