Garret Roberts baseball profile page Garret Roberts has played baseball for as long as he can remember. The game is what led him to UMass Lowell, where he is an outfielder and right-handed pitcher…
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The UMass Lowell women’s soccer team was en route to Stony Brook, New York, for the semifinals of the 2018 America East conference tournament. As the River Hawks’ bus made the five-hour drive to Long…
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Steve Kornacki ’17 (H), the irrepressible political analyst for MSNBC, took a deep dive into the numbers during “Election 2020 Debrief,” an 80-minute Zoom gathering that also featured UMass President…
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Assoc. Teaching Prof. of link this for MEI landing page Marketing, Entrepreneurship and Innovation Finch-Deborah Deb Finch kept waiting for someone to write a book about the ALS Ice Bucket…, Q. How did the book take shape?, A., It started in January when I attended a national entrepreneurship education conference. I met Eric Koester, a professor from Georgetown University who started a course called the Creator Institute,…, Q. You were able to publish your book in under a year. Safe to say the course was a success? , A., It’s very well done. What I like about it is, it’s more than writing a book. You meet weekly with editors and you’re part of a cohort of about 35 students, so you have a support network of people…, Q. Why was the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge so successful?, A., Pete Frates really got it going, but it wasn’t a brand new idea that he came up with. There was already something called the Cold Water Challenge. But he’s the first person to tie it to ALS. And it…, Q. How is social media marketing for nonprofits different than for a company like Starbucks or Tesla?, A., The biggest challenges for nonprofits are staffing and resources. I focused on smaller nonprofits with budgets under $500,000 that don’t have a full-time marketing person on staff. When you don’t…, Q. What advice would you offer to nonprofits to improve their social media presence?, A., One thing I hear over and over from students that were working with nonprofits, maybe as an Honors project, is ‘What do you want your social media to do?’ Even executive directors of organizations…, Q. Are there examples of local nonprofits that do a good job on social media?, A., The Boys and Girls Club of Greater Lowell does a fantastic job. It’s probably my primary go-to if I want to look at an organization. Their stuff is well-formulated, and one of our graduates from the…, Q. Will there ever be another social media phenomenon like the Ice Bucket Challenge? , A., Honestly, until this summer, I would have said no. But the Minnesota Freedom Fund, a nonprofit working to eliminate cash bail, raised $30 million this summer after the killing of George Floyd.…
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During my years of service in the United States Congress, I never could have imagined the U.S. Capitol being desecrated in such fashion. Equally, I couldn’t have envisioned elected officials inciting…
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This year was truly unique. A global pandemic transformed every facet of our lives and affected the health and wellbeing of millions of people. We all shifted to living, learning, and working…
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The Cooperative Institute for the North Atlantic Region (CINAR) recently announced five new Quantitative Fisheries and Ecosystems Science Fellows, including Associate Professor Gavin Fay (Fisheries…, Fay, . According to CINAR, “The goal of the fellowship program is to engage early-career scientists in research that supports the training and education of the next generation of stock assessment…
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DARTMOUTH, Mass., -, University of Massachusetts President Marty Meehan, today announced that, Dr. Mark Fuller, , a longtime Dean at UMass Amherst's Isenberg School of Management and currently the Vice Chancellor for Advancement at UMass Amherst, will assume the role of Interim Chancellor at the University of…, President Meehan, . “UMass Dartmouth is also the heart of the South Coast region, and Mark Fuller understands the university’s economic impact on the community. I have full confidence that Mark, a longtime leader in…, Dr. Fuller, . “I’m inspired by UMass Dartmouth’s mission, energy, and momentum, and I’m honored to step up to serve UMass in a new capacity. I look forward to getting to know the Dartmouth community, and am…, UMass Board of Trustees Chairman Robert Manning., The youngest of four boys, Dr. Fuller is a first-generation college graduate. He was raised by a single mother after the death of his father when he was 5 years old. Charlotte Fuller worked to help…, Acting Chancellor Mark Preble, , who will assist him in the transition and will continue to serve on UMass Dartmouth’s senior leadership team. “As a longtime member of the UMass community and a UMass Boston alumnus, I believe that…, Preble, . Like Preble, Dr. Fuller has been with the UMass community for more than a decade. He joined the system in 2009 and has been lauded as a strategic leader who took Isenberg to new heights. During Dr…, UMass Amherst Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy, . “It has been a privilege to work with Mark and watch him engage students, faculty, alumni, donors, and external partners in transforming our business school, and then in his role as Vice Chancellor…, UMass Trustee Stephen Karam, , a Principal of the Karam Financial Group in Fall River. “From my time as a student at UMass Dartmouth to my service as a member of the UMass Board of Trustees, I have seen time and again how…, UMass Trustee Julie Ramos Gagliardi, , a First Vice President of Corporate Giving and Community Relations at BayCoast Bank. “The South Coast needs UMass Dartmouth to be both strong and nimble in these times of challenge, and I know…, UMass Trustee, Maria Furman, , a financial analyst. “I am excited to see that Mark Fuller has the type of pedigree that will fit in quite nicely with the South Coast,” said, State Rep. Christopher M. Markey, D-Dartmouth, . “His public school experiences and his upbringing allow him to relate very closely with the people of the South Coast. Finally, his professional successes have been extraordinary. I look forward…, State Rep. Carole A. Fiola, D-Fall River, . “UMass Dartmouth offers hope to students and families of the region and its full and enthusiastic engagement with our schools, non-profit organizations, businesses and communities will be critical…
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Dr. Steven Cadrin, Chair and Professor of Fisheries Oceanography at UMass Dartmouth’s School for Marine Science & Technology (SMAST), is the recent recipient of the 2020 International Council…
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Michael Marino, Assistant Dean of SMAST, is the recent recipient of the 2020 Citation for Outstanding Performance from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The award distinguishes employees who have…
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