Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ
Q: What
is University Outreach?
A: Outreach from the University of Massachusetts
Amherst is "teaching, research, and service that engages the University
with external constituencies." Outreach activities generate
knowledge, share resources, and apply the expertise of the University
of Massachusetts in ways that advance the public good and are
consistent with University and unit missions. For more information,
click here.
Q: Where
is the Office of University Outreach located?
A: 239 Whitmore Administration Building, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
MA 01003.
Phone: (413) 577-0247 FAX: (413) 577-4272
EMail: outreach@provost.umass.edu
For Outreach Council information, click here.
Q: Is there
a statistical database of relevant University information that I can access?
A: Yes, the annual University fact book is accessible by
clicking here: Facts
and FAQs.
Q: Can you
provide me with directions to the University as well as around the University?
A: Yes, click here for
directions to the University from outside and click here for
an on-campus map.
Q: What
library resources are available at the University?
A: UMass offers extensive library resources which
are available to the citizens of Massachusetts. These
include the W.E.B. Du Bois Library, the tallest in the
world, which includes a large amount of social and behavioral
science, historical, humanities, music resources, business
and other resources; the Biological Sciences Library;
and the Physical Sciences and Engineering Library. Historical
information about UMass, Amherst, western Massachusetts,
historical personages, etc., can be garnered by contacting the
Library's Special Collections & Archives at (413) 545-2780.
The Library's Reference Department is accessible at (413) 545-0150.
Government Documents is accessible at (413) 545-2765. Library
Circulation can be accessed at (413) 545-2622. Outreach Librarian
Isabel Espinal can be reached at (413) 545-6817.
Q: What
computer resources are available at the University?
A: The Office of Information Technologies (OIT) provides
computing, networking, telecommunications, and other associated
services and resources to the University community. The OIT Help
Desk keeps regular hours for telephone and walk-in help; call
(413) 545-9400 or visit the OIT
Help Desk web page for more information.
