UMass Dartmouth Athletic Department Visitors Guide

Welcome to the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Department's Visitor's Guide. We hope you will find the information on this page useful as you prepare to travel to our campus for an athletic contest this season. Below you will find important information about our campus and our department of which you should take advantage while planning your trip. In order to familiarize you with our campus, follow this link for a PDF map of the campus.

Parking is limited to certain areas on campus. Spectators should follow the signs to Parking Lot 7 for all contests at the Tripp Athletic Center. Make sure you only park in designated areas. Violators will be ticketed for illegal parking.

Best wishes to you on your trip to the UMass Dartmouth campus. Don't hesitate to contact any of the important telephone numbes below for additional information.

UMass Dartmouth Campus

Location: Dartmouth, MA
Address: 285 Old Westport Road, Dartmouth, MA 02747-2300

Founded: 1895

Enrollment:  9,432

Nickname: Corsairs

Colors: Blue, White and Gold

Home Court: Francis Tripp Athletic Center (2,500)

Football Stadium: Cressy Field (1,850)
Affiliations: NCAA Div. III, ECAC, Little East Conference, New England Football Conference

Chancellor: Dr. Divina Grossman
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance: Deb McLaughlin

Athletic Director: Ian Day
Associate Director: Amanda Van Voorhis
Assistant Director: Brian Baptiste

Facilities Director:  James Filippo

Sports Information Dir.: Dave Geringer

Compliancer Officer: Jim Mullins

Head Athletic Trainer: Wendy Kirby

Intramural Director:  Gerald Jennings
Clerical: Trudy Costa
Account Manager:  Brenda Ferreira
Athletic Department Web Site: http://www.corsairathletics.com
A complete list of Athletic Department Staff is available here
Additional information for visitors is available at http://www.umassd.edu/visitors/

Important Telephone Numbers

Athletic Director   (508) 999-8722

Facilities Office    (508) 999-8732

Training Room (508) 999-8731

SID Office  (508) 990-9651

Sports Information Fax  (508) 990-9652

UMD Police Emergency  (508) 999-9191

Corsair Sports Info Line  (508) 999-8751

Campus Switchboard   (508) 999-8000

Hetland Arena (508) 999-9051

Restaurants (3-5 miles of campus)

Ask for the UMass Dartmouth Athletic Department Team Rate @ the Hampton Inn in Westport

Hampton Inn Westport                                    
508-675-8500    
53 Old Bedford Road
Westport, MA   02790 

Other Hotels/Motels in the area

Best Western Dartmouth Inn            
508-717-0424
737 State Road
Dartmouth, MA   02747

Comfort Lane Inn                                    
774-992-0595              
171 Faunce Corner Road                 
North Dartmouth, MA 02747

Hampton Inn  - Fairhaven                                   
508-990-8500    
1 Hampton Inn Way                                          
Fairhaven, MA 02719   

Residence Inn                                    
508-984-5858                    
181 Faunce Corner Road                 
North Dartmouth, MA 02747     

Route 128 to Route 24 south; at exit 12 take Route 140 south to exit 2, Route I-195 west; Take Route I-195 west to Exit 12A

Route I-195 west to Exit 12A

Go south on Faunce Corner Road for about 1 mile to Route 6 (State Road) and continue through the traffic lights south onto Old Westport Road for about a half mile to where Old Westport Road bears hard right; continue on Old Westport Road for almost a mile. Campus entrance in on left.