Celebrate a decade of innovation! · You are invited to celebrate ten years of groundbreaking innovation, creative achievement, and community impact at GRIT-X. This landmark 10th-anniversary milestone brings together visionary alumni and faculty to showcase how their transformative research and scholarship continue to shape our world. Event Details: Date: October 17, 2026 Time: 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. (networking reception with light...
Taking place on UMBC's Campus! · The Maryland Two Fifty Statewide Celebration of Service will take place on UMBC's campus THIS Saturday, October 17 from 1-5 pm at the Retriever Activities Center. This event will honor Maryland’s rich cultural heritage, celebrate the diversity that makes our state strong, and recognize the power of service to build a stronger future for all. This event is free and open to the public. Come...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Role within the Division: Co-Director, Center for Social Justice Dialogue How long have you been at UMBC? 10 years at UMBC, in DOIE 2 years How would you describe your role within the Division of Institutional Equity? I think my role (and really the role of the whole CSDJ team) is about equipping members of our campus community with the tools to engage deeply across differences of identity,...
If you have been to an event (practice or battle) in the last 12 months and have signed a waiver this academic year but haven't had your status updated to member, comment below, and we will find the waiver you signed and update your status. Only members are allowed to vote on the constitution amendments by the university's rules. For future reference, we'll keep this open.
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...
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....
Update as of October 8, 2026, at 4:40 pm Service Disruption: Resolved The Webex Phone Service, previously reported as down, has been restored. We apologize for this disruption. Clients must exit the Webex application and, once relaunched, confirm that phone services show as connected. For additional details, please consult our Phone Service Disconnected FAQ. Help: If you have any questions or...
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...
Join us at the Graduate Assistant Town Hall! You told us what's not working: pay, fees, insurance, appointment letters, renewal. Come hear what came back from university leadership, and ask your own questions in person. ● Updates from leadership on the issues you raised ● Panel Q&A with Shirl Curtis and Dr. Ravi Kuber from the Graduate School: bring your questions about appointment letters,...
AI is increasingly integrated into the research tools you may already be using. This online workshop provides an overview of various AI tools, how they work, and how to decide when to use them in your research. You will learn the benefits and implications of using both free and subscription-based AI tools in your academic work. Register for this online session here.
To all chip users, On Tuesday October 27th, the chip cluster will be inaccessible from 0800ET - 1800ET. This maintenance window will be for upgrading our core server infrastructure to improve overall system stability, reliability and security. We understand that this downtime will be disruptive, but the Research Computing & Data Team will endeavor to complete this and other routine maintenance...
