At the UMass Amherst Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS), we are building a collaborative hub for the future of computing and the Commonwealth. Located on the north side of campus and linked to the existing Computer Science Building, the 90,000-square-foot facility will bring together computer science students and faculty in classrooms, research labs, and community spaces designed to inspire creativity and collaboration in service of the common good. Designed by the architectural firm Perkins Eastman, the building is slated to open in spring 2025.
For sixty years, our community of problem-solvers and innovators has been at the forefront of revolutionary ideas in computing research and education—ideas that have fueled the Commonwealth’s innovation economy, expanded the field’s reach, and helped solve global-scale problems across disciplines. In that pioneering spirit, our goal is to create an integrated academic and research space that accommodates our rapid growth, serves as a destination for our community, and enables the next big ideas in computing and technology.
Sept 22, 2022
Former Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito were on hand to celebrate the state’s capital investment in the new facility.
Construction Impact & Service Interruptions
"With this new facility, we’ll be able to bring together our talented students, faculty, and staff in classrooms, labs, and communal spaces specially designed for computing education and research. This new, signature building for our college will enable our community to do more of the collaborative, high-impact, human-centered work that has been the hallmark of UMass Amherst computing for the past sixty years.”
Laura Haas
Donna M. and Robert J. Manning Dean
Located on the north side of campus, the college’s new building will sit between the college’s two existing facilities—the Computer Science Building and the Lederle Graduate Research Center Lowrise—creating a center of activity for UMass Amherst computing along Governors Drive.