Tomorrow is UMBC Giving Day! Join the BlackAndGoldRush and help make a difference in your graduate committe by supporting the Graduate Student Emergence Fund
Changing Maryland: 2022 Legislative Session on Monday, February 21 from 5 to 7 p.m.
You will meet state leaders and learn about their work, experiences, and aspirations relating to issues being addressed in the 2022 legislative session, including climate change, police reform, health care, higher education, and allocation of the historically large state budget surplus. You will also learn how to get involved in addressing these issues. Follow this link to RSVP (required).
Dinner with Friends on Monday, February 28 from 5 to 7 p.m.
You will spend the evening with UMBC students, staff, and faculty talking about how we can strengthen the UMBC community as we emerge from the pandemic: How can students, staff, and faculty restore and extend the sense of belonging many felt before March 2020? How can we best support and care for each other? Follow this link to RSVP (required).
First-year retention is UMBC’s single biggest point of loss during the lifetime of a freshman cohort and a key focus area of the university’s student success efforts. To support this work the Data Science Team (from DoIT and the Provost's Office) and its campus partners have worked with our HelioCampus to produce the first of a series of predictive analytics reports or “playbooks.”
The first playbook, just deployed on analytics.umbc.edu, predicts the likelihood of a first-time full-time freshman returning for their second year. It is being used by the Academic Advocates in Undergraduate Academic Affairs to help identify students who may be at risk of not returning next fall. (Access to the playbook is role-based.)
On February 25th, at noon, the REX Analytics Group will meet to explore the factors that make these predictions change the most, how to read the dashboards, and how to interpret and use the playbook. Please join us! Contact lmancini@umbc.edu or kjoseph@umbc.edu for meeting details.
Len Mancini
Data Scientist and Statistical Specialist
Dear UMBC Community,
It is with mixed emotions that we share that our colleague,
Jess Myers, Women’s Center Director, will step down from her position on
February 25. We will miss her, yet are
appreciative of the dedication Jess has shown to UMBC and her commitment to
supporting our community.
During Jess’ 11 years at UMBC, she has been remarkably
effective in reaching and supporting students from all backgrounds and working
collaboratively with faculty, staff and students to advance the work of the
Women’s Center. In addition to
continuing projects hosted by the Women’s Center such as Take Back the Night
and Rebuilding Manhood, Jess also oversaw the creation and implementation of
some of their key programs including the Critical Social Justice and the
Returning Women Student Scholars + Affiliates program for adult learners at
UMBC.
Jess has served on numerous workgroups, committees and
affinity groups including the Provost’s Faculty Caregiver’s Advisory Workgroup,
Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention Program, President’s Commission
for Women, GWST Coordinating Committee, and the LGBTQ Faculty + Staff
Association. Her outstanding work during the unexpected closure of the YMCA
Preschool and her support of impacted caregivers and campus leadership is
widely acknowledged by the campus community.
She has worked diligently with Retriever Courage by serving on the
Implementation Team, co-facilitating University wide training on supporting
survivors and cultivating a survivor-responsive campus and, most importantly,
personally supporting survivors during a critical and sensitive time.
In recognition of her outstanding work and contributions, Jess has been honored by many awards during her tenure at UMBC She received the University System of Maryland Board of Regents Staff Award for Inclusion, Multiculturalism, and Social Justice in 2019, UMBC’s Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award in 2018, the National Women’s Studies Association’s Women’s Center Committee Outstanding Achievement Award in 2015, and UMBC’s Outstanding Faculty/Staff Ally of the Year award in 2015.
We are pleased to announce that Amelia Meman, Assistant Director of the Women’s Center, will assume interim responsibilities as Director of the Women’s Center.
We thank Jess for her commitment and dedication to UMBC and the wider community and we are grateful for her impressive legacy.
Please join us in wishing Jess the best as we celebrate with open hours at the Women’s Center on February 23 and 24 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Katharine Cole, Dean and Vice Provost, Undergraduate Academic Affairs
Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President
]]>Dr. Robert Deluty, associate dean emeritus of the Graduate School, has published a new book of poetry, "Sensations and Associations." In his review, Dr. Ronald Pies writes, "In Robert Deluty's remarkable 63d book, Don DeLillo is quoted as saying, 'But I'm not trying to manipulate reality. This is just what I see and hear.' The same may be said of Robert Deluty, who sees our crazy, ramshackle, and benighted world just as it is, without manipulation or make-up. But seeing and hearing - the "sensations" of the collection's title - take on a heightened acuity in Deluty's poems, which focus on human foibles in all their poignancy and humor. Thus, we read of two Jews wishing/ their Seder were catered/ by the Chinese and in the bloodmobile,/ their Mom stating she’d prefer/ to donate fat. James Dickey once described poetry as 'the last refuge of non-manipulative language.' Deluty's excellent new collection affirms this in its clear-eyed but humane vision."
And in his appraisal of the book, Dr. George Northrup notes, "Ready for another round of enlightened and entertaining wordplay? Robert Deluty’s Sensations and Associations will not disappoint. By turns, funny, punny, and poignant, his latest volume of poetry touches on the unfairness of guilt, chess as a contact sport, the secret appeal of Hydroxyzine, and the excitement of dead languages. Meet the scuba diva, the hairdresser locksmith, the Dad who attended UMass Transit, the cat learning to fist bump, and many other characters springing from the author’s rich imagination directly into your lucky life. Enjoy!"
]]>Dear UMBC Community,
I am writing, in partnership with Search Committee Chair Alan Yeakley, to provide an update on the search for the dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. After receiving and reviewing the submissions from many talented applicants, our search committee has narrowed the field to four finalists. These finalists will be visiting the UMBC campus over the next two weeks for their final interviews.
As part of this process, each finalist will conduct a campus forum with members of the UMBC community. Community members will be able to join these events in person or virtually.
Finalist #1: Monday, February 14, 2022, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Please register here.
Finalist #2: Wednesday, February 16, 2022, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Please register here.
Finalist #3: Tuesday, February 22, 2022, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Please register here.
Finalist #4: Wednesday, February 23, 2022, from Noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Please register here.
For additional information on the finalists, please visit this website on the day before their scheduled campus forum.
Release time will be granted for employees to take part in these events. All campus offices will remain open, and services should continue to be offered. Supervisors and staff are asked to work together to coordinate office coverage.
Health and Safety: In accordance with campus COVID-19 protocols, all attendees at the in-person events are required to wear a KN95 or equivalent mask and to observe physical distancing.
I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to the search committee for taking on this critical institutional responsibility. I hope you will support them in this important task by participating in the upcoming campus forums with the four finalists.
Provost Philip Rous
CAHSS Dean Search Committee Chair and Chair and Professor of Geography and Environmental Systems Alan Yeakley
]]>The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition |
Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs!
Do you have an idea for a company or social impact venture? Are you ready to try out something new, take risks, and be your own boss? If you answered yes, then the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is the perfect opportunity to do so! CBIC is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that awards up to $5,000 in cash prizes in BOTH the Technology and Innovation track AND the Social Impact track.
The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business or social impact venture. Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!). Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.
First Prize= $3,000
Second Prize = $2,000
Third Prize = $1,000
Cash prizes are available to the top 3 winners in both the Technology and Innovation track and the Social Impact Track.
After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top winners.
Winners also get...
• Free legal services
• Accounting advice
• Membership at bwTECH@UMBC and the award winning Betamore incubator
• Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs
Apply here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39qqk-ZySnOveGMJ6ULBaGz6ODvvQvCds7Yc6S0w8_GdVhg/viewformThe Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition |
Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs!
Do you have an idea for a company or social impact venture? Are you ready to try out something new, take risks, and be your own boss? If you answered yes, then the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is the perfect opportunity to do so! CBIC is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that awards up to $5,000 in cash prizes in BOTH the Technology and Innovation track AND the Social Impact track.
The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business or social impact venture. Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!). Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.
First Prize= $3,000
Second Prize = $2,000
Third Prize = $1,000
Cash prizes are available to the top 3 winners in both the Technology and Innovation track and the Social Impact Track.
After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top winners.
Winners also get...
• Free legal services
• Accounting advice
• Membership at bwTECH@UMBC and the award winning Betamore incubator
• Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs
Apply here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39qqk-ZySnOveGMJ6ULBaGz6ODvvQvCds7Yc6S0w8_GdVhg/viewform
Attention all aspiring entrepreneurs!
Do you have an idea for a company or social impact venture? Are you ready to try out something new, take risks, and be your own boss? If you answered yes, then the Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is the perfect opportunity to do so! CBIC is a competition exclusively for UMBC students that awards up to $5,000 in cash prizes in BOTH the Technology and Innovation track AND the Social Impact track.
The Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) is a unique opportunity for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students who are serious about starting a business or social impact venture. Participants will experience the process of planning a startup business by submitting a competitive and realistic 3-5 page business plan, which will be judged by members of the Baltimore Angels (real investors!). Qualifiers will present their ideas in a final competition, where cash prizes will be given out.
First Prize= $3,000
Second Prize = $2,000
Third Prize = $1,000
Cash prizes are available to the top 3 winners in both the Technology and Innovation track and the Social Impact Track.
After a 6-month review, an additional $2,000 is available to one of the top winners.
Winners also get...
• Free legal services
• Accounting advice
• Membership at bwTECH@UMBC and the award winning Betamore incubator
• Fundraising advice and pitch practice with experienced entrepreneurs
Apply here!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc39qqk-ZySnOveGMJ6ULBaGz6ODvvQvCds7Yc6S0w8_GdVhg/viewform