AMHERST, Mass. - University of Massachusetts Athletics and the football program will auction 100 of the team's Military Appreciation-themed jerseys to be worn during the Fenway Gridiron Series game against Maine on Sat., Nov. 11 at 4 p.m.
Proceeds from the auction will be split between on-...
The new Design Building at UMass Amherst has been named the John W. Olver Design Building in honor of the retired congressman and former UMass Amherst chemistry professor. A ceremony marking the action was held Oct. 27 at the building on North Pleasant Street where Chancellor Kumble R. Subbaswamy and state Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg, joined by Congressman Olver, made the announcement.
The annual Homecoming Parade will step off at 10:30 a.m. at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, traveling up Amity Street, turning left on North Pleasant Street, and then turning down Massachusetts Avenue back onto Stadium Drive. It will return to McGuirk Alumni Stadium.
The UMass Amherst campus will mark Homecoming Weekend Oct. 19-21 with something for every alum, student and friend of the university.
Events kick off on Thursday with Spirit on the Concourse, providing giveaways, games and lots of spirit from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Campus Center Concourse.
Chef...
Massachusetts Senate President Stanley C. Rosenberg will visit University Health Services to read aloud and distribute free books to children as part of a Reach Out and Read event.
Alumnus Col. Jason K. Fettig, director of the "The Presidents Own" United States Marine Band, talks about the band's visit to campus, performing a community concert and teaching masterclasses to UMass Amherst music students.
The College of Engineering will hold its eighth annual Outstanding Alumni Awards Celebration on Friday, Oct. 20 at 4:30 p.m. in the Marriott Room on the 11th floor of the Campus Center. Outstanding senior and junior alumni awards will be given to eight individuals who, through exemplary...
A three-member panel of the Massachusetts Appeals Court will hear six cases during a session at UMass Amherst on Tuesday, Oct. 10. Associate justices C. Jeffrey Kinder, William Meade and Ariane D. Vuono will preside at the session, which will begin at 9 a.m. in 163C Campus Center.
Rebecca Richards, civil liberties and privacy director for the National Security Agency (NSA), will discuss balancing privacy and national security on Wednesday, Oct. 4 at 5:30 p.m. in the Great Hall, Old Chapel.
Richards, a UMass Amherst alumna, will provide insight on the complex topic of...
Thanks to the success of the first Multicolor Mile, the Student Alumni Association (SAA) received the 2017 Outstanding Student Advancement Program Award at the CASE ASAP Network Convention in Columbus, Ohio, on Aug. 5.
The SAA was recognized for its efforts to teach event attendees about the...
