The first meeting of an informal support and discussion group for UMass trans, non-binary and gender-nonconforming staff, graduate students and faculty will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 18 from 12:15 to 1:15 p.m. in the Campus Center, rooms 174-176.

The transition of e-Protocol for both human subjects (IRB) and animal subjects (IACUC) to Kuali Research will begin at the end of August. Kuali will be available for IRB and IACUC starting Monday, Sept. 9.

Bernadette (Bernie) Stark joined Student Affairs and Campus Life on Monday, July 22 as director of the Student Legal Services Office (SLSO). In this position she provides administrative oversight of the office, as well as representation to students in the areas of family law, estate planning and immigration.

The Undergraduate Admissions office has launched a virtual 360o online campus tour, now accessible for interested potential students and their families on the admissions office’s site. Created by YouVisit under the coordination of staff from the Enrollment Management office, the tour showcases dozens of points of interest along 13 stops across campus and one in downtown Amherst. A virtual “guide” describes the locations and highlights of each stop along the way, and viewers can choose to watch the supplemental entries at each stop that provide even more insight to the overall campus experience.