On May 2, 2025, the INFORMS Student Chapter at UMass Amherst held its traditional end-of-semester party. It was a great way for students and faculty in Operations Research and Management Sciences to come together and celebrate the end of the academic year.
The event took place in Room N135 of the Business Innovation Hub at the Isenberg School of Management. Even though there was a last-minute issue with our original food order being canceled, our Chapter President, Ismael Pour, arranged new orders from Atkins and Antonio’s Pizza in downtown Amherst. Everything turned out well, and we had a lot of great food.
The food included warm varenyky/pierogies, kielbasa, pizza, sandwiches, fruit and veggie trays, cold cuts, cheeses, cookies, and even baklava. Professor Anna Nagurney and Professor Ladimer Nagurney brought the homemade Ukrainian food and desserts, continuing a chapter tradition.
Our Vice President, Josh Gladstone, cut the “Congratulations” cake, which was from Whole Foods. It was a nice way to mark the chapter’s big achievement this year, receiving the Magna Cum Laude Award from INFORMS at the Annual Meeting in Seattle last October.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make this event a success.
Stay tuned for more blog posts about our officers’ and members’ activities over the summer. We are excited to begin the new academic year with more great events!