http://umb.edu/index.php/news/umb_rss/ News at UMass Boston News Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:28 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/chancellor_hosts_13th_annual_years_of_service_celebration/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/chancellor_hosts_13th_annual_years_of_service_celebration/ The University of Massachusetts Boston recognized the dedication and longevity of many its employees at its 13th Annual Chancellor’s Years of Service Celebration on Tuesday, November 17. The event honors employees who have served the university for 10 or more years.   Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:54:49 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/the_point_calendar/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/the_point_calendar/   Tue, 17 Nov 2009 11:26:40 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/this_beacon_shines_from_guam_to_boston/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/this_beacon_shines_from_guam_to_boston/ Many collegiate athletes reach the pinnacle of their sporting careers towards the end of their four-year college experience. With each new season, these athletes show more and more growth both on and off the field until they’ve reached their full athletic potential. For UMass Boston’s Men’s Soccer player Reyn Johnson (Mangilao, Guam), that high point started before he was even a teenager and he isn’t planning on coming down any time soon. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:26:30 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/native_american_studies_flourish_new_institute_launches/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/native_american_studies_flourish_new_institute_launches/ For a new program, Institute for New England Native American Studies (INENAS) has outsized ambitions: Nothing less than a new model of collaboration between the university, tribal communities, and state and federal agencies. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:25:50 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/we_stand_with_you/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/we_stand_with_you/ In April 2009, representatives of four divided cities gathered at UMass Boston to tentatively acknowledge each other and to begin to explore the conflicts they share based on race, ethnicity, religion, politics, and more. Something happened that brought the separate sides of these separate cities together. That same something found expression in the wreaths Padraig O’Malley laid at the sites of two recent bombings in Kirkuk province, which took the lives of over 100 people. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:11:56 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/campus_notes_for_the_point_issue_1/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/campus_notes_for_the_point_issue_1/ Campus Notes for issue #1 of The Point, UMass Boston’s electronic newsletter. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:03:22 -0500 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/college_of_management_featured_in_princeton_reviews_best_business_schools_2/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/college_of_management_featured_in_princeton_reviews_best_business_schools_2/ The College of Management at the University of Massachusetts Boston isan outstanding business school, according to The Princeton Review. Theeducation services company features the school in the new 2010 editionof its book, The Best 301 Business Schools (Random House / PrincetonReview). Wed, 14 Oct 2009 08:55:56 -0400 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/chancellors_column_umass_boston_a_value_proposition/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/chancellors_column_umass_boston_a_value_proposition/ As the chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Boston, every fall I have the distinct honor of welcoming the most diverse student body in New England to our oceanfront campus. This year it was even better – we welcomed a record number of students, whose diversity in ethnicity, age, economic status, and home towns enriches the classrooms and campus life at UMass Boston. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:08:41 -0400 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/h1n1_flu_virus_community_update_with_patrick_day/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/h1n1_flu_virus_community_update_with_patrick_day/ Hi, this is Patrick Day, vice chancellor of student affairs. I wanted to take a couple of moments today to update the university community on what the institution is doing in response to the H1N1 virus, or Swine Flu virus, outbreak.  The institution has taken the approach of concern as well as preparation. As such, the university is receiving daily updates from the World Health Organization, the Centers for Disease Control, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, as well as the Boston Department of Public Health.  In addition, the institution is updating emergency response protocols, as well as contingency plans. Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:33:51 -0400 http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/obamas_speechwriters_get_history_lesson_from_umass_boston/ http://www.umb.edu/news/entry/obamas_speechwriters_get_history_lesson_from_umass_boston/ Video and text of a speech by President Barack Obama on September 15, 2009 at the AFL-CIO’s annual convention in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 09:54:50 -0400