CAPÍTULO 2: MARCO TEÓRICO
2.2 Marco teórico
2.2.5 Normas internacionales de información financiera (NIIF)
By car: If you are going to get around by car, your main concern will be where to park:
UMass Parking Services provides both year-long and temporary permits to students, employees, faculty members, and visitors to the Amherst campus.
If you do not have a car, check out Zip Car: www.zipcar.com. Here you can rent a car with hourly rates, so you have the chance to pay very little if you need a car just for a couple of hours.
Parking
Parking Services offers several types of permits categorized by lot type, customer group, and
duration.All University members can purchase year-long and most special purpose permits using the secure online system. Buy a parking permit. Do this early!!!! The good lots go quickly! There are discounted rates for GEO (Graduate Employee Organization) members.
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You can park at the visitors’ lot across from Haigis Mall. These spots are electronically metered.○
You can park at the Hampshire Mall or the Big Y on University Drive and take bus in.○
The closest parking lot to the Music Dept. is the First Baptist Church lot on North Pleasant Street- it's only a 5-minute walk. The price is around $325/ year, more expensive if you pay by semester.○
Another possibility is the Parking Garage, which is further away and is not cheap ($1.50 per hour).○
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There is also metered parking around campus. If you do this, make sure you have enough quarters as you will get a ticket if you run out of minutes and you need to pay these tickets in order to graduate.○
The parking lot (#62) in front of the music department is not the best place to park. Yes, there is metered parking there, and if you get one of those spots, kudos, but other than those spots, that lot if pretty much just for faculty and staff.○
Don't park behind FAC until after midnight. Parking Services recently hired a night shift that will ticket or tow your car if left behind the building without an appropriate pass (a yellow card that must be granted to you from the main office). If you are really in a bind, you may put your blinkers on and have your car parked for loading for up to 15 minutes. Some have gotten away with doing this for longer, but be prepared to have AAA on speed dial in case your blinkers eat your battery.By bus: UMass Transit services the Five Colleges as well as the towns of Amherst, Belchertown, Deerfield, Granby, Hadley, Northampton, South Hadley, and Sunderland for the Pioneer Valley Transit Authority (PVTA).
For complete and updated bus schedules and information, visit: http://www.umass.edu/campus_services/transit/schedules_maps.html
The bus system is generally okay. Be prepared however, as there are instances when the buses do not run according the schedule. If you have a smartphone, there is a mobile version of the PVTA website with the schedule. If you are near a computer, there is a bus tracker that UMass provides that tracks the buses in real time so you know where your bus is (google: umass bus tracker). When holidays and weekends come around, be sure to check the schedule as they will run much less frequently than they do during the week. Additionally, the buses run later on Thursday and Friday nights. Finally, the buses that go through campus are free. There are buses that will take you to all five colleges, and also the B43 bus (free as well), which can take you to the Hampshire Mall as well as Northampton, but you will be asked to show your student ID, so if you take this bus, be sure you have your UCard with you.
Traveling to Other Cities:
You might have the need or the itch to travel to one of the neighboring cities. Boston is 90 miles away, and NYC is about 180 miles away with Hartford in the middle. There are buses that can get you to all these places (Megabus, which costs $1 if you book well in advance, and Peter Pan, which is costly, but has a much friendlier scheduler). There are also trains via the Amtrak stop in town, near Bruno's Pizza (down Main St.). If you have a car, ask around for the best route to take (some might suggest a backroad with less traffic), or use Mapquest or Google Maps to plan your drive.
Airports:
The closest airport is Bradley International Airport, just outside of Hartford. Another option is Logan in Boston. If no one can drive you to one of these airports, there are taxi services, but they are bound to be pricey. Google for more information.
Cabs:
Recently, a bunch of cab companies have made their way into Amherst, usually catering to the party crowds on the weekend. However, should you find yourself in a bind without a ride, you can call any these companies, though be sure to pay a pretty penny: http://local.yahoo.com/MA/Amherst/Travel+Lodging/Taxi+Services
Lodging for guests:
There is a hotel on campus, but it's extremely expensive. Many options can be found along Route 9, which are cheaper and better, and great if you have some kind of rewards program. To name a few: Holiday Inn, Howard Johnson's, and Comfort Inn. That being said, when you graduate, be sure to book a room for family and friends very far in advance (the beginning of the said semester at the latest) as the rooms will fill up fast and only get more expensive as time goes on.
WORK
Auxiliary Services employs more than 1000 UMass students. There is work in the Campus Center, the Hotel, the Dining Commons and in our offices. Contact the manager listed with the job that interests you by e-mail or by phone
(listed by the job). Working on campus is a great way to make friends from all over school, to help a bit with the bills, and to learn from the people who make UMass work.
If you have questions or concerns, visit room 820B Campus Center or room 810 Campus Center.