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University of Massachusetts: Umass Boston
built 290 days ago
In 1947, the Massachusetts General Court passed legislation making Massachusetts State College the University of Massachusetts. Like most schools at the time, it was relatively small, enrolling ~5,000 students annually. Some expansion occurred in the 1950s, but the bulk of its transition to the present size occurred in the 1960s. The new president set a goal of expansion to 20,000 by the end of the decade, and the university entered a program of intense building. Many prominent structures rose during this time, including the Southwest Complex, Student Union, Campus Center, Fine Arts Center and famous 26-story library tower. UMass growth drastically altered the regional economy, prompting the commercial development of Route 9 in Hadley, the extension and redirection of several highways (including the widening of Route 9 in Hadley to four lanes and the relocation of Route 116 to a limited access bypass road around the college) and the transformation of the town of Amherst from its conservative thinking to its liberal reputation today.
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At University of Massachusetts at Boston, the school has taken the innovative and unique step of turning to car sharing to reduce motor-pool costs and improve the local environment. The school eliminated 10 state-owned vehicles, used primarily by University staff, and replaced them with two Zipcars available to all staff, students and faculty, as well as all Zipcar members throughout the Boston area. Reducing the number of vehicles from ten to two immediately provided for eight new parking spaces but will ... continue to decrease parking demand at the University as each Zipcar historically takes over 20 personally-owned vehicles off the road. This move by the University also creates a cleaner environment as older cars are replaced by newer, well-maintained Zipcars that have more stringent pollution controls.
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The Africana Studies Department of the University of Massachusetts Boston will offer a unique program to both graduate and undergraduate students who wish to study on location in Santiago de Cuba, Matanzas, Guantanamo and Havana, Cuba. The program is designed to facilitate an understanding of Cuba and Cubans of African descent through intense academic study. The program will explore the social history, politics, culture and economy of Cuba. Native Cuban scholars and practitioners from the University of Matanzas, the UNEAC and Casa del Caribe will conduct various lectures on Cuban society within its Afrocentric dimension. Cultural activities and field trips to museums and artistic centers are designed to encourage interaction with Cubans while providing practical experiences for students in community development projects.
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The University of Massachusetts Boston pursues research and offers programs serving current and emerging needs of urban populations, institutions, and environments, for example, in gerontology, public policy, and environmental sciences. Programs incorporate new knowledge developed through research, new methods yielded by emerging technologies, and insights and opportunities afforded by interdisciplinary, cross-disciplinary and other collaborative enterprises.
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An integral part of the Educational Technologies and Learning Commons(ETLC) Division, the Learning Management System (LMS) Team supports using technology to enhance teaching and learning across the university. In support of UMass Boston’s mission, the LMS Team takes a pedagogy first, technology second approach in supporting best practices for student engagement and active learning with integrating technology. The LMS Team of expert instructional technology specialists provides a wide range of technology services including:
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Dr. Jean MacCormack, Chancellor of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, will be the Forum's keynote speaker. She is highly regarded as a gifted and innovative administrator, noted for building partnerships with business and industry. She is ... known for finding ways for UMass to flourish in times of serious financial constraints.
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