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INDS Major Markus Proctor is Making Students His Business

UMBC senior Markus Proctor, pictured here (photo credit Maximilian Franz of EduPal) is the founder and CEO of a startup company. Markus designed an Interdisciplinary Studies (INDS) major which...

December 14, 2015 · 3:22 PM

Book it to the library for finals week!

There is more to the AOK Library than you might think.

The Albin O. Kuhn (AOK) Library and Gallery is a prominent focal point on UMBC’s campus. Fun Fact: Named after UMBC’s first chancellor, the Library actually sits on the land where Kuhn’s campus...

December 8, 2015 · 9:01 AM

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Experience This Summer for Real

Just in Time Juniors Can Ride Out in Style

The wheelie rider above, Zach Dischner, is an Aerospace Engineering student at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He took this picture of the Milky Way during a summer adventure/research...

December 7, 2015 · 2:04 AM

GSI = Graduate School Investigation

How to Gather and Weight the Evidence

Finding the right graduate or professional school program for you takes work. Not only will you need to invest time gathering and analyzing information, but you will need to do so in the spirit of...

November 24, 2015 · 1:08 PM

UMBC Offices Campaign for Transfer Students Every Day

Mobilizing Support to Help Transfer Students Lead!

Transfer students arrive at UMBC as a key interest group seeking endorsements for their specific academic and career goals. Their most notable challenge often centers upon time. They need to hit...

November 24, 2015 · 12:25 AM

Uncertain about your choice of major?

Join the club! Take a class! Do an internship!

There are three kinds of undergraduate students at UMBC: 1. Those who have declared a major and will stick with it until graduation, 2. Those who have declared a major and yet are thinking...

November 18, 2015 · 8:54 AM

@UMBCsenior, it's time to update resumes and applications.

Why? Because graduation is trending!

Would you leave the same status up on Twitter for two years? Or forget to share an Instagram photo of an exciting event or milestone that took place? So why would you enter the job market or...

November 11, 2015 · 9:30 AM

Keeping You Connected to Your Future

On-Line Tools Help Plan and Track Progess toward Graduation

UMBC provides several on line tools that are incredibly helpful and strategic with respect to academic planning: Degree Audit, What-if Degree Audit and Academic Pathways. All of these tools are...

November 10, 2015 · 3:32 PM

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Broad Vision and Careful Thought

Advising Tools Help Students Build Degrees that Scale Up!

Would you try to construct a building without a blueprint? Would you attempt a 3,000 piece jigsaw puzzle without looking at the picture on the box? Do our Retrievers march onto the soccer field,...

October 29, 2015 · 6:05 PM

How to BEE the Perfect Letter of Recommendation Requestor

The Five Simple BEEs to Remember!

You are a busy bee, as are your professors. Save yourself and them time by being organized and prepared when you approach them to request letters of recommendation. Here are the top five ways to...

October 28, 2015 · 6:42 PM

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