Category: Announcements, Updates, and Reminders

Get Help in Preparing for Finals

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Post date November 17, 2020
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We’re almost at the end of the semester, and that means finals are coming! Final exams are scheduled to take place from Monday 11/30 to Friday 12/4. Check your Spire account for your exam schedule (click on “Exam Schedule” under the dropdown menu titled “Other Academic” on the left side of the Student Center page), and make sure to check with your professors in case they are choosing to give the exam outside of the time slot listed in Spire.

If you are feeling daunted looking at your final exam schedule (like many of us are), fear not, the Office of Student Success is here to help make finals more manageable. There are two more workshops left in the office’s “Preparing for Finals” workshop. Take a look at the image below for more details, and go to Navigate to book your seat.

Best of luck on all your final exams and projects!

Announcements, Updates, and Reminders

Happy Halloween!

Halloween is this weekend, and even though it is a great opportunity to blow off some steam, we can’t forget to be safe! Please make sure to follow to recommendations in the two graphics below to keep your celebrations safe and healthy. Happy Halloween, everyone!

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Help Keep UMass and Amherst Healthy

Post author By Environmental Science
Post date October 9, 2020
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As we enter flu season, please remember to keep up your best practices for staying healthy! The more we can keep ourselves healthy, the stronger we all are against COVID-19, and the more lives we save. For the most up-to-date information about COVID-19 at UMass, visit umass.edu/coronavirus/.

And don’t forget to get your flu shot! As a reminder, all students who have signed on to the UMass Community Agreement have agreed to receive a flu vaccination. Even for students not living on or around the UMass campus, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is requiring all students in the Commonwealth to get the flu vaccine. For information about receiving a flu vaccine from UMass, visit this webpage.

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New EnviSci Instagram Account

Post author By Environmental Science
Post date September 23, 2020
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Did you know that along with the blog, you can now stay up to date with all things EnviSci using our new Instagram account? Follow us @umassenvisci for news about upcoming events, student spotlights, advising information, and more!

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Add Drop Ending and Pass Fail Option

Post author By Environmental Science
Post date September 2, 2020
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Reminder that the add/drop period is ending at the end of the day on Monday September 7th! If you need to drop a course, switch course meeting times, or make any other changes to your schedule, make sure to do this before the deadline.

Similar to the spring semester, students will have the option to choose Elective Pass/Fail grading for classes. However, this is now limited to only 3 classes! To switch from Letter-Grading to Elective Pass/Fail for your courses, click on the “Other Academic” dropdown menu (located next to the weekly course schedule) on the Spire Student Center, and select the option “Pass/Fail Elect.”

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Welcome EnviSci Students!

Post author By Environmental Science
Post date August 23, 2020
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Welcome!

We would like to extend our warmest (virtual) welcome to all returning students and all new students! This semester will be unlike previous ones at UMass, and there will certainly be new challenges to confront. But through it all, your advising team is here to help! Whether you are living at home, near UMass, or on campus, we want to remind you of the numerous resources available to all students. Please take advantage of these helpful tools as much as possible, and always remember to reach out to an advisor if you have questions.

Meet Your Peer Advising Team

As we gear up for the semester, we wanted to take a moment to introduce your two new Environmental Science peer advisors: Alivia Liberty (left) and Nicole Yunes Perez (right)!

Alivia and Nicole are currently junior Environmental Science majors, and they are joining Lauren Musshorn and Eric Sirkovich, who are the two senior peer advisors. To learn more about the peer advising team, and to find our contact information, visit the Advisors & Mentoring page.

Keep Checking Your Inbox and the Blog for Important Updates

Make sure to keep checking your email at least once a day (but it’s better if you check more often than that). With the remote mode of instruction this semester, your email will be your primary form of contact with the University, so it is critical that you do not miss any important emails. Additionally, we will be maintaining the blog, and sharing information about policy updates, important dates to keep track of, and community-building virtual events.