The submission form and instructions can be found here. For more information about TurnAround and their mission, please click here.
UMBC is proud to honor Indigenous Peoples’ Day today and share resources for our community to help us reflect and incorporate respect and acknowledgement of Indigenous Peoples into the everyday work of the University. https://oei.umbc.edu/land-acknowledgement-statement/
Thank you to the faculty, staff, and students in the Land Acknowledgement Working Group of the Inclusion Council that compiled this list and are working on recommendations for how we use our Land Acknowledgement Statement as our basis for meaningful action. https://oei.umbc.edu/inclusion-council/
UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respect to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place.
UMBC and the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) are dedicated to providing an inclusive, equitable, safe working and learning environment for all community members. OEI thanks you for your partnership in this endeavor.
Out of the work and advocacy of Retriever Courage, and our community commitment to preventing and responding to sexual misconduct and harassment, mandatory student and employee training was established in 2018.
Students: The 2021-22 annual mandatory training has been assigned to all UMBC students and must be completed by September 30, 2021.
If you have questions about this training, please email OEITraining@umbc.edu.
Thank you for your continued support in making UMBC a great place to work and learn!
The Office of Equity and Inclusion
Meetings will take place during free hour on Fridays 9/24, 10/1, and 10/8 at 2 PM, lasting between 2–2.5 hours (currently unsure if in person or virtually). If you're interested in joining us, please fill out our non-binding application!
Happy Pride from the Office of Equity and Inclusion! Pride is celebrated each June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall Uprising, a movement led by black and brown trans women and femmes.
The Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) affirms and supports LGBTQIA+ communities. UMBC’s goal of inclusive excellence guides our efforts to create a supportive and inclusive environment for transgender, non-binary, gender non-conforming, and LGBTQ+ community members. While we recognize that achieving inclusion is an ongoing process, we are dedicated to working to provide an environment that is as inclusive and safe as possible for all people, regardless of their sexuality, gender identity or expression.
In honor of Pride month, OEI has launched a new resource page for LGBTQIA+ communities and allies which can be viewed here. Additionally, you can learn more about adding pronouns to your myUMBC profile and changing your social identifiers at UMBC here.
At UMBC, we believe that no one deserves to be harmed or harassed on the basis of their sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. If you are experiencing discrimination or harassment because you identify as LGBTQIA+ you can report it using OEI’s online reporting/confidential referral form.
It's that time of year again to start the process for Elections 2021-2020!
The following positions are up for election:
President
Vice President
Treasurer
Secretary
Project Coordinator
Advertising Manager
If you wish to run for an admin position, check out our current positions and complete the following Google Form (external link) by 11:59pm est. on Monday, May 24, 2021. Descriptions for each of the executive positions are provided within the form. Once the May 24th deadline has passed, we will post the candidates' information and everyone will have a chance to vote during the official voting period which will be held May 25 - May 29, 2021.
Note:President, Vice President, and Treasurer are all mandatory positions for student organization renewal. If you are unsure at this time whether you are eligible for a position on the We Believe You Executive Board, we encourage you to still complete and submit an application. All applicants will have the opportunity to meet with a current executive board officer to discuss their application and/or answer any questions regarding the e-board positions and assigned duties/roles.
For this election, we will be following and closely adhering to the recommendations provided by the Virtual Elections Guidelines from 2020, as well as guidance provided during the Mandated Annual Round Table for student organization officers.
What’s New? For this spring election, we will be trying something new which will include connecting with each candidate via phone/video conference and conducting a short 20-25min interview. If this is something you are not comfortable with, please indicate that on the application and we will find another way to connect with you that is accommodating to your preferences.
We want to extend our deepest appreciation for your patience during this adjustment period and hope to secure the best accessible route for voting as possible during remote instruction. If you have any questions about the election application or further inquiries regarding We Believe You, please email us at webelieveyou.umbc@gmail.com.Note: Email response time is typically 12-48 hours.
We wish everyone a very safe and happy summer break! We hope to see you back on campus very soon.
Take Care and Happy Elections!
We Believe You Team