Welcome Day!
Saturday, April 6, 2013
Every spring, the colleges of UMass Lowell host a Welcome Day for accepted students. The Deans of the Colleges will be present to welcome students and parents and speak in depth about their programs, including internships, performance, and research opportunities.
The day is designed to offer accepted students and their families opportunities to learn more about UMass Lowell. For example, the College of Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the School of Health and Environment will offer exploratory tours of their laboratories and facilities. Representatives from Music and Fine Arts will be present to answer questions about their respective areas as well.
In addition to the academic component of the day, a resource fair has been planned to offer an opportunity to learn more about student life outside of the classroom. Representatives from the Office of Student Affairs, Centers for Learning, Athletics, Residence Life and a host of other departments will be present to speak to you. For your convenience, you will also have an opportunity for guided, in depth tour of a residence hall and to register for
Orientation &
Placement Testing.
Welcome Day Check-in Locations and Times
The College of Engineering:
Costello Gym on North Campus at 8:30 a.m.
The Manning School of Business:
Cumnock Hall on North Campus at 9 a.m.
The College of Sciences:
Olney Hall on North Campus at 9 a.m.
The School of Health and Environment:
Weed Hall on South Campus at 9 a.m.
The College of Fine Arts, Humanities, Music, and Social Sciences:
Durgin Hall on South Campus at 9 a.m.
The day will last until approximately 1 p.m. after a Dean's Presentation, Department Presentations / Tours, Resource Fair and Residence Hall Tours, etc. Lunch is provided.
From 1 p.m. - 3 p.m., there will be an open house at the New England Robotics Validation and Experimentation (NERVE) Center. You will be able to see an iRobot SUGV on the NERVE Center's water courses, try your hand at using the DREAM Controller to fly an AR Drone, and to see a Mars rover being developed by UMass Lowell students for a competition to be held in June at NASA's Johnson Space Center. More information, and directions to the NERVE Center, can be found on their
website.
To make a reservation for your Welcome Day and to obtain additional information, please register
online or call 978-934-3931.
If you are traveling from out of state,
UMass Lowell's Inn & Conference Center, located in downtown Lowell, is available at a discounted rate. Please call the ICC at 1-877-886-5422 for more information and reservations.