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UMass Boston to Celebrate 44th Commencement on June 1 ›
UMass Boston’s Campus Center lawn will be transformed into a stage for the largest event of the year, as more than 3,800 students receive their degrees.
Also in this issue:
- UMass Boston to Host First Global Conference on Oceans, Climate, and Security
- Career Help Doesn’t End with Commencement; First Senior Career Day June 12
- UMass Boston Researchers Find Himalayas Warming More Rapidly Than the Rest of the Earth
UMass Boston Honors Peter J. Berlandi for ‘Exemplary Leadership’ at Annual Gala ›
More than 550 people attended the evening benefit, raising more than $500,000 for a new scholarship, making it the most successful gala in school history.
Also in this issue:
- Chancellor Motley Says Campus Improvements Are ‘A Gift to the Future’
- U.S. Senator George Mitchell Delivers Annual Slomoff Lecture at UMass Boston
- Adjunct Professor Climbs Volcanoes In the Name of Research
UMass Boston Faculty and Staff Collaborate on Community Partnerships ›
More than 200 UMass Boston faculty, staff, and students took part in the university's first ever Community-Engaged Partnerships Symposium.
Also in this issue:
- Student Managed Fund Pays Big Returns
- First UMass Boston Musical in 15 Years to Take Stage
- Campus Notes for The Point
ADA Daniel Mulhern Receives Quinn Award at UMass Boston’s 26th Community Breakfast ›
UMass Boston honored Assistant District Attorney Daniel P. Mulhern and Carlos Vargas, president of Vargas & Vargas, at its annual Community Breakfast March 27.
Also in this issue:
- Calling Student Filmmakers: Make a Video and Win Cash
- Faculty Profile: Marc Pomplun Works on Cutting Edge Human Vision Research
UMass Boston and City of Boston Unveil “Mentoring Matters” Billboards in Neighborhoods ›
UMass Boston wants to encourage residents and local businesses to realize the importance of mentoring youth in their communities.
Also in this issue:
- Fulbright Award Recipient Liz Doles ’07 Captures Sri Lanka through Pinhole Photography
- Defendants, Prosecutors Get Day in Court at UMass Boston
UMass Boston Tops Off Integrated Sciences Complex Construction ›
The Integrated Sciences Complex will be UMass Boston’s first new academic building since the campus was completed in 1974.
Also in this issue:
- Forum on Civility Draws Audience of Hundreds
- UMass Boston Faculty Share Preschool Teaching Techniques with World
- Campus Notes for The Point
Princeton Review Names UMass Boston One of 150 ‘Best Value Colleges’ for 2012 ›
UMass Boston is the only public university in Massachusetts named to the list.
Also in this issue:
- New England Pension Assistance Project Hits the $40 Million Mark
- Ugly Betty Actress to Students: “Our Job Is to Make Labels Disappear”
Tuskegee Airmen Take Center Stage during Cuba Gooding Jr.’s Visit to UMass Boston ›
Close to 600 people came out to hear Cuba Gooding Jr. talk about his new movie Red Tails, which opened in theaters last month.
Also in this issue:
- Campus Notes for the Point
- University College Puts the ‘Work’ in Workforce Development
- UMass Boston to Provide $2M in Scholarships for BPS Students
- WUMB Radio’s Commonwealth Journal Attracting Big Name Guests
Sunflowers for Vincent Makes its Debut at UMass Boston ›
Last month UMass Boston added the eye-catching bright yellow Sunflowers for Vincent to Arts on the Point, the university’s public arts initiative.
Also in this issue:
- UMass Boston’s Fiske Center Digs Up History in Newton
- Luncheon Honors Faculty, Staff, Student Researchers
Former Olympian Marion Jones Tells UMass Boston Students to Take a Break ›
Jones spoke to UMass Boston students, faculty, and staff about stepping back and thinking through the consequences of their actions at a talk on Friday, Dec. 9.
