The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell)

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell)
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220 Pawtucket Street
Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 934- 3931

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Date Toured:  8/19/2026

The University of Massachusetts Lowell (UMass Lowell) is broken up into three campuses:  East Campus, North Campus, and South Campus.  The dormitories are on East Campus.  

The University Crossing Building on East Campus houses UMass Lowell’s admissions department and the school store, the River Hawk Shop.  An elevator takes visitors to the University Crossing Building’s second floor, featuring an information desk, accessible washrooms, and the Crossroads Café, which includes a Starbucks.

Four handicapped-accessible parking spaces are situated across the street from the University Crossing Building, along with an electric-vehicle charging station.

We toured North Campus.

Southwick Hall

Southwick Hall offers a push-button power-accessible front door.  Near the front door, an elevator connects to the second floor, which has accessible washrooms.

Southwick Hall houses offices for the Francis College of Engineering, the Dean of Engineering, Chemical Engineering, and Mathematics & Statistics.  The building shares its courtyard with Shah, Cumnock, Perry, and Dandeneau Halls.

Shah Hall

Shall Hall provides a push-button accessible entrance.

Cumnock Hall

Cumnock Hall features two accessible parking spots at the building’s rear.  The front of the building lacks a power entrance; the rear of the building has a push-button accessible door.

Academic and Organization Offices

• Robert J. Manning School of Business
• School of Graduate Studies
• Center for Learning, Advising, and Student Success
• Adjunct Faculty Hub
• Asian-American Center for Excellence and Engagement

Cumnock Hall also provides a lactation space.

Ball Hall

The rear of the building features an accessible entrance.  Ball Hall contains accessible washrooms throughout.  An elevator connects all of the building’s four floors.  Ball Hall houses academic offices for Civil & Environmental Engineering and Plastics Engineering.

Perry Hall

Perry Hall offers 12 accessible parking spaces at its rear.  The building does not have a power entrance—it is accessible from the rear through Ball Hall.

First Floor

• Classrooms
• Biomedical Teaching Lab
• Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Teaching Environmental Lab
• Conference room
• Accessible student and staff restrooms
• Access to Ball Hall, Kitson Hall, loading docks

Second Floor

• Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Research Lab
• Chemical Synthesis Research Lab
• Environmental Research Lab
• Conference room
• Graduate student offices
• Accessible student and staff restrooms
• Access to Ball Hall and Kitson Hall

Third Floor

• Biomedical Research Lab
• Massachusetts BioManufacturing Center (MBMC)
• Graduate student offices
• Conference room
• Accessible student and staff restrooms
• Access to Ball Hall and Kitson Hall

Fourth Floor

• Alternative Emergency Research Lab
• Conference room
• Graduate Room
• Graduate student offices
• Accessible student and staff restrooms
• Access to Ball Hall

Louis A. Olney Science Center

The Louis A. Olney Science Center offers push-button power doors at both entrances.  Two accessible parking spots are provided across from the side entrance.  Three elevators connect the Olney Science Center’s five floors.

Academic and Administrative Offices

• Kennedy College of Science
• Department of Chemistry
• Department of Environmental, Earth, & Atmosphere Science
• Department of Physics and Applied Physics
• Office of the Dean
• College-Based Advising

Research Centers

• Center for Advanced Materials
• Heroes Program
• Core Research Facilities
• Material Characterization Lab
• Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Spectroscopy Facility

Tutoring Centers

• Chemistry
• Physics

Other Offices

• Environmental & Emergency Management
• Hazardous Material & Recycling

The Olney Science Center also contains an Einstein Brothers Bagels location.

Everett V. Olsen Hall

The Biological Sciences Department—including its faculty offices, research laboratories, and classrooms—calls Everett V. Olsen Hall home.  It offers four accessible parking spaces to the side of the building.  Two elevators connect its six floors; there are accessible washrooms on both sides of the first floor.  For a quick bite or drink, the building features vending machines, and a Dunkin’ Donuts stands next door.

Pulichino Tong Business Center

Five accessible parking spaces are located behind the Pulichino Tong Business Center, as well as three electric-vehicle charging stations.  The Business Center provides two accessible entrances at its rear and the front doors are push-button accessible.  A newer building, the Business Center opened in 2017.

One elevator services the Pulichino Tong Business Center’s four floors.  The first floor features a computer center and offers accessible washrooms.

Along with Cumnock Hall, the Pulichino Tong Business Center houses the Manning School of Business.  The Business Center connects to the Martin J. Lydon Library; the connecting hallway offers accessible washrooms.

Martin J. Lydon Library

The Martin J. Lydon Library provides a push-button accessible entrance.  Two elevators serve the library’s four floors.  A Starbucks neighbors the library.

Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center

The Mark and Elisia Saab Emerging Technologies and Innovation Center features push-button accessible doors at both its front and back.  One elevator serves the building’s four floors.  The first floor offers two accessible washrooms.  

First Floor

• The Perry Atrium and Lobby
• High Bay Plastics Manufacturing Center
• Dri-Air Industries, Inc. Materials Handling and Drying Facility
• Advanced Manufacturing Lab (Aerosol Laboratory)
• Core Research Thermal and Mechanical Properties
• Chemical Storage
• Core Research Technician Suite
• Plumbing Wastewater Treatment
• Technovel Corporation Compounding Laboratory
• Elastomer Laboratory
• Dynisco, LLC Elastomer Laboratory
• C.W. Brabender Instruments, Inc.  Formulation Laboratory
• Electrical Service
• The Francis McKone Executive Administration Center
• Nanomanufacturing Conference Room
• Nanomanufacturing Office
• Aramark Event Production Center
• Core Research Nanofabrication, Equipment Manager
• Core Research Nanofabrication, Building Director
• Core Research SEM/FIB Laboratory
• Core Research Hazardous Property Material Room

Second Floor

• Center for Advanced Manufacturing of Polymer and Soft Materials
• William J. Kennedy Jr. Nanotechnology Research and Development Center
• Frank and Mary Jo Spinola Riverview Terrace
• Break area
• The Helliwell Family Faculty Research Office
• Clinical Laboratory and Nutritional Sciences
• Research Staff Office
• Graduate Student Center
• Nanomanufacturing Dry Chemistry Laboratory
• Robert and Gail Ward Biomedical Materials Development Laboratory
• Graduate student carrels
• Facilities Management Office
• Nanomanufacturing Thermal Analysis Laboratory
• The LaTorre Family Conference and Seminar Center

Third Floor

• Massachusetts Life Science Center Nano Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science Laboratories
• Conference room
• Core Research Biomolecular Technologist
• Imaging Laboratory
• Postdoctoral Research
• Cell Culture Laboratory
• Core Research Biomolecular Characterization
• Research Faculty
• Graduate Student Research Center
•  Dandeneau Family Conference and Seminar Center

Fourth Floor

• Raytheon UMass Lowell Research Institute (RURI)
• Conference rooms
• Printing Laboratory
• RF Characterization Laboratory
• UMass Faculty
• Antenna Characterization Laboratory
• RURI/Printed Electronics Research Collaborate (PERC) Technical Program Manager
• Package & System Integration Laboratory
• Graduate Student Research Center
• Raytheon Research Offices
• Grad Offices/Intar Room
• Computational Modeling Laboratory
• The Acquarulo Family Conference Room and Seminar Center