In accordance with Massachusetts regulations, strict restrictions are in effect for in-person campus events. Most of the the events listed here are taking place remotely on Zoom and other online platforms. See each listing for details. All times are United States Eastern Time Zone.
February 2, 2017
Join professors Megan Lewis (Theater) and Sut Jhally (Communication), and Kyla Walters, (PhD Candidate, Sociology) for this interactive panel discussion. “Teaching Controversial Topics Now” is a response to additional challenges and risks instructors may face in light of an increase in perceived and real threats against academic freedom.
February 2, 2017
11:30 am-1:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, 3rd floor Communication Hub
Enjoy great conversation with students and UMass community members over free coffee, tea and tasty snacks.
February 2, 2017
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Campus Center, Blue Wall
Samuel Kassow, A Charles H. Northam Professor of History at Trinity College, will speak on the first-hand experiences of of Peretz Opoczynski and Josef Zelkowicz, Jewish journalists of the Warsaw and Lodz ghettos.
February 2, 2017
5:00 pm
Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies
Former pro football player Wade Davis speaks on "Protecting Me and We: Ending Gender Discrimination and Sexual Violence."
February 2, 2017
7:00 pm
Student Union Ballroom
Former pro football player Wade Davis speaks on “Protecting Me and We: Ending Gender Discrimination and Sexual violence.”
February 2, 2017
7:00 pm-8:30 pm
Student Union, Ballroom
Reese Erlich, a freelance foreign correspondent, working in the Middle East, will present a talk about his new book “Inside Syria: The Backstory of their Civil War and What the World Can Expect.”
February 2, 2017
7:30 pm
Integrative Learning Center, HUB, 3rd Floor
The Visiting Writers Series hosts Noy Holland who will discuss her debut novel, “Bird.”
February 2, 2017
8:00 pm
Memorial Hall, Memorial Hall
Are you a student who has an idea you've been itching to talk about? Do you have a project you really want to pursue as a venture but you need help finding a team? Are you interested in helping your fellow students out with their entrepreneurial ventures?
January 31—February 2, 2017 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S311
You are encouraged to apply to be the 2017 Undergraduate Student Commencement Speaker to share your thoughts as a graduating senior and have a lead role in the Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony.
October 18—February 7, 2017
Online
Graduate Film Certificate Program applications are due February 21, 2017.
November 21—February 21, 2017
Online
The UMass Architecture Department presents “Beyond the Building,” an exhibit featuring diverse artifacts made by the faculty.
January 3—February 10, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 10:00 am-6:00 pm
UMass NYPOP
The exhibit examines the history of Quakers and Quakerism in New England drawing upon the extraordinary records of the New England Yearly Meeting of the Society of Friends.
January 23—August 18, 2017, Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat
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July 4
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, Lower Level, Floor 25
Help UMass and your residence hall out-green the competition by participating in the 2017 RecycleMania competition.
January 23—April 1, 2017
All Campus
The UMass Amherst Libraries host “Color Woodblock Prints,” an exhibition by Linda Mahoney ’79.
January 23—April 27, 2017, Mon/Tue/Wed/Thu 8:00 am-11:00 pm
January 27—April 28, 2017, Fridays 8:00 am-5:00 pm
January 28—April 22, 2017, Saturdays 9:00 am-5:00 pm
January 29—April 23, 2017, Sundays 1:00 pm-11:00 pm
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March 11—March 12, March 18—March 19
Science and Engineering Library, Second Floor
Comic art is a worldwide and intensely democratic medium with the power to give voice to the voiceless and marginalized.
January 25—February 22, 2017, weekdays 11:00 am-4:00 pm
January 29—February 19, 2017, Sundays 1:00 pm-4:00 pm
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February 20
Herter Art Gallery
Eligible participants earn a $25 gift card for each study visit.
January 26—February 16, 2017, Tue/Thu 5:30 pm-8:00 pm
University Health Services (UHS), South Clinic
Eight artists, all members of the Zea Mays Printmaking studio in Florence, Massachusetts, tell stories through prints, drawings, paintings, installations and video. Opening Reception January 29, 2-4 p.m.
January 31—February 17, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
January 29—February 12, 2017, Sundays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery
Black Heritage Month, also known as Black History Month, is an annual observance in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom to celebrate culture and scholarly contributions by people of the African Diaspora.
February 1—February 26, 2017
All Campus
Experience the vast educational, cultural and environmental diversity of the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or the U.S. Virgin Islands for a semester or year. Students must attend an Information Session to receive application materials.
February 1—February 22, 2017, Wednesdays 4:45 pm-5:30 pm
February 2—February 24, 2017, Thu/Fri 2:30 pm-3:00 pm
Goodell Hall, 613
The Zube Lecture Series, named for former department head of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning Ervin Zube, continues to enrich our community with the thoughts and works of local, national and international academic and professional leaders.
February 2—April 20, 2017, Thursdays 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
March 31, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
April 12, 2017 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
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February 9, March 2—March 22, Thursdays
Olver Design Building, 170
“Emancipating the Past: Kara Walker's Tale of Slavery and Power” from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation.
February 2—April 30, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
February 2—April 30, 2017, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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March 11—March 20
Fine Arts Center
A drop-in group for students of color facilitated by Michelle Youngblood of CMASS and Linda Scott, CCPH.
February 2—May 4, 2017, Thursdays 4:00 pm-5:30 pm
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March 11—March 18, Thursdays
CMASS Wilder hall 102 and various sites listed on flyer
