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 31, 2019
This symposium will focus on ways to combat polarization, better understand who we are as a community, and how we can develop a greater ability to engage across divides.
October 31, 2019
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Campus Center Auditorium
Walk-in Flu Clinic for the UMass Amherst campus community.
October 31, 2019
3:30 pm-6:30 pm
North Residential Area, Building D lobby
Gaurav J. Pathania is a sociologist of higher education and his area of specialization includes identity movement and student politics. He will discuss his first book along with other discussants, The University as a Site of Resistance: Identity and Student Politics.
October 31, 2019
4:00 pm-6:00 pm
Commonwealth Honors College, 160 Events Hall East
ALL TREATS, NO TRICKS. Join us at any of our four Dining Commons for the biggest Halloween party on campus. We'll have DJs, Pumpkin Painting, Fortune Telling and Table Magic.
October 31, 2019
5:00 pm-9:00 pm
All Dining Commons
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
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
In this weekly class, students will learn about Native American beadwork.
September 26—December 5, 2019, Thursdays 5:00 pm-7:00 pm
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November 14, November 28
Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center
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
This is a judgement free, safe space for survivors of sexual violence to drop in and share what's on their mind. Facilitators will discuss coping skills and issues common to all survivors such as trust, boundaries and triggers.
October 10—December 13, 2019, Thursdays
The photographs in this exhibition, all made in rural areas and towns in Massachusetts, invite the contemplation of structures and markers placed in local landscapes.
October 15—November 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
October 13—November 3, 2019, Sundays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery
Artist Statement: "I paint immenseness and smallness, often together. I paint totems and monuments: huge mountains, blocky buildings, ancient columns. I also paint small onlookers and cohabitors: little worms, agape eyeballs, goofy vegetables. There is a sweep of hugeness, but also of wonkiness and humor."
October 15—November 6, 2019, Tue/Wed/Thu/Fri 1:00 pm-6:00 pm
October 13—November 3, 2019, Sundays 2:00 pm-5:00 pm
Hampden Gallery
Have an idea for a patent? Want to look up the patent for something you've been curious about? The UMass Amherst Patent & Trademark Resource Center is one of about eighty such centers in the country that provides patent and trademark help to all members of the community for free.
October 16, 2019 11:00 am-12:00 pm
October 31, 2019 2:00 pm-3:00 pm
Science and Engineering Library, Classroom
This October, the Catalan Studies Program at UMass is hosting its 12th Catalan Film Festival. This year’s theme is: Retorns/Returns/Retornos.
October 28—November 1, 2019 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
Integrative Learning Center, S240
