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The Assistive Technology Program provides our engineering students interesting and challenging problems facing disadvantaged persons. Today, the main purpose of the Assistive technology program is to resolve these problems by applying the technologies that have been presented in our curriculum.
Center for the Arts
The Center for the Arts offers professional, nationally and internationally known performing arts in two distinctive programs: The STARTS (Students and Teacher Arts) Series and The Discovery Series.
Center for Family, Work, and Community
Our goal is to support 'community capacity building' by working with groups and organizations in the region to aid them in learning how to conduct strategic planning in their field.
Center for Field Services and Studies (Graduate School of Education)
The Center, an initiative within the University of Massachusetts Graduate School of Education, reflects the University's commitment to excellence in public education, the key to sustained regional economic development.
Center for Industrial Competitiveness
For over a decade, the Center for Industrial Competitiveness has been known for its path-breaking research on industrial innovation, regional development, corporate governance and sustainable prosperity.
Center for Lowell History, University Libraries
The University of Massachusetts Lowell, Center for Lowell History was established in 1971 to assure the safekeeping, preservation, and availability for study and research of materials in unique subject areas, particularly those related to the Greater Lowell Area and the University of Massachusetts Lowell.
Center for Public Health Research & Health Promotion
To assist in the University's mission of regional sustainable development, the Center focuses on an important component of sustainable development: Public Health.
Center for Women and Work
The Center for Women and Work is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to advancing knowledge about the relationship between gender and work through research, enhancing understanding through education and training and challenging inequalities particularly through institutional change.
Children's Health Project
Each day, children may be exposed to a variety of environmental contaminants at home, school and outdoors.The Children's Health Project offers workshops on protecting children from environmental risks.
College Prep Program
College Prep works to improve Lawrence High School students' chances of competing in a technically advanced society by offering enrichment classes in Math, Physical Science, Computer Literacy and English Language Arts.
Community Software Lab
Since 2001, We have provided no-cost and advertising-free email, web hosting, technology consulting and other Internet services to non-profit organizations. Our goal is to help you use technology to better assist those you serve.
Future Engineers Center
Our mission is to engage students and teachers in challenging, design-based science and technology activities in order to interest more students in, and better prepare them for careers in science and engineering.
Labor Extension Program
The Labor Extension Program provides educational services and technical assistance to unions in the region.
The Lowell Center for Sustainable Production develops, studies and promotes environmentally sound systems of production, healthy work environments, and economically viable work organizations.
Lowell Summer Music Series
The Series is a non-profit program committed to bringing great music to Lowell at reasonable prices. Please join us at Boarding House Park in Lowell.
The Patrick J. Mogan Cultural Center is a program of Lowell National Historical Park in partnership with University of Massachusetts Lowell. Our mission is to "tell the human story of Lowell" through community-sponsored exhibits, projects and programs.
Nanotechnology Outreach
The excitement and promise of nanotechnology provides a unique opportunity to increase public awareness of the critical importance of science and technology to society. Moreover, nanotechnology should motivate more youth to become interested and better prepared for careers in science, math, engineering and technology.
Non-Profit Alliance of Greater Lowell
The Mission of The Non Profit Alliance is to build collaboration that strengthens the influence and impact of community-based organizations through sharing resources and advancing excellence in administration.
Peace & Conflict Studies Institute
PACSI’s goal is to promote education, research and practice concerning peace and conflict issues, in both the U.Mass.Lowell and greater-Lowell communities.
Project HELP
The UMass Lowell School of Health and Environment and the Visiting Nurse Association of Greater Lowell are working to promote healthy behaviors for home-dwelling individuals at high risk of re-hospitalization following their discharge from home health care.
Service Learning in the College of Engineering (SLICE)
We define service-learning as a hands-on learning approach in which students achieve academic objectives in a credit-bearing course by meeting real community needs. In engineering the students become better professionals and better citizens while the community benefits.
Sunrise public affairs radio program, WUML
Tune in to Sunrise every weekday morning from 7 to 10 a.m. and hear conversations with local, state and national newsmakers. Listen also to lively features on the people and places of the Merrimack Valley. Get regular updates on news, weather and sports.
TEAMS Academy
The Technology, Engineering and Math-Science Academy at UMass Lowell will give regional high school students in grades 11 and 12 the opportunity to explore various career fields as they take creative, specially designed college courses for advanced students.
The New England Consortium (TNEC)
Since, 1987 TNEC has provided dynamic hands-on, participatory health and safety training. With simulated work tasks and mock incidents, students gain a better understanding of work site hazards and how to properly respond in an emergency situation.
Toxics Use Reduction Institute
TURI's Community Program strives to help organizations raise awareness of the hazards of toxic chemical use and introduce safer alternatives within their neighborhoods.
Tsongas Center for Industrial History
The Tsongas Center is a hands-on history center for students to learn about the American Industrial Revolution through hands-on activities and by experiencing history where it happened. The Tsongas Center is a curriculum resource for teachers to participate in practical professional development workshops and great primary-source-based teaching activities.
University Gallery
The University Gallery is the UMass Lowell’s professional art gallery. Coordinated by the Art Department and sponsored by the College of Arts and Sciences, Division of Fine Arts, the University Gallery exhibits the work of regionally and nationally recognized professional artists.
Village Empowerment: Peru Project
A project of mutual assistance and understanding involving the students and staff of the University of Massachusetts Lowell and the people of the Peruvian Andes.
On Campus
Outreach and partnership activities thrive in the colleges and departments across the campus. To learn more about these activities, click on the following links:
College of Arts & Sciences
The College of Arts & Sciences offers a wide variety of majors from biology to music, and criminal justice to English. The college is unique in that our full-time faculty members teach and involve undergraduate students in their research and practical experiences. Students can also tailor many programs to suit their needs.
A theme entitled "Education for Transformation" provides a conceptual framework that unifies programs at the Graduate School of Education. The mission of the University of Massachusetts Lowell is to promote and sustain regional economic development. The Graduate School of Education (GSE) contributes to this mission by developing professionals who help transform the region through leadership roles in education.
College of Engineering
UMass Lowell offers graduate and undergraduate degree programs in six different fields of engineering - Chemical Engineering, Civil & Environmental Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Plastics Engineering - and undergraduate degrees in three different fields in Engineering Technology - Civil, Electronic and Mechanical Engineering Technology.
The School of Health and Environment at the UMass Lowell was created to promote human health and development that enables people to live in safe and productive communities and environmentally sustainable economies.
College of Management
The College of Management at UMass Lowell has been creating the business leaders of the future. We offer programs in accounting, finance, management, management information systems and marketing, and provide students with a broad range of skills necessary for success.
Continuing Studies & Corporate Education
Building on the strength of UMass Lowell's outstanding faculty, the Division of Continuing Studies is leading the region in delivering quality programs on campus, onsite at companies and online. Our corporate and distance education initiatives continue to bring distinction to the UMass Lowell campus as students and companies participate in our wide range of professional education programs.
Athletics
The mission of the University of Massachusetts Lowell is to provide an affordable education of high quality and conduct programs of research and public service that advance our knowledge and improve the lives of the people of the Commonwealth.
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