UMass Lowell welcomed more than 3,000 first-year and transfer students to campus during Convocation at the Tsongas Center, where alum Vala Afshar, chief digital evangelist at Salesforce, shared “28 lessons for the Class of 2028.”

UMass Lowell's new Mosaic platform empowers students to discover experiences outside of the classroom — and then track and highlight their experiences on a digital résumé for future employers or grad schools.

The inaugural Lowell High Idea Challenge, a business pitch competition held in collaboration with UMass Lowell’s Rist DifferenceMaker Institute and Project LEARN, provided high school students with hands-on entrepreneurial experience and mentorship from faculty and local business leaders.

A theatre arts collaboration between Haverhill High School and UMass Lowell, led by alumna Melissa Allen ’15 and Prof. Shelley Barish, serves as a bridge to college for young students.

Yolanda Hood, the UMass Lowell Library’s new first-year experience and instruction coordinator, ensures that students know about the resources and services that are available to them to help them succeed.