Media Advisory

UMass Amherst to Officially Dedicate the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing on Monday, Sept. 12

Chancellor Subbaswamy Will Host State Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders, State Reps. Mindy Domb and John Lawn, UMass President Marty Meehan and Representatives of the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation

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DATE:          Monday, Sept. 12, 2022

TIME:           2 p.m.

WHERE:      UMass Amherst campus in a tent adjacent to Skinner Hall
                     and the Integrated Sciences Building on North Pleasant Street

CONTACT:  Melinda Rose, melindarose@umass.edu

AMHERST, Mass. – UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy will lead a celebration of the life and legacy of alumna Elaine Marieb with the official dedication of the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing at 2 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 12.

Last year, the university received a $21.5 million gift from the Marieb Charitable Foundation, the largest cash gift in UMass Amherst history. This transformative gift will advance the university’s Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation; provide support for student scholarships and an endowed professorship; and fund mentorship and research initiatives designed to further access, equity, and excellence in nursing education. The Sept. 12 ceremony officially celebrates the naming of the College of Nursing in honor of Marieb.

Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy will lead the celebration, joined by dignitaries including Marylou Sudders, state secretary of Health and Human Services; UMass President Marty Meehan; Provost Tricia Serio; Marieb College of Nursing Dean Allison Vorderstrasse; State Rep. Mindy Domb; State Rep. John Lawn, House chair of the Joint Committee on Health Care Financing; and Karen Guliano and Frank Sup, co-directors of the Marieb Center for Nursing and Engineering Innovation; and representatives of the Elaine Nicpon Marieb Charitable Foundation.