The Peer Health Education team enlisted Bright Spot Therapy Dogs to help students deal with the stress of mid-term exams. Click here to watch Paw Therapy video.
The Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs and Campus Life Search Committee has announced the two finalists for the position. They are Dr. Beth Hellwig, vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and Enku Gelaye, interim vice chancellor for student affairs and campus life and dean of students at UMass Amherst.
The UMass Amherst Alumni Association has announced the 2014 recipients of its most prestigious recognition for alumni, faculty and friends: the Distinguished Alumni Awards. They will be presented April 2 at the State House in Boston.
The Town-Gown Steering Committee of the University and the Town of Amherst will meet Tuesday, March 11 from 5-6:30 p.m. in the UMass Police Department community room to discuss which consultant to recommend for a joint planning contract. Public comment will be heard from 5-5:30.
New England Public Radio has hired John Nowacki to be its morning classical music host, replacing longtime host and music director John Montanari who retired in December.
Lorraine A. “Sue” (Strong) Warner, 64, of Belchertown, a retired clerk in the Graduate Dean’s Office, died March 5 at UMass Medical Center in Worcester.
American Forests, the oldest national nonprofit conservation organization in the country, recently named Paul Barten, professor of forestry and hydrology in Environmental Conservation, to its science advisory board. Barten says his primary motivation is to protect drinking water supplies and aquatic ecosystems.
Dr. Armen Baibourtian from the United Nations office in Armenia as a visiting scholar and professor in Department of Political Science for the Spring 2014 semester.
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.
The following new course proposals have been submitted to the Faculty Senate Office for review and approval and are listed here for faculty review and comment.
