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Honors College Events

Each semester, the Honors College hosts a variety of social and enrichment activities open only to Honors students. Check back regularly for updates!

April 2024 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
T 4/2

6:30pm

LIB 225

Student Council Meeting

F 4/5 2:00pm LIB 226 Honors Hour: Freeze Pops
         

T

4/9

6:30pm

LIB 225

Craft Night
Th 4/11 1-4:00pm LIB 220 Internship Placements with Alex Johnson from Semester in the City/Semester of Impact
Sa 4/13 6:00pm   Masquerade Gala
         

T

4/16 6:30pm LIB 225 Student Council Meeting

F

4/19 3:00pm DNRT Parsons Reserves Daffodil Walk
         

T

4/23

6:30pm

LIB 225

Student Council E-Board Elections

W

4/24

4:00pm

Marketplace

APEX Poster Session

T

4/25

5:30pm

Blue & Gold Room The Great Gatsby Pre-show Event

 

Join us on instagram and LinkedIn!

 

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Below please find a curated list of University events we believe might be of special interest to Honors students!

Day Date Time Location Event
M & T 3/27-4/2   CVPA Gallery

Tchotchke

FOU 130 pop up exhibition, curated by honors students Katie Erwin, Josie Graber, Jayda Paxton, and Ava Pearson.

Closing reception: Tuesday, 4/2, 5-6pm

T 4/2 1:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

    1:00pm Virtual

Charlton College of Business Virtual Information Session

W 4/3 2:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

    5:00pm CCB 149

Shakespeare's Birthday Lecture

Th 4/4 2:00pm CCB 149

The Path from Student to Executive with John Moreira '84

    5:30pm Law School Moot Court Room

Bias, Barriers, and Belonging: An Evening with Attorneys in Practice

         
M 4/8 5:30pm The Marketplace

Celebration of the Light Within You

Sponsored by the Counseling Center

T 4/9 1:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

    3:30pm LIB 122

2nd Annual Mock Law Class and Pre-Law End of the Year Celebration

Contact UMassD Pre-Law for more information at cas@umassd.edu.

W 4/10 2:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

Th 4/11 11:00am Virtual

College of Engineering Graduate Program Virtual Information Session

    12:10pm Law School, Room 117

Attorney James Van Nostrand, Chair of the MA Department of Public Utilities

Atty. Van Nostrand will discuss his career in energy law and opportunities to intern and work for the Department of Public Utilities

    4:00pm Campus Quad

Presenting Unity Fest!

    7:00pm LARTS 111

Italian Studies Film Series: They Call Me Trinity (1970)

F 4/12 5:00pm The Marketplace

Cape Verdean Night

    7:00pm Main Auditorium

Heathers: The Musical

Sa 4/13 7:00pm Main Auditorium

Heathers: The Musical

         
Su 4/14 2:00pm Main Auditorium

Heathers: The Musical

T 4/16 1:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

    3:30pm LIB 122

Pre-Med and Health Year End Celebration

Contact Kaisa Holloway Cripps for more information.

W 4/17 2:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

         
M 4/22 4:00pm SENG 222

Lecture: Digital Forensics in Homicide & Missing Persons Investigations - Current Technology Trends & Challenges

Speaker: Brock Morrissette, Sergeant, Massachusetts State Police, Bristol County District Attorney's Office, Sate Police Detective Unit

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

T 4/23 1:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

W 4/24 2:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

Th 4/25 7:00pm LARTS 111

Italian Studies Film Series - Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Sa 4/27 8:00pm UMassD Observatory Field

Observatory Open House

         
T 4/30 1:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

 

September 2023 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
W 9/6   LIB 220

First Day of Classes

Welcome! Grab & Go Breakfast

Th 9/7   LIB 220 Welcome! Grab & Go Breakfast
         
M 9/11 5:00p Marketplace First Year Student Induction
T 9/12 6:30p LIB 225 Student Council Meeting: Meet & Greet
         
T 9/19 6:30p LIB 225 Student Council Meeting
W 9/20 4:00p LIB 207 Workshop: Transition to College
F 9/22 11a-Noon LIB 225 Honors Hour: Ice Cream Social
         
T 9/26 6:30p LIB 225 Student Council Meeting: Elections
         
W 9/27 11a-Noon LIB 225 Honors Hour: Snack & Share Stories

 

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Below please find a curated list of University events we believe might be of special interest to Honors students!

Day Date Time Location Event
W 9/6 3:00-4:00p SMAST 101-103

SMAST Fall 2023 Seminar Series

Easton White, University of New Hampshire

Socio-ecological dynamics of fisheries in the face of extreme events

Th 9/7 12-1:15p  

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Food Politics 2023:  What Matters and Why

Presenter: Marion Nestle, New York University Moderator: Bill Clark, Harvard Kennedy School

Hosted by Harvard Kennedy School

       

 

M 9/11

12-1:00p

 

 

 

5-6:00p

UMass Law
School - Moot Court Room

 

UMass Law
School - Room 007

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Assistant Dean John F. Quinn, UMass Law

The ABCs of Networking: How to Make Friends, Influence People and Get a Job

T 9/12 4:30-6:30p The Grove

Study Abroad Fair

    3:30-4:30p Blue & Gold Room (Campus Center)

Career Center Event

The Washington Center Academic Internship Program

W 9/13 3:00-4:00p SMAST 101-103

SMAST Fall 2023 Seminar Series

Michelle Bachman, New England Fishery Management Council

Area-Based Management at the Regional Fishery Management Councils

Th 9/14 4:00p LIB 122 Pre-Law Orientation/Info Session
    12-1:00p UMass Law School - Room 117

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Assistant City Solicitor Kayla Venckauskas, Brockton, MA

    12-3:00p Tripp Athletic Center

Career Center Event

Part-Time Job & Internship Fair

F 9/15 9:30-10:30a TBA with Registration

Career Center Event

Breakfast with Professionals Series #1 Employer: Southcoast Behavioral Health

         
M 9/18  12-1:15p 

Zoom

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Technology & Regulation Seminar: AI is Too Important Not to Regulate, and Too Important Not to Regulate Well

Presenter: Tom Wheeler, Senior Research Fellow at M-RCBG, and former Chair, Federal Communications
Commission

Hosted by Harvard Kennedy School

    12-2:00p LIB 122

Career Center Event

Handshake Launch - College of Engineering

T 9/19 3:30-4:30p Zoom

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Massachusetts Department of Environmental
Protection’s Virtual Webinar on New Career Opportunities in Environmental Justice

   

12-2:00p

 

 

4:30-5:30p

LIB 122

 

 

CCB 115

Career Center Events

* Handshake Launch - College of Arts & Sciences and College of Visual & Performing Arts

* Going Global Virtual Training

W 9/20 12-1:00p UMass Law School - Moot Court Room

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

“Should I Clerk?” Judicial Clerkship Info Session

    3:00-4:00p SMAST 101-103

SMAST Fall 2023 Seminar Series

Katherine Kahl, University of Massachusetts Amherst

UMass Amherst Gloucester Marine Station: Our vision forward

    6:00p Virtual

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

What’s Your Call to Serve?: Launching a Career
in Federal Government

Hosted by the Partnership for Public Service

    3-4:00p LIB 122

Career Center Event

How to Make the Most of the Fall Career Fairs

    6:30-7:30p via Zoom

CIA veteran Joe Augustyn '69 will discuss his extensive career experiences dealing with homeland security, counterterrorism, and intelligence issues. Contact: alumni@umassd.edu

Th 9/21 12-1:00p UMass Law School - Moot Court Room

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Learn about the career of Assistant Attorney General Steve Marshalek – South Coast Office Director

    12-2:00p CCB 115

Career Center Event

Handshake Launch - Charlton College of Business

    4:00p LIB 122 Pre-Health Orientation/Info Session
       

 

T 9/26 4-5:30p Zoom (RSVP for access)

Careers in Museums Panel

Click for more info and RSVP Code!

     5-6:00p UMass Law School - Moot Court Room

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Learn about the career of Attorney General/Senior Policy Advisor Danielle Allard, UMass Law 2014 PILF Alum

W 9/27 1-4:00p Marketplace

Career Center Event

Careers in Business Fair

    3:00-4:00p SMAST 101-103

SMAST Fall 2023 Seminar Series

Joseph Caracappa, NOAA Northeast Fisheries Science Center

Building a Climate-Ready Northeast U.S. Atlantis Ecosystem Model

Th 9/28   12-1:00p UMass Law School - Room TBA

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

Panel: Hiring Managers, Judicial Internships & Clerkships

F 9/29 9:30-10:30a TBA with Registration

Career Center Event

Breakfast with Professionals #2: Engineering

 

October 2023 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
M 10/2 5:00p LIB 225

COE 4+1 Information Session

T 10/3 6:30p LIB 225 Student Council Meeting
F 10/6 5:00p Dartmouth Orchard Fall Festival
         
M 10/9

All Day

  Indigenous Peoples' Day: No Classes
T 10/10

5:00p

6:30pm

Zoom

LIB 225

Workshop: First Year Registration

Student Council Meeting

W 10/11 5:00p LIB 207 Workshop: First Year Registration
F 10/13 11:00a-Noon LIB 225 Honors Hour: De-Stress Coloring
         

T

10/17 6:30p LIB 225 Student Council Meeting
W 10/18 6:00p LIB 225

Letters of Encouragement

         
T 10/24 6:30p LIB 225 Spooky Paint Night
W 10/25 All Day  

Mental Health Day: No Classes

F 10/27 11:00a-Noon LIB 225

Honors Hour: Fall Craft

         
T 10/31 All Day LIB 220

Happy Halloween: Trick or Treat

 

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Below please find a curated list of University events we believe might be of special interest to Honors students!

Day Date Time Location Event
T 10/3 Noon

Campus Center, 2nd Floor Conference Room

Interview Workshop with Enterprise Holdings
W 10/4 1-3:00p The Marketplace

Senior Shift, Hosted by the UMassD Alumni Association

Click to Register

    3-4:30p The Marketplace Graduate School Admissions Panel
    3:00p SMAST-East, Rooms 101-103 or via Zoom

SMAST 2023 Fall Seminar Series

Tara Dolan, MA Division of Marine Fisheries

Exploring population connectivity in winter flounder

Th 10/5 12-1:00p Campus Center, Room 201 Semester in the City Information Session
F 10/6 Noon-1:30p The Marketplace

Leadership Luncheon

Connect with members of the UMassD Foundation Board, Alumni Associations, college advisory boards and others!

Contact us for registration link!

         
W 10/11 3:00p Zoom

SMAST 2023 Fall Seminar Series

CINAR Fellows - Gavin Fay, Genevieve Nesslage, Joshua Stoll, John Wiedenmann

Enhancing Linkages between Ecosystem Research, Stock Assessment, and Management: Presentations by CINAR Fellows in Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystem Science

    4-5:00p Provided with Registration Graduate School: Personal Statement Workshop
Th 10/12 12-1:00p UMass Law School Moot Court Room

State Representative Chris Hendricks

    5-6:00p UMass Law School Moot Court Room

Michael J. Sousa, Esq., General Counsel            Fall River Housing Authority

F 10/13 9:30-10:30a Crow's Nest

Breakfast with Professionals #3: Accounting

(Registration required)

         
T 10/17 1-4:00p The Marketplace

Careers in Engineering & Technology Fair

W 10/18 3:00p Zoom

SMAST 2023 Fall Seminar Series

Robert DeConto, University of Massachusetts Amherst (joint SMAST DFO/DEOS seminar)

Northeast Collaborative for Climate Resilience

Th 10/19 8:00p Virtual

What's Your Call to Serve: Launching a Career in Federal Government

Click to Register

         
F 10/27 9:30-10:30a Crow's Nest Breakfast with Professionals #4: The Arts

November 2023 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
Th 11/2 3:30p Unity House

Panel Discussion w/ Rep. Barney Frank

F 11/3 11:00a LIB 225 Honors Hour: Pet Therapy w/Gracie
         
M 11/6

7:30a

Boston Moakley Courthouse Fieldtrip
T 11/7

6:30pm

LIB 225

Student Council Meeting

F 11/10 3:00p Lot 4 Honors Hour: Foliage Walk
         

T

11/14 6:30p LIB 225 Student Council Meeting
F 11/17 11:00a LIB 225

Honors Hour: Snack & Share

         
T 11/21 6:00p The Grove Lounge Seasonal Study Group
Th 11/23 All Day  

Thanksgiving Day: No Classes

         
T 11/28 6:30p LIB 225

Student Council Meeting

Th 11/30 6:30p LIB 225

DEI Trivia Night

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
W 11/1 3:00p Virtual Only

SMAST Fall Seminar Series:

Sustaining Tribal Fisheries

Kelsey Leonard, University of Waterloo

       

 

T 11/7 12:00p Virtual

Public Interest Law Fellows Seminar

What's Your Call to Serve: Launching a Career in Federal Government

Click to Register

W 11/8 3:00p

SMAST, Rooms 101-103

or Virtual

SMAST Fall Seminar Series:

Climate Impacts and Resilience in Marine Fisheries

Katherine Mills, Gulf of Maine Research Institute

    6:30p Virtual

Career Center Event

Teach for America: Your Guide to the Job and Internship Application Process

Th 11/9 1:00p Marketplace

Career Center Event

Careers in Med Lab Sciences, Clinical Research, & Nursing Fair

         
T 11/14 4:00p Blue & Gold Room

Career Center Event

Federal Government Career Panel

W 11/15 3:00p

SMAST, Rooms 101-103

or Virtual

SMAST Fall Seminar Series:

Climate-related impacts on reproductive success and phenological events for anadromous river herring

Meghna Marjadi, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

         
W 11/29 3:00p  

SMAST, Rooms 101-103

or Virtual

SMAST Fall Seminar Series:

Legacies of stress: eco-evolutionary consequences of transgenerational and carryover effects in coastal systems

Sarah Donelan, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth

December 2023 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
T 12/5

6:30pm

LIB 225

Student Council Meeting

F 12/8 11:00am LIB 225 Honors Hour: Pizza
         

T

12/12 10:00pm The Grove Moonlight Breakfast

 

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Below please find a curated list of University events we believe might be of special interest to Honors students!

Day Date Time Location Event
M 12/4 2-3:30p via Zoom

 QuantFish workshop - Samara Nehemiah

This workshop is oriented to all who are interested in fisheries science, quantitative ecology and their applications. In this opportunity, Samara Nehemiah Graduate Research Assistant and Ph.D. Candidate from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science, will be giving us a talk on the applications of spatially explicit population models to estimate abundance of Striped Bass in the Chesapeake Bay. You are welcome to join us via Zoom. Contact: croman1@umassd.edu

W 12/6 3:00p

SMAST, Rooms 101-103

or Virtual

SMAST Fall Seminar Series:

Tools and principles to support science-based fisheries management across the world

Jason Cope, NOAA Northwest Fisheries Science Center

 

 

January 2024 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
M 1/22

 

LIB 220

First Day of Classes

Welcome back! Grab & Go Breakfast

T 1/23 6:30pm LIB 225 Student Council Meeting: Officers only
         

T

1/30 6:30pm LIB 225 Student Council Meeting: Meet & Greet

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
F 1/26 8:30-11:30am The Marketplace

22nd Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast

Cost: $35

Honors College Events

Each semester, the Honors College hosts a variety of social and enrichment activities open only to Honors students. Check back regularly for updates!

February 2024 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
T 2/6

6:00pm

LIB 225

Student Council Meeting

F 2/9 1:30pm LIB 225 Super Bowl Sundae Social
         

T

2/13 6:30pm LIB 225 Chocolate Strawberry Night

W

2/14   LIB 220 Sweet Treats

 

       

M

2/19     President's Day, No Classes

T

2/20

6:30pm

LIB 225

Student Council Meeting: Elections

F

2/23

1:30pm

LIB 225

Honors Hour: Snack & Share

 

 

 

 

 

T

2/27

6:30pm

Zoom

Honors Alumni Networking

W

2/28

4:00pm

Zoom

Fall 2024 Registration Workshop

 

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Below please find a curated list of University events we believe might be of special interest to Honors students!

Day Date Time Location Event
Th 2/8 6-7:00pm

Co-Creative Center, 137 Union Street, New Bedford

AHA! Night Jazz Jam with Manny Escobar

         
M 2/12 11:30am-1:30pm The Grove

Study Abroad Fair

Tu 2/13 12-2:00pm Library Living Room

Employer in Residence: Opportunity Knocks - We're Hiring with the Bristol County Sheriff's Office

    1-2:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

W 2/14 2-5:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

Th 2/15 12-1:00pm Blue & Gold Room Tell Your Story: Resume Development
    5-6:00pm Blue & Gold Room

Gateway to Opportunities: Navigating Semester in the City & The Washington Center

         
Tu 2/20 1-2:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

W 2/21 10am-2pm Campus Center, Virtual

Wellness Wednesday Extravaganza! Commuter Pit Stop

    2-5:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

Th 2/22 12-2:00pm Library Living Room

Employer in Residence: Opportunity Knocks with Blount Fine Foods

         
Tu 2/27 1-2:00pm Virtual

Virtual Study Abroad Advising

W 2/28 2-5:00pm LARTS 016

Walk-in Study Abroad Advising

 

Honors College Events

Each semester, the Honors College hosts a variety of social and enrichment activities open only to Honors students. Check back regularly for updates!

March 2024 Honors College Calendar

Day Date Time Location Event
T 3/5

6:30pm

LIB 225

Student Council Meeting

Th 3/7 2:00pm LIB 226 Honors Hour: De-stress Coloring
         

T

3/11-3/15     Happy Spring Break!
         

T

3/19 6:30pm LIB 225 Crochet Night

Th

3/21 2:00pm LIB 226 Honors Hour: Pet Therapy

Sa

3/23

8:30am

Boston Expo

PAX East Trip

 

 

 

 

 

T

3/26

6:00pm

AMC Theatre

Movie Night!

G.P.A.'s Betta Calendar

Below please find a curated list of University events we believe might be of special interest to Honors students!

Day Date Time Location Event
T 3/5 12-2:00p

Library Living Room

Employer in Residence: Networking Essentials with Bristol County Sheriff's Office

    12-1:00p Law School Moot Court Room Speaker: Senator Jamie Eldridge
    1-2:00p   Virtual Study Abroad Advising
W 3/6 11a- 2p Library Living Room Employer in Residence: Resume Revamp with Meditech
    2-5:00p LARTS 016 Walk-In Study Abroad Advising
Th 3/7 11a- 2p Library Living Room Employer in Residence: Connect & Conquer with IGT
    4-4:45p See Handshake for details Early Careers - EY Next Steps: Building Your Personal Brand
    5-6:00p Law School Moot Court Room Public Defender Panel
F 3/8 2-3:00p Zoom Mechanical Engineering Seminar by Dr. Han Hu
         
W 3/13 9:30a Virtual College of Engineering Graduate Program Virtual Information Session
Sa 3/16 7:30-8:30p UMassD Observatory Field Observatory Open House
         
M 3/18 4-5:00p Blue & Gold Room Career Fair Conquerors: Master the Art of Making a Lasting Impression
T 3/19 1-4:00p The Marketplace Business, Engineering, & Technology Career Fair
    6:30-7:30p Library Grand Reading Room Corsair Chat: The Art of Engineering with Mike McCarthy '99
W 3/20 12-1:00p Center for Women, Gender, & Sexuality Feminist Translation Studies & Transnational Solidarities
    1-4:00p The Marketplace Non-Profit, Government, & Social Impact Career Fair
         
W 3/27 12-3:00p Tripp  Athletic Center Job, Internship, & Graduate School Expo
  3/27-4/2   CVPA Gallery

Tchotchke

FOU 130 pop up exhibition, curated by honors students Katie Erwin, Josie Graber, Jayda Paxton, and Ava Pearson.

Closing reception: Tuesday, 4/2, 5-6pm

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