Discover your Ideal Study Spot: On-Campus Locations Tailored to Your Study Style

By: Lauren Heye 

As we approach the end of the semester, finals season is slowly creeping upon us. Finding the right study spot is essential for optimizing your productivity. You’ll find that with the right environment, studying can be more productive and even enjoyable. Be sure to try some of these locations out for a change in scenery and explore more of our campus. 

Happy studying!

1. The Social Butterfly: Isenberg Hub 

For students who thrive on social interaction and collaborative energy, the Isenberg Hub is the perfect place for you. Its open layout and communal workspaces provide the ideal setting for group work and discussions. Plus, most Isenberg students have classes/clubs in the Hub, so it is convenient for someone with a tighter schedule. The computer labs in Isenberg are a great place to do Excel work or any other digital project. If you need a study break, the Carney Cafe offers flatbread pizzas, grilled cheese, and smoothies! 

2. The Outdoors Enthusiast: The Design Building Rooftop Garden 

Discover the hidden gem atop the Design Building–its rooftop garden. Although more suitable for other seasons, it’s right across the street from Isenberg, perfect for those who love being outside.  

3. The Cafe Connoisseur: Argo Tea & Terrace Cafe 

Do you need your study session to be fueled by caffeine? If yes, I recommend trying Argo Tea, located in Southwest. With a cafe-style environment, Argo offers a menu ranging from lattes to bubble teas and pastries. The cafe is filled with a mix of small tables and larger group tables. It is the perfect place to meet up with a friend to study! Additionally, check out the newly added Fieldstone cafe, The Terrace. It is conveniently located across the street from Isenberg and has a modern atmosphere for studying. 

4. The Silent Scholar: The W.E.B. Du Bois Library Quiet Floors 

For those easily distracted and in need of a quieter space, head to the library’s quiet floors. With numerous options available, my personal favorite is floor 11. The floors are bordered with individual desks and amazing views of the campus the higher you go up. I find myself here when I have to get a lot of work done or study for a big exam. 

Next Week: "Making UMass Your Own" with Co-Marketing Directors Abby and Sophia!

Happy Wednesday! 

Thank you all for joining us on Monday to hear our Historian Hannah Berry's AMAZING presentation "Defining Yourself in More Than One Box!" She did such a great job and we hope you learned something about self-perspective and finding joy and purpose in different places. Be sure to check out HannahLaneBlogs!  

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 13th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. We will be hearing from our co-marketing directors Abby Morse and Sophia Trischitta about "Making UMass Your Own!" Join us to learn about some of the best resources and hidden gems that UMass has to offer. It is going to be fantastic so you do not want to miss it!


We also will be live streaming this meeting on Zoom for virtual viewers to attend at the following link:
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98261937979
Meeting ID: 982 6193 7979

Committees:

• Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be  Wednesday, November 15th at 7 pm in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

• Peer Mentorship: Keep an eye out for the next event!

• Community Service:  The next Community Service event will be TONIGHT Wednesday, November 8th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26 for a Veteran's Day meeting!

Content:

• Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 13, "UMass Courses to Remember w/ Ava" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring our lovely Vice-President Ava Lynch is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!

• Blog: Check out, "How to Manage Mid-Semester Feels" by Ryo Nozawa, at this link!

Merch: Our merch for this year is ready! Fill out this BINDING form to ORDER (different than last week's interest form) by Friday, November 10th!

MinuteFund: The MinuteFund is a UMass crowdfunding platform made for organizations like WiB to raise funds for events/opportunities, and our very own launched on Monday night! Check out our MinuteFund donation page here! The funds we raise will go toward lowering the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Help us out by sending emails to your family and friends! Our goal is to raise $3,500 by January 15th, 2024. Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. 

Etiquette Dinner: Registration is closed but if you are attending and haven't already please remember to pay $20 to @UmassWiB on Venmo or send us an email to let us know you'll be bringing cash to the next meeting. Spots have become available so if you are on the waitlist please check your email and let us know if you are still interested in attending!

Click below to watch our most recent meeting!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kY3eilZfcog

If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities. 
 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form. 

UMass Opportunities

• Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save money on your tickets!

• Minutemen Fixed Income Fund: The Minutemen Fixed Income Fund is a student-run credit research fund, consisting of about 25 high-performing students. MFIF strives to fill the gap in traditional undergraduate curriculum through its focus on the credit market and to prepare our members for competitive high finance roles in Investment Banking, Sales and trading, Credit/Equity Research, and more. Applications will be open to first and second-year students until 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, November 12th, apply here. 

• Isenberg Undergraduate Consulting Group:  IUCG is Umass' student-run strategy group that does real-world work helping companies solve their problems. They are looking for freshmen and sophomores to join their team as Junior Analysts, apply here by Friday, November 10th, and see this flyer for more information!

  Additional Opportunities

• Teradyne Financial Analyst Position: Teradyne is searching for a Financial Analyst to join their team with a focus on all facets of the Defense and Aerospace division’s business finance. This position will play a critical role in the financial management and analysis of the organization’s growth and profitability, apply here! 

Tomorrow: "Defining Yourself in More Than One Box" with WiB Historian Hannah Berry!

Happy Sunday! 

Thank you again for joining us on Monday for our Hero-ween meeting put on by our Co-Directors of Social Events Camryn and Bella. We hope you had fun playing games, eating cookies and candy, and winning some Hero Cosmetics products! 

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held tomorrow, Monday, November 6th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. We will be having our first E-Board-led meeting! Come see our historian Hannah Berry present "Defining Yourself in More Than One Box," where she will explain the importance of realizing that you do not need to define yourself as just one thing. It is going to be amazing so please join us!


We also will be live streaming this meeting on Zoom for virtual viewers to attend at the following link:
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98261937979
Meeting ID: 982 6193 7979

Committees:

• Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be Wednesday, November 15th at 7 pm in Isenberg 118 topic TBD!

• Peer Mentorship: Peer mentorship will be hosting an academic planning night! Come hang out with your group and get some guidance on what courses (and professors) are best in time for Spring enrollment. This will be Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 pm in Herter 225!

• Community Service:  The next Community Service meeting will be on Wednesday, November 8th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26 for a Veterans Day meeting!

Content:

• Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 13, "UMass Courses to Remember w/ Ava" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring our lovely Vice-President Ava Lynch is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!

• Blog: The next blog post is up! Check out, "Go Outside! Nature and Mental Health (& a guide to some great local hikes!)" by Marigold Averill, at this link.

Merch: Our merch for this year is ready! Fill out this BINDING form to ORDER (different than last week's interest form) by TOMORROW Monday, November 6th!

MinuteFund: The MinuteFund is a UMass crowdfunding platform made for organizations like WiB to raise funds for events/opportunities, and our very own launched on Monday night! Check out our MinuteFund donation page here! The funds we raise will go toward lowering the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Help us out by sending emails to your family and friends! Our goal is to raise $3,500 by January 15th, 2024. Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template. Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. 
 

Etiquette dinner: Registration is closed but please remember to pay $20 @UmassWiB on Venmo or bring cash to tomorrow's meeting if you haven't already! 


If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form. 

UMass Opportunities

• Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save on your tickets!

• Minutemen Fixed Income Fund: The Minutemen Fixed Income Fund is a student-run credit research fund, consisting of about 25 high-performing students. MFIF strives to fill the gap in traditional undergraduate curriculum through its focus on the credit market and to prepare our members for competitive high finance roles in Investment Banking, Sales and trading, Credit/Equity Research, and more. Applications will be open to first and second-year students until 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, November 12th, apply here. 

• Minutemen Equity Fund: MEF is Umass' student-run investment fund that does real-world work with almost $400,000 in equities. They are looking for freshmen and sophomores to join their team as Junior Analysts, apply here by Friday, November 10th and see this flyer for more information!

Additional Opportunities

• Teradyne Financial Analyst Position: Teradyne is searching for a Financial Analyst to join their team with a focus on all facets of the Defense and Aerospace division’s business finance. This position will play a critical role in the financial management and analysis of the organization’s growth and profitability, apply here! 

Go Outside! Nature and Mental Health (& a guide to some great local hikes!)

By: Marigold Averill

As the weather is getting colder and the sun is starting to set earlier and earlier, it can be so hard to spend time outside. These past couple weeks, my motivation and positivity has taken a dive in the dump. But, as my Mom reminded me, I simply need to get outside. On Friday morning, I decided to go hike Mount Norwottuck. It was that beautiful Friday where the temperature was perfect and miraculously, the sun was out. Despite having a class that afternoon, I “forced” myself to get outside and enjoy the weather. My mindset completely changed after getting some Vitamin D and exercise in the woods. 

Last year, I was heavily involved in the Outing Club, a club at Umass focused on all things outdoors. Hiking for me is an adventure, a challenge – but more importantly, it's a huge stress reliever. Simply just being outside in the fresh air is a reminder for me that I don’t need to be as stressed and anxious as I am.

Being outside in natural light has huge benefits for anyone who suffers from seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that affects people during particular seasons of the year. I find myself feeling especially disconnected from nature the more time I spend on my phone — which can be a lot. According to Harvard University, “exposure to nature has been linked to a host of benefits, including improved attention, lower stress, better mood, reduced risk of psychiatric disorders and even upticks in empathy and cooperation”.

Though I tried to continue the streak of going on at least one adventure a week, I found it extremely difficult to do with this year's schedule. It may seem like a lot of work to carve out some time to enjoy the outdoors, but it is always always worth it.

Some mountains/hikes I have really enjoyed around Amherst so far:

Mount Holyoke Summit House

The Mount Holyoke Summit House is an incredible hike. I have done this trail more times than I can count. It’s very short – about 2 miles out-and-back. It’s a rather steep trail, but the view is so worth it. The summit gives you a look at all of Amherst and Northampton, along with the Connecticut River. Do this hike with your friends! It also can be a beautiful sunset hike, just make sure you time it so you aren’t hiking back in the dark (I learned this the hard way).

SugarLoaf Mountain

Sugarloaf Mountain can be hiked via road or trail. I have done both, and love both for different reasons. I have hiked Sugarloaf as a sunrise hike via trail, and it was absolutely stunning. The trail is not too difficult, but if you’re not feeling a more intense hike, walking up the road is also a great way to reach the peak. This is another great hike to do with your friends, especially for a picnic or sunset hike.

Mount Norwottuck

Mount Norwottuck is a bit more difficult – just about 3.5 miles. It is another beautiful hike and the view is so worth it. I have done this trail as a sunrise hike, as well as just during the day. It can be steep at parts, but a great adventure and not too challenging. There are also other trails around Mount Norwottuck that don’t reach the peak but are beautiful flat trails that parallel a river.

Bare Mountain

I have only hiked Bare Mountain once, as a sunrise hike. It was a beautiful hike and I would love to do it again. It is only about 1.1 miles out-and-back and is not too difficult. Steep at parts, but not a huge challenge. This is another mountain on Mt. Holyoke Range and I would definitely recommend you check it out!

Next Week: "Defining Yourself in More Than One Box" with WiB Historian Hannah Berry!

Happy Wednesday! 

Thank you all for joining us on Monday to celebrate Hero-ween. We hope you had fun playing games, eating cookies and candy, and winning some Hero Cosmetics products! Thank you so much to our Co-Directors of Social Events Camryn and Bella for putting together such a fun meeting and Hero Cosmetics for making it happen! We also want to thank Dell Technologies for the Insomnia Cookies (here is a link to their job postings if you are interested). 

As a reminder, our next meeting will be held on Monday, November 6th at 7 pm in Flavin Auditorium. We will be having our first E-Board-led meeting! Come see our historian Hannah Berry present "Defining Yourself in More Than One Box," where she will explain the importance of realizing that you do not need to define yourself as just one thing. It is going to be amazing so please join us!


We also will be live streaming this meeting on Zoom for virtual viewers to attend at the following link:
Zoom Link: https://umass-amherst.zoom.us/j/98261937979
Meeting ID: 982 6193 7979

Committees:

• Marketing: The next Marketing Committee meeting will be TONIGHT Wednesday, November 1st at 7 pm in Isenberg 118 for a Canva Workshop. Come learn about how to use this platform!

• Peer Mentorship: Peer mentorship will be hosting an academic planning night! Come hang out with your group and get some guidance on what courses (and professors) are best. This will be Tuesday, November 7th at 7:30 pm in Herter 225!

• Community Service:  The next Community Service meeting will be on Wednesday, November 8th at 7:30 pm in Isenberg G26 topic TBD!

Content:

• Podcast: "Out of Office (with WiB)" Episode 13, "UMass Courses to Remember w/ Ava" hosted by our Director of Communications Lisa Freeley and featuring our lovely Vice-President Ava Lynch is out now! Stream on Spotify using this link, or on Apple Music using this link! If you are interested in being on the podcast, working behind the scenes, or just learning more, fill out this form!

• Blog: The next blog post is up! Check out, "How to Manage Mid-Semester Feels" by Ryo Nozawa, at this link. 

Merch: Our merch for this year is ready! Fill out this BINDING form to ORDER (different than last week's interest form) by Monday, November 6th!

MinuteFund: The MinuteFund is a UMass platform made for organizations like ours to raise
money for events/opportunities, and our very own launched on Monday night! The money we raise will go toward lowering the price of events and allow us to open these events to more of our members! Each member will receive +1 membership point for each email/text they send promoting our MinuteFund using this template! Fill out this form after sending your text/email to get credit. 

Etiquette Dinner: This event has filled up so if you have already registered please be sure to pay $20 to @UmassWib on Venmo or bring cash to our next meeting to lock in your spot. You have until Friday, November 3rd to pay and lock in your spot! If you didn't get a chance to sign up, you can join the waitlist here (spots will open up if those already registered drop out or don't pay by Friday, so definitely add your name to the waitlist!). 

If you would like to learn more about WiB, check out our website and follow our Instagram (@IsenbergWiB), where we post regular updates about meetings, events, and opportunities. 

Have a comment or concern? Please fill out this anonymous feedback/report form. 

UMass Opportunities

• Women of Isenberg: The Women of Isenberg (WoI) Conference is an opportunity for students to connect with professionals to build support networks, share their experiences, and communicate with one another about the challenges women and young professionals face in their careers. The conference will be held on February 10th, 2024 at the UMass Amherst Campus Center Auditorium. Register early here to save on your tickets!

• Minutemen Fixed Income Fund: The Minutemen Fixed Income Fund is a student-run credit research fund, consisting of about 25 high-performing students. MFIF strives to fill the gap in traditional undergraduate curriculum through its focus on the credit market and to prepare our members for competitive high finance roles in Investment Banking, Sales and trading, Credit/Equity Research, and more. Applications will be open to first and second-year students until 11:59 P.M. on Sunday, November 12th, apply here. 

• Minutemen Equity Fund: MEF is Umass' student-run investment fund that does real-world work with almost $400,000 in equities. They are looking for freshmen and sophomores to join their team as Junior Analysts, apply here by November 10th and see this flyer for more information!