McKenna College host a "Monte Carlo" night which doubles as the school's homecoming dance. This tradition dates back to 1949. Several of Claremont McKenna College's traditions are water-related: At noon on the due dates of senior theses, the students turn in their theses to the registrar, after which they are given a bottle of champagne by the registrar. In recent years, the class president has provided the champagne. The students spend the remainder of the afternoon in the fountains at the school, drinking, singing, celebrating and enjoying the warm California sun. At midnight of a student's birthday, their friends will throw them in the fountains in the center of campus while singing "Happy Birthday", a tradition known as "ponding". The Consortium All seven colleges are part of the Claremont University Consortium, also known as "the 7 Cs". Together the campuses cover over and enroll over 6,000 students. In addition there are over 3,500 faculty and staff and more than 2,500 courses available. Student life revolves around the colleges as they interact socially and also share seven dining halls, four main libraries and other facilities spread throughout the campuses. Notable facilities include: Honnold/Mudd Library and the Libraries of the Claremont Colleges, the largest collection of any liberal arts college W.M. Keck Science Center Monsour Counseling Center Huntley Bookstore Students attending Claremont McKenna can enroll in up to 2/3 of their classes at the other undergraduate colleges and can also major at any other college if the major is not offered at CMC. This is the general academic policy at the schools and is meant to give students the resources of a larger university while still maintaining the qualities of a small, liberal-arts college. Research institutes CMC sponsors twelve different on-campus research institutes and centers. They seek to produce new research and publications while involving undergraduate students in rigorous academic work. The Berger Institute for Work, Family and Children The Financial Economics Institute The Center for Human Rights Leadership The Family of Benjamin Z. Gould Center for Humanistic Studies The Keck Center for International and Strategic Studies The Kravis Lab for Social Impact The Kravis Leadership Institute The Lowe Institute of Political Economy The Roberts Environmental Center The Rose Institute of State and Local Government The Salvatori Center for the Study of Individual Freedom in the Modern World The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Fundraising Claremont McKenna completed the largest fundraising campaign