SBS Advising Resource Center (The ARC)

The SBS Advising Resource Center is here to guide you to success throughout your time at UMass and beyond. Our advisors and programs are crafted to help you explore your academic interests, create a curriculum that works for you, articulate and achieve your goals, become an engaged member of your community, and prepare for life after graduation.

128 Thompson Hall  |  (413) 577-1057  |  Hours: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. during the academic year
Walk in between 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., M-F while classes are in session, to meet with a Peer Advisor.

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	Carolyn Bassett Assistant Dean & Executive Director of the Advising Resource Center
	Jackie Brousseau-Pereira ’00 MPA Academic Dean, Director of First Year Seminars
	Vanessa Blais Associate Director, Advising Resource Center
	Dominick Usher Assistant Director, Advising Resource Center, specializing in SBS Exploratory Advising and oversight of the Peer Advisor Program
	Rhys Livingstone Academic Advisor specializing in Exploratory Advising
	Carol Sharick Director of Career & Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
	Aimee Jo Pion Administrative Assistant
Pamela Stawasz Advisor specializing in the Global Education requirement
Diane Curtis, J.D. Director of Pre-Law Advising 210 Thompson Hall  |  (413) 577-0396
Rebecca Bell Assistant Director of Career & Professional Development for SBS
Flannery Weiss Graduate Advisor specializing in SBS Exploratory Advising and Global Education