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78-577: Morris played collegiate lacrosse at University of Massachusetts . Morris initially enrolled at Rutgers University , but transferred and played his four years of eligibility at UMass. Morris lead the Minuteman to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game in 2006. He was awarded with back to back Eastern College Athletic Conference Player of the Year, and named New England Player of the Year in 2005 and 2006. Morris

156-590: A "Community-Engaged University" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. UMass research activities totaled more than $ 200 million in fiscal year 2014 ($ 257,407,928 in today's money). In 2016, the faculty adopted an open-access policy to make its scholarship publicly accessible online. A team of scientists at UMass led by Vincent Rotello has developed a molecular nose that can detect and identify various proteins. The research appeared in

234-710: A Nursing Building, a Studio Arts Building, the Combined Heat and Power (CHP) generation facility, a track facility, and a Recreation Center. Newly completed construction projects on campus include the new Campus Police Station, the George N. Parks Minuteman Marching Band Building , the Life Sciences Laboratories, and the Integrated Learning Center. Residential Life at the University of Massachusetts Amherst

312-528: A black student was attacked and beaten to unconsciousness by fifteen to twenty white students according to archives from The Republican . In the wake of these events, students have worked to have open dialogues with the administration and police department about campus safety, the right to gather, the police force, and better methods of crowd control. UMass Amherst issued an announcement in early 2015 stating, "The University has determined that it will no longer admit Iranian national students to specific programs in

390-454: A five-year media deal with its current affiliates, ESPN, CBS, and NBC. The deal would expand basketball coverage and revenue for the schools. The first year of the new contract is the 2024-2025 season and runs through the 2028-29 season. In late February 2024, it was announced that the 2024-25 season for UMass sports will be the last season as members of the Atlantic 10. The Minutemen will rejoin

468-418: A guaranteed transfer to UMass Dartmouth , and the campus became part of UMass Amherst . The campus was named Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst and functions as a satellite campus for UMass Amherst. The campus primarily serves as a hub for Greater Boston-area career preparation and experiential learning opportunities for UMass Amherst students. The programs that are offered at the newly acquired campus will align

546-556: A local fraternity associated with the Stockbridge School of Agriculture, then donated $ 500,001 to endow the salary for the director of the Stockbridge School. Atlantic 10 Conference The Atlantic 10 Conference ( A-10 ) is a collegiate athletic conference whose schools compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association 's (NCAA) Division I . The A-10's member schools are located mostly on

624-900: A lot of flowers that will attract beneficial insects." UMass Amherst has the largest marching band in New England. The Minuteman Marching Band consists of over 390 members and regularly plays at football games. The band also performs in various other places and events like the Collegiate Marching Band Festival in Allentown, Pennsylvania , Bands of America in Indianapolis , Symphony Hall, Boston , The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade , Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, California , and on occasion Montreal, Quebec , Canada. Fraternities, sororities, and honor societies have been present on

702-477: A major research facility. The Robsham Memorial Center for Visitors welcomed thousands of guests to campus after its dedication in 1989. For athletic and other large events, the Mullins Center was opened in 1993. In 2003, Massachusetts State Legislature designated the University of Massachusetts Amherst as a research university and the "flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system". The university

780-581: A member of the CAA from 1983 to 2001, to rejoin for football only, because of UR's long-standing in-state rivalries with William & Mary and James Madison. UR accepted the invitation, taking the A-10 football conference below the NCAA minimum of six. Shortly after this, the A-10 football conference opted to disband, with all of its members becoming charter members of the CAA football conference. This league continues to operate under

858-492: A more sustainable landscaping method known as sheet mulching is employed. In November 2010, "about a quarter of a million pounds of organic matter was moved by hand", using all student and community volunteer labor and no fossil fuels on-site. The process took about two weeks to complete. Now, the Franklin Permaculture Garden includes a diverse mixture of "vegetables, fruit trees, berry bushes, culinary herbs, and

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936-721: A new football conference sponsored by the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA; now known as the Coastal Athletic Association ). In 2012, Butler joined the conference after leaving the Horizon League and VCU joined after leaving the CAA. Conference realignment in 2013 saw the departure of Temple to the American Athletic Conference , Butler and Xavier to the reconfigured Big East , and Charlotte to Conference USA . George Mason joined from

1014-557: A new image of the seal, featuring a profile of the Old Chapel spire, was ratified by the campus. Since the University of Massachusetts Amherst was founded as the Massachusetts Agricultural College in 1863, 25 individuals have been at the helm of the institution. Originally, the chief executive of UMass Amherst was a president. When UMass Boston was founded in 1963, it was initially reckoned as an off-site department of

1092-466: A number of intense rivalries within the Atlantic 10, with rivalries that carry over from the Big 5 which includes Saint Joseph's, La Salle, and Temple (now in the American Athletic Conference ). URI and UMass also have a long-standing rivalry. St. Bonaventure and Duquesne also maintain a rivalry that predates their affiliation with the conference. UMass and Temple also had a basketball rivalry while John Chaney

1170-404: A private development called Fieldstone. These are in turn surrounded by a ring of athletic facilities, smaller administration buildings, and parking lots. The W.E.B. Du Bois Library is one of two library buildings on campus and the tallest academic research library in the world, standing 26 stories above ground and 286 feet (90.32 m) tall. Before its construction in the late 1960s, Goodell Hall

1248-698: A shuttle bus service on campus as well as many other architectural additions; this included the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center complete with a hotel, office space, fine dining restaurant, campus store, and passageway to the parking garage, the W. E. B. Du Bois Library , and the Fine Arts Center. Over the next two decades, the John W. Lederle Graduate Research Center and the Conte National Polymer Research Center were built and UMass Amherst emerged as

1326-462: A statement on February 18 committing to once again allowing Iranian students to apply to the aforementioned graduate programs. On the same day, an official in the U.S. Department of State stated in an interview that: "U.S. laws and regulations do not prevent Iranian people from traveling to the United States or studying in engineering program of any U.S. academic institutions." UMass Amherst replaced

1404-459: A transition from Division I-AA to Division I-A football (now Division I FBS) that was completed in 2002 . In 2004 , UConn, already a member of the Big East for other sports, became a football member of that conference. The other schools all remained in the A-10 football conference until the management change after the 2006 season. The 2005 move of Northeastern University , a football-only member of

1482-707: A variety of artistic venues, both performance and visual art. The most prominent is the Fine Arts Center (FAC) built in 1975. The FAC brings theater, music, and dance performances to campus throughout the year into its performance spaces (Concert Hall, Bezanson Recital Hall, and Bowker Auditorium). These include several performance series: Jazz in July Summer Music Program, The Asian Arts & Culture Program, Center Series, and Magic Triangle Series presenting music, dance, and theater performances, cultural arts events, films, talks, workshops, masterclasses, and special family events. University Museum of Contemporary Art in

1560-407: A visa. This event along with urging from legal advisers contributed to the belief that such incidents inhibited their ability to give Iranian students a "full program of education and research for Iranian students" and thus justified changing their admissions policies. The ensuing criticism on and off campus, as well as wide media publicity, changed the minds of school officials. As a result, UMass made

1638-783: Is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". According to the National Science Foundation , the university spent $ 211 million on research and development in 2018. The university's 21 varsity athletic teams compete in NCAA Division I and are collectively known as the Minutemen and Minutewomen . The university is a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference while playing ice hockey in Hockey East and football as an FBS independent school . The university

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1716-614: Is Bernadette McGlade. In fall, 2023, the A-10 moved its headquarters from Newport News, Virginia , to Washington, D.C. The Atlantic 10 Conference was founded in 1975 as the Eastern Collegiate Basketball League ( ECBL ) and began conference play in 1976. At that time, basketball was its only sport. After its first season, it added sports other than basketball and changed its name to the Eastern Athletic Association . However, despite its official names, it

1794-977: Is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts , United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system , and was founded in 1863 as the Massachusetts Agricultural College . It is also a member of the Five College Consortium , along with four other colleges in the Pioneer Valley . UMass Amherst has the largest undergraduate population in Massachusetts with roughly 24,000 enrolled undergraduates. The university offers academic degrees in 109 undergraduate, 77 master's, and 48 doctoral programs. Programs are coordinated in nine schools and colleges. It

1872-455: Is one of the largest on-campus housing systems in the United States. Over 14,000 students live in 52 residence halls, while families, staff, and graduate students live in 345 units in two apartment complexes (North Village and Lincoln). The fifty-two residence halls and four undergraduate apartment buildings are grouped into seven separate and very different residential areas: Central, Northeast, Orchard Hill, Southwest, Sylvan, North Apartments, and

1950-605: Is the undergraduate student governmental body and provides funding for the many registered student organizations (RSOs) and agencies, including the Student Legal Services Office (SLSO) and the Center for Student Business (CSB). The SGA also makes formal recommendations on matters of campus policy and advocates for undergraduate students to the Administration, non-student organizations, and local and state government. As of

2028-705: The 1986 World Series and won in 2004 and 2007 , after the Red Sox were eliminated in the 2003 and 2008 playoffs, after UMass' football team lost in the Division I-AA football championship game in 2006 and after the Patriots first Super Bowl victory over St. Louis in Super Bowl XXXVI . The majority of these riots have been non-violent on the side of the students, except for the 1986 riot in which an argument between hundreds of students intensified into racial altercations where

2106-501: The Big East in 1980 with Pittsburgh following in 1982. Temple joined the A-10 that year. Penn State joined the Big Ten in 1991 (effectively in 1993), and three A-10 members joined the Big East as football-only members: Rutgers, West Virginia, and Temple (only Rutgers and West Virginia would later join the Big East as full members in 1995). Virginia Tech joined the A-10 in 1995 as a result of

2184-652: The Deutsche-Film Aktiengesellschaft , the East German film company founded in 1946. Some years after German reunification , in 1997, an agreement with two German partners led to the creation of a collection of East German film journals along with a large collection of 16mm and 35mm prints of DEFA films. More have been added since. The Shirley Graham Du Bois Library is located in the New Africa House. The university has several buildings (constructed in

2262-625: The East Coast and Midwest of the United States : Illinois , Massachusetts , Missouri , New York , North Carolina , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode Island , Virginia , and Washington, D.C. Although some of its members are state-funded, half of its membership is made up of private, Catholic institutions. Despite the name, there are 15 full-time members in the conference; three affiliate members participate in women's field hockey and men's lacrosse . The conference's commissioner since 2008

2340-529: The Loyola Ramblers - would leave the Missouri Valley Conference and join the A-10 effective July 1, 2022. On May 23, 2022, the addition of men's lacrosse was announced for the 2023 season. The four full members that sponsor the sport (Richmond, St. Bonaventure, Saint Joseph's, UMass) were joined by new affiliate members High Point and Hobart . On December 14, 2023, the conference announced

2418-466: The Mid-American Conference (MAC) as a full member beginning in 2025. The following is a list of the full members of the conference and the year they joined: The "joined" column indicates the calendar year in which each school became an A-10 associate, which for spring sports such as lacrosse is the year before the first season of competition. None of these institutions played football in

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2496-836: The National Public Radio affiliate for Western Massachusetts. In 2014, the station moved its main operations to the Fuller Building on Main Street in Springfield, but retained some offices in Hampshire House on the UMass campus. The Community Engagement Program (CEP) offers courses that combine classroom learning and community service. Co-curricular service programs include the Alternative Spring Break, Engineers without Borders,

2574-534: The Yankee Conference , a Division I-AA (now known as Division I FCS) football-only conference. The move was triggered by a change in NCAA rules that reduced the influence of single-sport conferences over NCAA legislation. The following teams were in the Yankee Conference at the time of its demise: Boston University dropped football after the first season of A-10 football. After the 1999 season, UConn started

2652-568: The 13th sponsored women's sport in 2024–25. In addition to the 15 full members, two Pennsylvania schools, Lock Haven and Saint Francis , are affiliate members in field hockey. High Point and Hobart became men's lacrosse affiliates in July 2022. The Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in 10 men's and 12 women's NCAA sanctioned sport. Regular-season champions are indicated with "(RS)" and tournament champions with "(T)". The A-10 began sponsoring football in 1997 when it absorbed

2730-522: The 1960s and 1970s) of importance in the modernist style, including the Murray D. Lincoln Campus Center and Hotel designed by Marcel Breuer , the Southwest Residential Area designed by Hugh Stubbins Jr. of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill , The Fine Arts Center by Kevin Roche , the W.E.B. Du Bois Library by Edward Durell Stone , and Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium by Gordon Bunshaft . Many of

2808-569: The 2008 NLL expansion draft , Morris was traded with Casey Cittadino to the Boston Blazers for Brian Langtry . However, before the 2008 NLL season began, the Blazers announced that they would not play in the 2008 season. A dispersal draft was held, and Morris was chosen in the second round by the San Jose Stealth . In his Stealth debut, Morris recorded four points (2 goals, 2 assists), and

2886-450: The 2023 school year, the SGA had a budget of over $ 7.5 million per year, which is collected from students in the form of the $ 266 per year Student Activities Fee. UMass permaculture is one of the first university permaculture initiatives in the nation and transforms marginalized landscapes on the campus into diverse, educational, low-maintenance, and edible gardens. Rather than tilling the soil,

2964-481: The A-10 during their tenure as full members. After expansion in the Colonial Athletic Association brought that conference to 6 football-playing schools, it was agreed that the CAA would take over management of the Atlantic 10's football conference starting in the 2007–08 school year as the legally separate entity of CAA Football . All the schools on this list (except Boston U. and Connecticut) were in

3042-573: The A-10 football conference when it became CAA Football, but Hofstra and Northeastern discontinued their football programs after the 2009–10 school year. Membership dates include time in the Yankee Conference (which was an all-sports conference from the 1947–48 to 1975–76 seasons, and a football-only conference after that) which merged into the A-10 in the 1997–98 school year. Full members Full members (non-football) Associate members (football only) Assoc. member (list sports) Notes - Virginia Tech did not participate in wrestling. There are

3120-440: The A-10, to the Colonial Athletic Association for basketball and Olympic sports began a chain of events that would lead to the demise of the A-10 football conference, at least under the A-10 banner. At that time, the CAA did not sponsor football, but five of its members in the 2004–05 academic year (Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Towson, and William & Mary) were football members of the A-10. The addition of Northeastern gave

3198-599: The A10. Rivals St. Louis and Dayton play each year in basketball for the Arch-Baron Cup. George Washington and George Mason compete annually in the Revolutionary Rivalry across all sports. In the 2021–22 academic year, the Atlantic 10 Conference sponsors championship competition in ten men's and thirteen women's NCAA sanctioned sports, with lacrosse becoming the 10th sponsored men's sport in 2022–23 and women's golf becoming

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3276-482: The Amherst campus and was headed by a chancellor who reported to the president. A 1970 reorganization transferred day-to-day responsibility for UMass Amherst to a chancellor as well, with both chancellors reporting on an equal basis to the president. The title "President of the University of Massachusetts" now refers to the chief executive of the entire five-campus University of Massachusetts system. The current Chancellor of

3354-685: The Amherst campus is Javier Reyes. The Chancellor resides in Hillside, the campus residence for chancellors. Reyes is the first person of Hispanic descent to serve as Chancellor of the university. There are approximately 1,300 full-time faculty at the university. The university is organized into nine schools and colleges and offers 111 bachelor's degrees , 75 master's degrees , and 47 doctoral degrees . U.S. News & World Report ' s 2025 edition of America's Best Colleges ranked UMass Amherst tied for 58th on their list of "Best National Universities", and tied for 26th among 225 public universities in

3432-406: The CAA six schools with football programs, which under NCAA rules allows a conference to sponsor football. Northeastern agreed to join any future CAA football conference, which meant that the A-10 football conference would drop to six members once CAA football began operation. With six football members in place, the CAA decided to start a football conference in 2007. The league then invited Richmond,

3510-857: The CAA, and Davidson from the Southern Conference announced it would join in 2014. The league headquarters is located in Washington, DC . In the Fall of 2023 they relocated the HQ from Newport News, Virginia where it had been located since fall 2009. Prior to that, the headquarters was in Philadelphia , within a few miles of member schools Saint Joseph's and La Salle. The conference currently has media deals with ESPN , CBS Sports Network , NBC Sports , and digital broadcasts with ESPN+. On November 16, 2021, Loyola University Chicago announced that its athletic program -

3588-865: The Chemistry Laboratory, the Boarding House, the Botanic Museum, and the Durfee Plant House. The fledgling college grew under the leadership of President Henry Hill Goodell . In the 1880s, Goodell implemented an expansion plan, adding the College Drill Hall in 1883, the Old Chapel Library in 1885, and the East and West Experiment Stations in 1886 and 1890. The early 20th century saw expansion in enrollment and curriculum. The first female student

3666-429: The Class of 2022 was 1294/1600, and on average the students ranked in the top fifth of their high school class. Acceptance to the Commonwealth Honors College program of UMass Amherst is more selective with an average SAT score of 1409/1600 and an average weighted high school GPA of 4.29. The University's campus is situated on 1,450 acres of historically Pocumtuc land, mainly in the town of Amherst , but also partly in

3744-415: The College of Engineering (i.e., Chemical Engineering, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering) and in the College of Natural Sciences (i.e., Physics, Chemistry, Microbiology, and Polymer Science & Engineering) effective February 1, 2015." The University claims that this announcement was posted because a graduate student entered Iran for a project and was later denied

3822-590: The Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community (CHCRC). Located in the central corridor of campus, the Honors Community houses undergraduate members of Commonwealth Honors College . The University of Massachusetts Amherst campus embarked on a 10-year, $ 1 billion ($ 1,613,107,822 in today's money) capital improvement program in 2004, setting the stage for re-visioning the campus's future. This includes construction of $ 156 million New Science Laboratory Building, $ 30 million Champions Basketball Center, an $ 85 million academic building, and $ 30 million in renovations to

3900-413: The FAC has a permanent contemporary art collection of about 2,600 works and hosts numerous visual arts exhibitions each year as well as workshops, masterclasses, and artist residencies. The 9,000-seat Mullins Center , the multi-purpose arena of UMass Amherst hosts a wide variety of performances including speakers, rock concerts, and Broadway shows. In addition, the Music, Dance, and Theater Departments,

3978-462: The Legal Studies Civil Rights Clinical Project, the Medical Reserve Corps , Alpha Phi Omega , the Red Cross Club, the Rotaract Club, UCAN Volunteer, and the Veterans and Service Members Association (VSMA). The White House has named UMass Amherst to the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for four consecutive years, in recognition of its commitment to volunteering, service learning, and civic engagement. They have also been named

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4056-617: The May 2007 issue of Nature Nanotechnology , and the team is currently focusing on sensors, which will detect malformed proteins made by cancer cells. Also, UMass Amherst scientists Richard Farris, Todd Emrick, and Bryan Coughlin led a research team that developed a synthetic polymer that does not burn. This polymer is a building block of plastic, and the new flame-retardant plastic will not need to have flame-retarding chemicals added to its composition. These chemicals have recently been found in many different areas from homes and offices to fish, and there are environmental and health concerns regarding

4134-484: The Renaissance Center, and multiple student groups dedicated to the arts provide an eclectic menu of performances throughout the year. The Interdepartmental Program for Film Studies has been organizing the Massachusetts Multicultural Film Festival on campus since 1991. UMass Amherst has a history of protest and activism among the undergraduate and graduate population and is home to over 200 registered student organizations (RSOs). The Student Government Association (SGA)

4212-468: The U.S. UMass Amherst is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education . Commonwealth Honors College at UMass provides students the opportunity to intensify their UMass academic curriculum. Membership in the honors college is not required to graduate from the University with designations such as magna or summa cum laude . In 2013, the University completed the Commonwealth Honors College Residential Community (CHCRC) on campus to serve

4290-476: The University of Massachusetts Amherst officially opened its new Design Building. Previously estimated at $ 50 million ($ 62,150,421 in today's money) the 87,000 square feet (8,100 m ) facility is the most advanced CLT building in the United States and the largest modern wood building in the northeastern United States. On April 6, 2018, Mount Ida College announced that the University of Massachusetts would be absorbing its campus. Mount Ida students were given

4368-439: The additives. The newly developed polymers would not require the addition of potentially hazardous chemicals. In 2012, the university reported that applications to the school had more than doubled since the Fall of 2003 and increased more than 80% since 2005. The incoming Class of 2022 had an average high school GPA of 3.90 out of a 4.0 weighted scale, up from an average GPA of 3.83 the year before. The average SAT score of

4446-399: The administration of the multi-sports CAA, now known as the Coastal Athletic Association , as the legally separate entity of CAA Football (in full, the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference ). A-10 charter members Penn State, Pittsburgh, Rutgers, West Virginia, and Villanova played I-A football as independents while members of the A-10 in other sports. Villanova became a member of

4524-415: The arts, agriculture, and the history of the surrounding region. The Science and Engineering Library is the other library building, located in the Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise. UMass is also home to the DEFA Film Library , the only archive and study collection of East German films outside of Europe. It was founded in 1993 by Barton Byg, professor of film and German Studies, and so named after

4602-417: The ban with a policy aimed at designing specific curricula for admitted Iranian nationals based on their needs. While less controversial, this policy has still generated backlash, with one student saying, "This university that's supposed to be so open-minded forcing him to sign a document saying he won't go home and build a bomb or something is just really disappointing to see." The UMass Amherst campus offers

4680-470: The bookshelves into the structural support of the building. It is home of the memoirs and papers of the distinguished African-American activist and Massachusetts native W. E. B. Du Bois , as well as being the depository for other important collections, such as the papers of the late Congressman Silvio O. Conte . The library's special collections include works on movements for social change, African American history and culture, labor and industry, literature and

4758-445: The campus almost since inception, with its first fraternity, the Latin letter-named Q.T.V. emerging in 1869, and the first sorority, Delta Phi Gamma (local) in 1916. Approximately 1,500 students are active members each academic year. Several fraternities had houses on North Pleasant Street until 2007 when several lots owned by Alpha Tau Gamma were sold to the university for $ 2,500,000 ($ 3,673,568 in today's money). Alpha Tau Gamma,

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4836-400: The college, including classrooms, administration, and housing for 1,500 students and some faculty. UMass Amherst is part of the Five Colleges Consortium , which allows its students to attend classes, borrow books, work with professors, etc., at four other Pioneer Valley institutions: Amherst , Hampshire , Mount Holyoke , and Smith Colleges. UMass Amherst holds the license for WFCR ,

4914-476: The football stadium. In early 2016, the construction of a new electrical substation located near Tillson Farm was completed. The purpose of the substation is to supply electricity to the university more efficiently and reliably, with estimated savings of $ 1 million per year ($ 1,269,551 in today's money). The project was created in partnership with the utilities company Eversource , and cost approximately $ 26 million ($ 33,008,319 in today's money). In April 2017,

4992-410: The league with 10 members, the conference adopted the current Atlantic 10 name in 1982. Further membership changes saw the league expand to its maximum of 16 members. From 1997 through 2006, the league also operated a football conference ; during that period, more than 20 schools were participating in A-10 competition in at least one sport. This ended when the A-10 football programs all departed to join

5070-410: The merger that created Conference USA . They would then join the Big East as full members in 2000, following the football program which was already a member of the league. Temple remained a football-only member of the Big East until 2004; they would join the MAC for football in 2007 until 2012, and re-joined the Big East in football for the 2012 season. Temple planned to move the rest of its sports into

5148-598: The neighboring town of Hadley . The campus extends about 1 mile (1.6 km) from the Campus Center in all directions and may be thought of as a series of concentric rings, with the innermost ring harboring academic buildings and research labs, surrounded by a ring of the seven residential areas and two university-owned apartment complexes. These include North Apartments, Sylvan, Northeast, Central, Orchard Hill, Southwest, Commonwealth Honors College Residential Complex., The two university-owned apartment complexes, North Village and Lincoln Apartments were demolished, and replaced by

5226-417: The older dorms and lecture halls are built in a Georgian Revival style such as French Hall, Fernald Hall , Stockbridge Hall, and Flint Laboratory . The campus facilities underwent extensive renovations during the late 1990s. New and newly renovated facilities include student apartment complexes, the Hampshire Dining Commons, a library Learning Commons, a School of Management, an Integrated Science Building,

5304-403: The strengths of UMass Amherst with the growing demand for talent in areas that drive the Massachusetts economy, including health care, business, computer science, and other STEM specialties. Campus safety features include controlled dormitory access, emergency telephones, lighted sidewalks, and 24-hour campus police patrols on feet and by vehicle. Riots occurred after the Boston Red Sox lost

5382-445: Was admitted in 1875 on a part-time basis and the first full-time female student was admitted in 1892. In 1903, Draper Hall was constructed for the dual purpose of a dining hall and female housing. The first female students graduated with the class of 1905. The first dedicated female dormitory, the Abigail Adams House (on the site of today's Lederle Tower), was built in 1920. By the 1970s, the University continued to grow and gave rise to

5460-477: Was also named as one of the five finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy , awarded to the awarded "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States, in 2005 & 2006. In his Senior year, Sean was chosen for Faces in the Crowd by Sports Illustrated for leading the country in points per game. In high school, Morris was a star running back . Morris was also recognized with the "Al Bundy Award" in 1999 Scoring 5 Touchdowns in one High School Game. Morris

5538-517: Was appointed president of the college and Professor of Botany. He appointed a faculty, coordinated the completion of construction, and, in the fall of 1867, welcomed the first class of approximately 50 students. Clark became the first president to serve long-term after the school's opening. Of the school's founding figures, there are a traditional "founding four" – Clark, Levi Stockbridge , Charles Goessmann , and Henry Hill Goodell . The original buildings consisted of Old South College, North College,

5616-720: Was awarded "Rookie of the Week" honors. Morris was selected by the Team USA Indoor in the 2011 for World Games in Prague, Czech Republic. Finished 3rd on the Team in points while earning a bronze medal. Morris was selected by the Team USA Outdoor in the 2007 to play reigning National Champion Duke Blue Devils at Disney Wild World of Sports. University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst ( UMass Amherst )

5694-629: Was coaching Temple but it has died down a bit since, and even more so now that Temple has left the conference. Due to both teams sharing the Ram mascot, the Fordham - URI rivalry has increased in recent years as the competitions are heralded as "The Battle of the Rams." The long-standing crosstown rivalry between Richmond and VCU, now known as the Capital City Classic , became a conference rivalry with VCU's arrival in

5772-707: Was drafted in the First Round (3rd overall) in the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft by the Major League Lacrosse 's Chicago Machine . He played with the Machine during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. He was selected to the MLL All Star Team in 2006. In 2008 , Morris was traded to his hometown Boston Cannons . Morris was selected by the Colorado Mammoth in the 2007 National Lacrosse League entry draft . Following

5850-517: Was founded in 1863 under the provisions of the Federal Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act to provide instruction to Massachusetts citizens in "agricultural, mechanical, and military arts." Accordingly, the university was initially named the Massachusetts Agricultural College . In 1867, the college had yet to admit any students and had not completed any buildings but had been through two presidents. That same year, William S. Clark

5928-524: Was named a top producer of Fulbright Award winners in the 2008–2009 academic year. Additionally, in 2010, it was named one of the "Top Colleges and Universities Contributing to Teach For America 's 2010 Teaching Corps." From World War II to 2023, the imagery on the official seal of the university was nearly identical to the state flag of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. That image of the seal has been slowly removed starting in 2011, until March 2023 when

6006-479: Was popularly known as the Eastern 8 , as it then had eight members (Villanova, Duquesne, Penn State, West Virginia, George Washington, Massachusetts, Pittsburgh, and Rutgers). After changes in membership that saw charter members Villanova and Pittsburgh leave (in 1980 and 1982, respectively) and new members St. Bonaventure (1979), Rhode Island (1980), Saint Joseph's (1982), and Temple (1982) enter, establishing

6084-445: Was the University library, which was built after the library had outgrown its space in the 1885 "Old Chapel" building. Originally known as Goodell Library, the building was named for Henry H. Goodell, who had served as College Librarian, Professor of Modern Languages and English Literature, and eighth President of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. The Library is well regarded for its innovative architectural design, which incorporates

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