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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Take care of your mind with TPC intern Mel! · Join us at The Pride Center for Event #1 of Mental Health with Mel: Writing Affirmations! We will be writing and decorating affirmations on paper to place where ever you'd like to remind yourself how awesome you are. We have colorful paper, markers, gel pens, glitter glue, pattern scissors, and so much more! Every attendee gets a fun self-care goodie bag! At the end of the event, attendees can...
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...
Free Name Change & Gender Designation Clinic in partnership with FreeState Justice! Hosted by Pre-Law Advising and the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program in partnership with FreeState Justice and the Baltimore County Public Library Catonsville Branch UMBC students are invited to get involved in the upcoming Free Name Change & Gender Designation Clinic in partnership with FreeState Justice!...
Fred Huemmrich (618/UMBC) contributed to NASA's Earth Observatory’s Item of the Day for October 26, 2026, “Hunting Red Leaves with Satellites.” There’s something magical about the fall leaves changing colors, the “anthocyanins (reds), carotenoids (yellows and oranges), and chlorophylls (greens).” NASA's PACE (Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem) satellite is “the first satellite capable of...
Looking to boost your intercultural communication skills for an increasingly global workforce? We have a free course for you! PRAC 103: Intercultural Engagement Prep is designed to help UMBC students build vital intercultural competency and practical communication skills. This non-credit, no-fee course (PRAC 103, Course #6391) is primarily online and asynchronous, featuring two in-person...
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...
These webinars are offered by Maryland State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans (MSRP). MSRP webinars are open to all Faculty and Staff, regardless of their retirement plan. Registration closes 2 hours before the start of the webinar. Register for the November 2026 MSRP Webinars. All webinars are approximately 45 minutes in length. The ABCs of Budgeting and Saving Trying to figure out how to...
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...
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...
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,...
Please join us for the 48th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture with Dr. Takiyah Harper-Shipman on November 9, 2026, in the University Center Ballroom at 6:00 pm!
