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.
Month of November 2018
Drupal is the open-source content management system widely used to build websites around UMass. This meeting is open to newcomers and not limited to members of the UMass community
September 6, 2018 2:00 pm
October 4, 2018 2:00 pm
November 1, 2018 2:00 pm
December 6, 2018 2:00 pm
January 3, 2019 2:00 pm
Integrated Sciences Building, 145, behind the first floor elevators

Following on the heels of the Summer of Love, 1968 seemed like a world apart. It was a year of social experimentation and optimism, but also a year of rebellion, assassination, political agitation, and violence.
September 1—December 21, 2018
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November 22
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, Lower Level and Floor 25

This is a weekly drop-in group for students who are coming out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, or asexual and for students who are already out and looking for a place of support to talk about being LGBTQIA+.
September 5—April 24, 2019, Wednesdays 6:30 pm-8:00 pm
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November 21, December 19—January 16, March 13
Wilder Hall, 102

Enjoy great conversation and meet new friends over free coffee, tea and tasty snacks.
September 6, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
September 19, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
October 1, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
October 18, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 6, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
November 26, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
December 11, 2018 4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Campus Center, Blue Wall, Light Court Room

At the start of 2017, longstanding political and social rifts in the United States created a sense of fear and anxiety on many campuses across the US. Our sense of a collective public purpose and our desire for an engaged democracy — so important to the public mission of UMass Amherst — were challenged in many ways. The “Building Bridges” project grew out of this key moment.
September 12—December 7, 2018, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 15—December 9, 2018, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 18—November 25
University Museum of Contemporary Art

Awaken your inner creativity and learn to create pieces of jewelry and Native art using beads. Materials and tools provided.
September 13—November 29, 2018, Thursdays 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
December 5, 2018, Wednesdays 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
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November 22
Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center

What does it mean for the fields of art and math to intersect? This exhibition offers glimpses into the work of Pau Atela, a professor in the Department of Mathematics at Smith College, that show how bridges can indeed be built between these two worlds.
September 13—December 9, 2018, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 15—December 9, 2018, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 18—November 25
University Museum of Contemporary Art

The Concinnitas Portfolio comprises the contributions of ten mathematicians and physicists in response to the prompt to transcribe their "most beautiful mathematical expression."
September 13—December 7, 2018, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 15—December 9, 2018, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 18—November 25
University Museum of Contemporary Art

This program validates cultural knowledge and identity by providing a space for faculty and staff to share their stories with undergraduate students of similar backgrounds.
September 24, 2018 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
October 22, 2018 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
November 5, 2018 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
December 3, 2018 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center, Chadbourne Hall B-3

Enrich your knowledge of Latin American Countries! Each session, trivia questions will focus on the history, customs and traditions of a specific Latin American country.
September 25, 2018 8:00 pm-9:00 pm
October 9, 2018 8:00 pm-9:00 pm
October 23, 2018 8:00 pm-9:00 pm
November 6, 2018 8:00 pm-9:00 pm
December 4, 2018 8:00 pm-9:00 pm
Latin American Cultural Center

Through Domestic Exchange, UMass students can study at another college or university, allowing them to live in another geographic area, access courses and facilities not offered at their home campus, and broaden their undergraduate experience.
October 17—May 1, 2019, Wednesdays 4:45 pm
October 18—April 26, 2019, Thu/Fri 2:30 pm
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March 13—March 15
Goodell Hall, 511

The “[containing] great space” exhibition originated with the notion of a container like image as a vehicle to enter a place of interiority, and the possibilities of distinctly personal results when artists embark on this path.
October 23—November 15, 2018, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
October 21—November 11, 2018, Sundays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery

Aptly titled in honor of Paul Laurence Dunbar’s iconic poem, We Wear The Mask displays Dorrance Hill’s creative depth and many years of experience in a long awaited exhibit.
October 29—November 13, 2018, Mon/Tue 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
October 31—November 16, 2018, Wed/Thu/Fri/Sat 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 12
Augusta Savage Gallery

The UMass Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences presents the next event in the Dean's Symposia Series: "Universal Access to Health Promotion: A State-Wide Sustainable Strategy to Improve Health Equity, Reduce Medical Costs and Improve Quality of Life."
November 1, 2018
9:30 am-12:00 pm
Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge

Join Prof. Haivan Hoang (English) and Florianne Jimenez (English/Writing Center) for an interactive workshop where we will share best practices for designing linguistically and racially inclusive classrooms and facilitate discussion about specific approaches to assignments and class activities.
November 1, 2018
11:30 am-12:45 pm
Campus Center, 904-08

Deirdre Breakenridge, CEO at Pure Performance Communications and adjunct UMass Journalism professor, will give a guest lecture titled, "The Future is Now: The Role of Technology, Data, Brand Journalism & More in Modern Public Relations Practice."
November 1, 2018
12:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S414

The Center for Employment Equity at UMass Amherst celebrates its opening with a program introducing the UMass community to the potential for new research-driven interventions to promote employment equity and prevent employment discrimination.
November 1, 2018
3:00 pm-5:00 pm
Campus Center, Hadley Room

Please join us for the Interfaith Community Service & Dialogue sponsored by the Office of Religious and Spiritual Life in partnership with Habitat for Humanity. This project promotes interfaith understanding and cooperation on campus and provides opportunities for meaningful interfaith dialogue and community service, while helping low-income families.
November 4, 2018
10:30 am-6:00 pm

What is at stake, and what is at risk, in the building of new worlds? Five College faculty will deliver short presentations and lead a community conversation on the nightmarish visions of social transformation and oppressive aspects of liberatory movements around the world.
November 5, 2018
5:30 pm-7:00 pm
Marcus Hall, 131

Informatics is the application of core computer science principles to solve problems that arise in other disciplines across campus. At CICS, the new BS major in Informatics provides students with a solid foundation in computing and expertise in analyzing and deriving insights from data derived from a wide range of disciplines such as finance, health, and business
November 6, 2018
4:00 pm
Hasbrouck Hall, 109

Stop by the Campus Center Main Concourse to say hello to Team Positive Presence and learn about the many programs they are connected to—Party Smart registration, and upcoming events at the Off Campus Student Center and Student Parent Programs.
November 7, 2018 12:00 pm-2:30 pm
November 28, 2018 12:00 pm-2:30 pm
Campus Center, Concourse

Shelley Hirsch is an award winning, critically acclaimed vocalist, composer, and storyteller whose mostly solo compositions, staged multimedia works, improvisations, radio plays, installations and collaborations have been produced and presented in concert halls, clubs, festivals, theaters, museums, galleries and on radio, film and television on 5 continents.
November 7, 2018
8:00 pm
Old Chapel

Learn about the Udall Scholarship — a funded opportunity for sophomores and juniors committed to careers related to the environment, tribal public policy, or Native American health care. This info session includes the ins and outs of the application process and an opportunity to ask questions.
November 8, 2018
2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Commonwealth Honors College, 301, 3rd floor

Chappell draws on his time in the military and his multiracial identity to introduce the concept of Peace Literacy, which he offers as a new paradigm to better understand not just peace and war, but also the art of living and what it means to be human.
November 8, 2018
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, Lower Level Between Stairs

Erin McGlothlin (German & Jewish Studies, Washington University) offers poignant new insights into Lanzmann’s monumental Holocaust documentary, based upon extensive research on the hundreds of hours of outtakes in the archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
November 8, 2018
5:00 pm-7:00 pm
Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies

Yumi Kurosawa, one of the best known soloists on the koto (Japan's national instrument) highlights the amazing versatility of this instrument to execute the movements of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons and Japanese classical compositions by composer Kengyo Yatsuhashi, as well as her own enchanting songs.
November 8, 2018
7:30 pm
Bowker Auditorium

The PERI Program on Gender and Care Work and the Department of Economics' Political Economy Workshop are co-sponsoring "Time Poverty and the Poverty of Economics," a talk by Jayati Ghosh, Professor of Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
November 9, 2018
3:00 pm
Gordon Hall, 3rd Floor Conference Room

The hit public radio series Selected Shorts comes to the Fine Arts Center with an evening of funny, surreal, moving, and romantic tales dedicated to the LBGTQIA+ community. Selected Shorts is produced by Symphony Space in New York City and broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country.
November 9, 2018
8:00 pm
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall

The College of Nursing and the UManage Center for Building the Science of Symptom Self-Mangement presents the latest talk in the College's Fall Seminar Series: "Bioinspired Sensors and Devices for Wearable Technology" by Jun Yao, assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering.
November 13, 2018
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Skinner Hall, 101

In this workshop with Walidah Imarisha, participants will imagine themselves 55 years in the future, and engage in writing entries for the 2070 People’s Encyclopedia about current issues and events now, as a way of imagining how the world today can lead to the world we want.
November 13, 2018
3:30 pm-5:30 pm
University Museum of Contemporary Art

The Psychology of Peace and Violence Program Interdisciplinary Seminar on Conflict and Violence is designed to promote interdisciplinary exchanges among faculty and students interested in the topics of conflict, violence, and peace, from a wide range of departments across campus.
November 13, 2018
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Commonwealth Honors College, Events Hall

Meaning "lest you forget" in Hebrew, pen tishkach is the guiding principle behind the endowed chair, which is awarded to a distinguished scholar of the Holocaust who serves as director of the university's Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies.Remarks:Julie Hayes, Dean of the College of Humanities and Fine ArtsKumble R.
November 14, 2018
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Institute for Holocaust, Genocide, and Memory Studies, event hall

With the maturing of AI and multiagent systems research, we have a tremendous opportunity to direct these advances towards addressing complex societal problems. Milind Tambe will focus on the problems of countering terrorism (for public safety and security), extinction (wildlife conservation), and homelessness (public health in low resource communities).
November 15, 2018
12:00 pm
Old Chapel

Enobong (Anna) Branch, associate chancellor for equity and inclusion and chief diversity officer, and Joseph Krupczynski, director of Civic Engagement and Service Learning (CESL) and associate professor of architecture, discuss the Building Bridges project at UMass and how it helps affirm the importance of respecting difference in our community.
November 15, 2018
5:00 pm
University Museum of Contemporary Art

Join President Marty Meehan, along with alumni, parents, and friends from the Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, and Medical School campuses, for an evening of cocktails and hors d’oeuvres at the Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta.Register early as space is limited.
November 16, 2018
5:30 pm-7:30 pm
Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta

In this exhibition Dellert will present new work in an ongoing series of collages that use found rusted metal sheets, oil drum lids and other man-made objects as surfaces for his art while showing how Nature has acted on them over time.
November 27—December 11, 2018, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
December 2, 2018, Sun/Mon 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery

The Psychology of Peace and Violence Program Interdisciplinary Seminar on Conflict and Violence is designed to promote interdisciplinary exchanges among faculty and students interested in the topics of conflict, violence, and peace, from a wide range of departments across campus.
November 27, 2018
4:00 pm-5:00 pm
Commonwealth Honors College, Events Hall East

The Department of Linguistics and the Certificate Program in Native American Indian Studies will present a showing of Gord Downie‘s The Secret Path. This film uses music and animation to tell the story of an Ojibwe boy, Chanie Wenjack, who died after he escaped the Cecilia Jeffrey Indian Residential School and tried to return to his home in northern Ontario in October 1966.
November 28, 2018
4:30 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S240

Spanning the late 1970s to 2015, Prof. Baker’s new book tells the story of political collaboration among feminists, evangelical Christians, human rights advocates, and sex worker rights activists to shift perceptions and public policies on the prostitution of youth in the United States.
November 29, 2018
4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Herter Hall, 601

This talk highlights a series of ongoing research activities within the UMass Transportation Center (UMTC) and the Arbella Insurance Human Performance Lab (HPL) that provide the essential link between transportation safety and operations.
November 30, 2018
10:30 am-12:00 pm
Engineering Lab (E-Lab) II , Kellogg Room
