For the past 30 days, this feed has been a living gallery of the Jewish American experience. We’ve looked at so many stories of vibrant, brilliant, and unyielding Jewish joy. But as May comes to a close, we have to look honestly at the landscape around us. According to recent national data from the ADL and Hillel International, while we have seen a push for greater institutional accountability on...
We are excited to announce the next phase of My WorkView in PeopleSoft HR: the Alternate Work Arrangements (AWA) Portal! As part of UMBC’s ongoing commitment to workplace flexibility, collaboration, and service excellence, eligible employees can now formally request, update, and route their telework or remote work schedules entirely online. What’s New? The new AWA Portal within My WorkView allows...
The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Carole Njoroge of LLC Cohort 26 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on May 13, 2026. Carole's project is titled, Beyond the Broadcast: Reimagining Media’s Role in Kenya’s Maternity Health Policy. After her presentation, Carole had a substantive discussion with her committee about the next...
As many of you already know, today marks the last day of UMBC employment for CAHSS's longtime research development anchor and lifelong arts & humanities advocate, Associate Director of CARAT Rachel Brubaker. Over the course of Rachel's nearly 30 years at UMBC, she has helped faculty (and the college) to shape, hone, and find funding for their research in ways that were both fundamental to their...
Today is the last day to shop for donated items at the Retriever ReStore in Upper Flat Tuesdays! We were able to collect over 2200 lbs of donations with the help of staff and student volunteers in just over a week! Thank you to all who helped us give these items a new home.
John Fritz and six UMBC colleagues are authors on a new paper in the Online Learning Journal’s special issue on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. Their paper, "Asked & Answered: Using AI to Nudge Student Metacognition and Responsibility for Learning," examines how UMBC is exploring the use of AI to personalize, scale, and nudge students toward becoming more self-regulated learners....
Traffic around the arena will be very heavy beginning at 7:30am on 6/2/2026 and throughout the day to accommodate three high school graduations. Faculty, staff, and students are strongly encouraged to avoid entering campus from I-195, as parking on the east side of campus will be difficult to access. Please plan to park in any available legal permit space across campus. Parking Services will be...
Good morning, We are aware that some employees are experiencing intermittent issues when trying to access or submit the new Alternative Work Arrangement (AWA) form in PeopleSoft HR. Our technical team is actively working on a fix. We appreciate your patience and will send a follow-up announcement as soon as the system is fully restored.
From 05/25 – 06/07: The High Temp Hot Water System will be shutdown for annual repairs and maintenance. This outage is performed annually at this time of year. It is a shutdown of our campus main heating system referred to as the High Temp Hot Water (HTHW) system. The heat for this system is generated at the Central Plant and circulated throughout most of the academic buildings on campus. This...
The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Xixellonje Nebihu of LLC Cohort 26 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on May 19, 2026. Xixa's project is titled, Teaching for Peace Through Language: Educators’ Understandings, Practices, and Institutional Contexts. After her presentation, Xixa had a substantive discussion with her...
The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) has identified an issue affecting Google Calendar add-ins (such as Webex, Microsoft Teams, and others). A recent update starting on or around May 26th, 2026 from Google has interfered with these integrations, causing some users to experience connectivity errors or authentication prompts when trying to use them. How to Fix It: The remedy requires...
UMBC has established a new M.S. graduate program in Artificial Intelligence in the CSEE Department. Designed for students seeking to go beyond a general computing degree, the program offers a focused, rigorous pathway into AI research, development, and deployment, equipping graduates to drive innovation across industry, government, and academia. Read more about the new AI MA program here. This...
Celebrate Disability Pride with Accessibility Awareness · Whether you are motivated by 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 effective Accessibility Ally!) and discuss: What are the features? We have...
If your office, department, or unit offers a microcredential, there's a simple way to feature it directly on your Sites@UMBC page. Embed any microcredential from our Accredible-powered digital badge platform with a single line of code in your visual editor. Visitors to your page will see the badge and a link to learn more without leaving your site. It's a small thing that can make a real...
By Claudia Gerry Social Work & Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies Major, Student Staff Member Forward This literature review was my final paper for Dr. Maria Celleri’s Methodologies in Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies (GWST 300) course. I feel that this topic heavily applies to the work the Women’s, Gender, and Equity Center does. As a student staff member, I see how Title IX fails...
The Maryland Primary Election is June 23, 2026, and if you're not registered to vote, you have until midnight tonight to register online or by mail. While general elections get most of the attention, primary elections are often where key decisions are made. In many Maryland races, primaries effectively decide who will hold office, making these elections an important opportunity to shape who...
Dear colleagues, I am excited to announce the appointment of Marc Seigar as the next dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences. Marc comes to us from the University of Toledo where he currently serves as the dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. He will join UMBC on August 3, 2026. Marc is a proven leader and scholar that will build on the strong foundation laid...
Marc Seigar, Ph.D., has been appointed the next dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), effective August 3, 2026. Seigar joins UMBC from the University of Toledo where he serves as the dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Seigar brings a strong background in academic leadership to his new role at...
June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month June is Migraine and Headache Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about migraine and headache disorders while recognizing the millions of individuals whose daily lives are impacted by these often invisible conditions. According to the American Migraine Foundation, migraine affects more than one billion people worldwide and is one of...
Nice wooden shelf Overall dimensions are 30" H x 30" W x 14.5" D Comes with two canvas bins If interested, please contact Sharon spaul@umbc.edu or 5-3656
