“I’m so happy to be here!” exclaims Nury Ortiz, during a 10-week class on basic computer skills taught by a pair of UMass Lowell students at the Coalition for a Better Acre. Ortiz and her husband, ...

LOWELL — UMass Lowell officially welcomed the Class of 2029 with a convocation ceremony at the Tsongas Center Tuesday morning as a new slate of freshman students prepares to begin classes this week.