Dear UMBC Community,

Homecoming is returning to campus with community favorites for faculty, staff, students, alumni, parents, and friends to safely enjoy. Please join us and invite people in your UMBC networks to come along, too.

There’s something for everyone at Homecoming 2021: GRIT-X Talks, the Homecoming Carnival, Puppy Parade, Athletics events, and the Alumni & Friends Tent. The Homecoming Carnival will include food trucks, rides, games, and more. 

Make sure not to miss our community photo with President Hrabowski on Saturday, October 9 at 4:30 p.m. This recreation of a UMBC classic is one of the many ways that we are commemorating this last year of his transformative leadership.

If you can’t make it in person, join us online to celebrate! Share your spirit on social media using #UMBChomecoming. You can also watch GRIT-X and many of our athletic events virtually. 

Visit the Homecoming website for the full calendar of activities, streaming links (when available), and the most up-to-date information. 

The UMBC Homecoming Committee

Homecoming Highlights

Saturday, October 2: 

• Bonfire on Erickson Field, 7 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
• Outdoor Movie: Black Widow, 8:30 p.m. - 11 p.m.

Sunday, October 3:

• Women’s Soccer Game, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.

Saturday, October 9:

• Men’s Basketball Tip-Off, 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Alumni & Friends Tent, 12 p.m. - 6 p.m.
• Carnival!, 12 p.m. - 9 p.m.
• Puppy Parade, 1 p.m.
• GRIT-X Talks, 2 p.m. - 4 p.m.
• Community Photo with President Hrabowski, 4:30 p.m.
• Athletics Alumni Social, 5 p.m.
• Men’s Soccer Game and Fireworks, 7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Sunday, October 10:

• Women’s Volleyball Game, 1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Health and Safety
We have been monitoring the current health situation and consulting with experts to understand the safest way to hold these events. We are prioritizing outdoor events that can comfortably accommodate our alumni, students, faculty, and staff. All indoor events will require masks and limit seating to allow for physical distancing. We encourage all community members to bring a mask so they can wear it at outdoor events where distancing may not be possible.

UMBC is going to be featured on an episode of The College Tour is a streaming TV show currently being shown on AmazonTV and Roku, as well as other streaming platforms. The show aims to speak to undergraduate and graduate students alike, by providing them with a ‘feeling’ of the university through their engaging and university-directed video segments.

Members of the Chartwell's Campus Dining team will be hosting an information table to share information with you about on-campus employment opportunities for UMBC students.

At the Commons. Thursday, September 30, 2021 · 10 AM - 2 PM

Several examples of available positions posted in UMBCworks are:

Part-Time Food Service Worker (9330299)
Part-Time Shift Supervisor (9330300)

Marketing Intern - Spring 2022 (9329160)

Sustainability Intern - Spring 2022 (9329165)

Please stop by when you are able!

** Download flyer for more information or contact Melinda Massey mmasse@umbc.edu to express your interest**

During this time of continued uncertainty and change we are faced with many stressors that impact the way we live & work affect our ability to take care of ourselves and others.  We need tools, frameworks, resources and support from our community to steady our individual and collective boats so that we may bring the best version of ourselves to our life and our work in supporting students.

Join us for a series of Caring For Yourself & Supporting Students Connections Group sessions. This is a time to share, support, and learn from each other. Each session will explore a shared resource, tool, or practice to explore in advance and/or during our session, encourage open discussion space to engage, learn, and support each other, and formulate self-care and/or other-care strategies to help support resilience & well-being for ourselves and the students we serve.

See October's article and we hope to see you there! Conversations will be facilitated by  Bruce Herman, Director of UMBC Retriever Integrated Health, and Jill Wardell, Director of UMBC's Workplace Learning, OD & Wellness department. We welcome you to join us for these exploratory, productive, and hopefully meaningful conversations!

Participants will receive a link with the credentials for the session 24 hours beforehand.

For more information on COVID-19 resources for faculty and staff, visit https://covid19.umbc.edu/employees/.

Critical Social Justice: Disability Justice + Access Matters has begun! As such, we wanted to share a round up of UMBC’s on-campus disability resources.* Below are several key offices that UMBC students, faculty, staff, and community members can work with to explore accommodations, report ADA compliance issues, and/or seek assistance in combatting discrimination against people with disabilities.

Office of Student Disability Services

https://sds.umbc.edu/

8:30 – 4:30 Monday – Friday

Phone: 410-455-2459

myUMBC: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/sss

Email: disAbility(@)umbc.edu

UMBC’s Office of Student Disability Services (SDS) provides resources to students with disabilities, as well as those with temporarily disabling conditions and injuries, that may require accommodations in order to have equal access and full participation in all of UMBC’s programs, services, and activities. 

More on upcoming events from SDS: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/sss/events

Office of Accessibility and Disability Services 

accessibility.umbc.edu

9 – 5 Monday – Friday

Phone: 410-455-5745

myUMBC: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility

Email: Stephanie Lazarus, Accessibility Manager and ADA Coordinator, slazar(@)umbc.edu  

Report Campus Accessibility Concerns (email/name required): https://accessibility.umbc.edu/report-campus-accessibility-concern/

UMBC’s Office of Accessibility and Disability Services (ADS) coordinatesemployeeaccommodation requests,provides for visitor access needs, and manages other ADA compliance issues (including campus accessibility concerns and digital accessibility) at UMBC.

More on upcoming events from ADS: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events

Office of Equity and Inclusion

https://oei.umbc.edu/

Phone: 410-455-1717

Email: OEI@umbc.edu

UMBC Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) Confidential Online Reporting/Referral Form (Anonymous):

https://umbc-advocate.symplicity.com/titleix_report/index.php

UMBC’s Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) is responsible for promoting and coordinating the University’s core values of inclusive excellence, equity, diversity. OEI has primary responsibility for managing UMBC’s efforts related to Title IX as well as other civil rights issues, including discrimination, harassment, hate and bias related to protected identity classes like disability. 

OEI Anti-Discrimination Resources
https://oei.umbc.edu/non-discrimination-resources/
Includes accessibility and student academic support resources.

Other Resources:

UMBC Access Routes Map:
https://about.umbc.edu/files/2012/08/2014-2015-Accessible-Map.pdf

A Progressive’s Style Guide (includes best practice style for writing about disability and the disabled community):
https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.sumofus.org/images/SUMOFUS_PROGRESSIVE-STYLEGUIDE.pdf

All gender restroom map:
https://about.umbc.edu/files/2019/02/ALL-GENDER-RESTROOM-MAP-2019.pdf

*This is a working list of resources; if you don’t see an office or particular program named and you believe it should be included, please email us at womenscenter@umbc.edu