About the Alumni Association
The purpose of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Alumni Association shall be to promote through its alumni and membership the interests of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and its alumni. The Association shall act independently to provide services and programs that enlighten, strengthen and develop the student, faculty, staff and alumni bodies.
Further, the mission of the Alumni Association shall be to:
- Provide the leadership, service and financial support necessary to enrich the academic, intellectual and social experience of the university’s students.
- Enhance, strengthen, and develop the academic reputation of the university and to reinforce and validate the worth and pride in the university’s academic experience.
- Continue to develop and reinforce the bonds between the university and its alumni.
- Seize upon every opportunity to elevate and heighten the university’s image and to instill pride within the greater university community of students, faculty, staff, parents, and alumni, as well as with the citizens of the Commonwealth.
- Promote diversity within the university family.
- Serve as the university’s advocate and champion before the political leadership of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the nation.