University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
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(UMass). It is located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
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, in the center of the South Coast region, between the cities of New Bedford to the east and Fall River to the west. It became a UMass campus in 1991 when Southeastern Massachusetts University was merged into the University of Massachusetts system.
The campus, also known as UMass Dartmouth, "UMassD", or "UMD", has an overall student body of 9,155 students, including undergraduate, graduate students, and (PCE) continuing education students. As of Spring 2008, there are approximately 4,173 students living on campus. Approximately 61 undergraduate programs of study and 32 graduate programs are offered. There are more than 300 full-time faculty.
The campus has implemented a strategy that would expand its graduate programs over the next few years. Doing so would make it designated a doctoral Carnegie Research I institution as early as 2012.
UMass Dartmouth is best known for its programs in engineering, nursing, marine science, business, visual and performing arts and business, as well as its Portuguese studies programs.
UMass Dartmouth is host to one of the nation's most extensive undergraduate and graduate programs in Portuguese language and literary studies, offering both a BA and an MA in Portuguese Studies, as well as a new Ph.D. program in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory. The campus also has a Center for Portuguese Studies and Culture which sponsors numerous publication series, as well as international conferences in Portuguese and Portuguese-American studies. The university is home to the Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives, located in a special section of the Claire T. Carney Library, and the UMass-Dartmouth Summer Program in Portuguese.
The school also hosts the University of Massachusetts School of Law
University of Massachusetts School of Law
The University of Massachusetts School of Law is a public law school established in 2010 and located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. It is the successor to Southern New England School of Law, a private law school that donated its campus and its assets to the University of Massachusetts...
, as the trustees of the state's university system voted during 2004 to purchase the nearby Southern New England School of Law
Southern New England School of Law
Southern New England School of Law was a non-profit law school located in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts that operated from 1981 to 2010...
, a private institution that is accredited regionally but not by the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
. This proposal was rejected at the time and lay dormant for several years, but was revived in October 2009 with an offer by SNESL to donate its campus and resources, valued at over $20 million, to the university. The proposal was approved unanimously by the state Board of Higher Education on Feb. 2, 2010. UMass Dartmouth Law School opened its doors in September 2010, accepting all current SNESL students with a C or better average as transfer students, and it is going to seek ABA
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
accreditation as soon as possible.
In June 2008 the University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees approved the creation of a new School of Education, Public Policy and Civic Engagement.
Since 1992, UMass Dartmouth has sponsored the Cape Cod Community College
Cape Cod Community College
Cape Cod Community College, known locally as "4-C's", is a two-year community college located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts. Cape Cod Community College was established in 1961, the second institution to open as part of what is now a 15 community college system in Massachusetts...
as an affiliate.
History
The Dartmouth campus of the University of Massachusetts traces its roots to 1895. In that year, the Massachusetts legislature chartered the New Bedford Textile School in New BedfordNew Bedford, Massachusetts
New Bedford is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and about east of Fall River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 95,072, making it the sixth-largest city in Massachusetts...
and the Bradford Durfee Textile School in Fall River
Fall River, Massachusetts
Fall River is a city in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located about south of Boston, southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, and west of New Bedford and south of Taunton. The city's population was 88,857 during the 2010 census, making it the tenth largest city in...
. The New Bedford Textile School was re-named the New Bedford Institute of Textiles and Technology and the Bradford Durfee Textile School was re-named the Bradford Durfee College of Technology.
In 1962, the two schools were combined to create the Southeastern Massachusetts Technological Institute, expanding to become Southeastern Massachusetts University by 1969. In 1964, ground was broken on a unified campus not far from the Smith Mills section of Dartmouth, between the two cities. Group I was completed in 1966, with Group II in 1969 and the other original buildings being finished by 1971. The main campus has been expanded several times, including the Cedar Dell residences (begun 1987), the Dion Science & Engineering Building in 1989, the Charlton College of Business in 2004, the new apartment-style residence halls in 2005, and the Research Building in 2007.
SMU was merged into the UMass system and adopted its present name in 1991. In the past two decades, the university has expanded back into its original cities as well, with the Advanced Textiles & Manufacturing Center (2001, at the former Kerr Mill site) and Professional and Continuing Education Center (2002, in the former Cherry & Webb building) in Fall River, and the School for Marine Science and Technology (1996, adjacent to Fort Rodman), the Star Store visual arts building (2001) and a second Center for Professional and Continuing Education (2002, one block north on Purchase Street) in New Bedford.
Campuses
Main Campus- Dartmouth, MA 285 Old Westport Road
Satellite Campuses and Initiatives
New Bedford
- Star Store Visual Arts Building
- Professional and Continuing Education (PCE)
Fall River
- Advanced Textiles & Manufacturing Center (ATMC)
Undergraduate program
- College of Arts and Sciences
Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Criminal Justice, Economics, Education, English, Foreign Literature & Languages, History, Humanities & Social Sciences, Mathematics, Medical Laboratory Science, Multidisciplinary Studies, Philosophy, Policy Studies, Political Science, Portuguese, Psychology, Sociology & Anthropology, and Women's Studies
- Charlton College of Business
Accounting and Finance, Management and Marketing, Decision and Information Sciences (includes Management Information Systems and Operations Management)
- College of Engineering
Biomedical Engineering, Civil & Environmental, Computer & Information Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Physics, and Materials & Textiles
- College of Nursing
Nursing
- College of Visual & Performing Arts
Art Education, Art History, Artisanry (Ceramics, Jewelry/Metals, and Textile Design/Fiber Arts), Design (Digital Media, Graphic Design/Letterform, Illustration, and Photography), Fine Arts (Painting/2D and Sculpture/3D), and Music
Graduate program
- College of Arts and Sciences
Masters of Arts in Portuguese Studies,
Master of Arts in Professional Writing,
Master of Arts in Psychology,
Master of Arts in Teaching,
Master of Science in Biology,
Master of Science in Marine Biology,
Master of Science in Chemistry,
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology,
Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, and
Doctor of Philosophy in Luso-Afro-Brazilian Studies and Theory
- Charlton College of Business
Master of Business Administration, post-masters certificates
- College of Engineering
Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering,
Master of Science in Biotechnology,
Master of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Master of Science in Computer Science,
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering,
Master of Science in Computer Engineering,
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering,
Master of Science in Physics,
Doctor of Philosophy in Physics,
Master of Science in Textile Chemistry and Technology,
Doctor of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology, and
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Engineering
- College of Nursing
Master of Science in Nursing,Doctor of Philosophy in Nursing
- College of Visual & Performing Arts
Master of Art Education,
Master of Fine Arts,
Master of Fine Arts in Artisanry, and
Master of Fine Arts in Visual Design
- School of Marine Science & Technology
Master of Science in Marine Science & Technology, and
Doctor of Philosophy in Marine Science & Technology
Architecture
Paul Rudolph (architect)
Paul Marvin Rudolph was an American architect and the dean of the Yale School of Architecture for six years, known for use of concrete and highly complex floor plans...
beginning in the early 1960s, to distinguish the campus from the outside world and provide what might be considered a Social Utopian environment. The building architecture is similar to that of the Boston Government Service Center. Rudolph made both the exterior and interior of each building of rough concrete (béton brut), an essential element of the style known as Brutalism, and he endowed buildings with large windows, with the intended effect of giving those inside the feeling of being connected to the outdoors. The stairs were made relatively short in height, ostensibly in order to slow people down and thus allow them to appreciate the campus more fully. Atriums were also placed in the Group 1 and Group 2 buildings to give people a place to socialize between sections of the halls. (The main academic buildings were known as Groups until 2007 because the first design concept for the campus had them as groups of individual buildings; the name was retained though the design concept was not. What was Group 1 is now the Liberal Arts building, and what was Group 2 is the Science/Engineering building. The older terms are still widely used.) These areas are also filled with hanging and potted indoor plants. The main door of each building faces towards the campanile
Campanile
Campanile is an Italian word meaning "bell tower" . The term applies to bell towers which are either part of a larger building or free-standing, although in American English, the latter meaning has become prevalent.The most famous campanile is probably the Leaning Tower of Pisa...
, keeping students within the Academic Life area, where buildings for classes are located. Large mounds of earth (berms) also stand between the parking lots, making the lots partially invisible from within the original Academic Life area (though not from within some recent additions to it, such as the Charlton College of Business building). More recent buildings, most notably the Woodland Commons residence halls to the south of the main campus, have been built to complement, but not to attempt to copy, Rudolph's Late Modernist aesthetic.
At the top of the campanile, many different antennas provide different services for the campus. It should be noted that if one looks between the two panels in the campanile, they can see that the campanile can only be climbed when accessed underground. This may seem to lead to an underground tunnel system, but there is an entrance to the campanile a short distance to the south of it.
Outdoors, the university is fortunate to have large areas of undeveloped green space, including extensive wooded areas, grasslands, wetlands and ponds uncommon to many university campuses. Numerous footpaths make exploring these natural areas of the campus an enjoyable activity for students, faculty and visitors alike.
Claire T. Carney Library
- Archives & Special Collections - preserves historical records, publications and graduate theses of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (University Records) as well as personal and professional papers of faculty, staff, students and selected individuals and organizations from the surrounding communities of southeastern Massachusetts (Manuscript Collections).
- Robert F. Kennedy Assassination Archives - the world's largest, most complete compilation of materials relating to this event. Established in 1984, the archives contains thousands of copies of government documents obtained through the Freedom of Information Act public disclosure process as well as manuscripts, photographs, audiotape interviews, video tapes, news clippings and research notes compiled by journalists and other private citizens who have investigated discrepancies in the case.
- Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese American Archives - records of fraternal, religious and social organizations; family photographs, scrapbooks and oral histories which illustrate the collective experience of immigration, settlement, and life in the United States; the records of prominent individuals of Portuguese descent; and records of local business and other institutions that either serve or were created by Portuguese-Americans.
- Paul Rudolph and His Architecture - This web site is a comprehensive reference resource on this famous man and his architecture with an emphasis on SMTI / UMass Dartmouth. It provides a comprehensive bibliography of the works, writings and life of the architect, complete with supporting images, documents and media.
Student organizations
Student Government Association is a student run group that handles all student activity fees and disperses them to the various clubs and organizations. Among the many student groups on campus are the following:
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Housing and residential life
On-campus living provides three different residence options:- Traditional Dormitories
- Apartments
- Townhouses
Freshman halls
The freshman dorms are located on the eastern part of the campus. They are encircled in what is known as Dorm Rd. The Buildings are as follows:- Elmwood Hall
- Maple Ridge Hall
- Chestnut Hall
- Roberts Hall
Upperclassmen halls
Apartments- Willow Hall
- Evergreen Hall
- Hickory Hall
- Birch Hall
- Aspen Hall
- Ivy Hall
Townhouses
- Cedar Dell South
- Ceder Dell West
Dining Halls
There are 11 locations on campus where food may be purchased. Food services are provided by Chartwells.A student may use his or her "UMass Pass" swipe card to pay at these locations if he/she has a meal plan or money pre-loaded onto the card; otherwise cash is the only other accepted payment method. Debt and credit are not currently accepted.
- Resident Dining Hall (also known as Res)
- Café a la Cart (Located in groups I, II, and VI)
- Maple Ridge Grille
- The Commons at Birch
- Oak Glenn Grill
- Sky Ranch Grill
- Garden Toss
- Underground Café
- Commuter cafeteria
- Faculty & Staff Dining Room
- Corsair Cove Juice Bar
Greek life
Fraternities
Sororities
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Sigma Iota Alpha
Hermandad de Sigma Iota Alpha, Inc. --is a Latina-based Greek lettered intercollegiate sorority founded on September 29, 1990, by 13 dedicated ladies from four universities in the state of New York: SUNY Albany, SUNY Stony Brook, SUNY New Paltz, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute...
Beta Alpha Psi
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Honor societies
- Golden Key International Honour SocietyGolden Key International Honour SocietyThe Golden Key International Honour Society is an Atlanta, Georgia-based non-profit organization founded in 1977 to recognise academic achievement among college and university students in all disciplines....
- Psi ChiPsi ChiPsi Chi is the International Honor Society in Psychology, founded in 1929 for the purposes of encouraging, stimulating, and maintaining excellence in scholarship, and advancing the science of psychology. With over 1,050 chapters, Psi Chi is one of the largest honor societies in the United States...
- Eta Kappa NuEta Kappa NuEta Kappa Nu is the electrical and computer engineering honor society of the IEEE, founded in October 1904 by Maurice L. Carr at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The organization currently has around 200 student chapters and about 3,000,000 members and is headquartered in Chicago,...
- Phi Alpha ThetaPhi Alpha ThetaPhi Alpha Theta is an American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history.The society is a charter member of the Association of College Honor Societies and has over 350,000 members, with about 9,500 new members joining each year through 860 local chapters.-...
Unregistered organizations
- Chi Nu Omega
- Pi Beta Epsilon
- Alpha Mu Theta (AMO)
- Alternative Interests Club
Notable alumni
- Valerie Amaral, (B.S.Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
2008), Miss Massachusetts 2007 and winner of Miss America talent award - Antonio F. D. CabralAntonio CabralAntonio F. D. "Tony" Cabral is a Massachusetts State Representative and candidate for Mayor of New Bedford.-Early life:In 1969, when Cabral was 14 years old, he and his family emigrated from Pico Island in the Azores to Bristol, Rhode Island...
, (B.A.Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
1978), member of the Mass. House of RepresentativesMassachusetts House of RepresentativesThe Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
(served 1990 - present) - Robert CorreiaRobert CorreiaRobert Correia is an American politician who represented the 7th Bristol District in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 1977–2008 and served as Mayor of Fall River, Massachusetts from 2008–2010....
, (B.S.Bachelor of ScienceA Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
1962, member of the Mass. House of RepresentativesMassachusetts House of RepresentativesThe Massachusetts House of Representatives is the lower house of the Massachusetts General Court, the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is composed of 160 members elected from single-member electoral districts across the Commonwealth. Representatives serve two-year terms...
(served 1976 - 2008), Mayor of Fall River 2008-2009 - Brian HelgelandBrian HelgelandBrian Thomas Helgeland is an American screenwriter, film producer and director. He is most known for writing the screenplays for L.A...
, Academy Award winning screenwriter - Mark C. Montigny (B.A.Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
), member of the Massachusetts State Senate from 1993–present. - Jim PerdueJim PerdueJim Perdue has been the Chairman and advertising spokesman of Perdue Farms since 1991. He is a third generation leader of the company founded by his grandfather in 1920....
(MBA), chicken industry executive - David B. SullivanDavid B. SullivanDavid B. Sullivan is a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 6th Bristol District. He is a member of the Democratic Party....
, (B.A. 1979), member of the Mass. House of Representatives (served 1996 - present) - Jimmy TingleJimmy TingleJimmy Tingle is an American comic and occasional actor.-Life and career:Tingle was the American correspondent for Sir David Frost’s show for PBS and the BBC, The Strategic Humor Initiative. He completed two seasons with 60 Minutes II on CBS as the humorist / commentator in the Andy Rooney spot...
, comic - Edward M. Lambert, Jr.Edward M. Lambert, Jr.Edward M. Lambert, Jr. is an American politician and civil servant who is the current Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation...
, commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation - Gregory YobGregory YobGregory Yob was an American computer game designer.Gregory was born in Eugene, Oregon. An article about his experiment on simulating gravitational fields with droplets of water on a soap bubble was published in Scientific American in December 1964, under The Amateur Scientist.His one published...
, computer game designer - Kevin Steinhauser, leader of the band, Math the BandMath the BandMath the Band is an American electronic band formed in 2003 in Westford, Massachusetts by Kevin Steinhauser. Justine Mainville was added to the lineup in 2007. They've released many full-length albums and various EPs...
- Pooch HallPooch HallMarion H. "Pooch" Hall, Jr. is an American television and film actor from Taunton, Massachusetts. He is perhaps best known for his role as professional football player Derwin Davis on the BET comedy-drama series The Game....
, actor - Charles A. Dewey, United States federal judge in Iowa's southern district
- Lawrence G. McDonaldLawrence G. McDonaldLawrence G. McDonald is a former vice-president at Lehman Brothers and is currently managing director of Pangea Capital Management LP.-Financial crisis:...
, former vice president at Lehman BrothersLehman BrothersLehman Brothers Holdings Inc. was a global financial services firm. Before declaring bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth largest investment bank in the USA , doing business in investment banking, equity and fixed-income sales and trading Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. (former NYSE ticker...
and author
The University of Massachusetts Dartmouth was also the career location of Robert Ashley Michael
Robert Michael
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, scholar in the history of antisemitism.