New this week, Plastic film recycling has been streamlined and relocated to a central drop off location in the AOK Library lobby. Anyone wishing to recycle plastic film such as plastic bags, bubble mailers, bubble wrap, case overwrap, and similar items that can NOT go in our regular recycling can drop off here at their convienience. This bin will be checked and emptied by sustainability...
Name: Monica D. Green Pronouns: she/her Title: Program Administrative Specialist, Student Conduct & Community Standards Years in Student Affairs/at UMBC: 1 year What is something you do as part of your position that people may not be aware of? One thing people may not realize is how much behind-the-scenes coordination goes into supporting the student conduct process. In my role with Student...
It's the scariest time of the year!!!! Thank you to those who submitted to this year's HALLOWZINE! Come by commonvision for a zine, treats, and a Halloween photobooth! commonvision is located in Commons 309 - across from Skylight and the elevators! Questions? Email commonvision@umbc.edu --- Submissions to the Hallowzine are open until October 23 at 11:59 p.m. More information on our website below.
with Dr. Matthew McCrudden, PSU · In this presentation, Dr. McCrudden will introduce mixed methods, discuss practical ways to integrate quantitative and qualitative approaches, and identify steps for conducting and reporting rigorous mixed methods when writing for publication. Matthew T. McCrudden is a professor of educational psychology at The Pennsylvania State University. He received his Ph.D. in Learning and Technology from...
Dear Students, We hope you had a restorative fall recess! It is hard to believe we are at the mid-point of the semester. Around this time, we hear from some students that they experience a “mid-semester slump.” Worrying about grades and course load or a lack of motivation and engagement is normal, but remember, if you are feeling overwhelmed or stressed, it is more than okay to ask for help....
Pursuant to UMBC's Interim Policy on Sex Discrimination, Sex-Based Harassment, and Sexual Misconduct, all faculty (including adjunct faculty), staff (regular and contingent), and student-employees (including teaching assistants and graduate assistants) are required to complete Title IX training each year. As such, employees must either complete their assigned asynchronous modules or attend a live...
A student using a screen reader opens your lecture notes and reaches the diagram that ties the week together. The screen reader says one word: “diagram.jpg.” Until now, fixing that meant finding the original Word or PowerPoint file, or opening Adobe Acrobat, and then uploading the PDF again. Ally’s newest PDF quick fix makes this much faster. When Ally flags images in a PDF that have no...
Town Hall for Faculty, Students, and Staff · The UMBC community (students, staff, and faculty) is invited to attend an in-person town hall to learn about UMBC’s effort to re-envision its general education program. Please sign up to attend! We will present Provost van Dulmen’s charge, provide an overview of the 2026 Provost Teaching and Learning Symposium outcomes, and learn from a faculty colleague who taught in a university outside the...
Congratulations to Math and English major Ryan Supplee on receiving a $1,000 Undergraduate Research Award (URA) for his research project, “Reverent Ableism: Conceptualizing the Medieval Cyborg." His mentor is Professor McKinley. Supplee previously received a 2025-2026 URA for "Medieval Moralization, Dehumanization, and Demonization of the Disabled Body in Giovanni Boccaccio and Geoffrey Chaucer"...
This past September 26 to 27, student developers, designers, and innovators gathered to journey together over a 24-hour period at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) for hackUMBC 2026. Themed around medieval fantasy, participants geared up to accomplish various quests in tech, drawing attention from all experience levels to build ambitious projects, attend sponsor workshops, and...
As we continue to celebrate, learn, and uplift disability identity this Disability Awareness Month, we invite the UMBC community to join the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program! Originating in the United Kingdom, the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower movement has become a symbol of support and understanding for people with non-visible disabilities. The Sunflower is a discreet way for individuals to...
Town Hall for Faculty, Students, and Staff · The UMBC community (students, staff, and faculty) is invited to attend an in-person town hall to learn about UMBC’s effort to re-envision its general education program. We will present Provost van Dulmen’s charge, provide an overview of the 2026 Provost Teaching and Learning Symposium outcomes, and learn from a faculty colleague who taught in a university outside the United States about the value...
Charm City Bromobile takes on Lowell, Massachusetts Professor Steven McAlpine and his Team represented Baltimore at the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race (KSR) on September 19, 2026. The KS Team took Baltimore’s 2025 Art Winner (Image Man) and transformed it into the Charm City Bromobile for the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race! The sculpture representing the City by celebrating iconic Baltimore's...
The Maryland General Election is November 3, 2026, and if you're not registered to vote, you have until 11:59 PM tonight to register online. General elections determine who will hold federal, state, and local offices, as well as which ballot questions will be decided by voters. This year's general election includes races for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, Comptroller, Attorney General, members...
Critical Language Program Information Sessions This Week The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program delivers intensive summer language instruction to high-achieving undergraduate and graduate students, selected through a competitive, merit-based process. Offered in nine languages overseas or virtually, the program condenses a full academic year of language study into eight weeks of rigorous...
UMBC computer science alumnus and current cybersecurity graduate student Adam Baji has launched CourseLens, a course discovery and planning platform designed to make it easier for college students to research courses, explore professors, and make more informed academic decisions. The idea for CourseLens began at UMBC after Baji saw how fragmented the course-selection process could be. Students...
Dear UMBC Faculty and Staff, Open Enrollment for State of Maryland health benefits begins Monday, October 19, and ends Friday, November 13, 2026, at 5 p.m. During this period, eligible employees may enroll in, cancel, or change their health benefits. All changes take effect January 1, 2027. If you are keeping your current health benefits, no action is needed unless you want a healthcare or...
As we continue our process for "Re-Envisioning UMBC's General Education Program", please consider joining one of the town halls later this month: Wednesday, October 28th at 12 PM in PAHB 132 Wednesday, October 28th at 4:30 PM in the Library Gallery You can follow the "Re-Envisioning UMBC's General Education Program" myUMBC group for additional updates along with details about the town halls....
Congratulations to Holly Jean Buck '02, English, recipient of a prestigious MacArthur Fellowship! The MacArthur Fellowships are $800,000 grants for individuals who have shown exceptional creativity in their work and the promise to do more. Holly Jean Buck is a sociologist investigating the social, ethical, and political dimensions of emerging climate and energy policies. She envisions governance...
Hello everyone! We hope to see you at the Center for Well-being for our Free Farmers Market! from 2:00pm - 2:45pm!
