GOOD TO KNOW ABOUT FALL NSO 2015 FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 4 First-Year Move-in Day SUPPORT YOUR STUDENT BUSINESSES! USTORE HOURS 10:45 a.m. & 3 p.m. Living, Learning & LOVING Life at CHC & UMass, www.bkstr.com/mass-amherststore/home CHC Events Room 160 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 5 p.m. Commonwealth Honors College Induction, Fine Arts Center Concert Hall Campus Design and Copy, on the second floor of the Student Union opens for the SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Dinner at the Dining Commons (DCs) semester at 10 a.m. Services include graphic design, photocopies, resumes, academic 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. 7 - 9 p.m. Floor Meetings & First Night Activities (see your RA for details) packets, and more. People’s Market, on the Student Union’s first floor, opens at 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Late Night Dining - Berkshire and Worcester DC’s MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 8:30 a.m., with local bagels, fair trade coffee, and more ethically gathered food and 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. beverages. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 www.facebook.com/UMassCDandC?fref=ts TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 10 a.m. RAP Pre-Brunch Meet and Greet www.umass.edu/welcome www.umass.edu/rso/peoples 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. In your Residence Hall WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, First-Years – Walk Your Schedule 8:30 a.m. – 7 p.m. Times vary; see your peer mentor. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 Peer mentors lead these small-group campus tours for first-year students. The Bike Coop, on the Student Union’s first floor, is a full-service repair shop dedicated THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 12 noon – Adventure into Amherst 2 p.m. Come and meet your downtown neighbors and find out why it’s called a to bike education and fair pricing. Stop by and check them out starting at 10 a.m. 8:30 a.m. – 6 p.m. perfect place to live. Local business owners are eager to welcome you to your www.facebook.com/Umass.Bike.Coop?fref=ts new home. Enjoy music, delicious food, deals at local shops, and much more! FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, Meet in your residential areas to walk into town: MON 9/7 1:15pm 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Central – Butterfield Bus Stop CHCRC – Mullins Center Bus Stop COLLEGE MEETINGS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 Northeast – Arnold Bus Stop SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, Orchard Hill – Dickinson Bus Stop Greeno Sub Shop, in the basement of Greenough Hall in the Central residential area, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. Southwest – Southwest Horseshoe MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 opens at 5 p.m. with its signature subs, panini, wraps, and lots more. The Sylvan Snack 2 – 6 p.m. UPlay Jamboree 9:30 a.m. Living, Learning & LOVING Life at CHC & UMass Bar, in the McNamara basement, opens at 6 p.m. with comfort foods like calzones, Intramural Fields next to the Mullins Center CHC Events Room 160 subs, quesadillas, and more; delivery available from 7 - 10:45 p.m. for those late-night Sign up for tournament style dodgeball or kickball or walk on for other lawn games. 9:30 a.m.- Outing Club Trips (Advance sign up required) cravings. Have a sweet tooth? Look no further than the basement of Field Hall in 12 noon 4 – 8 p.m. Ice Skating Orchard Hill. Sweets and More’s baked goods, ice cream, milkshakes, and other tasty AMAZON@UMASS Mullins Center Practice Rink 1:15 p.m. College Meetings treats are on sale starting at 8 p.m. New this year, shop UMass Amherst’s Amazon site Get ready for the start of the semester with a welcome from your dean. http://greenosubshop.com for your back-to-school needs! Get free one-day 7:30 p.m. Out-of-State Meet-Up College of Education: ILC S110 Student Union, Cape Cod Lounge http://sylvansnackbar.com textbook shipping to locations near campus, or one- College of Engineering: Bowker Auditorium, Stockbridge Hall College of Humanities and Fine Arts: Mahar Auditorium 9 p.m. - www.sweetsandmore.org day pickup on millions of items for Amazon Student Laser Tag 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. College of Information and Computer Sciences: ILC N151 and Amazon Prime members. 1 a.m. Campus Center Auditorium Late Night Dining at Berkshire and Worcester DC’s College of Natural Sciences (including Stockbridge): Mullins Center College of Social and Behavioral Sciences: FAC Concert Hall The convenient 220 Campus Center location is open 9 p.m. – Mall Madness MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 Isenberg School of Management: Campus Center Auditorium Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.; Midnight Buses leave from your residential areas. College of Nursing: Thompson Hall 102 Have lunch at Earthfoods, UMass Amherst’s vegetarian/vegan cafeteria-style Saturday and Sunday, noon – 6 p.m. School of Public Health & Health Sciences, Thompson Hall 104 restaurant, on the first floor of the Student Union. Doors open at 11 a.m. http://umass.amazon.com SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 www.facebook.com/EarthfoodsCafe 11 a.m. – Authoring Your Story: The UMass Chapter 12:30 p.m. Fine Arts Center, Concert Hall MON 9/7 Through the use of storytelling, we invite all new students to explore what it 2:30pm means to be an engaged member of a diverse and socially just community. During this interactive session, we encourage students to think about how WALK THIS WAY HOUSE COUNCIL ELECTIONS their individual stories come together to create the UMass story. NEW STUDENTS Every Friday and Saturday night the student Walk This Way team Get involved in your residence hall—join your House Noon – UFest CONVOCATION is out in the Fearing/Sunset and Southwest areas, keeping the Council! These leadership groups organize fun events, 5 p.m. Goodell Lawn calm in off-campus fun. Look for us and say hi! address community issues, coordinate service projects, Join us for a campus festival featuring 2:30 p.m. New Students Convocation and Class Picture Student Performances and Best of NSO Mullins Center www.umass.edu/studentlife/community/off-campus/ocss participate in the Residence Hall Association, and create Open Mic, Interactive Displays, Minuteman March positive change for students. Find out about executive Games, Carnival Activities, Sidewalk Following the picture, join Chancellor board and programming board opportunities at Chalk Contest, Community Service Subbaswamy, UMass Athletics, and your www.housing.umass.edu/getinvolved/hcouncil.html Stations, UMass Dining Food Tents, and classmates as you march in a parade COMMON READ 2015 Rope Pull! Lunch will be at UFest and to the Welcome BBQ. not the Dining Commons. First-year students, faculty, and staff are avidly reading the 2015 4 – 7 p.m. Welcome UMass Amherst BBQ Common Read, The True American: Murder and Mercy in Texas by Anand 4 - 8 p.m. Ice Skating UFEST First Week Kickoff, Haigis Mall Mullins Center Practice Rink Giridharadas. Called “a profoundly moving exploration of the American HOMECOMING 2015 SUN 9/6 NOON 6 - 8 p.m. Ice Skating dream in its many dimensions,” the book offers readers a shared OCTOBER 13 – 17 7 – 9 p.m. Get Your Game On Mullins Center Practice Rink intellectual experience and opportunities for community involvement. Learning Commons, W.E.B. Du Bois Library 7-9 p.m. Transfer Student Dessert Reception Join the celebration! Gather with friends for activities, great Enjoy an evening of fun, games and prizes! Events will include visits by the author and the protagonist during the Fine Arts Center Lobby food and music, and lots of UMass pride! Join in the annual week of September 20th, with a Campus Keynote and Book Signing on 7 – 11 p.m. Game of Life Sept. 21st. Details and a complete schedule will be available on the Homecoming Parade. Don’t miss the big game as UMass football Campus Center Auditorium Common Read website. hosts Kent State, October 17 at McGuirk Stadium. Participate in a realistic version of this classic board game while www.umass.edu/studentlife/commonread www.umassalumni.com discovering how to pay for college and prepare for your future! 8 – 10 p.m. Night Under the Stars Haigis Mall 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Student Performances and Free Food Late Night Dining at Berkshire and Worcester DC’s FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 Field Hockey vs. UMass Lowell – Home Opener Men’s Soccer 4 p.m., Garber Field 4 p.m., Rudd Field UMass Night Out The men’s soccer team takes on Hartford in this 8 p.m. – 12 Midnight, various cross-state matchup. campus locations UMASS Josephine White Eagle Cultural Center Open House The First Friday of every month is UMass 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Lower Level of Chadbourne Hall, Central Night Out! Highlights of tonight’s event NIGHT Soapbox! Writer’s Block Open Mic WELCOME include Coffee and Canvas in the Student 7:30 – 9:15 p.m. Earthfoods Café, Student Union Union, Ice skating at the Mullins Center, Read something half finished, share something, or just an Outdoor Movie Double Feature OUT ramble about what you’re thinking! www.umass.edu/welcome (Jurassic World and Avengers: AoU) on The first few weeks at UMass Amherst are packed with events and activities! the Metawampe Lawn, Karaoke in the FRI 9/11 8pm Sponsored by Earthfoods Café Visit our website for complete details, up-to-date schedules, and additional resources. Student Union and more. Log onto Campus Pulse for details: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 https://umassamherst.collegiatelink.net CCPH Open House WELCOME 2015 3 – 5 p.m. WED 9/9 4pm SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 Stop by the Center for Counseling and Psychological Health’s MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 Men’s, Women’s Cross country – only home meet this year! new space on the fourth floor of New Africa House; meet our staff and enjoy free refreshments. Welcome UMass Amherst Barbecue 11 a.m., cross country course 4 – 7 p.m., Haigis Mall COMMUNITY Black Student Union BBQ Women’s Soccer vs. Brown University 4 – 7 p.m., Southwest Horseshoe 4 p.m., Rudd Field “Back to Black: Reintroducing Black Culture to UMass” Celebrate Amherst Block Party SERVICE FAIR features free food, fun, and information. 5 – 9 p.m., downtown Amherst Ice Skating Downtown is closed to traffic. Music, performances, dancing, 3 – 5 p.m., Mullins Center practice rink food, and shopping! Food Truck Festival Malcolm X Cultural Center Open House 8 p.m. – midnight, Student Union circle 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Lower Level, Berkshire Dining Commons, Free samples, meals at student-friendly prices, and music. Southwest Gayeties: an LGBTQIA+ and Ally ‘80s Dance FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18 9 p.m. – 1 a.m., Student Union Ballroom WELCOME Field Hockey vs. St. Joseph’s The Stonewall Center’s 30th anniversary free dance party THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 2 p.m., Garber Field MON 9/7 4pm SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 BBQ Sweet Tooth Social SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 For CHC students 2 – 4 p.m., Commonwealth Honors College (CHC) Men’s Soccer 1 p.m., Rudd Field Football Home Opener Events Room 160 3 p.m., Gillette Stadium, 1 Patriot Place, Foxborough, Mass. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 Turn out and support the men’s soccer team in its home Stonewall Center Open House Coach Mark Whipple leads the Minutemen into action against Activities Expo – 300 Student Organizations opener against Utah Valley. 4 – 6 p.m., Crampton Hall Temple in the season’s home opener. 4 – 7 p.m., Haigis Mall Meet new and returning LGBTQIA+ and allied students, enjoy a Field Hockey vegetarian dinner, explore the center, and learn about campus 1 p.m., Garber Field SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 LGBTQIA+ groups. Support the Minutewomen against Dartmouth. Women’s Soccer vs. Harvard 1 p.m., Rudd Field Women’s Soccer vs. Bryant University – Home Opener MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 4 p.m., Rudd Field Yuri Kochiyama Cultural Center Open House Cultural Connections 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Lower Level of Worcester DC, Northeast 6 – 8 p.m., Campus Center Auditorium Craft Center Open House SERIES EVENTS Culturally diverse performances, food, and connections. 6 – 8 p.m., Student Union basement, room 208E WMUA POSTER SALE SORC Open House Sunday, September 6 – Friday, September 12 ACTIVITIES 6 – 8 p.m., Student Union basement, room 208 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cape Cod Lounge The Student Organization Resource Center is next to the Craft TUES 9/8 4pm Center – check out both in one visit! 2ND ANNUAL NEW2U TAG SALE EXPO Sunday, September 6 & Monday, September 7 Ballroom Social 7 – 10 p.m., Fine Arts Center lobby 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (Early Bird Special Sept. 6th from 8 - 9 a.m. - $5 admission) Free dance lesson - no partner or experience needed! Student Union Ballroom WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 MEDITATION GROUP Career Carnival Transfer Student Social Tuesday, September 8 & 15 & Wednesday, September 9 & 16 5:30 – 6:30 p.m., Campus Center room 917 1 – 4 p.m., Goodell Lawn 4 – 5 p.m., OCSC, Student Union room 314 Games, snacks and a crystal ball - learn about Career Services! THURS 9/10 6pm Snacks, karaoke and board games! LATE NIGHT MOVIES IN THE CAPE COD LOUNGE Community Service Fair International Student Social Friday, September 11; Friday, September 18; 4 – 6 p.m., Student Union Ballroom 5 – 6 p.m., OCSC, Student Union room 314 Sunday, September 13; Sunday, September 20 LGBTQIA+ Reception Latin American Cultural Center Open House CULTURAL AMHERST FARMERS’ MARKET 6:30 – 8 p.m., 102 Wilder Hall 5:30 - 6:30 p.m., Upper Level of Hampden Dining Hall, Southwest Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Learn about our weekly support and discussion group at this reception. CONNECTIONS