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Disability Services

Connecting Talent to Opportunity

Students with disabilities face unique challenges to securing employment. Obstacles to obtaining transportation and relocation, disability stigma and a lack of awareness regarding reasonable work accommodations result in the population of people with disabilities being statistically under-employed or unemployed. We know our students and graduates are brimming with talent that our workforce needs! It’s time to connect Talent to Opportunity!

The “Campus 2 Careers Initiative” connects students and recent graduates with disabilities to meaningful internships and career opportunities, and facilitates relationships between companies and UMass to build a talent pipeline. Funds collected through UMass Gives will support students with disabilities by:

  • informing the community of job/internship opportunities via web support and social media,
  • funding transportation to conferences/career fairs, and
  • providing training on the essential skills of employment:
    • self-advocacy
    • interviewing skills
    • accessible technology products
    • interviews with successful people with disabilities in the workforce.

Through your generosity, we can greatly reduce the employment rate of our UMass students and graduates. Employing people with disabilities helps far more than the employee. The company benefits from their talent. Colleagues benefit in awareness. Future applicants benefit from a workplace accustomed to considering accessibility needs. The University benefits from successful alumni. MA benefits from a reduction in unemployment and increased tax revenue. It’s a WIN, WIN for everyone!  

Students seeking more information about the Campus 2 Career Initiative should contact the Disability Services Office.

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Power Hour #1
Congratulations to the Student Care and Emergency Response Fund for Winning the 10-11am EDT Power Hour on April 26th!
Rank Prize Area of Campus Gifts
1 $2,000 Student Care and Emergency Response Fund 249
2 UMass Women into Leadership 193
3 UMass Athletics 57
4 Outing Club 49
5 Equestrian Team 40
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Power Hour #2
Congratulations to the Student Alumni Association for winning the 2 pm-3 pm EDT Power Hour on April 26 to win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 Student Alumni Association 126
2 Habitat for Humanity 67
3 UMass Athletics 65
4 Alpine Ski Team 65
5 Sailing Team 65
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Power Hour #3
Congratulations to Minuteman Marching Band for winning the Power Hour from 3 pm-4 pm EDT on April 26 and a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 Minuteman Marching Band 166
2 Women's Ice Hockey 160
3 CHAARG 114
4 Hip-Hop Culture Organization 52
5 UMass Athletics 40
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Power Hour #4
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power hour from 10 am-11am EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 Women for UMass Amherst 74
2 UMass Athletics 68
3 College of Nursing 51
4 Psychological and Brain Sciences 30
5 Paperbark Literary Magazine 21
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Power Hour #5
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from Noon-1 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 The Boltwood Project 94
2 UMass Athletics 53
3 Boxing Club 52
4 Engineers Without Borders 52
5 Isenberg School of Management 14
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Power Hour #6
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 1-2 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 Women's Ultimate Frisbee 181
2 University Without Walls 117
3 UMass Athletics 56
4 Ski and Board Club 42
5 Society of American Foresters 18
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Power Hour #7
The area of campus with the most gifts at the end of the Power Hour from 3 pm-4 pm EDT on April 27 will win a $2,000 bonus!
Rank Area of Campus Gifts
1 Irish Dancing 78
2 UMass Athletics 62
3 Undergraduate Student Child Care Scholarship 47
4 Cape Verdean Student Alliance 44
5 jubilat 30
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