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...
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.
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
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
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...
As an esteemed culinary historian, educator, and James Beard Award-winning author, Michael W. Twitty has carved out a unique and profound space in American cultural dialogue. He masterfully illuminates the intersections of his identities as an African American, a gay man, and a Jewish American. Rather than viewing his heritages as separate or competing, Twitty treats them as deeply intertwined...
Researchers at the University of Michigan are recruiting neurodivergent (ND) faculty (e.g., lecturers, adjunct, full-time professors, etc) who are familiar with GenAI tools for a 15-20 minute online survey on experiences with GenAI tools. See attached flyer for details or visit the study website: https://hirajamshed20.github.io/DisabilityScholarshipInitiative/flyer.html If interested, please fill...
The following students were honored at the Psychology Undergraduate Recognition Ceremony on May 13th. Congratulations on your accomplishments! Achievement Award Winners Vunnathi Ankem Naomi Aruna Raegan Carmona Aum Chordia Charlotte Lane Jay Leveton Magaly Lizama Hernandez Aidan MacGloan Aastha Patel Ipsa Sindhwani Anelsy Valencia Julia Williman Graduating Writing Fellows Maimuna Barrie Bebe...
The Academic Success Center is pleased to offer the following SI PASS sessions during Summer Session I in collaboration with the Division of Professional Studies in the following courses: BIO 141: Wednesdays from Noon – 12:50 p.m. in ILSB 101 Thursdays from 2 – 2:50 p.m. Online BIO 302: Tuesdays from Noon – 12:50 p.m. in FA 010A Thursdays from 1 – 2:50 p.m. in FA 010A CHEM 351: Mondays from 9 –...
Comfort Emeaba '26, mechanical engineering, recently received a 2nd place award for undergraduate poster presentations at the Emerging Research National (ERN) Conference, held at the end of March in Atlanta, Georgia. Emeaba won in the category of Technology and Engineering - Civil, Mechanical, and Industrial. She presented the poster “Power in Motion: Hybrid Pendulum-Based Vibration Energy...
The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Iran Maria Razcon Echeagaray of LLC Cohort 26 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on May 22, 2026. Maria's project is titled, Writing Fanfiction in the Spanish as a Heritage Language Classroom. Following a successful presentation, Maria and the committee discussed plans for the next phase...
Beach Episode with (seb)! · Take a break and join (seb) for a trip to Ocean City! Enjoy a day by the beach, walk the boardwalk, grab food, shop, and soak up the summer weather with friends. Spots are limited, so sign up before they fill up!!
