Board & Committees

Board & Committee Handbook

This handbook has been compiled to provide Alumnae Association committee members with clear, concise and accessible information concerning the purpose, structure, policies and procedures of the Alumnae Association, and information and facts about Mount Holyoke College.

› Board & Committee Handbook PDF

There are eight sections in the manual:

• An overview of the mission, history, goals and other information pertinent to the Alumnae Association
  
• The Bylaws and Rules of Organization of the Alumnae Association
  
• Board and Committee Descriptions
  
• The policies of the Alumnae Association
  
• General guidelines for conducting meetings and helpful information for volunteers
  
• Organizational charts and alumnae statistics
  
• An overview the mission and factual information about the College
  
• Publications available from the Alumnae Association and the College
  

Updates for the manual will be made periodically or on an as needed basis, and will be handed out to all committee members.

Women who struggle to open doors that have been closed to them know that the fight for equal rights takes many steps, not a single small one. — Martha Ackmann, senior lecturer in women’s studies, author of The Mercury 13: The Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight