Did you know?

Staff and Faculty of Amherst College are eligible for:

  • Discount on the College's official online store. (instructions for discount)
  • Services and Resources through the Robert Frost Library
  • Free blood pressure measurements during the academic year at Keefe Health Center
  • 10% discount on everything at Amherst Books –tell them you are an Amherst College employee and ask for the discount
  • Discount at Campus Auto Parts on auto parts only.  Tell them you are an Amherst College employee and show your ID – amount of discount varies depending on part purchased
  • Discount on auto insurance from Encharter Insurance – discounts for homeowners insurance may be available if you purchase auto insurance through them
  • Software for personally owned computers at discounted prices may be ordered from Information Technology
  • Access to websites for discounts on computer hardware from Apple and Lenovo (IBM) – see Educational Discounts for Computer Purchases, this page requires your Amherst College login
  • Repair of computer hardware at UMASS computer repair facility – show Amherst College ID
  • Purchase computer software through the UMASS Bookstore – show Amherst College ID
  • Use of practice rooms at Music Building when available (requires $25 refundable deposit for key)
  • Free Visits to Mead Art Museum, Emily Dickinson Museum (The Homestead and the Evergreens, advanced reservations required), Planetarium, Observatory, and Museum of Natural History
  • Discounted meals at Valentine Hall
  • Fitness Center
  • Discount at Sherwin Williams in Northampton, 413-584-8789 (20% - 30%) depending on product (paint, paint supplies/drywall tools…etc.) - tell them you are an Amherst College employee and ask for the Amherst College account discount
  • No interest computer loan through college once every two years up to  2/3  of the price of the computer - go to No Interest Computer Loan, this page requires your Amherst College login
  • On-line travel portal which can be used to make air, hotel, car, and rail reservations (instructions)
  • Verizon Wireless
  • Free notary services – contact the Office of Human Resources for appointment

Note: If you find that a discount is no longer available or has changed, please notify the Office of Human Resources at hr@amherst.edu or 413-542-2372. Discounts and deals are subject to change without notice.