Jane A. Baran, professor and chair of the Department of Communication Disorders, was awarded the Certificate of Recognition for Special Contributions in Higher Education on Nov. 19 during the annual meeting of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association in Philadelphia.
Judy Steinkamp, director of Space Management, Facilities and Campus Planning in the Facilities and Campus Planning Division, has resigned to pursue a career opportunity at Pfizer, Inc. a pharmaceutical company. Her alst day was Nov. 19.
Longtime softball coach Elaine Sortino will be inducted into the National Fastpitch Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame during the group’s national convention set for Dec. 3-6 at the Las Vegas Hilton.
Daria Fisk and Joe Connolly of the Labor/Management Workplace Education Program and radio team participant Joel Gomarlo led a workshop on the use of worker radio in workplace education programs at the annual conference of the Association of Joint Labor/Management Education Programs held Oct. 24 in New York City.
A concert welcoming Matthew Gaunt, visiting assistant professor tuba and euphonium, to the Department of Music and Dance will be presented Monday, Nov. 22 at 8 p.m. in Bezanson Recital Hall.
The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Search Committee has announced the two finalists for the position. They are Beth Hellwig, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and Enku Gelaye, interim vice chancellor for student affairs and campus life and dean of students at UMass Amherst.
The UMass Amherst Alumni Association has announced the 2014 recipients of its most prestigious recognition for alumni, faculty and friends: the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Alumni Association president Andrew MacDougall will present the awards at noon on Wednesday, April 2 in the Great Hall at the...
The Town-Gown Steering Committee of the University and the Town of Amherst will meet Tuesday, March 11 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the UMass Police Department community room to discuss which consultant to recommend for a joint planning contract. Public comment will be heard from 5-5:30.
New England Public Radio has hired John Nowacki to be its morning classical music host, replacing longtime host and music director John Montanari who retired in December.
Soprano Dana Schnitzer and guest pianist Gretchen Peery will present a faculty recital on Sunday, March 30 at 4 p.m. in Bezanson Recital Hall.
The musical program will include a world premiere by Peter Askim, songs by...
A program on “The Role of Business in Promoting Sustainability: A Conversation about Social Entrepreneurship” will be presented Tuesday, March 25 at 7 p.m. in 108 Isenberg School of Management.
Presented by...
The department of nutrition will host the 26th annual Virginia A. Beal Lecture and Dinner on Tuesday, April 22 at 4:30 p.m. in the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union. This year’s program is titled “From...
