Relationship Violence Awareness Month Events Calendar October is Relationship Violence Awareness Month October is Relationship Violence Awareness Month (RVAM). Attached to this post is a copy of the 2019 RVAM event flyer. Please download for the full list of events. Learn more here.

For additional relationship violence awareness and prevention resources or information about Title IX, including UMBC's Sexual Misconduct, Interpersonal Violence, and Other Related Misconduct Policy, visit the Human Relations and Retriever Courage websites. 
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The following are resources for our campus community to use in the event of an emergency situation on or near campus. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with these items.

E2Campus Emergency Text Alert System
UMBC uses the E2Campus emergency text alert system. The system allows rapid dissemination of information to the campus community in the event of an emergency through all text-enabled devices. If you have not yet done so, we strongly encourage all members of the campus community to sign up for these alerts.

Police Emergencies
If you are the victim of or a witness to criminal activity on campus, or if you observe suspicious activity or behavior, please contact UMBC Police immediately at 410-455-5555. If a situation arises that warrants a campus shelter-in-place or other campus-wide safety measures, UMBC Police will alert the campus through the emergency alert text-messaging system. If such a situation happens, please follow all instructions provided by UMBC Police.

Weather Emergencies
UMBC receives real-time warnings about critical weather events in our area, such as tornadoes, from a national weather information and monitoring system. We use this system to alert the campus immediately through our emergency alert text-messaging system, as well as to issue the all clear when danger has passed. Due to the nature of these storms, there is often little warning before severe weather strikes. If you hear local emergency sirens or in the event of a severe weather alert, please seek shelter immediately in the nearest building and, if available, follow signs to designated shelter areas. Move to the lowest level of the building and shelter in place in interior rooms, corridors, or stairways. Stay away from windows. If you are in a vehicle and unable to safely leave to seek shelter, keep your head below window level and leave the vehicle running so that safety systems such as airbags remain active. Wait for the all clear before returning to normal activity.

Fire Emergencies
If there is a fire in your classroom, workspace, or living area, leave the area immediately and pull the fire alarm. If a fire alarm sounds in your building, evacuate the building immediately. From a safe location, call UMBC Police at 410-455-5555. UMBC Police will contact our partners at the Baltimore County Fire Department for assistance. Do not re-enter the building until instructed to do so.

General Safety Tips
UMBC Police provides an escort service for anyone who feels unsafe when walking on or near campus. If you would like an escort, please call 410-455-5555. If you observe suspicious activity or behavior, contact the police immediately.

The UMBC Counseling Center provides free confidential services for UMBC students. If you are in need of counseling services or would like to learn more about available services, please call 410-455-2472 or visit the Counseling Center’s website.

The UMBC Police wish all members of our community a safe and productive semester.

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Read more.
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UMBC will experience a planned campus-wide power outage from 11 p.m., Saturday, September 28 until 7 a.m., Sunday, September 29. Baltimore Gas and Electric will be conducting a scheduled power outage in order to proactively perform urgent repairs to its electrical distribution system. The only building on campus not impacted by this outage is the Technology Research Center.

In preparation for this planned outage, we have adjusted the hours of operation on Saturday for several dining locations on campus:
Prior to leaving for the weekend, faculty and staff are asked to turn off all office equipment, such as computers and printers, and research equipment, as appropriate.

Lenn Caron, Assistant Vice President, Facilities Management
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When considering your responses to the survey, please note that use of the phrase “enrollment” is not exclusive to the work of undergraduate and graduate recruitment and admissions. Rather, enrollment includes attraction, selection, registration, retention, and graduation of targeted student segments.

For more information on the Strategic Enrollment Plan and the planning process, please visit planning.umbc.edu/strategic-enrollment-planning/.

Begin the Survey »
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Until service is restored, the campus is operating without our 100gbit/s high speed link to the Internet 2 research and education network, and one of our 10gbit/s links to the Internet. We still have a full 10gbit/s link to the Internet and can reach all of the Internet 2 connected sites through this remaining connection. 

At this point we are working to have the cable repaired, and hope to have news on that front as the week progresses. During this time the campus does have adequate bandwidth for all normal activities and should not see a noticeable difference in network performance, but we no longer have a redundant link outside until this cable is repaired. 

We have patched through a temporary connection to the IMET facility downtown and have restored service to that building as of late Tuesday afternoon. 

We will continue to update the campus as we have additional information. 

If you have any questions or would like to know more about this issue, please feel free to email me and I'll be happy to discuss it in more detail. 

Thank You, 

Damian

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Damian Doyle
Assistant Vice President
DoIT - UMBC
damian@umbc.edu
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This online exhibit accompanies an exhibition presented at UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery from August 28–December 18, 2019. The exhibition represents the first retrospective of the artist’s career in over thirty years. 

Created between 1962 and 2006, the works reproduced online are drawn entirely from the Robert W. Fichter Archive at UMBC. The selection highlights the artist’s experimental approach to examining the human condition. Employing shifting moods and mediums as well as wit, humor, and satire, Fichter delivers trenchant critiques of war, nuclear proliferation, and environmental disaster. Firmly rooting his expressive compositions in a strong sense of place—the surreal landscapes of his native Florida—he presents a singular vision of humanity on the brink.

The exhibition Experimentalist: The Art of Robert Fichter was curated by Tom Beck, Curator Emeritus. The presentation at the Library Gallery was organized by Beth Saunders, Curator and Head of Special Collections.

Online exhibit by Grace Ferguson.

Texts by Tom Beck and Beth Saunders with Grace Ferguson.

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To view the exhibition in person, visit the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery, on the first floor of the Library.  Open 10-4:30 M-W; 10-8 Th, and 12-5 Saturday & Sunday. Please join us on Tuesday, September 24, at 5:00 p.m. for the public program, The Art of Robert W. Fichter: Talks by Eileen Cowin, Adam Straus, and Tom Beck. Reception to follow presentations. Robert W. Fichter books available for sale during reception.

See more online exhibits here

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The University System of Maryland encompasses 12 institutions, including UMBC, and three regional higher education centers. It employs more than 18,000 faculty members and 21,000 staff members, and owns almost 1,100 buildings. Its annual operating budget is more than $5 billion. There are more than 176,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at its various institutions. 

How would you like to represent all of those students as a member of the Board of Regents, the system's governing body? Four times in the past 17 years, the Student Regent has come from UMBC.  Could you be next?

Please take a look at this description of the Student Regent position and consider applying. Please also pass the information along to friends who may be interested. Two students will be selected this year to reflect the addition of a second Student Regent position on the Board. One of the selected students will serve from Winter 2020 through June 30, 2021; the other from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2022.

The application deadline is Monday, October 21st at 5:00 p.m. [Updated!]. Here is the application. Submit completed applications in hard copy to David Hoffman's mailbox in Commons 336, or email the application form and essays to dhoffman@umbc.edu.  If you need more time to get the required letters of recommendation, let us know and we can arrange a separate due date for them. Candidate interviews will take place on Wednesday, October 23rd between 2:30 and 5:00 p.m.

We're very happy to answer questions about the position and the process, so don't hesitate to contact us (civiclife@umbc.edu) if you'd like to know more.
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UMBC’s new Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building offers vibrant spaces for our community to pursue big questions, discover more about the world, and develop the next generation of leaders in science, technology, and policy.

Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building Celebration
Saturday, October 12, 2019
11:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Ribbon-cutting ceremony with Governor Larry Hogan, Maryland Speaker of the House Adrienne Jones ’76, Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Miller Jr., and President Freeman Hrabowski.

Hands-on life science activities for all ages, active learning demonstrations, and tours highlighting exciting building features.

INFLIGHT, a vivid art installation inspired by UMBC research and supported by the Maryland State Arts Council’s Public Art Initiative. The artist, Volkan Alkanoglu, will be available for questions.

GRIT-X, a series of short talks presented by faculty, staff, and alumni on topics from sustainable fishing to artificial intelligence to the importance of diversity in research.

The ILSB is a hub for interdisciplinary research and collaboration, and active learning classrooms and teaching laboratories create new opportunities for engaged learning. Its construction significantly increases our capacity for classes and research, rising to meet the demands of a thriving university.

We hope you will join us for this special occasion and the rest of UMBC’s Homecoming activities. Wear your black and gold!
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