Sad News for the UMBC Community Dear Members of the UMBC Community,

It is with a very heavy heart that we bring untimely news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Larry Matthews. He passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019.

Larry will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him. He was the kindest, most loving, and genuine person anyone could have the pleasure of knowing. Many of you may have met Larry at the Division of Student Affairs Spring Opening Meeting in January when he was presented the "Life Saver" award for his swift actions which avoided an imminent collision with an out-of-control tractor trailer travelling down I-95 in October 2018.

Larry's family has asked we share this unfortunate news and information regarding remembrance services with our UMBC family. Please hug your loved ones this evening and be reminded that each day is a gift.

A viewing service for Mr. Matthews will take place on Friday, May 24 from 5 to 8 p.m. at Wylie Funeral Home, 701 N. Mount St., Baltimore, MD, 21217. The memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 25 at the same location, with the wake beginning at 12:30 p.m., followed by service at 1 p.m.

Joseph Regier, Director, UMBC Transit & Community Connections 

Daniel Teage, Associate Director, UMBC Transit ]]> Dear Members of the UMBC Community, It is with a very heavy heart that we bring untimely news of the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Larry Matthews. He passed away on Friday, May 17,... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/84737/guest@my.umbc.edu/dea6caead4361fa68f1a4337fe4c90c1/api/pixel UMBC Community News https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/insights https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xsmall.png?1593096708 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/original.png?1593096708 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xxlarge.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xlarge.png?1593096708 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/large.png?1593096708 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/medium.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/small.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xsmall.png?1593096708 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/090/56c39666a7bf2e5028d5419fc903e52d/xxsmall.png?1593096708 UMBC Community News 15 1 true Fri, 24 May 2019 11:03:22 -0400 Come to the Retriever Essentials Non-Perishable Food Pantry Pack your OWN grocery bag!
Going home over the summer? Working a low-paying or unpaid internship and worried how you’ll pay for groceries? Just interested in a free bag of nonperishable food?

Retriever Essentials has an abundance of food available, and we want you to come shopping in our pantry!

Stop by during exam week and hand pack your own bag for the summer. Come once, twice, or as many times as you need. We want to make sure you’re well taken care of during the break.

Are you going to be on campus during the summer for classes? Fear not! Our normal Food Zones will be open and stocked full of bags to be picked up at your convenience.

Email retrieveressentials@umbc.edu or call 410-455-2765 to set up your shopping appointment, 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday from May 15 - May 24. 

To the UMBC community, please help us spread the word to others on our campus! Feel free to copy the above message and send it to anyone who may need assistance with food.
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Check out this feature from the NBC Today Show showcasing different faces and experiences of college student food insecurity, and just how much every bit of help truly matters.

Nationwide, a majority of students who face food insecurity are employed. They are not only working hard in classes, but also spending 20-40 hours a week working to afford their rent, with not much left for routine grocery shopping. To quote from the video: "It's sounds to me like students are coming here (to this food pantry) because they are working their butts off and this is their last hope...It's not an issue of personal responsibility."

It's no longer unusual that you go to a college campus and find a quasi- homeless shelter or food pantry supporting the campus community. Retriever Essentials aims to provide students, faculty, and staff with nonperishable food items to ease the burden of purchasing healthy staples each week. Our belief is that with less stress on how to make ends meet, students are able to focus better on their coursework and reach their fullest academic potential. 

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Several existing division offices will be brought together to establish the Academic Success Center. The Learning Resources Center, Office of Academic Standards and Policy Administration, and the newly created Office of Academic Advocacy will be co-located in Sherman Hall, B Wing, Room 345, as the Academic Success Center. The Center will have a unifying mission to support all undergraduate students through the delivery of a robust array of academic support services that enhance and empower students to successfully reach their educational goals. Through a coordinated approach with campus partners, the new center will provide opportunities for students to access academic skills support, tutoring, supplemental instruction, academic policy/petition information, and academic advocacy in one location. In collaboration with colleges and other campus offices, the Center will assist all students in their transition to college and help support their academic endeavors throughout their UMBC undergraduate career. The Center welcomes questions and inquiries from all students, faculty, and staff.

Under the leadership of Associate Vice Provost Amanda Knapp, Ph.D., the Division's Office of Academic Advocacy will initially provide an enhanced array of academic support services for entering freshmen and continuing students who entered UMBC as Freshmen. In collaboration with its campus partners, the Office will coordinate outreach to those undergraduate students experiencing academic challenges and provide individual support to promote undergraduate student persistence, academic progression, and timely graduation. The Office will house UMBC’s academic advocates, each of whom will be affiliated with an academic college. Together, they will work closely with the college's academic support services, advising, and departments to provide a coordinated approach to improve academic progression to graduation. The Office will also act as a campus resource for faculty and staff who wish to refer freshmen cohort students in need of additional academic support.

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If you need an environment free from talking, cell phones, or any other noise sources, these are the floors for you!  Library staff walk through the area periodically to enforce quiet rules, but you can also report violations to the Security Desk at 410-455-2331 or Circulation Department staff at 410-455-2354.
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Currently, the default name which is read at the Commencement is the student's legal name. For some students, it may be the name they are no longer identified with. More information is available here. 

The information including the Registrar's Office hours and their contact is available in the document attached below.

If you were unable to attend the Lavender Celebration hosted by the Mosaic Center, but would like a Lavender cord, please click here. The deadline has been extended to Wednesday, May 22, 2019, by 4pm.

Please email Erin Waddles (waddles@umbc.edu) about any questions regarding cords.
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In March, two resource stands were installed in The Commons with brochures for on- and off-campus information about prevention, care, and support. 

One of those stands has moved from the first floor to the ground floor by the stairs near the Yum Shoppe. The other stand remains in the lobby across from the information desk. 

You can view the original post with information on the resource stands here.

A PDF of the on-campus resources brochure is available here.
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As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Thursday, May 23rd and Saturday, June 1st.  While many of the systems will be patched without any service disruption, there are some systems which require the downtime of key services.  The schedule below outlines which key services will be offline and for how long.

Thursday, 5/23/2019 between 5pm and 9pm (most systems will only be down for a short period during this time): 

Saturday, 6/1/2019 between 9am and 11am(most systems will only be down for a short period during this time):


Please let us know if you have any concerns or questions.

Thanks!

Tim Champ

Manager of Unix Infrastructure

UMBC DoIT

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On Thursday, May 23rd starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected during this downtime.  


The maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed security and application updates.  The outage window is expected to last two hours with services being restored by 4pm on Thursday, May 23rd.


During the outage window account creations will be queued and then processed upon restoration of services.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Technology Support Center at x53838.

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We are very pleased to share that Governor Hogan and the General Assembly have adopted an FY 2020 state operating budget that provides a substantial base budget increase for UMBC and a 3 percent COLA salary increase for faculty and staff effective July 1.

We can all be proud that state leaders are noticing the collective impact of UMBC faculty, staff, students, and alumni on Maryland more than ever. Additional base funding for UMBC includes $1.45 million to advance degree production in areas of high workforce demand, $2 million to move UMBC closer to the USM average for state funds per student, $1.8 million to open the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, and $5 million to support investments in instructional capacity, student success initiatives, research capacity, student support services, and administrative and infrastructure improvements. Not yet reflected in our budget is funding up to $2.6 million to launch several new workforce-related academic programs at the Universities at Shady Grove.

With continued strong support from state leaders, the USM Board of Regents has limited the FY 2020 tuition increase to 2 percent for in-state undergraduate students. Out-of-state undergraduate tuition and graduate student tuition will increase 3 percent. 

We encourage members of the UMBC community to let the Governor and your state senators and delegates know how much their support means to our campus. And we thank each of you for the excellence you bring to our special community. The confidence our elected leaders have in UMBC is inspired by your commitment and effort. We deeply appreciate all that you do. 

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