Thank you Kimani for Designing our Bulletin Board!

Kimani from Cristo Rey High School brought in her creative skills and helped design this bulletin board for Retriever Essentials. Please stop at Sherman 205 to check it out. The food pantry in Sherman 205 will be opening soon.  ]]> Kimani from Cristo Rey High School brought in her creative skills and helped design this bulletin board for Retriever Essentials. Please stop at Sherman 205 to check it out. The food pantry in... https://retrieveressentials.umbc.edu Photo https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/00fb587d089fe30103c2db8c071c3c98/6a02b932/news/000/089/637/aef5a7530aaa272bbaec34e49251b25a/IMG_8997.jpeg?1579041201 https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/89637/guest@my.umbc.edu/b0a9ace86669312256673fa657a10490/api/pixel Retriever Essentials https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xsmall.png?1762874117 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/original.png?1762874117 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xxlarge.png?1762874117 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xlarge.png?1762874117 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/large.png?1762874117 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/medium.png?1762874117 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/small.png?1762874117 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xsmall.png?1762874117 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/389/07b12dca5bf1da16311c6d47125fe746/xxsmall.png?1762874117 Retriever Essentials 13 0 true Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:34:43 -0500 Retriever Essentials is out of Boxed Healthy Cereal We are also in need of canned fruit packed in its own juice
Please drop into any collection box on campus:

1.  Admin first floor in front of elevators,
2.  Commons by the windows near the reception desk, and
3.  Library to the right as you walk in.

You can also contact Fariha Khalid, fariha1@umbc.edu, to arrange for a pick up from your office.

Thanks for passing the word and for your fabulous donations!!  We're truly making a difference to students, faculty and staff in need.  Last semester, with your support, we gave away approximately 297 bags of nutritionally balanced, non-perishable food.

Go Retrievers!!
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UMBC Department of Education Alumni Sean Pang continues to make a positive impact on his students and the local community around him. 

"Sean Pang, English and media arts teacher at Rockville High School (RHS), won the 2019 Claes Nobel Educator of the Year Award. He is one of 10 recipients across the U.S.

Pang received a $1,000 grant, which he plans to use to film a documentary that brings light to financial issues in Montgomery County that he believes go unnoticed. He hopes that the exposure will raise money for county businesses and shelters that help students who struggle financially. 

Pang began teaching in 2011. He’s taught English, creative writing, journalism, television production and an academic intervention course for at-risk students. He sponsors five clubs at RHS and advises “Echoes,” an award-winning literary arts magazine at the school. ..."  Click here for full article. 

Sean was also named 2017 Washington Post Teacher of the Year. 

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Contact me:  Julie Rosenthal, julier@umbc.edu

Please note the elevator is not working on our side of Fine Arts (South side), but you can walk down to the 4th floor, around to the North side and take that elevator.
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Facilities Management and the Office of Accessibility and Disability Services are hosting a review of recent, current and potential construction projects that enhance accessibility, improve the physical environment of UMBC, and benefit the entire community. There are new projects on the horizon, and your ideas, suggestions and feedback will inform the process for UMBC's continued participation with the AccessMD Program. 

Please RSVP on the event page linked here.  ASL interpretation will be provided. Individuals with disabilities requesting accommodation should contact the organizer, slazar@umbc.edu, as soon as possible. In all situations, a good faith effort (up until the time of the event) will be made to provide reasonable accommodation. 

If you have any remaining questions or suggestions prior to the discussion contact Celso Guitian in Planning and Construction Services via cguitian@umbc.edu / 410-455-5578 or Stephanie Lazarus, ADA/Section 504 Coordinator via slazar@umbc.edu / 410-455-5745. If you cannot attend, but have ideas for additional projects, please reach out to us, we want to hear from you!

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The Women's Center's Returning Women Students Scholarships Application for 2020-21 is available. 


The deadline for submission is Monday, April 6th. 

If at all possible, please submit via email rather than campus mail based on new protocol of staff working remotely. 


This common application enables eligible students to apply for more than one of the Returning Women Students Scholarships using the same application. The four available scholarships are:
  • Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship & The UMBC Scholarship for Mature Students 
  • Jodi Mister/Charlotte W. Newcombe Scholarship
  • AEGON Scholarship
  • The Richard & Roselyn Bryson Neville Memorial Fund for Returning Women Scholarship
  • The Rosalie Tydings Business and Professional Women’s Scholarship
All undergraduate students over the age of 25 and with at least 60 credits may be eligible. You must be completing your first undergraduate degree. Each scholarship has additional eligibility requirements which can be found on the common application instructions. 

The application is attached to this announcement (click on the download document button below). Please be sure to read over the eligibility requirements before applying. 

If you have any questions concerning the application process or the scholars program requirements, please contact the Women's Center director, Jess Myers, at womenscenter@umbc.edu. 

We hosted 2 different information sessions in the Women's Center (which can now be found on our Facebook group for review) related to the application process and scholars program requirements on: 
Each year, applicants submit applications with errors that often impact their consideration for a scholarship. We highly encourage all applicants to attend an info session before submitting their application.The info session on 2/19 also includes an extended presentation focused on crafting personal statements. If you cannot attend one of the sessions in person, a live-stream option will be available via Facebook Live. Please contact the Women's Center for more information. 


Applications are due now due Monday, April 6, 2020. If all all possible please submit electronically! 
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Due to a scheduled departmental retreat The UMBC Counseling Center and University Health Services will close on Thursday January 23, 2020. The Counseling Center and University Health Services will reopen on Friday, January 24, 2020 at 8:30 am.

 

 In case of an emergency on January 23, 2020 please contact University police at 410-455-5555.

 

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Dr. Bruce Herman, Director, at 410-455-2542

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Over 250 Undergraduate Presenters in All Disciplines Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD) features research, scholarship, and creative work carried out by UMBC undergraduates. Student work is shared through oral presentations, posters, artistic exhibits and performances, and film.

Over 250 presenters participate annually. Researchers work with faculty mentors on independent research, or research that is part of the mentor’s on-going projects.  They are from all disciplines, and can be working on a thesis, capstone project, part of a scholars or honors program, or they can be unaffiliated with other programs.

Students who have received Undergraduate Research Awards (URA) for the previous year will be presenting their findings. The UMBC Review, UMBC’s annual peer-reviewed research journal, which features academic papers written by UMBC undergraduates, makes its debut at this event- stop by and get your copy! Come hear the alumni keynote speaker talk about their experiences after UMBC, and how being an undergraduate researcher benefited them.

UMBC is unique in providing this opportunity for undergraduate students to conduct and present their research in a professional and supportive setting.  Students get valuable feedback from their peers, faculty, and staff, and practice their public speaking and presentations skills.  This campus-wide celebration of achievement affirms UMBC’s commitment to the twin goals of research and a distinctive undergraduate experience.
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"Talking about Deafness and disability has never been easy.  I realize as time goes on, my being Deaf was the first identity that I was consciously aware of.  And I have cerebral palsy.  The days before where I had gone to speech therapy, physical therapy, then of course being Japanese American, we were the only Asian American kids on the block.  Then there is the issue of being female in a male-dominated field..." -Wendy Maruyama, Furniture Maker, Artist and Professor

What is the legacy of embracing identity?

"The thing that she instilled in me and generations of students is 'Don't ever settle on the thing that you did as the final product.  Keep pushing." - Adam John Manly, Artist


Take a moment to explore Wendy Maruyama's journey from childhood to world-renowned artist and scholar with the video linked here and below:  Wendy Maruyama segment on Craft in America: Identity.  (8.5 minutes)


The journey toward success for people with disabilities has strong partnerships on campus.  UMBC students with disabilities may request accommodation through Student Disability Services (link).

UMBC employees with disabilities may request work-related accommodation through Accessibility & Disability Services (link).

More information on how UMBC provides accommodation for members of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing community is linked here.

Wendy Maruyama's website, featuring more information about her life and work is linked here.

Image illustrating the post: Photo of small paper/wooden block figure standing in the crook of a tree, gazing at the ascending trunk.
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"Michelle credits UMBC’s early childhood education department for guiding her “to be reflective and create an inclusive classroom.” The sisters, who are all hoping to teach in Baltimore County, say they were influenced by UMBC’s dedication to the surrounding communities where the education program supports and partners with local schools and facilities. Melissa adds, “It is clear that they want their students to succeed and enter the world as role models and citizens that respect and honor diversity.” 

Click here to read the full article. 
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