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MSBDC Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Boulevard
McCormack Hall, 5th Floor, Room 403
Boston, MA 02125
Phone: 617-287-7750

UMass Boston map
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To make your trip to the UMass Boston campus easier, please review the information on this website carefully and plan to give yourself some extra time if you will be driving. If you have any questions, please contact our office at 617-287-7750.


From the South 

Take Interstate 93 North to exit 14 (JFK Library/Morrissey Boulevard) and follow Morrissey Boulevard north to the campus.


From the North  

Take Interstate 93 South through Boston to Exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.


From the West

Take the Massachusetts Turnpike (Interstate 90) east to Interstate 93. Take I-93 South one mile to Exit 15 (JFK Library/South Boston/Dorchester). Take a left at the end or the ramp onto Columbia Road, and then take your first right in the rotary. Follow the University of Massachusetts signs along Columbia Road and Morrissey Boulevard to the campus.


Public Transportation

Subway: Take the MBTA Red Line subway to the JFK/UMASS station. Click here for the MBTA subway map.  A free shuttle bus will carry you to the campus. Shuttle bus circles from subway station to UMass Boston and back regularly throughout the day, three to four minutes apart. The one-way trip takes about six minutes.

Commuter Rail: Take the commuter rail to the JFK/UMass station from the South Shore on the Middleboro and Plymouth lines. Complete schedules are available at the MBTA web site.

Bus: Kenmore Square stop (service all day): the Number 8 bus; the last one leaves campus at 1:00 a.m. or Forest Hills stop (rush hour only): the Number 16.


Parking on Campus  

Effective immediately, underground parking is no longer available on the UMass Boston campus. MSBDC clients, workshop attendees, and guests have several options once on campus (see campus map above).

  • The North Lot (right next to the Campus Center) is the main visitor lot. The parking fee is a flat $6 with no time limit restrictions. To reach the MSBDC Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center, park and proceed through the Campus Center, you can either walk through the plaza on the first floor, or take the catwalk (which is a glass walkway on the second floor) to McCormack Hall. Once in McCormack Hall, take the elevator to the 5th Floor and proceed to Room 403.
     
  • The Beacon Lot or the Clark Lot are passed the North Lot, the entrance to both will be on your left, and both are adjacent to the Clark Athletic Center. The parking fee is a flat $6 with no time limit restrictions. Note: In the remote case that Beacon or Clark Lots are full, you may park in Lots B, C or D (across from the Clark Lot). To reach the MSBDC Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center, park and ascend the stairs to the plaza on the side of the Clark Athletic Center, then proceed to McCormack Hall. Take the elevator to the 5th Floor and proceed to Room 403.
  • The Short-Term Lot is just past McCormack Hall on the left (across from the Fox Point Pavilion). This small lot (30 spaces) accepts visitors on a first-come, first-served basis. The parking fee is $3 for up to 60 minutes, $6 up to 90 minutes, and $15 for over 90 minutes. To reach the MSBDC Boston Regional Office & Minority Business Center, ascend the stairs, walk through the plaza, and bear left towards McCormack Hall. Take the elevator to the 5th floor and proceed to Room 403.
     

Training Workshops: Workshops held on-campus at UMass Boston are generally held in the Chancellor’s Conference Room, on the 3rd floor of the Quinn Administration Building. Please call ahead to verify the location of workshop at 617-287-7750.


 

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