News
Veterans Day 2009
Alumni, students, and members of the UMass Amherst community gathered to commemorate Veteran's Day on Tuesday November 10. Guest speakers included Chancellor Holub and Maxwell Riley III of the First Radio Battalion, Marine Headquarters Group. A three-volley salute was fired at the close of the ceremony.
Helping Students Fall Into Success
The Alumni Association is participating in a series of career development events to help students prepare for life after UMass Amherst. A "Why Hire U" video competition gave students an opportunity to practice interview skills. View our winner, Tonya Eckert '10, along with the other top finalists, who received a Best Buy gift card courtesy of the Alumni Association.
Alumnus Plays Key Role in Return of Native American Remains for Burial
On November 16 Northern Mexico's Yaqui Indians buried the victims of one of North America's last Indian massacres. Their remains lay in storage at New York's American Museum of Natural History until Professor Ventura Perez MA '00, PhD '06 (anthropology) and a fellow anthropologist began to study them in 2007.
Class Notes
Read the Latest Class Notes
Jim Pye '69 writes, "My wife, Georgia (Wheaton College 1969), and I live in our hometown, Duxbury, Massachusetts. I would like to reconnect with my Zeta Nu fraternity brothers (1966-1971); the Class of 1969 Freshman Lacrosse Team, the only undefeated team on which I ever played; and become active in the South Shore and Cape Cod Umass Alumni Clubs."
Alumni Profile
Taking her role as mommy online
Beth Feldman ’90 is the creator and president of Role Mommy.com. The site is an online community for today’s busy mom with a mission to inspire, entertain and inform. Through blogs, book and product reviews, news posts and events, the company helps moms stay connected and in touch with their personal and professional aspirations.
