University of Massachusetts Amherst

December 4, 2007

The Massachusetts Soldier's Legacy Fund Luncheon
The Massachusetts Soldier's Legacy Fund was established specifically to help the children of Massachusetts servicemen and women who have died while deployed.
Environmental Lecture Series: Water Sustainability
Attend this public lecture titled "Offshore Freshwater: A Potential Resource for Coastal Areas."
STEM Education Institute Tuesday Seminar
Teacher Learning of Technology-Enhanced Formative Assessment: A research project involving secondary school science and math classroom response systems and teacher professional development.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Group
UHS' Mental Health Services offers a weekly Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction group. Sessions are open to students, faculty and staff.
Isenberg Honors Council Networking Panel
The Isenberg Honors Council presents their first semi-annual Networking Panel, featuring guests and alumni who will be speaking on their professional and personal experiences after graduation.
Republican Club Christmas Tree Lighting
Join the UMass Republican Club for a Christmass Tree lighting and decorating extravaganza.
Celebrating Malcolm X: "Message To The Grassroots"
Come watch, look, read, and listen to one of the most influential Black Nationalists of the 1960s and 1970s.
UMass Amherst Wind Ensemble
This Wind Ensemble concert, conducted by Laura Rexroth, features faculty trombone soloist David Sporny.
Exhibit: Naturally Beautiful: Photographs by Suzanne Bell
The exhibit features Suzanne Bell’s observations of the natural world reflected in images of backyard birds, mountains, beaches, and national parks.
Exhibit: Staged: Scenes from the James Ellis Theatre Collection
Featuring examples of the collection’s highlights, including books depicting the lives and work of Gilbert & Sullivan, the stage and its actors, amateur theatrical productions and private clubs.
Exhibit: Ex Libris: Matthew Higgs and Peter Wüthrich
This exhibition brings together two internationally acclaimed artists, Matthew Higgs (UK) and Peter Wüthrich (Switzerland), who explore the book as “found” conceptual art and sculptural form.
Continuing & Professional Education Winter Session Registration
Take classes online or in person. Classes fill up quickly; don't delay!
Hat, Mitten and Glove Drive
Donate a new or handmade hat and mitten set (infant, child or youth size) to one of our donation boxes around the Newman Center.
The Giving Tree
Stop by the Newman Center Chapel and take an ornament off our Giving Tree. Each ornament lists the name of a needy child and an item of clothing they need this Christmas season.
Exhibit: The Unexpected Encounters of Looking Again
University Gallery’s annual exhibition, organized by M.A. candidates in Art History, utilizes the university’s significant collection of contemporary works of art on paper and corresponds with a graduate art history seminar.