Last Chance to Share Your Voice! Post Closes May 1, 2025 — don’t miss your opportunity!

Last Chance to Share Your Voice!

The Assessment of Community, Engagement, and Belonging Survey closes May 1, 2025 — don’t miss your opportunity to make an impact at UMBC!

Whether you’re a student, faculty, or staff member, your feedback is vital in helping us understand how to create a more connected, inclusive, and supportive campus environment.

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Celebrate our immigrant communities at UMBC – A Day of Community, Art, and Storytelling

Join us on Thursday, May 1st for a vibrant, day-long celebration honoring the contributions of our immigrant communities at UMBC and beyond.

Morning Kickoff

Start the day by showing appreciation for our custodial staff—many of whom are immigrants—for their essential role in creating a welcoming and thriving campus environment.
Breakfast: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Sports Zone

Keynote Speaker: Jessy DeSantis
Raised in a Nicaraguan household in Miami and now based in Baltimore, Jessy DeSantis is a self-taught artist whose bold, colorful paintings explore themes of identity, culture, and connection. Drawing inspiration from nature, food, family, and their Central American roots, Jessy will share their powerful story navigating culture, identity, and the art world.
Keynote: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Sports Zone
Learn more about Jessy at:www.jdesantisart.com

"Share Your Story" Artwork Activity
Contribute to our community storytelling project! Students, faculty, and staff are invited to showcase where they're from and reflect on their own or their family’s journeys. Help us build a visual "global tapestry" of UMBC.
12:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Commons Terrace

Let’s come together to recognize, uplift, and celebrate the vibrant, diverse experiences that make up our UMBC community. No matter where you’re from or what language you speak, you belong here.

Thank you to our sponsors: PROMISE, COEIT, Latinx and Hispanic Faculty Association, Black Faculty and Staff Association, Asian & Asian American Faculty & Staff Council, Student Belonging (Division of Student Affairs), and  Student Affairs Success Initiatives.

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University'snondiscrimination policy. 

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RSVP NOW: You Are Invited to the Ebony Sneaker Ball & Black Excellence Award Ceremony!

Lace Up for Legacy: Celebrating Black Excellence!


You are invited to the Black Graduate Student Organization (BGSO) Ebony Sneaker Ball and Black Excellence Award Ceremony, taking place on Saturday, April 19, 2025, in the Commons Skylight Room at UMBC. This event is a cherished tradition that honors the achievements and contributions of UMBC Black graduate students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Check out our highlights from last year's Ebony Ball: BGSO Ebony Sneaker Ball 2024. Tickets are now available!

Get your FREE ticket: https://umbctickets.universitytickets.com/w/event.aspx?id=3494

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

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Tell Us About Your UMBC Experience!

Are you a student, faculty, or staff member at UMBC? We want to hear from YOU!

From April 1 – May 1, 2025, take a few minutes to complete the Assessment of Community, Engagement, and Belonging Survey and share your thoughts on what it’s like to be part of the UMBC community.

Your input will help us better understand. 

Click here to complete the Survey


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We are excited to announce our membership into the Honors Society for First-Generation Student Alpha Alpha Alpha (Tri-Alpha). As the Nu Chapter we are working toward creating moments to celebrate the success of First-generation students, to gain membership into the honors society our First-generation students must attain a GPA of 3.2 or higher and 30 credits at UMBC. 


While achieving academically connecting with them, creating community and mentorship opportunities are among our main priorities!


That’s where your help comes in, becoming a member of Tri-Alpha signifies your dedication to helping create the inclusive and well needed space for our students to thrive as first generation here UMBC and beyond. It also reminds them that there are individuals that have been through a similar journey and are now here to aid in their success! If interested please complete the application found here, there is a one time membership fee of $40 for professionals. Application closes March 28th. If you have any questions please contact Amery Thompson at ameryqt@umbc.edu!


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Mike joined the UMBC PD in June of 2022. Mike's distinguished law enforcement career spanned through three other police agencies, Baltimore City, University of Baltimore, and University of Maryland Baltimore, before joining ours. Mike always had a smile on his face, took the time to speak with you and was willing to help in any way he could. Please keep him and his family in your thoughts and prayers. Mike will surely be missed by his fellow officers and the university. ]]> It is with a very heavy heart that the UMBC Police Dept. must announce that PFC Michael Williams passed away suddenly and unexpectedly yesterday afternoon. 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Halethorpe MD 21227 (five minutes off campus) Wednesday Oct 9th from 4:30 pm until for a BFSA Happy Hour. Let's kick off the start of the new semester with a bang and show up and out at Depaola's. Looking forward to seeing everyone there and tell a friend to tell a friend.

As a reminder, each person is responsible for his/her own bill.

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The BFSA is having our first meeting of the new semester on Sept 25th  at 2:30 pm via Webex (link posted below). If you're new or even not so new to UMBC, join us and meet the board members along with other Black faculty & staff to see what the BFSA is up to and what we have planned for the upcoming year. Our first event will be in October, details to follow. If you have any thoughts, ideas or suggestions on events that you would like the BFSA to do or be a part of please bring them to share. 
Hope to see you all on the Sept. 25th.



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]]> The BFSA is having our first meeting of the new semester on Sept 25th  at 2:30 pm via Webex (link posted below). If you're new or even not so new to UMBC, join us and meet the board members along... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/143632/guest@my.umbc.edu/d89251cde030b46cff1abe464b29d123/api/pixel UMBC Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/bfsa https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/xsmall.png?1532371751 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/original.jpg?1532371751 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/xxlarge.png?1532371751 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/xlarge.png?1532371751 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/large.png?1532371751 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/medium.png?1532371751 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/small.png?1532371751 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/xsmall.png?1532371751 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/506/7c677ff4c58e458338c5f7e74556735d/xxsmall.png?1532371751 UMBC Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) 1 0 true Thu, 05 Sep 2024 14:25:44 -0400 UMBC Women's basketball game Cheer on the team as they debut Black History Month gear Come out to the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena on Thursday Feb 15th to support the UMBC women's basketball team as they take on Binghamton. The team and coaching staff will be wearing Black History Month shoes and shirts from UA. Let's pack the Peake and cheer on our women's team to victory!!!!
Tip off is at 7 pm. 

https://www.underarmour.com/en-us/c/black-history-month/
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The more we share our history, the more we know our history. 
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