ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT
Episode 6 of The Green Thread podcast features HCC alum Sarah Monson ‘03, the senior director of philanthropy and external relations at Aurora Women and Girls Foundation. Sarah talks to Green Thread host Pat LaBelle about how she became a fundraiser, the amazing experience of mentoring an HCC student, and her go-to song for carpool karaoke with her daughter.
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'Gun' Merits Awards
The HCC Theater Department’s fall 2025 production of “The Last Living Gun” received three awards at the recent American College Theater Festival in Albany, N.Y.
March '26 News Blog
Graduate Jamal Cumberbatch returns for internship pitch ... HCC Culinary Club keeps cooking during spring break week ...
Vega Named Trustee
Aaron Vega '90 is a former state representative and Holyoke city councilor who is now the president and CEO of the Western Mass Economic Development Council.
