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 16, 2017
Join Mike Famighette, Director of Isenberg’s Full-time MBA, to learn more about the admissions process, curriculum overview, and student experience.
February 16, 2017
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Online
John Prendergast, a human rights activist and best-selling author who has focused on peace in Africa for over 30 years presents “Stopping Genocide and Mass Atrocities by Stopping the War Profiteers.”
February 16, 2017
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Campus Center, 917
The Faculty Senate is a representative body responsible for faculty participation in university planning and governance.
February 16, 2017
3:30 pm
Herter Hall, 227
Albert Lloret presents his talk titled “ From Song to Printed Book: Medieval Lyric Poetry in the Renaissance.”
February 16, 2017
4:00 pm
Arthur F. Kinney Center for Interdisciplinary Renaissance Studies
Mei-Po Kwan, professor of Geography and Geographic Information Science, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, will discuss how GIS-based mapping and location-aware devices using GPS can take into account both time and location to make a more accurate picture of environmental health concerns for the public.
February 16, 2017
4:00 pm
Procopio Room 170, Design Building
Jose Blackorby presents "Universal Design For Learning 2017: A Framework Grows Up."
February 16, 2017
4:00 pm
Campus Center, 804-08
A lecture by award-winning historian Donna Murch has been canceled and will be rescheduled at a later date.
February 16, 2017
6:00 pm
Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge
The Department of Music and Dance presents a Guest Artist Concert featuring Geoffrey Landman, saxophone.
February 16, 2017
7:30 pm
Fine Arts Center Bezanson Recital Hall
Graduate Film Certificate Program applications are due February 21, 2017.
November 21—February 21, 2017
Online
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
The Marriott Meals is a core course within the HTM program in which students have the opportunity to manage the restaurant with a team of student employees. Students deliver first-class dining experiences to guests for lunches and dinners. All of the menu items served are made fresh-to-order.
February 7—May 2, 2017, Tue/Wed/Thu 11:45 am-12:30 pm
February 7—May 2, 2017, Tue/Wed 5:45 pm-6:30 pm
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February 28, March 1—March 2, March 14—March 16, April 18
Campus Center - Marriott Center, 1101
February 9—March 10, 2017, Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
February 13—March 7, 2017, Mon/Tue 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
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February 20
Augusta Savage Gallery
Winter is here! Submit your best photos of UMass Amherst to Instagram with the hashtag #UMassWinter17 — three winners will each receive Amazon gift cards.
February 10—February 21, 2017
All Campus
First-Years and Seniors: Have a chance to win one of 175 prizes by completing the National Survey of Student Engagement.
February 13—March 7, 2017
Online
