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.
October 11, 2019
Bring your lunch, laptop and your Drupal questions to our Drupal Brown Bag.Brown-bag sessions are sponsored by University Communications for UMass Amherst Drupal website owners only.
October 11, 2019
12:00 pm-1:00 pm
Slobody Building, 301 (3rd floor)
Come explore the future of teaching technology at UMass Amherst with hands-on experience in the Experimental Classroom in the Du Bois Library.
October 11, 2019
1:00 pm-3:00 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, TBD
From the very first student class in 1867 to those over a century later protesting war, imperialism, and educational, racial, and gender disparities, activism on the UMass campus has a long and colorful history.
October 11, 2019
2:00 pm-3:30 pm
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, Special Collections and University Archives Seminar Room, Floor 25
Join us for the final event of the series Waging Peace in Vietnam: a panel discussion on "Moral Injury and the Traumas of War" featuring Doug Anderson, a poet and combat medic in the Vietnam War, Ross Caputi, an Iraq War veteran and UMass history graduate student, Karen Skolfield, an Army veteran and poet, and Wayne Smith, a community activist and former combat medic in Vietnam.
October 11, 2019
7:00 pm
South College, E470
Music for Yoruba Proverbs is Bill Cole's newly released 1986 concert recorded live at Symphony Space. Come, listen to the music, and enjoy Bill Cole interviewed by Glenn Siegel.
October 11, 2019
7:00 pm
Augusta Savage Gallery
UMass takes on Rensselaer in their debut.
October 11, 2019
7:00 pm
Mullins Center
Sharp and funny, 'Baltimore' is a timely dramedy set on a college campus not unlike ours.
October 10—October 19, 2019
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October 13—October 15
Rand Theater
Would you like to win up to $2,000 towards your (or your student's) spring 2020 tuition and fees? Purchase tuition raffle tickets for your chance to win.
July 1—October 21, 2019 8:00 am-9:00 am
Online
Matthew Mattingly ’02 is an artist living and working in Western Massachusetts. The exhibit includes new and recent oils, watercolors, and ink drawings, including landscapes, figures, sketches, and works from imagination.
September 3—December 13, 2019, weekdays 9:00 am-5:00 pm
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November 28
Science and Engineering Library
SNAP is a nutrition assistance program, providing eligible low-income students and families benefits they can use to purchase food. Come meet with our friendly SNAP rep to learn more!
September 6—December 6, 2019, Fridays 10:00 am-12:00 pm
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November 29
Bartlett Hall, 103
A collaboration between UMass Permaculture and the UMass Student Farm, the UMass Student Farmers' Market is a weekly event featuring live music, fresh local veggies, medicinal herbs, handmade crafts, student art, and an opportunity to get to know the amazing sustainability and DIY community on the UMass campus.
September 13—November 15, 2019, Fridays 12:00 pm-4:00 pm
Campus Pond, East Pond Lawn (near the ILC).
Join us for an informative look behind the design process for the John W. Olver Design Building. The exhibit will focus on the integration of Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Mass Timber Structure from concept thru construction.
September 10—October 12, 2019 9:00 am-4:00 pm
Olver Design Building, Gallery (Rm. 180)
Drawing from the burgeoning collections of visual materials in Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA), the exhibit follows the history of documentary photography from its century origins to its flowering in the post-World War II era.
September 20—January 30, 2020
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November 28, December 21—December 22, weekends, December 25, December 28—January 1
Library, W.E.B. Du Bois, Lower Level and Floor 25
During the past 30 years, Leonardo Drew has become best known for his installations, both sweeping in scale and intimate in detail, which transform materials such as cotton, metal, animal hides, and wood — often oxidizing, burning, and decaying them — into something completely different from their original state.
September 20—December 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
September 21—December 8, 2019, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
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November 23—November 30
University Museum of Contemporary Art
An exhibit documenting the antiwar dissent of active duty military personnel and veterans during the Vietnam War features photographs, underground newspapers, and other documents from this bold and little-known movement.
September 23—October 11, 2019
Integrative Learning Center, Main lobby
Explore, enjoy, and play with the River-Process Table, used for teaching Fluvial Geomorphology and Flood Risk Management, and 3D-printed pieces for it from the UMass Amherst Libraries Digital Media Lab.
October 8—October 25, 2019 9:00 am-5:00 pm
October 22, 2019 10:00 am-11:00 am
October 22, 2019 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Agricultural Engineering Building, 114
Avital Sagalyn: A Life of Exploration, researched and curated by a team of UMass Art History students, explores the range of Sagalyn’s work and rich cultural history.
October 4—December 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 11:00 am-4:30 pm
October 5—December 8, 2019, weekends 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
October 3, 2019, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
November 7, 2019, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
December 5, 2019, Thursdays 11:00 am-8:00 pm
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November 23—December 1
University Museum of Contemporary Art
The Second exhibit in a three-part series, 'Games of Chance'. Printmaker Erika Radich explores the thread between art and science. Rocío Olguín’s abstract paintings make use of the symbolism and color found in her city of Oaxaca, Mexico. Gallery Hours: M&T 1-7pm; W-F 1-5pm
October 8—October 29, 2019, Mon/Tue 1:00 pm-7:00 pm
October 9—October 25, 2019, Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
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October 14
Augusta Savage Gallery
In this safe, non-judgmental group, survivors of sexual violence are supported to explore their personal stories through writing.
October 8—October 15, 2019
