The New York Life Insurance Company Center for the Study of Hellenism in Pontus and Asia Minor was established in January 2009 by agreement between the New York Life Insurance Company and Hellenic College, Inc., through an endowment grant from NY Life. The hallmark program of the Center is the biennial Asia Minor Travel Seminar. The New York Life Center also promotes the study of Hellenism in Pontus and Asia Minor through lectures and other programming on the Hellenic College Holy Cross campus. Through all these programs, the Center seeks to advance the HCHC mission of spiritual formation, intellectual development, and student awareness of the universal intellectual and cultural values of the Hellenic heritage.