take a break and think about what it means to thrive · Take a break from studying to think about what it means to thrive! This can be at UMBC, personally, in relationships with friends and family, in your career, or in other ways. This time of the semester, between midterms and finals, can be hard, especially with big holidays right around the corner, which sometimes can in themselves be stressful. Thrive Fest invites you to take a brief step away...
Mark your calendars, you won’t want to miss this! · In celebration of ADHD Awareness Month, join us for From Stuck to Start, a 60-minute virtual, interactive experience led by Shayne Swift of SwiftLyfe Coaching and Consulting. Feeling overwhelmed by your to-do list or struggling to figure out where to start? This session is an engaging, experiential session designed for ADHD and neurodivergent individuals who often find themselves overwhelmed,...
A student pulls up the assigned primary source the night before class: a scanned nineteenth-century pamphlet, photographed at an angle, half the page lost in shadow. She can make out maybe two-thirds of the text. The rest she'll have to guess -- or skip. She hasn't even reached the difficult work of interpreting the source yet. Fixing that barrier matters. But even when a text, image, or primary...
UMBC NEEDS TO STOP BRINGING WAR PROFITEERS ON OUR CAMPUS! You can do something about it, email the career center about the war crimes that these companies are complicit in. Speak up about how you do not want these companies, that profit off war and weapons manufacturing, on YOUR campus. These weapons are used to murder students just like you, and it is important to speak up about it. We do not...
Hello UMBC: Thanks for attending the Wednesday, October 28 GEP Town Hall, PTLS Talkback. The slides are posted here. We want to hear from you — If you'd like to share additional comments or couldn't attend, use the QR code embedded in the slide show or this link. Both will take you to a Google form that's open until Wednesday, November 11 at 5:00 pm. (Remember, use your UMBC email address.)
Tools for organizing your research from start to finish · This workshop explores practical strategies for managing your research materials, notes, and citations throughout the research process. Participants will be introduced to tools and techniques for staying organized, from document organization and citation management software to tracking literature searches and research decisions. Whether you're just starting a project or deep into your writing,...
a virtual book talk with UMBC's Shuling Yang and co-editors · Please join us for a virtual discussion of Making Student Voices Matter: Implementing Culturally Sustaining Literacy Practices in Pre-K – 12 Classrooms with Dr. Shuling Yang, Assistant Professor of Literacy in UMBC's School of Education and her co-editors Rachelle S. Savitz, Judy Paulick, Brooke Ward Taira, Julia A. Lynch, and Sara A. Field. Five copies will be raffled off to attendees! Use...
Greetings PCA Working Group! I am taking a group of ten students to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History on Friday, November 6th for a curator-lead tour of the new exhibit, American Stories: Artists' Books from the Smithsonian Libraries and Archives. We also have the opportunity to visit the Dibner Library collections and view a few items that were not chosen for exhibition. I...
Throughout October, we’ve hosted a variety of events inviting the UMBC community to come together to recognize and celebrate Disability Awareness Month. Thank you to everyone who has attended and participated! As we enter our final week, we invite you to join us for our remaining events as we close out the month together. Mark your calendars, click the event links to learn more and save your...
Creighton C. Smith retired on October 1, 2026 from UMBC after 42 years of dedicated and exemplary service to the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department and the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Creighton is also a UMBC English Major Alum '84. His knowledge and experience have been invaluable to the research and educational missions of the department. Creighton contributed significantly...
Join the Astronomy Club and the Pride Center as we travel out of this world to explore LGBTQIA2+ individuals in the field of astronomy and space exploration! Click this link for more information on Galactic Gays! This event is open to everyone regardless of sex, gender, sexuality, race, religion, or national origin.
Dear UMBC Faculty and Staff, As October comes to a close, this edition of The UMBC Connection brings together important employee information, opportunities to engage in conversations and activities across the university, and events and resources to keep on your radar in the weeks ahead. We’re also introducing a new section, Stories from UMBC, featuring a few recent stories that offer a closer...
Want to get your hands dirty? Come join us for our first Garden Clean Up happening today at 5pm. We will be meeting at The Garden which is located in front of the UMBC Police Station and also across from PAHB.
B.A.: International Disaster Resilience and Security Major, Minor, Certificate, and/or Honors: Honors College Security Studies Certificate Degree Mentors: Dr. Lauren Clay| Professor & Department Chair, UMBC Department of Emergency & Disaster Health Systems Dr. Daniel Aldrich| Dean’s Professor of Resilience and Director of the Resilience and Security Studies Program, Northeastern University Dr....
Hello Book Club members!!!! Thank you so much to everyone who came out to our October Book of the Month meeting to discuss Circe by Madeline Miller! For THIS month (in addition to BOOK FAIR!!!) , we will be meeting to talk about...SIX OF CROWS by Leigh Bardugo!! Come ready on MONDAY NOVEMBER 30th at 6:30PM in the FIRESIDE LOUNGE 3RD FLOOR OF THE COMMONS with your thoughts and ready to grab some...
The UMBC Ancient Studies Department will conduct its annual study tour in Rome and southern Italy March 12-21, 2027. For current UMBC students, the cost of $4,250 covers all air and land transportation; twin-share accommodations for eight nights in three- or four-star hotels; eight buffet breakfasts, two dinners, and two lunches; travel insurance; entrance to all archaeological sites and museums...
From the Center for Global Engagment SAVE THE DATE! A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week (IEW) is an opportunity for campuses to celebrate international education in all its forms. The Center for Global Engagement encourages the UMBC community to get involved. We invite all to celebrate our international community,...
It's HERE! Join ABA for our bi-annual Art Symposium and Exhibition, Cover to Cover, on Friday, November 20th at 6:30-9pm on University Center, 3rd Floor. Come out for a night filled with music, artistry, and love (and light refreshments) as we support the artists showcasing their work! We encourage attendees to dress as though they are attending a rodeo. Hats, Spurs, Boots, dress to the nines!!!...
What is Liberation?: Socialist Feminisms in Baltimore 1968-1988 The Albin O. Kuhn Library Rotunda exhibit What is Liberation? brings together ephemera collected from a wide range of feminist activities occurring in Baltimore between 1968 and 1988. The exhibition borrows its title from the second issue of Women: A Journal of Liberation, a socialist feminist publication founded in Baltimore in...
Lipi Mukherjee (613/UMBC) recently received an AGU26 Faculty Travel Grant to attend the American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, December 7–11, 2026. Established in 2024, this grant program aims to support 40-50 faculty members. "The AGU Faculty Travel Grant is an NSF-funded program administered by AGU to support faculty participation in the AGU Fall Meeting, with an...
