Let’s enhance meeting productivity for all attendees! Whether you are hosting a departmental meeting, conducting a 1:1 check-in, or moderating a large-scale event, the organization and execution of that meeting impacts everyone’s ability to engage meaningfully. Attendees with hearing or vision impairments, audio processing differences, or utilizing assistive technology will benefit if you can...
Effective today, July 1, 2026, the University System of Maryland (USM) has officially launched its new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. Please visit our website for additional information on this program: https://hr.umbc.edu/pfml/ Updates to ETS: Optional Code Field Removed: The "Optional Code" field has been removed. Any comments you previously entered there should now be placed in...
Chinwe Okpala, a UMBC MS in Cybersecurity student, and Daniela Pineda Iriarte received the Best Real-World Potential award for their MedBridge project in the Prompt to Prototype: A Generative AI Hackathon held last week at the Universities at Shady Grove. The award recognizes the project that judges believe was most likely to be pursued, funded, adopted, or implemented. Their MedBridge project...
This year, three undergraduate research assistants with ESI were recognized with research awards and internships: Kaylin Burrell, Alex Esposito, and Natalie McCourt. UMBC physics undergraduates Burrell and Esposito won Undergraduate Research Awards (URAs) for the 2026-2027 academic year. Sponsored by the UMBC Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs, the URAs are solicited annually as a medium...
Learn about Key Library and IT Services at UMBC · The AOK Library & Gallery and the Department of Information Technology (DoIT) invite new faculty to a lunchtime session highlighting resources and services designed to support your research and teaching. Topics will include: Using ORCID to streamline your Faculty Success annual report Support for Open Access at UMBC Storage Options for Research Data Access campus research computing & data...
July is Disability Pride Month💚💛❤️💙🤍🖤 This July we're also celebrating 36 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and uplifting disability as a vital part of human diversity. Disability Pride challenges stigma, honors lived experiences, and promotes access and inclusion — because having a disability is something to be proud of and is valued. The Disability Pride flag represents: ❤️...
Dr. Karen Chen, Associate Professor in UMBC’s Department of Information Systems, was appointed as a Senior Fellow for Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL) by the University System of Maryland Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation for the 2026-2027 academic year. The fellowship bridges the gap between classroom practice and systematic inquiry. Dr. Chen will lead the 2026-2027 SoTL Fellows...
In his new book, Empathy Machines: This American Life, Podcasting, and the Public Radio Structure of Feeling, Jason Loviglio, professor of media and communications, critiques and analyzes the making of and the impact of one of his favorite shows on National Public Radio (NPR), “This American Life”—a radio show turned podcast that received the 2021 Pulitzer Prize in Audio Reporting. “This American...
When Demetrie Garner moved from Maryland’s Eastern Shore to Baltimore, he found a wealth of opportunities in Baltimore, a strong spiritual practice, and a supportive network of friends and family. They became necessary anchors for recovering from opioid dependency and managing the workload of a full-time job while earning a bachelor’s, a master’s, and now a doctorate in public health from UMBC....
Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our first Summer Connection! It was truly wonderful seeing so many of you. The energy in the room was incredible, and it was a great reminder of the power of coming together in community. We're already looking forward to our next gathering! As we continue planning future events and opportunities, we'd love to hear from you. Please take a few...
If organization is a virtue then what could be more virtuous than loaning us a whiteboard for the Summer... To help us organize!!!!! We need a portable 3x2ft or smallish whiteboard to help our team track daily schedules for our Summer Enrichment Academy staff. If you have a 3x2 ft whiteboard we could use for the Summer (until the first week in August) the sun will shine a little brighter on you,...
Don’t miss your opportunity to highlight areas of interest for key committees and working groups connected to upcoming institutional initiatives and priorities. The Office of the Provost values broad participation as we shape the future of UMBC 3.0. Please take a moment to fill out the interest form by Thursday, July 2. We are creating a repository of faculty and staff that the Office of the...
As we prepare to close out the 2025–2026 GSA year, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we have accomplished together and thank the graduate student community for allowing us to serve. Over the past year, GSA has worked to advocate for graduate student needs, strengthen communication and transparency, and create more opportunities for graduate students to engage with one another and with...
See the article below about the value of philosophy from The Economist "Why big AI labs are hiring so many philosophers" (Note: You can either create a free account to view it, or you can log into the UMBC library to view it.)
Dear UMBC Faculty and Staff, With summer in full swing, this edition of The UMBC Connection brings together a few updates, opportunities, and highlights from across UMBC. You’ll find information on new federal policies, employee resources, research and athletics accomplishments, and opportunities to connect with the UMBC community this summer. Opportunities & Events Opportunities to attend,...
Celebrate Disability Pride with Accessibility Awareness · Whether you are motivated by the 36th Anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, personal circumstances or just generally want to be more aware of UMBC's accessibility - join us! Navigating UMBC's campus-on-a-hill as a person with a disability brings out overt and sometimes more subtle features of its accessible design. Join us to learn more (which can extend to being an...
Social media is one of the most powerful tools departments use to share news, celebrate achievements, and build community. It’s also one of the most consistently inaccessible corners of institutional communication. The good news is that most major platforms now have built-in accessibility features, and the habits that make social media accessible also tend to make it more engaging for everyone....
The UMBC Bookstore is running their annual summer sale. The in-person sale is active and runs through Friday, June 26. The online sale is active and runs through June 30. The Bookstore is physically closed from June 27 through July 1 to conduct their annual physical inventory. Orders placed after tomorrow, June 25, will be processed starting July 2. Please see the attached flyer for more details.
We hope your summer has been going well! If you haven't submitted your semester requests for Summer Session II yet, now is the time to do so. Please log in to Accommodate to submit your requests as soon as possible. Submitting early ensures your accommodation letters are sent to your faculty in advance of classes, providing timely support. While you're there, we would greatly appreciate it if you...
Dear Students, We have learned that Canva is raising its enterprise version pricing to a level that is not sustainable; as a result, we will not be renewing our Canva enterprise contract for the coming academic year. What this means for you is that access to the Canva enterprise account will end on Thursday, August 6, 2026, andafter this date, unfortunately, you will no longer have access to any...
