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Impact Stories

Accelerate UMass

Discover how our community of alumni, faculty, students, parents, and friends are making a lasting difference. Explore their stories and see how you can contribute to the UMass legacy.

Why Isenberg Seniors Keep Giving Back
  • Isenberg School of Management
  • Revolutionize Access

Why Isenberg Seniors Keep Giving Back

For nearly two decades, Isenberg School of Management seniors have supported future students through the Senior Gift Campaign. This year’s class hopes to reach record participation while funding a new balance…
Advocating for Social Justice in Nursing
  • Magnify Impact
  • Marieb College of Nursing
  • Revolutionize Access

Advocating for Social Justice in Nursing

The Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program is uplifting aspiring nurses and fighting bias in health care.
Sustainability, Scholarship, and Seed Sharing
  • Magnify Impact
  • University Libraries

Sustainability, Scholarship, and Seed Sharing

Through the University Libraries Sustainability Fund, donors are investing in interdisciplinary teaching, research and action to address sustainability issues on and beyond campus.
A Life-Changing Summer Experience
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Natural Sciences
  • Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences
  • Revolutionize Access

A Life-Changing Summer Experience

The UMass Amherst Massenberg STEM Institute’s Summer STEM Program inspired a high school student to attend UMass—and now he is thriving.
A Tribute to a Trailblazing Journalist
  • College of Social and Behavioral Sciences
  • Revolutionize Access

A Tribute to a Trailblazing Journalist

The Rhonda Swan Memorial Scholarship honors a journalist’s legacy and advocacy while supporting UMass journalism, empowering the next generation of truth-tellers to lead with integrity and purpose.
Investing in the Future of Chemical Engineering
  • College of Engineering
  • Grow Investment

Investing in the Future of Chemical Engineering

An alumnus with a passion for the Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department supports faculty excellence, with a ripple effect that uplifts future UMass engineers and scientists.
Demonstrating Leadership through Giving
  • Grow Investment
  • Manning College of Information & Computer Sciences

Demonstrating Leadership through Giving

Manning College Dean Keith Marzullo and his wife, tech industry leader Dr. Susie Armstrong, have made a transformative investment in the Manning College Physical Computing Makerspace.
Unearthing a Legacy
  • College of Humanities and Fine Arts
  • Grow Investment

Unearthing a Legacy

A $1.5 million gift establishes the Caroline H. Horvitz Professorship at UMass Amherst, honoring her life and expanding access to archaeology through innovative, student-centered teaching.