On Friday, May 12 thousands gathered in the sunshine at McGuirk Stadium on the campus of UMass Amherst to celebrate the UMass Amherst graduating class of 2017. The keynote speech was delivered by U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren who inspired and challenged students to get more engaged in and take Read More…
The most wonderful time of the year is here! Tomorrow, May 12, thousands of graduates and their families will arrive at the McGuirk football stadium at UMass Amherst to celebrate the Class of 2017. Approximately 450 UWW students are graduating this year. We estimate that about 150-200 will make the Read More…
UWW graduate Suzin Bartley ’80 has won the 2017 UMass Amherst Distinguished Alumni Service Award for her decades of work to end child abuse. The award honors "alumni for outstanding and significant contributions of service to a particular community and/or to the university in the way of financial, Read More…
21 year old UMass Amherst University Without Walls student Ellen Noble is now the winner of four national cyclocross championships and two Pan-American championships. In January, she finished second at the world championship in Luxembourg. Ellen's currently taking her classes online from training Read More…
Class Notes- Spring 2017 Share your news by emailing mdesilva@uww.umass.edu. We want to hear about your life! Kids, dogs, cats, moves, vacations, jobs, promotions, grad school, life changes, good times, hard times, retirement- anything you'd like to share with your fellow UWW grads and current and Read More…
We are excited to welcome the newest member of the Friends of UWW alumni group- 52 year old Rob Stefanik of Swampscott, MA. A Dining Service Manager at Tufts University, Rob is a passionate advocate for community food systems. As a 2016 UMass Amherst UWW graduate, he's also a loyal supporter of UWW Read More…
UMassGives, the university’s 2 day online giving campaign, will take place this year from April 27th- April 28th. UWW's POWER HOUR, which gives us a chance to win an extra $2000 towards our scholarship fund, will be on Friday, April 28 from 1-2pm. Last year UWW raised $10000 towards our Friends of Read More…
TONIGHT! UWW grad Katy Abel ’11 is a featured panelist for tonight's discussion on higher education hosted by the UMass Amherst Alumni Association at the UMass Center at Springfield. Katy is the associate commissioner for external affairs at Massachusetts Department of Higher Education (DHE). The Read More…
Meet 28 year old Sasha Pedro of Weymouth, MA- professional photographer, multi-media artist, filmmaker, guitarist, and winner of a $550 UWW Faculty/Student Scholarship. Her degree concentration: Arts Administration and Social Justice. Her advisor: Jacqueline Castledine. Every non-traditional age Read More…
Led by UWW faculty member and first generation college grad Lisa Modenos, UWW has started a Facebook First Generation Group. Fist generation college students are those students whose parents did not graduate from college. First generation students bring important experiences, insights, questions Read More…