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Cultural Connections


Cultural ConnectionsThursday, September 12, 2024 | 5:30-7:30pm
Campus Center Auditorium

Cultural Connections is one of UMass's first week's events designed to welcome incoming first-year and returning students, faculty, and staff to the UMass campus. Free and open to the campus community, CC is a celebration of campus plurality. It is an opportunity for students to connect with peers, faculty and staff and explore the resources on campus that are available to them.

Join us as we provide a warm welcome to first-year students, returning and transfer students, faculty and staff.  A fantastic evening featuring a Resource Fair for connecting and learning and the Gospel Choir, DBJ Dance Crew, Dhadak Dance Fusion and the ODAIKO New England for enterntainment. Enjoy dinner inspired by our diverse communitie, take advantage of the photo booth for your photoshoots, break into the Quiet Art room for some creative dare, and win prizes - not for the art but for  the correctly done task!

 

Independence Day Party

Independence Day PartyMonday, September 16,2024 | 5-7pm
Latinx American Cultural Center
Hampden 203
Southwest Residential Area

Join us in celebrating the Independence Day of Latin American countries in September and kickoff Latinx Heritage Month. Participate in our open dialogues about independence, the meaning of independence and learn more about the LACC and this great community.

 

Tea Time

Tea TimeThursday, September 19th | 4-6pm
Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center
Bartlett 202

 

Have you ever had Thai tea or boba milk tea?Come, taste and savor the rich and fragrant aromas of teas of Asia and participate in some exciting events.

Everyone's welcome.  

Mapping Your Root

 

 

Mapping your RootsMonday, September 23, 2024 | 6:30-8:30pm
Latinx American Cultural Center
Hampden Hall, Rm. 203
 

Join us in celebrating Latinx Heritage month! Get to know your history by tracing back your roots to where your abuelos and abuela's came from. We'll explore traditions, culture, and hear about our stories, while making visual maps with the help of our book and artifact display. Bringing heirlooms or cultural artifacts to share is encouraged!

Traditional Latin appetizers will be served! 

 

 

Puerto Rican Day Parade

 

Puerto Rican Day ParadeSunday, September 15 
10:30am - 3:30pm  
3300 Main Street, Springfield, MA        

Join the UMass contingency in the parade to celebrate cultural and neighborly ties with citizens of Springfield.  Round transportation from UMass/Springfield and parade float provided.  Led by UMass Springfield Center 

This year Springfield is celebrating Magia Boricua or Boricua Magic to showcase Puerto Rican culture. We would love for you to attend and march on September 15th, 2024. Free transportation to and from the parade,  t-shirts, and food will be provided for our contingency participants! Don't miss out on the festivities and showing your support to Latinx campus community. Please scan QR code within flyer to register and reserve your spot, deadline Sept. 7th noon.

Transportation details to be given when signing up for the event.

Make a Connection- MXCC Kickoff

Make a Connection! MXCC KickoffWednesday, Sepember 18, 2024 | 6-8pm
Berkshire DC (lower level)
Southwest Residential Area

 

Join MXCC in  kicking off the academic year with fun, food and games and meet new friends and make connections!

Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) Course

PARTCampus Life and Well-being invites you to enroll in the one credit Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) course.

The 9-week Positivity and Relaxation Training (PART) program helps participants develop a self-care routine to help manage stress, improve their outlook and enhance their quality of life.  Developed at the Benson-Henry Institute for Mind Body Medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital, the PART program teaches participants a variety of mind body practices and self-care interventions:

  • How to recognize their personal responses to stress
  • Meditative techniques that elicit the relaxation response
  • How to change thought patterns and emotional outlook to adaptive and positive perspectives
  • Techniques to improve sleep, eating and physical activity
  • Ways to harness creativity, humor and appreciations to cultivate positivity and personal well-being

For fall 2024, 22 sections of PART are being offered

GRE Subject Test Help

GRE LRC TutorialThe GRE Learning Resource Center (LRC) will do their best to provide tutoring on the GRE subject tests. To access this service please email lrc@umass.edu with the specific content and sample questions you want help with.  LRC staff strives to respond within 48 hours to learn more about the need and help match you with a tutor.

 

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