The Innovation Team wanted to welcome two new members who have joined the team recently, Andrew Buroni and Nancy Chac. Get to know them better and be sure to say hi when you see them in the office! , Andrew Buroni, Andrew Buroni was born and raised in Marlboro MA, and recently graduated with a Marketing Degree from the Isenberg School of Management at UMass Amherst. Andrew has worked for the President’s Office since November 2021 as an intern with UPST. During this time, he has worked on the Supplier Relationship management team and has helped onboard over 2,500 suppliers into the system. Fun Facts! …, Nancy Chac, Nancy Chac, from Brockton MA, is one of the new Business Analyst Fellows in the Innovation Team. In May, she graduated from UMass Lowell with a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration with concentrations in Marketing and Analytics. Fun fact! Nancy holds a record for taking the most honors courses in the UMass Lowell Honors College. In her free time, she likes being active and listening to…
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The National Association of College and University Attorneys (NACUA), a premier professional organization in the field of higher education law, recently met at its annual conference in Chicago to discuss important and current legal topics and developments impacting institutes of higher education. Attorneys Maria Sheehy and Alyssa Cherubino represented the Office of the General Counsel at the…
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Arts, culture, and humanities are vital to inspiring the next generation of musicians and uniting us as a community. On Saturday, July 22nd, President Marty Meehan and the UMass Lowell Mary Jo Leahey Symphonic Band Camp performed at the iconic Boston Symphony Music Hall, celebrating the camp's 25th anniversary. As part of the band's performance, President Meehan once again joined the ensemble,…
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Registration and the call for speakers is official open for axe-con 2023 , which will happen on March 15 and 16, 2023. Axe-con is the world’s largest digital accessibility conference that welcomes developers, designers, business users, and accessibility professionals of all experience levels to an accessibility conference focused on building, testing, and maintaining accessible digital…
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About the Event, Cornell's arXiv team will host a 4-hour event on Monday, April 17 from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. called, " How do we make accessible research papers a reality? " We each have a role to play. Together, we can chart a path towards truly accessible research papers. The full schedule of sessions is posted to the event site. , What is arXiv?, arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for 2,236,909 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.
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Partnership Allows the University of Massachusetts to Fulfill its Academic, Marketing, Financial, Eco & Information Security Objectives, BOSTON & LAKE FOREST, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE), -- The University of Massachusetts (UMass) names Toshiba America Business Solutions its Managed Print Technology Provider . The multi-year agreement is already enabling UMass to advance academic, marketing, financial, economic, and information security goals across the University's statewide Amherst, Boston, Dartmouth, Lowell, Mount Ida and Worcester (UMass Chan Medical School) campuses. Toshiba'…, Bolstering Info Security, Toshiba's award-winning e‑STUDIO MFPs deploy proprietary self-encrypting drives and BIOS protection to shield the UMass community's personally identifiable information and work data while complying with the Family Educational Rights and Protection Act., Promoting Academic & Marketing Pursuits, Toshiba MFPs are producing essentials including syllabi, study materials, tests and in-class presentations for UMass' more than 73,000 students. Toshiba technology may additionally create vibrant, four-color posters, wall clings, outdoor banners and pop-up signage promoting the University's many academic and athletic events on campus and off. Sparkling student recruitment collateral spotlighting…, Sustainably Better, Sustainability is a core focus of UMass and an attribute for which they're widely recognized. Toshiba is helping the University on that front by recycling toner consumables. Toshiba moreover designs its MFPs to print clearly on 100% recycled paper. Toshiba systems are EPEAT-registered, which further supports UMass sustainability efforts. EPEAT is the definitive global rating system for greener…, About the University of Massachusetts, The University of Massachusetts is a world-class public research university system committed to advancing knowledge and transforming lives. UMass is renowned for the quality of its academic programs, the scope and impact of its research, and the strength of its public service mission. With four comprehensive campuses, a world-class medical school, and a mission-driven law school, UMass educates…, About Toshiba America Business Solutions, Inc., Toshiba America Business Solutions (TABS) is a workplace solutions provider delivering an extensive portfolio of industry-recognized workflow and document management products for businesses of all sizes across the United States, Mexico, and Central and South America. TABS supports the diverse needs of today’s professionals through award-winning e‑STUDIO™ multifunction printers, label and receipt…
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The Office of General Counsel and Chancellor Marcelo Suarez-Orozco represented UMass at the Boston Bar Association’s annual Higher Education Legal Conference on March 2, 2023. Chancellor Suarez-Orozco presented on the plenary panel (Higher Education Trends and Challenges: A View from Leadership). Chief Deputy General Counsel Denise Barton, a member of the BBA’s Conference Advisory Committee,…
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Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) is a free 24-hour online event for the global community. It celebrates inclusive design and shares knowledge and ideas from analogue to digital, from design to development, from planners to practitioners, and everything and everyone in between. There is no sign up or registration. Check out this year's schedule and add sessions of interest to your calendar.
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The Origins of Hanukkah, The holiday is named Hanukkah, which means “dedication” in Hebrew, in honor of the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after a small band of Jewish people reclaimed it from the Syrian-Greeks in second century BCE. The group had a small amount of oil to light the Temple, which they expected to last only briefly; however, the oil continued to burn for eight nights. The lighting of the…, When and How Hanukkah is Observed, Hanukkah is observed for eight nights and days, starting on the 25th day of Kislev according to the Hebrew calendar, which may occur at any time from late November to late December in the Gregorian calendar. The, Hanukkah menorah, (or hanukkiah) is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited. The ninth branch holds a candle, called the shamash ("helper" or "servant"), used to light the other…, How to Wish Someone a Happy Hanukkah, There are several ways in which you can wish someone a Happy Hanukkah, including "Happy Hanukkah!" or one of the following:, Chag Sameach, (Happy Holiday): This saying is not limited to Hanukkah and can be used during any Jewish holiday;, Chag Urim Sameach, (Happy Festival of Lights); or, Hanukkah Sameach, (Happy Hanukkah).
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