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Invisible Barriers: A Collaborative Development Day

8:00 AM – 2:00 PM

Campus Center, Amherst, MA

November 6 | 9:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Breakfast & Networking: 9:00 a.m. Lunch Provided Location: Campus Center – Amherst Room Hosted by the Instructional Excellence (the Center for Teaching and Learning and Instructional Design, Engagement, and Support), the Office of Faculty Development, and the Office of Faculty Diversity. Throughout the day, we will explore how visible and invisible aspects of identity shape teaching, learning, mentoring, leadership, and belonging at UMass. Through engaging discussions, a thought-provoking panel conversation, and interactive workshops, participants will con…

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2026 Massachusetts Healthcare Summit

7:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Student Union, Amherst, MA

Coming together to strengthen rural and community health across the Commonwealth Join us for our fourth annual healthcare summit! Register today > No cost to attendBreakfast and lunch will be provided by award-winning UMass DiningOpen to allHealthcare Career Fair immediately follows from 1 p.m to 3 p.m. Join leaders from healthcare, higher education, government, public health, community health centers, long‑term care, and assisted living to address one of the Commonwealth’s most pressing challenges: strengthening the workforce that serves rural and medically underserved communities. This ye…

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Find Your Way: Map, Compass, and Natural Navigation

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Sylvan Woods, Amherst, MA

Find Your Way: Map, Compass, and Natural Navigation with RecWell Adventure Programs Ages 18–90. Waivers required. Prerequisite for Chart a Course. Paper maps and compasses work when phones fail. This two-hour workshop is split between the classroom and the field, covering foundational navigation skills-and the judgment to use them well-that hold up in any conditions. You'll learn to read a topographic map, take and follow a bearing, adjust for declination, and calculate your personal pace count over real terrain. The field portion puts each skill into practice sequentially. You'll also cove…

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The Hult Prize Challenge

11:00 PM

Old Chapel, Amherst, MA

The Hult Prize Challenge is a year-long social entrepreneurship competition in which over 100,000 young people in 120+ countries work to create high-impact startups that address the annual Call to Action in alignment with the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals. Finalists pitch their businesses to a panel of expert judges, and the winning team receives $1M USD in funding to make their idea a reality. There is a prize pool of $10,000 at the UMass level, with the potential to move on and win $1M in the global competition. This competition takes place during the fall semester.

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Stand-Up Paddleboarding Basics

9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Curry Hicks, Amherst, MA

Curious about stand-up paddleboarding? Join us for a fun, beginner-friendly introduction that will have you confidently paddling in no time. This two-hour session begins in the pool and progresses to open water, covering everything from reading conditions and rigging your board to finding your balance, falling safely, and getting back on. You'll learn essential paddling strokes, practice self-rescue skills before heading onto open water, and finish with unstructured paddle time to build confidence and put your new skills into practice. With small groups on the water, you'll receive plenty o…

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