Well-Being

WorkWell@UMass  is HR’s centralized website for programs and resources to support the well-being of faculty and librarians.   

The Employee Counseling and Consultation Office (ECCO) offers free and confidential short-term counseling and consultation to all faculty and librarians. 

University Health Services (UHS) is the on-campus health care center of UMass Amherst, serving students, faculty, librarians, staff, and their domestic partners, spouses, and dependent children. UHS houses a full-service pharmacy that offers prescription medications and other health and wellness products.  

The Student Nutritionist Program, housed under the Department of Nutrition and in collaboration with the Department of Kinesiology, provides training, supervision, and opportunity for nutrition students to offer wellness-based counseling, nutrition education, and resources to the campus community. Trained student nutritionists are available to provide free one-on-one nutrition counseling in The Body Shop, located in Totman, throughout the academic year. Any member of the campus community who is interested in meeting with a student nutritionist may sign up via the online sign-up sheet or stop by The Body Shop for more information.   

Religious & Spiritual Life offers resources for faculty and librarians.  

Recreation & Wellbeing offers a variety of fitness programs such as personal training, group fitness, and nutrition advising. Membership is required.  

The University of Massachusetts Outing Club (UMOC) is a Registered Student Organization (RSO) of long standing. Its active membership includes undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and alumni. Activities go on throughout the school year and to a lesser extent during the summer. The club owns an impressive array of equipment available for club trips including canoes, kayaks, skis, sleeping bags, portable stoves, ice-climbing gear, rock climbing gear, caving gear, and wet suits. It also owns a cabin in New Hampshire’s White Mountains as a base for outdoor activities including hiking and skiing. 

Community Arts, Leisure & Recreation abound in Western Massachusetts. 

The  Faculty & Librarian Commons (FLC), a space dedicated solely for faculty and librarians, is located on the 26th floor of the W. E. B. Du Bois Library, room 2604. The FLC offers ample space for individual scholarly work or collaboration, with large tables, snacks and coffee, and a great view. The FLC is open and accessible to faculty and librarians during all hours the library is open. Entry requires a valid UMass Amherst UCard; access can be requested online. 

The contemplative room on the third floor of Worcester Commons is open Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. during the semester. This room may be reserved except for drop-in hours. 

Established in 1867, the Durfee Conservatory is a sanctuary of calm and serenity tucked away on our hustling and bustling campus. This greenhouse complex features a bonsai collection, orchid collection, succulents, and tropical plants that surround a fishpond. 

The Fine Arts Center offers performing arts programming throughout the year and is home to the University Museum of Contemporary Art, which has free admission. 

The Center for Counseling and Psychological Health offers Pet Therapy Drop-Ins. Visitors can spend time with a therapy dog alongside a small group of people. Visits with the dogs happen on a first-come basis. Interested participants can walk into the Middlesex Building, check in with the front desk, and sign up for a 15-minute session.

UMass Dining offers over a dozen unique cafés located around campus. 

The UMass Dining app for your mobile device makes it easy to access campus dining locations with daily menus, operating hours, real-time traffic reports, special offers, and more. Faculty and librarians can eat in any of the dining locations—purchase a meal plan or pay with cash or credit. 

Located on the top floor of Worcester Commons, The Commonwealth Restaurant offers a relaxed atmosphere featuring beautiful views of campus. Enjoy a delicious, fresh, local, and sustainable menu along with a full bar service, five days a week. Reservations and walk-ins are welcome.  

Marriott Meals is a restaurant in the Campus Center managed and run by students who are studying hospitality and tourism management through the Isenberg School of Management. Reservations are suggested.

Determine a calendar/scheduling system that works for you. Some faculty and librarians use Microsoft Office 365 Email and Calendaring or Google Calendar to schedule meetings. Consider a scheduling tool such as YouCanBookMe for students to sign up for office hours. 

Commit to a project management system to accomplish daily goals (e.g., the 1-3-5 rule or the Getting Things Done workflow system). 

UMass Amherst is a member of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity (NCFDD), which gives UMass Amherst faculty and librarians free access to many helpful resources, including time management resources. To activate your membership, visit the NCFDD website. 

LinkedIn Learning: UMass Amherst faculty and librarians have unlimited access to LinkedIn Learning's online library of over 15,000 in-depth courses. Explore on-demand courses and career development paths at a time and pace that fits your schedule, including a course on taking control of your email.