Like many of us, coming into college I never thought I would be taking classes from my childhood bedroom. I have been looking forward to getting started with my marketing classes since I started college, and this was my first semester doing so! The remote semester has been a difficult adjustment to make, but it has offered me so much space for growth especially within my academics. Remote classes at the University of Massachusetts have a slightly different structure to them, which I've found beneficial!
Fraternities and sororities collectively make up a significant number student body groups here at the University of Massachusetts. UMass Kappa Phi Lambda is one of several sororities here on campus to choose from. Let's find out more about what it's like to be a "sister" with the Kappas!
Back in November 2019, I accepted a summer 2020 internship with General Motors. I fully anticipated that I would be moving to Detroit for the summer and working in person at the Renaissance Center, one of GM’s many corporate buildings. Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, I ended up working completely virtually from my childhood bedroom in Massachusetts. While I was very intimidated and nervous about conducting such an important internship from a completely different state, now that I have completed my summer with GM, I am incredibly thankful for the virtual experience.
Here is how my virtual internship experience with General Motors went this summer.
I often reflect on my memories from my time at the University of Massachusetts, and have a rush of positive feelings hanging onto the hope that we can be back as soon as it is safe! I got to live on campus for the majority of my sophomore year, and since March have been staying in my hometown. I wanted to share some of my most memorable and favorite experiences as a UMass student and what I would do if I could be back on campus with you!
This fall, the Isenberg School of Management held their annual Career Day. The event was held virtually using Career Fair Plus, a platform designed to host virtual career fairs, featuring one on one sessions as well as a breakout room feature for smaller group sessions.
Melissa Salva, director of employer engagement at Isenberg’s Chase Career Center, notes that despite the change to a virtual format, employers were very eager to participate. More employers participated this year than last fall’s in-person fair, and 634 students participated. A total of 2,398 individual meetings with recruiters occurred during the course of the event.
With most University of Massachusetts classes happening remotely this semester, there are undoubtedly numerous students missing the liveliness and energy of campus life, I know I am! As a final semester senior, I am acutely missing life on campus. With the semester already in full swing, I found myself feeling a bit detached from the semester in my new remote work environment. This had me thinking; how can I bring the energy and spirit of UMass to my new found off-campus workspace?
Find yourself missing life at UMass Amherst like myself? Here are four ways that you can keep your UMass spirit alive while you are away from campus.
Paige Roy is studying sociology and english, with a concentration in creative writing. Through her time at UMass she has found academic support for her interest in ethnography and social dynamics.
For communication and journalism majors, experience in the field isn’t limited to conventional internships and research positions. Along with your resume, it can be equally as important to develop your own body of work.
When people think about a theater major in college, they think about learning on-stage performance, off-stage design and theatrical play analysis. The UMass Theater Department guides students into the theater field from all these aspects.
Almost everything has myths, even colleges. When I first decided to attend the University of Massachusetts Amherst, I thought I knew everything there was to know about the school. Needless to say, I found that many of my assumptions to be wrong, especially once I came to know the school on my own.
