Events

Final Examinations for UMass Students
May 3-4, 2013
May 6-9, 2013
All day, (almost) every day.

Commencement Ball
May 3, 2013 @ 9:00 p.m.
Mullins Center
Formal gala for seniors.

Big Chill
May 1, 2013 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Nickelodeon themed celebration of last day of classes on the Goodell Lawn. Free games, inflatables, t-shirts. 


Earth Day Keynote Address: Annie Leonard and "The Story of Stuff"
April 22, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.
Bowker Auditorium
Keynote Address, film screening, and book signing with Annie Leonard, an international expert in sustainability and environmental health issues.


Earth Day Festival 2013: Student Fair and Concert
April 22, 2013 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Goodell Hall, Lawn
Join UMass Amherst student, faculty, and staff as we demonstrate our commitment to a healthy, sustainable, campus.

Film Screening of "The Story of Stuff"
April 21, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.
Campus Center, Room 101
"The Story of Stuff," an animated documentary, has been viewed online over 10 million times around the world. Hosted by UMass Amherst Eco-Rep's, the Campus Sustainability Initiative and others. 

The Not Ready For Bedtime Players!
April 3, 2013 @ 8:00 p.m.
Brett Hall, Basement Lounge
Come see the show everyone’s talking about! The Not Ready for Bedtime Players, UMass Amherst’s award-winning peer sexuality education theater troupe is performing near you. 

20th Annual Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival Presents Disruption (Punto de Quiebre)
April 3, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.
Isenberg School of Management, 137
We welcome back to campus Academy Award-winning UMass alumna Pamela Yates and Paco de Onis to discuss their documentary exploration, Disrupton: Can 20 million women upend a continent? 


U@UMass: You Are More Than Your Major 
March 27, 2013 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Goodell Hall, 504
Hear a panel of upper-class students describe how they have broadened their academic programs with study elsewhere, work experience and other options. 


Sociology Colloquium Event with Jennifer Pierce 
March 27, 2013 @ 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.
Machmer Hall, W-32
Jennifer Pierece will speak about her book "Racing for Innocence: Whiteness, Gender, and the Backlash Against Affirmative Action."

The Joffrey Ballet 
March 14, 2013 @ 7:30 p.m.
Fine Arts Center Concert Hall
The celebrated Chicago-based dance company has put together a memorable lineup of works for its national tour with Stanton Welch’s new work Son of Chamber Symphony, with music by John Adams and William Forsythe’s In the middle, somewhat elevated. 

Exhibit: Images From VISUAL 
February 20, 2013—April 7, 2013
Science and Engineering Library, 2nd floor of Lederle
The exhibit features fifteen 22”x24” images selected from VISUAL’s collection, each one captured during research at UMass Amherst. Accompanying each image will be a description, in non-technical terms, that explains the science behind the picture.