Microsoft Word is one of the most common tools used for creating flyers, handouts, syllabi, readings, and assignments. It’s also one of the most common sources of accessibility problems in Blackboard courses or websites. The good news: Word has built-in tools that can make it easy to create documents that work for every faculty, staff, and student; including those who rely on screen readers or...
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...
Wednesday Summer Walks: 10am · Summer Walking and Movement Series The Division of Institutional Equity, in partnership with the RAC, Retriever Integrated Health/Counseling, and Health Promotion, invites you to join us for Summer Walking and Movement, a weekly wellness series designed to encourage movement, connection, and community care throughout the summer. The series will begin on Wednesday, July 8 at 10 a.m. and continue...
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....
Public Policy Ph.D. student Demetrie Garner recently shared his story with UMBC's Catalina Sofia Dansberger Duque. Read more about how overcoming substance abuse led him to his public health policy path and work helping others.
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...
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...
Are you looking to shape your career towards future leadership opportunities at a leading institution like UMBC? Following its successful inaugural launch last year, the Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management department is pleased to offer ASPIRE once again! Starting September 2026, ASPIRE is a semester-long program created to provide individuals who are not currently supervising staff...
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...
UMBC’s Career Center featured Cybersecurity MS student Sayee Bandishte as its "Intern of the Week". Working as a Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC) Analyst Intern with UMBC DoIT, she supported the Maryland Public Service Commission by evaluating cybersecurity risks and controls for critical energy infrastructure using NIST frameworks. Read the post on her background and internship here, and...
The Academic Success Center's library location will be closed on Wednesday, July 8, 2026, due to the library's closure. All Academic Skills meetings, tutoring sessions, and Writing Center appointments will be held online. We will also be available by phone and email from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Our Academic Success Center library location will reopen at 9:00 AM on Thursday, July 9, 2026. For...
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: ❤️...
This month's Ultra update provides a new report that gives instructors class-wide rubric data at a glance, and a dedicated field that separates discussion context from prompt. Paired with clearer time guidelines for students working in AI Conversations, this update gives instructors sharper data and more control over how students engage with course activities. Rubric Evaluation Report gives...
The Academic Success Center is pleased to offer the following Academic Support Services during Summer Session II in collaboration with the Division of Professional Studies in the following areas: Summer Session II (July 6th – August 13th) Academic Skills Meetings will be available for all undergraduate students by appointment. Students will have the option of reserving in-person or online...
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...
OSP In Person Training Series How to Read a Funding Announcment Tomorrow, Tuesday, July 7, 2026 · 1 - 2 PM Hybrid · Engineering : 102 The Office of Sponsored Programs Training Team is continuing our in person training series! We would like to invite you to join us for an in person training session focused on a specific topic of interest. This invitation is for you if you are a faculty, staff, or...
The UMBC Human Research Protections and Integrity office is in the process of updating our IRB application in the coming year. For us to accomplish this, all protocols that were grandfathered into Kuali in 2020 will require conversion from the legacy format to a full protocol. This will make amendments for you more seamless moving forward. The legacy conversion process is straightforward. It will...
Summer Walking and Movement Series The Division of Institutional Equity, in partnership with the RAC, Retriever Integrated Health/Counseling, and Health Promotion, invites you to join us for Summer Walking and Movement, a weekly wellness series designed to encourage movement, connection, and community care throughout the summer. The series will begin on Wednesday, July 8 at 10 a.m. and continue...
Summer Walking and Movement Series The Division of Institutional Equity, in partnership with the RAC, Retriever Integrated Health/Counseling, and Health Promotion, invites you to join us for Summer Walking and Movement, a weekly wellness series designed to encourage movement, connection, and community care throughout the summer. The series will begin on Wednesday, July 8 at 10 a.m. and continue...
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...
