Campus Traditions
Student Success and Engagement strives to provide Hampshire with vibrant campus traditions. Our primary goal is to build community among students and to help students put their ideas into action. Every year, the Office of Student Success and Engagement provides support for annual events on campus ranging from Hampfest to Hampshire Halloween, Spring Jam to the Ingenuity Awards.
Hampshire College Annual Events
Hampfest
Hampfest is the College's student activities fair, held at the beginning of each semester. It is an occasion for student groups to present themselves to the wider Hampshire community and to recruit and involve members of the community in their organizations. Experience all of our student groups and join as many as you'd like, while also exploring the variety of services offered by student life, academic programs, and various campus offices and departments. Hampfest provides a great opportunity to pick up information from and connect with organizers of our on-campus student groups as well as campus offices and departments. All students are welcome and encouraged to attend!
Hampshire Halloween
Hampshire Halloween is an annual community event that occurs on the Friday before Halloween. Activities have included campus-wide trick or treating, costume contests, arts and crafts, open mics and dancing, food trucks, haunted walks, and more. Hampshire Halloween ends with late-night breakfast in the Dining Commons. The Office of Student Success and Engagement alongside Residence Life, student groups, offices and other departments across campus help to organize this event.
Ingenuity Awards
The Ingenuity Awards honor students who have made a significant contribution to our community. We seek nominees who have demonstrated outstanding initiative and/or attained significant accomplishments that have contributed positively to the College. This includes but is not limited to: student group involvement, student governance, individuals who devote time to planning activities that enrich our community, and those who have demonstrated exemplary leadership through academic means and/or community service.
Spring Jam
Afternoon activities including bounce houses, carnival games, live music, and much more take place on the library lawn, followed by an evening concert under the solar canopy during Spring Jam. A full schedule and performers is announced in the spring.