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Commencement 2023 at UMass Amherst to Celebrate Undergraduate and Graduate Students in One Ceremony

Commencement for this coming spring at UMass Amherst has been re-envisioned to celebrate the entire Class of 2023—both undergraduate and graduate students—at one ceremony on Friday, May 26, 2023 at 9 a.m. at McGuirk Alumni Stadium.

May 1, 2023
Amherst to Host 2nd Community Forum: A Conversation about our Downtown
The Town of Amherst Select Board, Planning Board, and Town Manager invite you to the second in a series of community forums on Downtown Amherst on Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. in the Bangs Community Center, 70 Boltwood Walk. The purpose of the forum is to continue our discussion about the Downtown – our town center – and to begin to make a plan for the future. We want to hear from everyone – residents, students, business people, workers, walkers, bicyclists, movie-goers, library patrons, shoppers, visitors – whoever you are.
November 22, 2017
Amherst Police explore ways to curb partying through ‘environmental changes’ to property

From the Daily Hampshire Gazette. Amherst Police, meet landscape architecture.

Police in recent months have turned to the concepts of environmental design — installing or removing fences and vegetation, enhancing lighting and improving security — in hopes of cutting down on partying hotspots in town.

“This is about how to reduce crime through subtle or significant changes to the environment,” said William Laramee, the Amherst Police neighborhood liaison officer.

 

August 19, 2017
Amherst Police Explore Ways to Curb Partying Through ‘Environmental Changes’ to Property

Police in recent months have turned to the concepts of environmental design — installing or removing fences and vegetation, enhancing lighting and improving security — in hopes of cutting down on partying hotspots in town.

May 22, 2017
Colleges, Cities Find Creative Ways to Bridge Town-Gown Divide

Tony Maroulis, executive director of external relations and university events, is interviewed about how officials at UMass Amherst work with town officials to deal with a variety of issues related to student behavior.

May 4, 2017
Amherst Town-Gown Goes to Boston

In March, I attended a conference sponsored by the Boston Town Gown Association with representatives from the UMass Panhellenic and Interfraternal Councils, Amherst inspection services and the Amherst police.  

March 22, 2017
CPTED Community

 Last summer, I attended a weeklong course at the UMass Police Department on “Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design,” often referred to by the acronym “CPTED,” a crime prevention theory that changes to the built environment can lead to a reduction in the fear of crime as well as an improvement in the quality of life. 

February 3, 2017
UMass Amherst Master Plan Update Scheduled

University of Massachusetts Amherst officials will present a public update on the campus master plan on Tuesday, Jan. 24 at 5:30 p.m. in 162-65 Campus Center.

Thomas Shaw, director of Design and Construction Management, said the presentation will include a review of planning and construction since 2013 and will show how that reality matches the master plan.

January 13, 2017
Party Smart Pilot Program Enjoys Initial Success to Help Reduce Neighborhood Noise Complaints

Party Smart, a pilot program encouraging off-campus UMass Amherst students to register gatherings with the Amherst Police to reduce noise complaints and increase student responsibility at social gatherings, is off to a successful start.

January 10, 2017

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