UMass Facilities

Fitness Centers

UMass Recreation Center: Visitors to UMass can purchase a day pass to the UMass Recreation Center for $10 a day. If you intend to go more than four times during your workshop, a summer pass is only $40. Passes are sold at the front desk. Cash, credit or checks are accepted.)
PLEASE NOTE: Non-UMass guests need a Gym Waiver to use the gym. Please pick up a waiver at the workshop registration.

Wireless Internet

Wireless internet access is available throughout the UMass campus. You will be able to obtain a wireless password at the workshop registration or at your hotel/dorm reception.

Dining

During the summer months, UMass has several dining options available on-campus. Click on the links below for hours and menus:

Campus Center
Worcester Dining Commons

Amherst Area Guide

TripAdvisor offers a local guide to eating and other activities in Amherst.

Local Transportation

UMass Transportation Services (UMTS) and the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA) run bus service in and around Amherst.

Bike Rentals

Laughing Dog Bicycles and the Hampshire Bicycle Exchange rent bicycles in Amherst.

Shopping Guide

We have several local supermarkets and a shopping mall close to Amherst. Both are accessible by PVTA buses from the University campus.

• Hampshire Mall
  Target, Cinemark theater, Bath & Body Works, JoAnn's Fabric, Dick's Sporting Goods, American Eagle Outfitters, JCPenney and Trader Joes
   
• Mountain Farms Mall
  Whole Foods Market, Panera Bread, The Paper Store, Barnes & Noble/Starbucks, Old Navy, Pier 1 Imports, Eastern Mountain Sports, Walmart, Bed Bath & Beyond, Marshall's and Michael's
   
• Big Y Shopping Center
  Big Y, CVS and Dunkin' Donuts
  PVTA Route 33 or B43
   

Dining

Here are a just a few of our favorites: