Congratulations to the Division of Information Technology's student employees who will be graduating this week! Your contributions to our Networks, Communications, AV Services, Analytics, Cybersecurity, Systems, Project Management, Technology Support Center, New Media Studio, High Performance Computing, Desktop, and Business systems teams have improved UMBC's technology experience. We are proud...
Building Beloved Community · The Office of Community and Culture invites the UMBC community to join us this fall for a special keynote conversation exploring the themes of beloved community, revolutionary love, and the work of cultivating more connected, inclusive, and humane campus communities. This campus-wide event will invite students, staff, and faculty into conversation about how we care for one another across...
We’re excited to close out the semester with the second edition of our ADS Newsletter! Inside, you will find reflections, helpful updates, news items, practical tips and resources to support you, as well as recognitions. We’ve attached a PDF version and an alternative format of the newsletter for you to download and enjoy. As we head into the summer season, we wish you a restful, refreshing, and...
Dear Faculty and Staff, I am writing to share additional information on the university’s budget outlook for the coming fiscal year, as well as our long-term work to enhance our budget-planning capabilities. As we shared with you last month, the State of Maryland has set an operating budget of $70.8 billion for Fiscal Year 2027. Following significant reductions in the state’s allocation to the...
Dear UMBC Faculty and Staff, This week, UMBC celebrates the Class of 2026 and the close of another academic year shaped by the work, care, creativity, and dedication of our campus community. As we celebrate students crossing the Commencement stage, the university is also looking ahead through continued strategic planning efforts, research and innovation, community engagement, and the many ways...
Dear UMBC Community, Commencement is almost upon us! The first day of classes and Commencement are my favorite days of the year, and this year is no exception. We have so much to celebrate this year as we honor the graduates who will receive their bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees later this week. The road has not been easy, of course, and the contexts for our graduating students...
Dear UMBC Community, Congratulations to our graduates and we are so excited that summer is finally here! This is a reminder to the entire UMBC community that phishing emails don’t take a vacation. Stay aware of those phishing campaigns and look out for the following signs: 🚩Urgent Language: You are relaxing on a cruise and get an email with the subject: “You will lose access to your account NOW...
Dr. Jeff Cullen, director of Student Conduct and Community Standards, was recognized with the College of Engineering and Information Technology’s (COEIT) Outstanding Campus Partner Award at a May 11 State of the College presentation. This award was created to “...recognize and express thanks to UMBC faculty and staff from outside our college who go above and beyond in supporting the success of...
Please join the Mechanical Engineering Department in congratulating the following students who have completed their degrees and will be celebrated at Commencement Ceremonies this week!! Doctoral Degree Jhon Portella Delgado; Dissertation title: "Adaptive and Safe Nonlinear Control: Fundamental Theory and Applications" Master's Degree - Thesis Option Aneisa Jangbahadur; "Electrochemical Behavior...
Parking Services is in the process of permanently removing all visitor pay-to-park stations across campus. The current equipment and software are outdated, labor-intensive, and no-longer cost effective. As part of this transition, UMBC has moved to fully contactless parking payments, with Park Mobile serving as the exclusive payment platform for all visitor pay-to-park locations. Departments that...
In just one day, volunteers from across campus have collected 280 lbs of donations from student move out! Campus community members can now shop for free in Upper Flat Tuesdays from items like school supplies, decorations, window curtains, kitchen dishes, placemats, and utensils, & more! Donating to and shopping at the ReStore helps prevent hundreds of lbs of waste from going to landfill every...
Mike Andrews Associate Professor, Department of Economics "The Meritocracy Shock and the Changing Geography of Talent" Jé St. Sume Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science "Red, White, and Black: What Black Participation Teaches Us about American Democracy" Visit our website for more information on their research.
Inside DOIE is a monthly series that introduces the faces in the Division of Institutional Equity. This project is an opportunity for our campus community to get to know the team. Role within the Division: Equity & Civil Rights Hearing Officer/Decision Maker How long have you been at UMBC? 10 Months How would you describe your role within the Division of Institutional Equity? My role is to help...
Dear UMBC Community, Today, I am very pleased to share the Strategic Plan Steering Committee's significant progress this semester towards completion of the UMBC strategic plan. As a reminder, the strategic plan will be built on five pillars: cultivating organizational innovation and vitality; redefining excellence in research and creative achievement; strengthening Maryland and its communities;...
Ridwan Sifat of Dhaka, Bangladesh was recently selected as one of the recipients of the 2026 Marilyn Demorest Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 022BC-University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Ridwan was selected by the awards committee for their outstanding academic excellence and active participation within the university and the broader community. In...
Ayokunnumi Ogunsanya of Lagos, Nigeria was recently selected as one of the recipients of the 2026 Marilyn Demorest Love of Learning Award from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi Chapter 022BC-University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Ayokunnumi was selected by the awards committee for their outstanding academic excellence and active participation within the university and the broader community....
15% off Food and Beverage · Suprise! We're extending our Yum Shoppe sale! Enjoy 15% off food and beverages at the Yum Shoppe from May 18th to May 22nd! Finesse this deal while it lasts! *In-store only. Cannot be combined with any other promotion. Only valid on food and beverages.
Dr. Gonzales is a recipient of the 2026 Excellence in Teaching Award for the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. The Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes excellence in teaching and service/leadership by a full-time non-tenure track instructional faculty and carries a one-time allocation of $2,000 in support of faculty development.
Beamlak Bekele, a UMBC Graduate student, shares her fulfilling job experience with the Division of Information Technology’s (DoIT) High Performance Computing Facility (HPCF), part of DoIT’s Unix and Infrastructure Team. This week, Beamlak will be joining the other members of the Class of 2026 as they graduate from UMBC! Beamlak’s Digital Story In celebration of this milestone, Beamlak recaps her...
Quinn shows his poem published in the 1979 – 1980 Bartleby edition. (Catalina Dansberger Duque/UMBC) “Bartleby NEEDS YOU!” This was the handwritten call to arms in 1979, for writers and poets to submit their work to Bartleby, UMBC’s creative arts journal. The sentiment of this flyer is not that different from its first publication in 1972 and from today’s social media posts alerting students to...
