This building should look familiar. It was our library when we were at UMass. It is now used for the UMass Graduate School and Commonwealth College. Do you recognize it as GOODELL? Check it out on the map.

Here is one of the oldest buildings on campus at this time. We knew it as the Registrar's Office. Dean Lanphear, and Dean of Women Helen Curtis plus Dean of Men Bob Hopkins had their offices there. It is South College. It now houses Linguistics and Comparative Literature classes. In the background is Thompson Hall, the home of the Sociology, Political Science, Economics and East Asian Languages Departments.
The old North College, where the "center" of our campus, the "C" store was, is now gone, with a "new" building (Machmer Hall) on its previous site.

Here is the Lincoln Campus Center, where you will find the University Store, the Coffee Shop, and the Campus Center Hotel, where many of us will be staying during our reunion. Check out the map to pinpoint its location. Note the parking garage right next door!

The "new" library, named The W.E.B. DuBois Library. It is near Old Chapel and on the Campus Pond. It has about 2.5 million volumes, and also houses a Government Documents Library and the Law Library.

Note: For more information on the W.E.B. DuBois Library, please go to UMass-Amherst Digital Library

The old familiar Old Chapel, where many of us attended English, Sociology, Music and other classes. Remember its carillon that chimed out over the campus during the day? It is, sadly, now empty and not in use. It is scheduled for a badly-needed renovation. The Class of 1953 will be designating their 50th Reunion donations to go for specific projects inherent in the renovation of this venerable landmark.

Mullins Center. Opened in 1993, it has 9,000 seats, and is used for ice hockey and men's and women's basketball games, plus for special events, including concerts.

Note: For more information on Campus Activities, please go to Campus Activities

Machmer Hall. On the site of our beloved "C" Store, Machmer houses the Communications Department, plus the Anthropology Department of the College of Social & Behavioral Sciences.

There are now 42 residence halls in 5 residential areas. 10,000 students live on campus in residence halls. Students must live on campus their first two years (or until they amass 54 credits).

Note: For more information concerning the UMass-Amherst residence halls, please go to Residence Halls

Northeast Residential Area.
This is the oldest residential area. It has nine residence halls. You will recognize some of the halls on the map.

Note: For information on Food Services at UMass-Amherst, please go to Food Services

Orchard Hill Residential Area, consisting of four seven-story buildings. First-year students can take a Residential Academic Program, in which they take 2-3 classes in their own residential area.

The UMass-Amherst Fine Arts Center, where you will find the departments of Art, Music, and Theater. It contains a concert hall and two small theaters.

Note: for more information on the Fine Arts Building and its activities, go to Fine Arts

Lederle Graduate Research Center and Conte National Polymer Research Center. Also housed here are the College of Natural Sciences and the College of Mathematics.

The College of Engineering is located here in Marston Hall, and also in the familiar Goessman Hall.

Sylvan Residential Area. These are 3-8-story buildings, on the north end of campus. 6-8 students live in a suite, with 4-5 bedrooms, a bath, and a lounge.

Furcolo Hall, named after an ex-governor, houses the School of Education.

The Southwest Residential Area. This is the largest of all residential areas, with 5 high-rise towers and 11 low-rise buildings. 5,500 students live here. They have 2 dining halls and a cultural center.

Haigis Mall - in front of the Whitmore Administration Building.

Thanks to the Office of Information Technology/Academic Computing for the photos and maps shown in our UMass-Amherst Campus Tour!

More to come.............keep "tuning" in!

| 55th REUNION
PHOTOS

| IN MEMORIAM:
Deceased Classmates

| Lost Classmates

| A Little Levity

| Class of 1953 Statistics/ Missing Members

UMass-Amherst Campus Tour

| Class of 1953 Photos

| Class of 1953 50th Reunion Old Chapel Endowments.

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