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University of Massachusetts Boston
File:UMass-Boston-logo.png
TypePublic
Established1852 Boston State College
1964 UMass Boston
ChancellorJ. Keith Motley
PresidentJack M. Wilson
Academic staff
437 full-time
384 part-time
Students13,433
Undergraduates10,008, Graduate=3,425
Location
Dorchester
,
Massachusetts
,
USA
CampusUrban, 175 acres (0.7 km²)
ColorsBlue and White
MascotThe Beacon
Websitewww.umb.edu

University of Massachusetts Boston, or UMass Boston, is a university in Boston, Massachusetts in the northeastern United States. It is part of the University of Massachusetts system.

History

The school was established in 1964 and is part of the Greater Boston Urban Education Collaborative, but over time has absorbed and merged with other schools, notably Boston State College (absorbed in 1982), dating back to 1852.

The university relocated from downtown Boston to its current campus on Columbia Point in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston in 1974. The university originally comprised five buildings including McCormack and Wheatley Hall, The Science Center, The 11 floor Healey Library and the Quinn Administration Building. Soon thereafter, the Clark Athletic Center was added which is fully equipped with an ice hockey arena and basketball court that formerly hosted the NBA's Summer Basketball League every summer. The Clark Center also hosted the first presidential debate between then Texas Governor George W. Bush and Vice President Al Gore in 2000.

The university is situated right on Boston Harbor approximately three miles south of downtown Boston. Many classrooms, therefore, boast magnificent views of the harbor and the Boston skyline. In addition, in 2004, a state of the art campus center opened, providing the university with a new entrance and modern facilities to foster student life. The university shares Columbia Point with the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum and the Massachusetts State Archives.

The current chancellor of the university is J. Keith Motley, who serves under the University of Massachusetts System president, Jack Wilson. J.Keith Motley is the first Black chancellor in the University's history.

Student life

The school colors are blue and white, and the school mascot is The Beacon.

UMass Boston's independent, student run and financed newspaper is The Mass Media, which can be accessed online at http://umassmedia.com

UMass Boston's undergraduates are represented by the Undergraduate Student Senate, a body comprising 30 members that meets twice a month. It can be accessed online at http://www.sga.umb.edu. UMass Boston's graduate students are represented by the Graduate Student Assembly. UMass Boston's graduate student employees (teaching assistants, research assistants, and administrative assistants) are represented by the Graduate Employee Organization/UAW Local 1596--UMass Boston Chapter.

UMass Healey Library is participating in an Institute of Museum and Library Science diversity internship program in conjunction with Simmons College.

Patrick Day currently serves as the university's vice chancellor for student affairs.

UMass Boston's Department of Athletics currently sponsors Men's Intercollegiate Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Outdoor Track, Soccer and Tennis along with Women's Intercollegiate Softball, Basketball, Ice Hockey, Cross Country, Volleyball, Outdoor Track, Tennis and Soccer. A competitive intercollegiate men's and women's Sailing Team is formed as a student club. All of UMass Boston's sports teams compete in the NCAA Division III.

Notable alumni

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