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.
Make an Appointment
 | Kelly Gray Assistant Dean and Executive Director of the SBS Advising Resource Center |
 | Rebecca Bell Assistant Director of Career & Professional Development for SBS |
 | Vanessa Blais Associate Director, Advising Resource Center |
 | Jackie Brousseau-Pereira ’00 MPA, PhD ’18 Academic Dean, Director of First Year Seminars |
 | Diane Curtis, J.D. Director of Pre-Law Advising 210 Thompson Hall | (413) 577-0396 |
 | Rhys Livingstone Academic Advisor specializing in Exploratory Advising |
 | Aimee Jo Pion Administrative Assistant |
 | Carol Sharick Director of Career & Professional Development for Undergraduates, College of Social & Behavioral Sciences |
 | Xandria Sotomayor |
 | Pamela Stawasz Advisor specializing in the Global Education requirement |
 | Dominick Usher Assistant Director, Advising Resource Center, specializing in SBS Exploratory Advising and oversight of the Peer Advisor Program |
| Flannery Weiss Graduate Advisor specializing in SBS Exploratory Advising and Global Education |
