A Terrific UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter End of the Semester Party at the Isenberg School

It seems to be a truism that the busiest people also get the most done!

This past Friday was the last day of classes at UMass Amherst for the Fall 2014 semester with final exams beginning this week.

There are final exams to study for and papers to  complete so students are especially busy now as are the faculty.

But great memories are made of special experiences and it has been the tradition of the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter to always host an end of the semester party.

This we did (I am the Faculty Advisor of the chapter) on Friday, after also hosting Professor Tilman Wolf in our Speaker Series, who gave a brilliant talk: An Economy Plane for the Internet : Paying for Innovative Network Services that I blogged about.

Clearly, there were some logistical challenges with the talk and discussions over closer to 3:30PM and with the party beginning in the same room at the Isenberg School of Management at 4:30PM.  But, with students taking courses in Network Optimization, Logistics & Transportation,  and  Supply Chains, to start, they were definitely up to the challenge! Special thanks to Michael Prokle, Chapter President, and Sara Saberi, Chapter Treasurer, for their extraordinary work on both events on Friday and to Heng Chen, Chapter Secretary,  for disseminating the news, along with Pritha Dutta, Communications Director! Please visit the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter site for more photos and information. Kudos to our terrific Webmaster, Ekin Koker!


Our parties are not to be missed - the cuisine is always international. This time in addition to the varenyky (pierogies) and kielbasy that I brought, along with cookies that I baked, we had Asian food, Middle Eastern food, veggie salads, and, of course, pizza with different toppings. We also had delicious cakes, fruit salad, and many different juices and drinks.

 

The Chapter Officers did a great job of allocating the tasks, doing the budgeting, picking up the food (and it was a very cold day so we needed to keep the hot food warm for all the guests).

The party began at 4:30 PM and we closed up around 7PM.

The conversations were fabulous and faculty and students from the Isenberg School of Management and the College of Engineering took part with a focus (note the name of the chapter) on those in Operations research and the Management Sciences. It was special to even have several staff members from the Isenberg School attend.

This was a great event in which to catch up, wish everyone good luck for the exams, and a Happy Holiday Season!

Events such as these build communities and I congratulate the hard-working students and chapter officers for doing such a great job.

Another Successful INFORMS Student Chapter Party -- Great Colleagues, Students, and Food

Yes, now is the end of the academic year with papers and projects due, final exams to take, and for the faculty -- a lot of grading to do.

It is also the time of the year when we hold many events -- from award ceremonies to the grand finales -- the graduations.

As the Faculty Advisor to the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter we have a tradition of holding a party at the end of each semester and yesterday we had our 16th such party.

It was a great event with colleagues in the Isenberg School of management and the College of Engineering getting together, along with students, to sample cuisine from around the world and to engage in fun conversations and social interactions.

A great time was had by all -- such events bring the members of our community closer together.

Thanks to all for their support -- it means a lot to the students (and to me, as well)!

The UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter Party Was Wonderful!

The semester has ended and the exams are beginning soon.

We celebrate the "end of the semester" by hosting a party filled with international cuisine, students, faculty, staff, and great conversation.

Today, we had our UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter party at the Isenberg School and I will let the photos above speak for themselves.

A great time was had by all and I commend the students for doing so much at this busy time of the year!

We also honored our hard-working student chapter officers.

The UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter Party was Great!

Today we had our end of the semester party hosted by the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter.

Although the temperature was freezing outside, the warmth inside in the Isenberg School from the delicious international cuisine and great company and conversations made for a cozy and lively event! We dined on foods from Turkey, Iran, China, Vietnam, Ukraine, Japan, and the United States. The students truly outdid themselves and even labeled many of the special dishes. We dined on sushi, egg rolls, kielbasa, hummus, felafel, Turkish meatballs, Chinese noodles, pizza from Antonio's, and even potato cheese and cabbage mushroom varenyky (Polish folks call these dumplings pierogies), to name a few of the dishes. The desserts included chocolates, cookies, and cakes from an Amherst bakery.

It was very special to see so many faculty in attendance and even colleagues from the department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (Thank you, Professors Erin Baker and Hari Balasubramanian) trekked across campus to celebrate, in a festive way, the end of the semester (well, almost, since we still have final exams next week),

It was also very special to have several undergraduates in attendance.

The food and atmosphere were fantastic.

Party Hosted by the UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter this Friday

The UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter is hosting an end of the semester party to fortify everyone before final exams next week. What a wonderful way in which to thank the faculty, staff, members, and others for support of this chapter and its activities.

This group of students is terrific and it is a pleasure to serve as the Faculty Advisor of this student chapter.

The party will take place at the Isenberg School of Management this Friday.

Date: Friday, December 10th, 2010
Time: 4:30PM-6:30PM
Place: Isenberg School of Management Room 112

The party will give us the opportunity to show our appreciation and to
conclude the semester with great food and lively conversations.

We hope to see you there!

UMass Amherst INFORMS Student Chapter website:
http://student.som.umass.edu/informs/