Continuity and Support
Below are several UMBC resources to assist you as you navigate:
UMBC Information for COVID-19 for resources and up to date information.
The Counseling Center is open for remote assistant if needed. If you would like to speak with a Counseling Center clinician, you may call 410-455-2472 and leave a message including your name, email address, phone number, and UMBC ID#. Please speak clearly and slowly so that we have the information we need to be able to reach you
Tips for Academic Success During COVID-19 from the Academic Success Center. Visit the ASC for assistance with tutoring and academic policies.
The Office of Student Disability Services is open remotely. SDS remains committed to supporting students. Visit their website for a full overview of methods of contact and resources available from SDS.
Campus Life's Mosaic, Interfaith and Pride Centers are another resource available to provide support for any interested students.
Retriever Essentials is open for food or personal care item needs. Visit their homepage or join their myUMBC Group for updates.
Please remember that we are all here to support you! The growing list of First-Generation Faculty and Staff are available and happy to assist you. Contact us!
General Resources
Internet Connectivity
Maryland Food Bank
Updates will be available on the UMBC First Generation Network Website
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Tips for Academic Success During COVID-19
How to manage your time, assignments and online learning
Check out this Guide for Academic Success, including:
- Staying organized
- Avoiding multitasking
- Making the most of video lectures
- Setting a schedule
- Trading your strategies for new ones
- Working with a group or team
- Staying connected to other people
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Academic Success Center Service Continuity during COVID-19
Academic support services available via alternative formats
Student Success is a priority at UMBC.
The Academic Success Center will continue to offer student support services for students, faculty and staff in alternative formats.
If you are unsure which service you need, email us and we will help you navigate the various options.
Appointment Tutoring
Appointment Tutoring will continue to be scheduled online using TutorTrac. Appointments will be conducted in an online format instead of in person at the scheduled time. Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments. Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with a link to the online platform to conduct the tutoring session before the scheduled time.
Math and Science Tutoring Center
All tutoring offered through the Math and Science Tutoring Center will be scheduled online by appointment using TutorTrac. Appointments will be conducted in an online format instead of in person at the scheduled time. Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments. Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with a link to the online platform to conduct the tutoring session before the scheduled time.
Writing Center
Writing Center Tutoring will continue to be scheduled online using TutorTrac. Here are the instructions for scheduling tutoring appointments through the Writing Center. Appointments will be conducted online asynchronously. Once an appointment is scheduled, tutors will email students with instructions about how to share their writing assignment before the scheduled time.
SI PASS Supplemental Instruction Peer-Assisted Study Sessions
SI PASS sessions will be conducted online at the scheduled times. SI PASS sessions can be joined using Blackboard Collaborate in the Blackboard site of the class being supported.
Academic Success Meetings
Academic Success Meetings can be scheduled online using this link. After a meeting is scheduled, students can use the link provided in the Google Calendar event to access the meeting online.
Placement Testing
Placement Testing is scheduled online and students take their placement tests online.
First-Year Intervention Academic Alerts
The First-Year Intervention (FYI) Academic Alerts program is administered by faculty online through April 8, 2020. Students receiving FYI alerts are referred to online resources.
EDUC 113
Courses will continue to be offered online via Blackboard. If you are a student enrolled in EDUC 113 this semester, please contact your professor with questions about the course.
LRC 099
Courses will continue to be offered online via Blackboard. If you are a student enrolled in LRC 099 this semester, please contact your professor with questions about the course.
Academic Advocacy
Academic Advocates will continue to work with students, faculty and staff by phone, video and chat as requested. Students who have an assigned Academic Advocate can schedule a meeting using the link provided on their myUMBC profile page. If a student is unsure if they have an Academic Advocate and would like to request support, they may submit a self-referral using this link. Any faculty or staff members who wish to submit a student referral can do so online and the Academic Advocates will reach out to students directly to provide support.
Academic Standards and Policy Administration
Petitions for exemptions to Academic Policy will continue to be handled online. Many helpful resources, including whom to contact, are available online.
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UMBC Writing Tutors Present at MAWCA
The Academic Success Center would like to recognize our amazing writing tutors and staff who presented at the 2020 Mid Atlantic Writing Center Association Conference!
Here are some highlights:
Partnering for student success: Centering student agency in the writing and research process.
Presenters: Erin Durham, Elaine MacDougall, Allison Jennings-Roche, Beck Hertl, Emma Jett, and Kyndall Hardwick
The library and writing center staff have developed a strong collaborative relationship to center student agency in the research and writing process at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
What Do “Diversity” and “Social Justice” Mean to Writing Center Practitioners?
Presenters: Violeta Brito, Uchendu Uchendu, Fleurine Amouzou Guiffo
This roundtable will engage participants to think critically about diversity and social justice in writing centers. We will analyze the past, present, and future pedagogies of writing centers in the context of social justice.
Creating Trauma-Informed Writing Workshops: Reflection and Intervention in the Narratives of Our Lives.
Presenter: Elaine MacDougall, Writing Center Director.
Trauma-Informed writing workshops allow space for reflection and intervention in our own thought processes. Writers can reflect on their own sense of a “dominant cultural narrative” and work to transform that narrative if necessary, giving voice to silence when imposed on individuals in our communities, including writing center spaces.
Developing more effective tutoring strategies for multilingual writers in the Writing Center.
Presenters: Ajay Kharkar, Jamie Denton
This Data Dash presentation features the early findings of research on strategies to increase comfort for multilingual writers in our Writing Center.
To our presenters, we thank you for your work to make our Writing Center more inclusive and supportive to all learners.
Would you like help with your writing? Make an appointment with the Writing Center for your next paper!
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Kaitlynn Lilly - March 2020
First Generation Student of the Month
Kaitlynn Lilly, a Sophomore majoring in Physics and Mathematics
What have you enjoyed most about your time at UMBC?
I love how genuine the people are here. Every student and professor wants you to succeed and is willing to take the time and effort to help you achieve your goals.
What challenges have you overcome as a first-generation student?
I overcame the challenge of the unknown. I had no idea what to expect and was incredibly overwhelmed by the college experience. After some time and with the support of my professors, peers, and advisers, I was able to overcome that fear of the unknown.
What's your Why? Why are you pursuing a college degree?
I am pursuing a college degree to be able to attain my dream of being a professor. I am incredibly passionate about both teaching and research and would love to have a career that encompasses both of those things, but I need a college degree to do so.
What advice do you have for other First-Generation Students at UMBC?
My advice to other First-Generation Students at UMBC is to take advantage of all the opportunities that UMBC has to offer because you can get a lot out of this school that will allow you to be the next one to inspire other students just like you.
Who has been especially helpful to you at UMBC?
Dr. Justin Webster has been incredibly helpful to me in guiding me down the right path to be able to achieve all of my short and long term goals. Because we both took similar paths in college, he has been an invaluable part of my college journey thus far.
If you're a first-generation student who is doing great things at UMBC or in the world, you could be the next First Gen Student of the Month. Complete the nomination here.
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Academic Success Meetings at the Academic Success Center
Good Morning Retrievers!
Need help with study skills or time management? An Academic Success Meeting might be just the resource to get you back on track.
An Academic Success Meeting is a personalized, individual meeting with Victoria Skinner, a coordinator at the Academic Success Center.
Academic Success Meetings can help you develop your study skills, improve your time management, and find additional resources on campus.
Scheduling an Academic Success Meeting is easy! Click on the link to see the available appointment times: Academic Success Meeting Calendar.
Not seeing a time that fits with your schedule, send Victoria an email at
victor6@umbc.edu. She will happily work with your schedule to find a time to meet.
Here are some events to keep your eye out for in March
Did you know that March is Women's History Month?
The Women's Center has extended an invitation to Adult Learners for the following events. Please be mindful that these events are open to the public and are not specifically for Adult Learners.
Please RSVP to the links provided below
Women's History Month Celebration: Beyond "Herstory"
Organizing Our Next Revolution
Join the Women's Center for a celebration of Women's History Month! As we celebrate the centennial of the 19th Amendment (which gave (white) women the right to vote), we are thinking about how far we've come, and how much farther we need to go.
We are also excited to be joined by our special guest speaker: Dr. Maria Celleri of the Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies Department.
During this event, we will learn more about gender justice and liberation, enjoy refreshments, and network among other student leaders.
RSVP HERE
Salary Negotiation Workshop - Fight the Gender Pay Gap!
Join WILL to learn how to negotiate your salary!
The Women's Center is excited to partner with WILL to present skills and tips for salary negotiation especially as Equal Pay Day approaches!*******
You've probably heard about the wage gap. You know, the part where men and women often get paid differently for doing the same job? The gap is even bigger for people of color and people with disabilities. What can you do, besides wringing your hands and hoping you don't fall in?
Learn to negotiate your salary, that's what! Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) is bringing another edition of Start Smart to UMBC. The workshop presenter will guide us as we learn how to ask for what we're worth, even in this tight job market, and help all of us avoid one of the most common pitfalls for new employees: failing to negotiate that starting salary. Don't let this happen to you!
**Please note that this event is geared towards those who identify as women. The event is open to all genders we just ask that you be mindful that the gender pay gap does not affect men as it does women. Women and their allies are strongly encouraged to come!**
See eligibility and application details on our website: mcnair.umbc.edu/apply. If you need assistance with your application or have questions regarding your availability, please contact Michael Hunt (
huntmi1@umbc.edu) or Antoinette Newsome (
acnews@umbc.edu). Our staff will personally meet with you for further assistance.
Please include a contact number in the email.
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What is an Academic Alert?
If you get one, seek support!
Hi Retrievers!
The First Year Intervention Program, or alerts program, is one of the many services that we offer to UMBC students. Professors send alerts to let students know that they are in danger of receiving a D or F in their courses. From now through March 25th, you might receive an alert in myUMBC. If you receive an alert, here's what to do next.
1. Contact your professor. The first thing you should do is to contact your professor to figure out what your exact grade is and what you can do about it.
2. Visit the online Action Resource Center. The Action Resource Center is an online hub of resources. Please take some time to review the many services at UMBC that are here to help you be successful.
3. Make an action plan for success. Now that you understand where you stand in your course and what resources are available to you, make a plan for being successful in the semester. The plan could include many different things, like making a study schedule, attending tutoring, or going to office hours. Each student is different, so you have to find out what will work for you.
So remember, if you get an alert, take action! Talk to your professor, seek out resources, and make a plan for success.
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Get to Know a Tutor: Ryan Mbagna-Nanko
One of our Appointment Tutors at the Academic Success Center
Hello Retrievers!
Tutoring is up and running for Spring 2020! You know about our services, but let's learn a bit about the people who make it happen with our Get to Know series!
Today's tutor is Ryan Mbagna-Nanko! Ryan is a Mechanical Engineering major at UMBC. In addition to working at the Math and Science Tutoring Center, Ryan also is available to tutor by appointment for PHYS 122.
Hey Ryan! Tell us what else you do on campus!
I’m a teaching fellow for Dynamics as well as a member of the NSBE. In my free time, I enjoy playing soccer so I’m also a member of the intramural soccer team.
Why did you get involved with the Academic Success Center?
I was recommended by the professor to be a resource. I felt that I was social and relatable since I struggled a little bit in the beginning of the course. Because I sought out that help from my professor, I was able to do better.
Why do you love your job?
I enjoy that high of working with people and collaboration, improving their confidence in their subject. I enjoy that interaction and seeing people progress and understand the material. Seeing that before and after is motivating!
Ideal pizza and why?
It’s gotta be spicy, for sure! It can be breakfast pizza, with eggs and cheese. It has to have hot sauce on it and it has to have extra jalapenos. You can even swap out the marinara sauce with hot sauce, and I will eat it!
Thanks, Ryan for letting us get to know you!
Find Ryan in the Math and Science Tutoring Center or book an appointment with him today!
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