As the 21st century dawned, the university began a period of unprecedented growth. Student enrollment surged, the campus expanded with new and renovated buildings and UML鈥檚 reputation soared. Today, as one of the most innovative public research universities in the nation, UMass Lowell is 125 years proud.
  • Three male students wear caps and gowns smiling at Commencement in 2000
    In 2000, the first graduating class of the new millennium celebrated.
  • The 2005 NCAA Division II Championship winning field hockey team shows off their trophy with their coach on the field in uniform
    The 2005 NCAA Division II Championship-winning field hockey team showed off its trophy.
  • Marty Meehan high-fives students at the outside of the ICC
    Then-Chancellor Marty Meehan high-fived students at the unveiling of the UMass Lowell Inn & Conference Center in 2009.
  • Drake onstage at the Tsongas Center wearing a UMass Lowell hoodie
    Hip-hop star Drake performed a sold-out concert at the Tsongas Center in 2010.
  • Confetti flies over several hundred students, faculty, staff, alumni and fans after UML announced that all of its athletic teams were Division I members in 2013
    The River Hawks joined the Division I America East Conference in 2013, complete with a confetti cannon.
  • The UMass Lowell hockey team and coaches celebrate on the ice with Rowdy the River Hawk as Hockey East champs in 2013
    For the first time in UML history, the men鈥檚 ice hockey team advanced to the NCAA Division I Championship 鈥淔rozen Four鈥� in 2013.
  • Three male students play with a hacky sack on the University Suites quad
    Students took advantage of the open space in front of the recently built University Suites residence hall in 2013.
  • UML students plant herbs in raised garden beds in a community garden on East campus
    The UMass Lowell Community Garden Program kicked off during Earth Week 2014.
  • Students jump for joy with Chancellor Moloney outside Moloney Hall in University Crossing
    Members of SGA jumped for joy at the 2016 Chancellor's Forum with Jacquie Moloney.
  • UML students bowl inside University Crossing at the annual After Dark event
    In fall 2018, University Crossing was turned into an amusement park for the annual UCrossing After Dark event.
  • Oprah Winfrey poses with the first six UMass Lowell Oprah Winfrey Scholarship winners
    Global superstar Oprah Winfrey posed with the first UMass Lowell Oprah Winfrey Scholarship winners in 2018.