Diana Foronda '17 was among the students who took part in the Jamaica Cultural Immersion Program during Hollins' Spring Break this year. In this video, she captures her experiences while engaging in a variety of community-based service projects in the town of Lucea on Jamaica's northwest coast. Since 1988, Hollins has organized a mini Peace Corps project to an impoverished community in Jamaica. Students teach in local schools, serve in the local infirmary, refurbish community buildings, and work with children in a recreational capacity. Learn more at www.hollins.edu/jamaica-immersion.

February 2014 brought one of the largest snowfalls in recent memory, 19 inches, to Hollins and the Roanoke Valley. Here's a look at the beauty of the campus during this historic weather event.

HOP combines adventure, education, self-awareness, and leadership all into one fun, exciting program.

Following Opening Convocation at the beginning of each academic year, Hollins University seniors take their first official steps onto Front Quad. Tradition maintains that seniors are the only students permitted to walk on the grass on Front Quad.

At Battle of the Bins, students compete to see who can design the most creative and aesthetically pleasing eco-themed recycling bins. Students paint as teams or by themselves, and a panel of judges awards cash prizes to the top three bins in each category (Most Humorous, Most Effective Message, Most Artistic). Now in its 11th year, Battle of the Bins began in the fall of 2005 when Roanoke County established its first public recycling drop-off site at Hollins. At the same time, the county placed 75 hard-plastic, 48-gallon containers on campus for use by students, faculty, and staff to collect recyclables. Two Hollins students came up with the idea for a bin painting contest to help celebrate the recycling initiative and since that time the event has been held annually to coincide with the start of the new academic year.

As part of first-year orientation, Hollins helps new students connect with the Roanoke Valley through its annual Day of Service, now in its 20th year. On September 17, members of the class of 2020 engaged in local service opportunities at the Henry Street Heritage Festival, Angels of Assisi, Mill Mountain Zoo, the Hollins Branch of Roanoke Public Libraries, and other venues.

Tinker Day is one of Hollins' oldest and most beloved traditions. On a surprise day each fall, classes are cancelled and students, faculty, and staff don crazy costumes and hike nearby Tinker Mountain. It's a fun day featuring class songs and skits, and a picnic.

A behind-the-scenes look at Hollins Theatre's spring production for 2015, based on the classic novel by Louisa May Alcott and brought to life through a glorious Broadway score.

During Hollins' January Short Term each year, students on campus engage in a wide range of extracurricular activities, from chocolate tastings and musical performances to a day of service honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.