- 2:24Orchestra: A Community Affair
Inspirational. And good. That’s what the community members of the UMass Boston Orchestra have to say about our student players. Listen to the orchestra and learn about what makes the makeup of our musicians so special in this video. The UMass Boston Orchestra will perform the program Art. Life. on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students and alumni and $10 for the general public. Get tickets online or at the door. - 2:03Now in the University Hall Gallery: Meet Artists Pat Falco & Kenji Nakayama
Current: Kenji Nakayama & Pat Falco uses elements from Kenji and Pat's actual studio space. The artists talked with University Hall Gallery Curator Sam Toabe ahead of the opening reception, happening Wednesday, November 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. Current runs through January 5, 2018. For show information and gallery hours, go to https://www.umb.edu/in_the_community/arts/university_gallery - 1:19"Rock God" Gary Hoey Coaches UMass Boston Students
Before being inducted into the RockGodz Hall of Fame in Hollywood, California on Thursday, guitar legend and Lowell native Gary Hoey coached the 21 members of UMass Boston’s Pop/Rock Ensemble. Here he listens to, and then gives advice to One Credit Later, playing Ray Charles’s “(Night Time Is) The Right Time.” - 1:11Boston Mayor Marty Walsh Congratulates Boston Scholars
This year 194 graduates of Boston Public Schools and new UMass Boston freshmen received the Boston City Scholarship, and many of them received additional merit scholarships. Interim Chancellor Barry Mills, BPS alumna and Honors College junior Sonia Chien, and Boston Mayor Marty Walsh congratulated our newest scholarship recipients during a reception on Monday. To see the list of scholarships UMass Boston offers incoming freshmen, go to: https://finaid.umb.edu/freshman-student-aid/scholarships - 1:15David Ortiz Talks Retirement and Making a Lifetime Deal with the Red Sox
Former Boston Red Sox slugger David Ortiz spoke to UMass Boston's Class of 2021 on September 13, 2017. In this clip, he talks retirement, making a lifetime deal with the Boston Red Sox, and the New York Yankees. - 1:25Fakisha Fabre '17: One of the 29 Who Shine in 2017
Fakisha Fabre, a student in the Master’s in Public Administration Program in the McCormack Graduate School, is the 2017 "29 Who Shine" award winner from the University of Massachusetts Boston. To receive the award, students must be Massachusetts residents graduating from one of the 29 state universities and community colleges who plan to continue living and working in the state after graduation. Winners plan to pursue a career in a needed field in the commonwealth, work at a startup, or take on a community service role. Learn more about Fakisha here: https://www.umb.edu/news/detail/umass_boston_grad_student_fakisha_fabre_umass_bostons_29_who_shine_winner - 1:47JoJo's Last Dance: 2017 Spring Dance Concert May 5 and 6 at 8
Boston native Joanne Caidor '17, known to her dance students as Misses JoJo, transferred to UMass Boston to major in business management in minor in dance. She's choreographed five pieces for the 2017 Spring Dance Concert, happening May 5 and 6 at 8 in University Hall Theatre. She talks about her process and her future plans in this video. Get tickets and info at www.umb.edu/performingarts - 1:33The Stages of Comedy of Errors Actress Stanzi Potenza '18
Stanzi Potenza '18 talks about her Comedy of Errors character, how the University Hall stage is a character, and representing UMass Boston on the national stage. UMass Boston's production of William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors runs through April 14. Tickets and info: www.umb.edu/performingarts - 1:20Unmasking UMass Boston's Comedy of Errors: April 6-8, 12-14
UMass Boston's Performing Arts Department takes on William Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors April 6-8 and 12-14 in University Hall Theatre. Featuring... masked, and mistaken identities! Two sets of twins! And did we mention the masks? For tickets: www.umb.edu/performingarts - 0:59Nantucket Symposium: Our Oceans = Our Future
On August 12, the UMass Boston Nantucket Field Station hosted a symposium on the theme "Our Oceans = Our Future." Hosted by Steve Curwood of Living on Earth, author Carl Safina and professor John Duff of the School for the Environment spoke on the importance of understanding our oceans.
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