Server Building 101
Come take a server apart · • Find out what's in an enterprise server • Learn what it takes to maintain a production server • Learn about the LUG mirror server • Pizza will be provided! No experience needed.
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November 4, 2026
- Alumni Spotlight: From the Front Lines of Long-Term Care to Statewide Caregiving Leadership with Molly Wisniewski M.A. '16
- Now Accepting Nominations for 2027 re-IGNITE leadership program!
- [UPDATE] IPU Retreat: BAIC's 50th Annual Powwow @ Timonium Fairgrounds
- Mary Celenza: Showrunner, Director, Executive Producer
- Weaving Worlds: A Multicultural Celebration
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GET JOHNS HOPKINS APL OFF OUR CAMPUS
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...
Re-Envisioning General Education: The Student Survey
Come learn what students are thinking about Gen Ed · The Re-Envisioning General Education Faculty Core Committee will share results from the student survey and you can share your thoughts for the direction of our new Gen Ed program. Please join us. There is a possiblilty the location for the event might change, so make sure to check the myUMBC group before you come.
Re-Envisioning General Education: The Student Survey
Come learn what students are thinking about Gen Ed · The Re-Envisioning General Education Faculty Core Committee will share results from the student survey and you can share your thoughts for the direction of our new Gen Ed program. Please join us. There is a possiblilty the location for the event might change, so make sure to check the myUMBC group before you come.
Thrive Fest!
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...
When Good Design Is Invisible: Four UMBC Faculty Share How UDL Supports Student Learning
Students in Sarah Bass’s chemistry courses who use the course-grounded AI assistant say it feels like talking to their professor. Many of their classmates, though, don’t know the assistant exists or aren’t sure what it’s for. That gap between a well-designed support and the student who actually uses it was the focus of “When Good Design Is Invisible: Helping Students Recognize UDL,” a National...
Experience Spotlight: Gisselle Guevara-Melendez,Carina Duodu & Elizabeth Onafuwa
Name(s): Gisselle Guevara-Melendez, Carina Duodu, Elizabeth Onafuwa Pronouns: Gisselle: She/Her Carina: She/her Elizabeth: She/Her Semester of Work Experience: Fall 2026 UMBC Major or Program: Gisselle: Visual Arts - Animation Carina: Financial Economics B.S. and Mathematics B.A. Elizabeth: Information Systems Current Class Level: Gisselle: Sophomore Carina: Junior Elizabeth: Sophomore I recently...
Veterans Day Luncheon
Human Resources & Strategic Talent Management and Retriever Support Services invite all UMBC student, faculty, and staff veterans to a UMBC-sponsored luncheon in honor and celebration of your service. Join us at the Skylight Room on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM for a complimentary meal and giveaways. To help us better prepare for the event, please RSVP to the event...
Happy Monday: Behind Every Extraordinary Moment
Dear UMBC Community, Today, I want to say thank you to our dedicated faculty and staff. I have been thinking about all of the events that took place on campus this weekend—from the Homecoming bonfire that brought together more than a thousand students to the spectacular Spooktacular concert featuring our talented UMBC student musicians alongside young Baltimore musicians from the Baltimore...
Student-Led UMBC Linux Users Group Maintains Public Linux Infrastructure
The Linux Users Group (LUG) has been hard at work expanding infrastructure for the campus and open source community. Started last summer under the leadership of club President Alex Merryman and Vice President Danielle Esposito, LUG maintains a public Linux mirror hosted in the engineering datacenter. With support from the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) for datacenter operations and...
Reminder: Blackboard Original View Retires December 31, 2026
As announced in June 2025, Blackboard will retire Original courses and organizations on December 31, 2026. Starting January 1, 2027, all Original content in courses and organizations will be placed in a read-only state by Blackboard, which can be viewed by those respective enrolled users, but not edited by instructors or leaders. Not sure if you have an Original organization? Original...
Get Certified! A USM Faculty AI Learn-a-Thon for Google Career Certificates
USM faculty are invited to take part in a Fall 2026 “AI Learn-a-Thon” to earn the Google AI Professional Certificate via no-cost access. Faculty may register for the Learn-a-Thon on a rolling basis beginning today through Friday, November 13th at 3:00 pm ET. Additional important dates and deadlines are included below. This invitation contains important details about this program. Please review it...
New Affiliate Faculty Fall 2026
We are pleased to officially welcome the following new Asian Studies affiliate faculty! Dr. Mika Thornburg, Assistant Professor, American Studies, as Affiliate Assistant Professor; Dr. Alan Yeakley, Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems, as Affiliate Professor; Dr. Myoung Eun Pang, Assistant Teaching Professor, Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication, Affiliate...
Native American Heritage Month
The Division of Institutional Equity joins the Indigenous Peoples Union, The Mosaic and our many campus community members in recognizing and honoring Native American Heritage Month. National Native American Heritage Month is celebrated each year in November to honor the traditions, languages, and stories of Native Americans, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and affiliated Island communities,...
BAM is tomorrow!
Friends, BAM is almost here. Doors to UC 312 open tomorrow at 9:30. Come get some coffee and settle in for great updates from Administration & Finance. From VP Gamze Zeytinci's welcome to some solid information from Business Services, it will be a morning to remember. There is also a Webex link if needed. Agenda is attached, and please RSVP here. See you Tuesday!
Huang receives funding as PI for grant to develop Python toolkit named "CoAST"
Stacey Huang (61A/UMBC) recently had her NASA ROSES proposal "CoAST: An open-source SAR coastline mapping tookit for Python" selected for funding from 2026 - 2029. Dr. Huang is the Principal Investigator, and her team includes GESTAR II colleague MinJeong Jo (618/UMBC) as Co-Investigator plus Scott Staniewicz (Capella Space), Sean Vitousek (USGS), and Kilian Vos (OHB) as Collaborators. According...
Repost: Veteran's Week: Focus on Student Veterans with Dr. Koster: Assuring Success in our Classroom, Campus and Country
Monday, November 9, 2026 · 12 - 1 PM Virtual Help us celebrate our Annual Veterans Week by joining us for an informational virtual webinar regarding UMBC’s Veteran student population with Dr. Daniel Koster, our on-campus psychologist for the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program! We look forward to seeing you there!
DOIE NOVEMBER 2026 Highlights
This November, the Division of Institutional Equity has a full lineup of events and opportunities for the UMBC community. All events and opportunities across the division are open to full participation by all community members. Here’s how you can get involved! November 2, 4, 11 & 13 | Various Times | Virtual Understanding Your Rights and Responsibilities Under Title IX: Employee Training Join the...
UPDATE: VIRTUAL INFORMATION SESSION THIS WEDNESDAY!
Hey Pre-Dents !! Just wanted to share a quick update about our virtual information session with UMSOD ASDA this Wednesday at 7:00 PM! We now have the Zoom link available, so you can join us virtually to learn more about ASDA, hear from dental students, and ask any questions you may have! 📅 Wednesday, November 4th ⏰ 7:00 PM 💻 Zoom Link:...
UMBC PhD alumna Catherine Mata publishes studies on AI use and student success
UMBC Public Policy alumna Catherine Mata (Ph.D. '22) recently co-authored a study of over four years of AI chatbot use by students at a large, urban public university. The paper, Sustaining AI-Enabled Student Support: A Four-Year Implementation and Impact Study (LINK) appears in the Journal of Postsecondary Student Success. This follows an earlier article from this year in the journal Economics...
Federal Order Updates
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