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...
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.)
Campuses across the country. One night. One national demand. · On November 1, campuses across the country will stand together. Take Back The Night is calling on students, survivors, advocates, and campus communities nationwide to join the National Campus Take Back The Night Rally and demand safer campuses and meaningful institutional accountability. At the same moment across the country, participating campuses will gather for a national online keynote, and...
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...
Discussion on immigration policy changes · Join the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) for an update on immigration policy changes affecting F-1, H-1B, and J-1 visa holders. As part of International Education Week, this event offers an opportunity to learn about recent development and ask questions about immigration policy. To help us focus on the broader policy landscape and its impact on the international community,...
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,...
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...
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 Christopher Bills-Gomez, MSW Advanced Year Intern with the Office of Disability Access & Resources, Division of Institutional Equity, on November 3, November 10, November 17, and November 24, and December 1, as he creates a welcoming space for connection, conversation, and community. Click on each date to sign up for your preferred session! Retrievers Unmasked is a discussion group centered...
AOK Library & Gallery collections now include S&P Global Academic Research Essentials. This resource provides comprehensive financial data on publicly-traded companies across the U.S. and Canada from 1987 to present. You can access this resource from the S&P Global Academic Research Essentials link on our A-Z Database List. From there, you will land on the S&P Global login page. Enter your UMBC...
Walking through UMBC's campus has always been a treat for you. But something feels off as you take your morning stroll. Turning the corner you pass True Grit's. Empty. Could it be that the food was so bad today that no one even bothered to show up for the donut holes and impossible sausage? Or is it something else? The trees become play things of the wind, swaying, dancing about. The leaves, they...
For our next Faculty Feature, we want to highlight Professor Oen-Lee! On November 4th, Professor Oen-Lee will be speaking at UMD as part of the Pressly Forum, organized by their Department of Art History and Archeology. The talk, titled “Global/Chinese/Modern: Amateurs, Professionals, Circulations, and Systemic Glitches,” connects to archival research conducted over many years in locations like...
At the UMBC Career Center, we know that career readiness happens everywhere—from research labs and local non-profits to on-campus jobs and off-campus workplaces. Every step a Retriever takes builds valuable skills and shapes their professional journey. To better reflect the diverse ways our students gain skills, we are officially rebranding our long-standing Intern of the Week series to...
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.
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...
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 at FLAT TUESDAYS, 1ST FLOOR OF COMMONS with your thoughts and ready to grab some food and...
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....
