Dear UMBC Community, I am delighted to announce the appointment of Gamze Zeytinci as UMBC’s vice president for administration and finance and chief financial officer. Gamze brings more than 20 years of progressive leadership experience in higher education finance and administration, as well as a deep commitment to the public-serving mission of higher education. She will begin in the role at UMBC...
The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Kristin Kelly of LLC Cohort 25 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on May 26, 2026. Kristin's project is titled, “All That You Touch, You Change”: Co-Creating Humanizing School-Based Mentorship Programs for Black Girls. Following her presentation, Kristin engaged in a thoughtful discussion...
The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Neisha-Anne Green of LLC Cohort 25 successfully and skillfully presented her dissertation research proposal on May 27, 2026. Neisha-Anne's project is titled, Breaking Bread, Breaking Cycles. After her presentation, Neisha-Anne had a substantive discussion with her committee about the next stages of her work. The committee...
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...
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...
Update: June 3, 2026 3:48 PM Issue: The majority of the Webex features have been restored. For more information on the status, please click here to visit the Webex status dashboard. Questions: If you have any questions or experience further issues, please contact the TSC at UMBC’s Help Service. Original Message: June 3, 2026 10:00 AM DoIT has received numerous reports regarding issues with Webex...
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...
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...
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...
UMBC CSEE Professor Roberto Yus received a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to support his research on democratizing the Internet of Things (IoT) by introducing a semantic abstraction framework that hides the complexity of raw sensor data. While IoT devices collect vast amounts of valuable data, most organizations struggle to use it because transforming raw readings into actionable insights requires...
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...
After Shanika Freeman ’24 walked across the stage, she had something on her mind—basic human rights. For the past four years, Freeman’s research has focused on the reentry experiences of formerly incarcerated women in the United States and Maryland. Basic human rights—including access to healthy food, education, housing, healthcare, clothing, and job skills development—are difficult to access for...
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As part of our ongoing commitment to engaging the campus community, Human Resources & Strategic Talent Management (HRSTM) created The Insider newsletter to provide important updates, insights, and highlights from our HRSTM units. In this issue: Recap of HRSTM Week Alternate Work Arragements (AWA) Paid Family & Medical Leave Program Find out what the HRSTM staff members have planned for the...
Yesterday, the Online Learning Consortium published its June 2026 issue of the Online Learning Journal, featuring a special focus on Higher Education in an AI-Transformed World. The issue includes a collaborative and reflective UMBC case study examining how artificial intelligence can be used to personalize, scale, and encourage student practice and reflection. In the article, "Asked & Answered:...
Are you interested in some summer reading? The Faculty & Staff Care and Belonging Committee will be hosting a three-part book discussion in Fall 2026. The book is The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace After the Great Resignation by Kevin McClure. Please see the attached flyer for details and the link to download the book!
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...
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...
