UMBC NEEDS TO STOP BRINGING WAR PROFITEERS ON OUR CAMPUS! You can do something about it, email the career center about the war crimes that these companies are complicit in. Speak up about how you do not want these companies, that profit off war and weapons manufacturing, on YOUR campus. These weapons are used to murder students just like you, and it is important to speak up about it. We do not...
Join us for a screening and conversation with the producer · Student hunger is an invisible epidemic. This powerful documentary follows student leaders and advocates fighting to end food insecurity in Virginia. From passing landmark legislation to confronting ongoing stigma, their journey proves the strength of community activism. Join us for a film screening, followed by a conversation with the filmmaker. Food will be provided.
Join us for our December Supplier Spotlight featuring strategic university partner Maryland Correctional Enterprises (MCE). This informative session will provide an in-depth look at MCE’s extensive product offerings, specialized design services, and streamlined purchasing pathways available to the campus community. Whether you are planning a complete office redesign or sourcing facility...
Come learn what students are thinking about Gen Ed · The Re-Envisioning General Education Faculty Core Committee will share results from the student survey and you can share your thoughts for the direction of our new Gen Ed program. Please join us. There is a possiblilty the location for the event might change, so make sure to check the myUMBC group before you come.
Human Resources & Strategic Talent Management and Retriever Support Services invite all UMBC student, faculty, and staff veterans to a UMBC-sponsored luncheon in honor and celebration of your service. Join us at the Skylight Room on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, between 11:30 AM and 1:30 PM for a complimentary meal and giveaways. To help us better prepare for the event, please RSVP to the event...
Come learn what students are thinking about Gen Ed · The Re-Envisioning General Education Faculty Core Committee will share results from the student survey and you can share your thoughts for the direction of our new Gen Ed program. Please join us. There is a possiblilty the location for the event might change, so make sure to check the myUMBC group before you come.
The Linux Users Group (LUG) has been hard at work expanding infrastructure for the campus and open source community. Started last summer under the leadership of club President Alex Merryman and Vice President Danielle Esposito, LUG maintains a public Linux mirror hosted in the engineering datacenter. With support from the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) for datacenter operations and...
Students in Sarah Bass’s chemistry courses who use the course-grounded AI assistant say it feels like talking to their professor. Many of their classmates, though, don’t know the assistant exists or aren’t sure what it’s for. That gap between a well-designed support and the student who actually uses it was the focus of “When Good Design Is Invisible: Helping Students Recognize UDL,” a National...
Name(s): Gisselle Guevara-Melendez, Carina Duodu, Elizabeth Onafuwa Pronouns: Gisselle: She/Her Carina: She/her Elizabeth: She/Her Semester of Work Experience: Fall 2026 UMBC Major or Program: Gisselle: Visual Arts - Animation Carina: Financial Economics B.S. and Mathematics B.A. Elizabeth: Information Systems Current Class Level: Gisselle: Sophomore Carina: Junior Elizabeth: Sophomore I recently...
Please be advised of a change to how university-owned Dell products are procured through PAW. Due to changes made by Dell on their Premier Page, a specific account must be selected prior to browsing the Dell punchout in PAW. As you launch the Dell punchout in the PAW system you will be presented with a screen asking you to select an account ID and name. Please select account P12832051840 | UMBC...
Free Name Change & Gender Designation Clinic in partnership with FreeState Justice! Hosted by Pre-Law Advising and the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program in partnership with FreeState Justice and the Baltimore County Public Library Catonsville Branch UMBC students are invited to get involved in the upcoming Free Name Change & Gender Designation Clinic in partnership with FreeState Justice!...
Dear UMBC Community, Today, I want to say thank you to our dedicated faculty and staff. I have been thinking about all of the events that took place on campus this weekend—from the Homecoming bonfire that brought together more than a thousand students to the spectacular Spooktacular concert featuring our talented UMBC student musicians alongside young Baltimore musicians from the Baltimore...
Looking to boost your intercultural communication skills for an increasingly global workforce? We have a free course for you! PRAC 103: Intercultural Engagement Prep is designed to help UMBC students build vital intercultural competency and practical communication skills. This non-credit, no-fee course (PRAC 103, Course #6391) is primarily online and asynchronous, featuring two in-person...
Congratulations to Lionel Arteaga and the other authors of the 2026 paper titled "Evaluation of timing and amplitude biases in the controls of simulated Southern Ocean pCO2," which recently was published in AGU's Journal of Advances in Modeling Earth Systems (JAMES). This paper was selected by the JAMES editorial board to be featured on AGU's social media platforms, specifically on November 8th...
Stacey Huang (61A/UMBC) recently had her NASA ROSES proposal "CoAST: An open-source SAR coastline mapping tookit for Python" selected for funding from 2026 - 2029. Dr. Huang is the Principal Investigator, and her team includes GESTAR II colleague MinJeong Jo (618/UMBC) as Co-Investigator plus Scott Staniewicz (Capella Space), Sean Vitousek (USGS), and Kilian Vos (OHB) as Collaborators. According...
USM faculty are invited to take part in a Fall 2026 “AI Learn-a-Thon” to earn the Google AI Professional Certificate via no-cost access. Faculty may register for the Learn-a-Thon on a rolling basis beginning today through Friday, November 13th at 3:00 pm ET. Additional important dates and deadlines are included below. This invitation contains important details about this program. Please review it...
Please join us for the 48th Annual W.E.B. Du Bois Lecture with Dr. Takiyah Harper-Shipman on November 9, 2026, in the University Center Ballroom at 6:00 pm!
As announced in June 2025, Blackboard will retire Original courses and organizations on December 31, 2026. Starting January 1, 2027, all Original content in courses and organizations will be placed in a read-only state by Blackboard, which can be viewed by those respective enrolled users, but not edited by instructors or leaders. Not sure if you have an Original organization? Original...
These webinars are offered by Maryland State Employees Supplemental Retirement Plans (MSRP). MSRP webinars are open to all Faculty and Staff, regardless of their retirement plan. Registration closes 2 hours before the start of the webinar. Register for the November 2026 MSRP Webinars. All webinars are approximately 45 minutes in length. The ABCs of Budgeting and Saving Trying to figure out how to...
We are pleased to officially welcome the following new Asian Studies affiliate faculty! Dr. Mika Thornburg, Assistant Professor, American Studies, as Affiliate Assistant Professor; Dr. Alan Yeakley, Professor, Geography and Environmental Systems, as Affiliate Professor; Dr. Myoung Eun Pang, Assistant Teaching Professor, Modern Languages, Linguistics & Intercultural Communication, Affiliate...
