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October 8, 2026

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Come Learn About Re-Envisioning General Education at UMBC

· The UMBC community (students, staff, and faculty) is invited to attend an in-person town hall to learn about UMBC’s effort to re-envision its general education program. Please sign up to attend! We will present Provost van Dulmen’s charge, provide an overview of the 2026 Provost Teaching and Learning Symposium outcomes, and learn from a faculty colleague who taught in a university outside the...

Benefits Open Enrollment Information Session- October 28th!

Please join us for a live, virtual Open Enollment Information Webinar hosted by the HRSTM Benefits & Wellness team. Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 12 pm via WebEx. In this session, we will discuss the following information and more! What’s New for 2027? Who needs to make changes? Accessing your Workday account. How to complete your benefit event. State of Maryland Wellness activities. Flexible...

Come Learn About Re-Envisioning General Education at UMBC

· The UMBC community (students, staff, and faculty) is invited to attend an in-person town hall to learn about UMBC’s effort to re-envision its general education program. We will present Provost van Dulmen’s charge, provide an overview of the 2026 Provost Teaching and Learning Symposium outcomes, and learn from a faculty colleague who taught in a university outside the United States about the value...

Service Disruption: Webex Phone System

Service Disruption: DoIT has received reports of issues with Webex Phone Service. We are actively working on the issue and will update this post with updates, including any steps that users may need to take to restore phone service. Help: If you have any questions, please contact the Technology Support Center (TSC) at UMBC’s Help Service.

Concur Traveler + Arranger Training (LIVE)

The purpose of the Traveler + Arranger Training is to give travelers a complete understanding of how to use SAP Concur to plan and book travel, obtain required approvals, travel in compliance with UMBC policies, submit expenses, and receive reimbursement for university business trips. The first portion of the session focuses on this full end‑to‑end process from the traveler's perspective. In the...

Anime Society Seeks Faculty Advisor

Anime Club Is Searching For A New Faculty Advisor! Hello! The UMBC Anime Society is searching for a new faculty advisor to help restore our club's full position within the university student org system. We are searching for a new staff to support our club activities. Do you... Love anime and manga and have an interest in all the things surrounding their production? Have experience in panel...

Save the Date: National Distance Learning Week Lunchtime Series

Online learning has become an established part of higher education, but its continued growth raises questions that extend well beyond enrollment. Students need flexible, high-quality learning experiences; faculty need support for effective and sustainable teaching; and institutions need strategies for quality, accessibility, emerging technologies, and student success. Recent findings from the...

UMBC Ph.D. Student Receives Best Poster Presentation Award at Annual Semiconductor Research Corporation Meeting

UMBC Ph.D. student Hossein Pourmehrani received the Best Poster Presentation Award at the annual Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC) meeting, selected as one of only four awardees from more than 50 SRC projects. The award recognized his research and presentation on “Cross-Layer Strategies for Secure and Efficient CiM-Based AI Accelerators,” an SRC project supported by AMD, IBM Research, and...

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Make Your Plan to Vote in the 2026 General Election

Dear UMBC Community, UMBC has a strong tradition of civic engagement and participation in local, state, and national elections. On November 3, 2026, voters across the country will elect representatives to Congress and choose state and local officials. Marylanders will elect a governor, state legislators, and other public officials whose decisions will affect our lives and communities. There are...

20 New Microcredentials: Countless Ways to Learn, Grow & Connect.

The Microcredential Review Board (MRB) has approved 20 new microcredentials! These new offerings recognize learning and experiences across the classroom, professional development, leadership, research, and community engagement. Here's a look at what's new: 🎓 In the Classroom Applied Russian (Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication) — Advanced Russian students put their...

TODAY (10/5) @4PM : PALESTINE 101 📍

To start our action week, come learn about Palestine. The best way to honor the martyrs of the genocide is to understand their land and history so that we can stand up for what is right! We’ll see you there! Join us in the multipurpose room in Harbor Hall at 4pm TODAY!!!! 🇵🇸 🇵🇸 🇵🇸

Reminder: Open Enrollment is Coming!

Open Enrollment for State of Maryland health benefits will be online in SPS Workday from: Monday, October 19, 2026, through Friday, November 13, 2026, at 5:00 PM. During this time, eligible employees can enroll, cancel, or make changes to their health benefits, with all changes becoming effective on January 1, 2027. Employees will receive alerts regarding Open Enrollment directly from the State...

New Accessible Picnic Tables on the Terrace 

We’re excited to announce the addition of two wheelchair-accessible picnic tables on The Commons Terrace. The tables are located closest to Lecture Hall 1 and are available for use immediately. Purchased and maintained by the Division of Student Affairs and The Commons Operations Department, these tables are one more way we’re advancing Inclusive Excellence and creating spaces where everyone can...

[TODAY] Writing Accountability Group (WAG) Kickoff Meeting

Join a Writing Accountability Group (WAG) this semester and make steady progress toward your writing goals! Attend our kickoff meeting to learn about the program and connect with fellow graduate students. WAGs Kickoff Meeting Date: Tuesday, October 6, 2026 Time: 12:00–1:00 p.m. Location: Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building 101 (ILSB 101) & online What are Writing Accountability Group, or...

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Make Your Plan to Vote in the 2026 General Election

Dear UMBC Community, UMBC has a strong tradition of civic engagement and participation in local, state, and national elections. On November 3, 2026, voters across the country will elect representatives to Congress and choose state and local officials. Marylanders will elect a governor, state legislators, and other public officials whose decisions will affect our lives and communities. There are...

Happy Monday: Maryland’s Innovation Future

Dear UMBC Community, Last Thursday, I had the honor of representing higher education on the opening plenary panel of the Maryland Innovation Summit, convened by Governor Wes Moore. Alongside Dr. Raj Shah, president of the Rockefeller Foundation, and Sarah Heck, head of public policy at Anthropic, we discussed artificial intelligence, innovation, and Maryland’s future. As we considered the pace of...

6 Ways to Make Complex STEM Content More Accessible

A student opens the problem set and finds an equation embedded as an image. She understands the math, but her screen reader can't interpret the notation. Later, the assignment asks her to analyze a graph whose trends are distinguished only by color. The challenge isn't solving the problem. It's getting access to the information needed to begin. Fixing those barriers matters. But even when an...

Disability Identity Awareness Month

The Division of Institutional Equity joins the Office of Disability Access and Resources and members of the UMBC community in recognizing and honoring Disability Identity Awareness Month this October. Disability Identity Awareness Month, typically observed each October, is a month-long celebration of the history of the disability rights movement and the accomplishments of people with...

Federal Order Updates

Find information and resources related to 2025 federal orders and actions here.
Register to Vote

Register to Vote

Please take a few minutes to register to vote, or to update your registration using Maryland's online voter registration system.