Facts
Services Available
- Alumni directory
- Alumni Mastercard
- Athletic event discounts
- Car rental discounts
- Career tools
- Discounted insurance
- Entertainment discounts
- Loan consolidation program
- Performing arts discounts
- Short-term medical insurance
- UMass clothing discounts
Major Events
- The biggest alumni events are reunions, homecoming, and regional club events, in addition to special events. These include the annual salute to UMass basketball, distinguished alumni awards, and the occasional member-only events.
Publications
- The Massachusetts Review comes out three times a year for alumni, students, and friends of the University, and is put out by public relations. The Alumni Gazette is part of the Massachusetts Review, dedicated to alumni.
Did You Know?
Famous UMass Alumni:
Jack Welch (Class of ‘57) – CEO of General Electric
Herbert Bix (Class of ‘60) – Pulitzer Prize winner and historian
Paul Theroux (Class of ‘63) – Travel writer, novelist, The Great Railway Bazaar
Bruce MacCombie (Class of ‘67) – Composer
Robert Meers (Class of ‘69) – Former President and CEO of Reebok
Jack Canfield (Class of ‘72) – Co-creator Chicken Soup for the Soul book series
Natalie Cole (Class of ’72) – Grammy-winning singer
Bill Cosby (Class of ‘72) – Entertainer
Michael Vespoli (Class of ‘74) – Olympic rower
Bill Pullman (Class of ‘80) – Movie actor, including Independence Day, While You Were Sleeping
Julius Erving (Class of ‘86) – NBA basketball player
Briana Scurry (Class of ‘95) – U.S. national soccer team
Jeff Taylor (Class of ‘01) – Founder, Monster.com
Jeff Corwin (Class of ‘02) – Host of the Jeff Corwin Experience
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