Move-in Day, Inspiring Programs to Jump-start Semester

08/28/2014

Contacts for media: Nancy Cicco, 978-934-4944 or Nancy_Cicco@uml.edu and Christine Gillette, 978-934-2209 or Christine_Gillette@uml.edu

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What: Power-tool wielding, globetrotting engineer Deanne Bell and Johnny Earle, the entrepreneur behind the “Johnny Cupcakes” apparel brand, will headline events kicking off the new academic year at UMass Lowell.

The university will welcome a record number of students for the fall semester, more than 17,000, marking a nearly 50 percent increase in enrollment since 2007. For the first time, UMass Lowell will have more than 10,000 undergraduate students.

Both Bell and Earle will address new students and encourage them to pursue their passions through academic scholarship and civic engagement during their college careers and beyond. Events include:

Contact UMass Lowell media relations for directions and parking information.