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UMass License Plate Online Auction Starts March 16
Tuesday, March 11, 2014

A public auction will be held online for anyone with a vehicle registered in Massachusetts for low and special numbers of the UMass Amherst license plate.

Online Auction Offers Low-Number UMass Amherst Licence Plates
Friday, March 7, 2014

The Alumni Association is sponsoring an online auction of low-number UMass Amherst license plates from March 16–23. This online auction is open to the public, and winning bids are tax-deductible.

2014 Distinguished Alumni Awards Announced
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
The UMass Amherst Alumni Association has announced the 2014 recipients of its most prestigious recognition for alumni, faculty and friends: the Distinguished Alumni Awards. Alumni Association president Andrew MacDougall will present the awards at noon on Wednesday, April 2 in the Great Hall at the...
Hanno Named President of Wheaton College
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Dennis Hanno, former associate professor of accounting and associate dean for undergraduate matters in the Isenberg School of Management, has been named president of Wheaton College in Norton. Currently provost and senior vice president at Babson College in Wellesley, he will take office as...
Nominations Invited for Alumni Association Board of Directors
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
The Alumni Association is currently accepting nominations of alumni interested in serving on the board of directors. A diverse group of alumni leaders who are willing to commit their time and expertise in working collaboratively to further the organizational mission and strategic initiatives is...
Reddit Co-Founder Alexis Ohanian to Discuss the Internet as Opportunity during Visit to UMass Amherst
Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian will speak on “Without Their Permission,” a discussion on how the Internet offers an incredible opportunity for entrepreneurship, on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall at UMass Amherst.

Sports Marketing Pioneer JB Bernstein, Creator of The Million Dollar Arm Contest, to Speak at UMass Amherst
Tuesday, February 18, 2014

Sports marketing legend JB Bernstein, one of the creators of The Million Dollar Arm contest that led to the signing of the first professional baseball pitchers from India, will speak about his career and his system for creating his next big idea on Tuesday, March 4 at 4 p.m. in the Student Union Ballroom at UMass Amherst.

Alumnus Peter Sokolowski to Talk with Students on Dictionary as Data
Monday, February 10, 2014

Alumnus Peter Sokolowski, editor-at-large for Merriam-Webster, will visit campus on Tuesday, Feb. 18 to present a talk, “The Dictionary as Data,” at 5:30 p.m. in the Commonwealth Honors College Events Hall. He will examine the transition of dictionaries from print to digital and what has been learned about English from having more than a billion words looked up per year on the Merriam-Webster website.

Mass. Women Leaders in Higher Education to Honor Sorcinelli for Lifetime Achievement
Friday, January 24, 2014

Mary Deane Sorcinelli, associate provost for faculty development and founding director of the Center for Teaching and Faculty Development (CFTD), has been selected by the Massachusetts Network for Women Leaders in Higher Education to receive its Lifetime Achievement Award. The award is presented to a woman leader in higher education who has demonstrated significant leadership and promotion of women in the field of higher education.

UMCA Exhibits ‘Dialogue With a Collection: Kim Carlino’
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
“Dialogue With a Collection: Kim Carlino” will be exhibited Jan. 22 to March 9 at the University Museum of Contemporary Art (UMCA). A reception for the artist will be held Thursday, Feb. 27 from 5-7 p.m. Carlino will participate in a discussion with UMCA education curator Eva Fierst at...

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