Presidential Teaching & Research Professor Awards Submit nominations for the 2020-2021
President Freeman Hrabowski, and Provost Philip Rous invite all departments to submit nominations for the 2020-2021 Presidential Teaching Professor and Presidential Research Professor Awards.

Presidential Professors receive an award of $2,500 for each of the three years of the award period. The awardee’s department receives $2,500 per semester for the same period.

Email nominations to Vice Provost Patrice McDermott in the Office of the Provost, mcdermot@umbc.edu, by Friday, November 6. Additional detailed information concerning eligibility, criteria, and documentation for these awards can be found here.
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Dear Faculty and Staff,

We are pleased to announce that all existing health care plans and carriers will remain in place for 2021. After multiple years without increases, the State of Maryland has passed along minimal rate changes that will impact the medical and dental plans in 2021. CareFirst and United Healthcare medical plan rates will increase by 4.5 percent; Kaiser medical plan rates will increase by 5 percent. Dental plan rates will increase between 4.5 ﹘ 5.9 percent, depending on the plan and coverage level. Prescription, AD&D, and life insurance rates will not increase. Open enrollment rates and materials are now posted on the HR website.

Human Resources will host live virtual open enrollment information sessions on October 20, October 27, and November 10. Employees who are unable to attend a live session will be able to view a recording that will be posted on the Virtual Resources page on or around October 23.

Open Enrollment for State of Maryland benefits will continue to be online in the SPS Workday system. The SPS Workday link and login process has changed; employees should visit the HR website for detailed instructions. During open enrollment, employees can enroll in and/or make changes to their health benefits effective January 1, 2021. Employees choosing to make a healthcare or dependent care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) election for 2021 MUST login to SPS Workday prior to 5 p.m. on November 13. Employees who are not making an FSA election or other health benefit changes do not need to take action. Employees will receive important alerts during open enrollment from the State of Maryland via the SPS Workday system (stateofmaryland@myworkday.com). Retirees will have information mailed to their home address directly from the State of Maryland.

Please visit the Virtual Resources page for videos, training links, and additional vendor resources. 

Please email hrbenefits@umbc.edu if you have questions. Thank you!

The UMBC Human Resources Benefits Team
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It is with deep sadness that we recognize the passing of Sharon Doherty-Ritter, the Director of Management Advisory Services (MAS), on October 12, 2020. Sharon came to UMBC in 2001 as a management analyst in the newly formed Management Advisory Services office, and was named Director in 2014. She received her B.S. degree in accounting from the University of Maryland, College Park and she was a Certified Public Accountant. She obtained her MBA degree from the University of Maryland Global Campus in 2013.

Sharon came to UMBC with a wealth of experience in the fields of accounting and auditing, having worked for a number of years in the private sector and with the State Office of Legislative Audit. Through Sharon’s efforts and expertise, management of internal and external audits, improved internal controls and fraud training, and compliance improvement efforts were significantly strengthened. She also played a major role in the public-private partnerships (P3) for Walker Avenue Apartments and Erickson and Harbor Halls. Erickson and Harbor Halls eventually became the first P3 project in the University System of Maryland to be completely paid off and Sharon was a key player in this achievement.

As a colleague, she demonstrated her expertise and professionalism but was also pragmatic and supportive. She was a well-respected and trusted representative for UMBC with auditors from the State, USM and external granting agencies and foundations. She forged strong working relationships with units across campus and was often sought out for advice.  

Sharon will be remembered with respect and affection by the many colleagues who benefitted from her kindly wisdom and generous support. She was always available to help formulate possible solutions or identify next steps. Her commitment and dedication to UMBC was demonstrated on a daily basis and she will be greatly missed. 

Lynne C. Schaefer, Vice President for Administration and Finance
Terry Cook, Senior Associate Vice President for Administrative Services

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Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Email covid19@umbc.edu.

Spring 2021 Semester Planning

  • Please read this campus message for an update spring 2021 semester planning.

COVID-19 Health & Safety

  • UMBC’s Public Health Dashboard was updated with new data on October 14. The dashboard provides timely data about the prevalence of COVID-19 within our main campus. There were no new positive cases during this reporting period.
  • Keep up the good work UMBC﹘masks on, at least six feet of distance, and avoid gatherings!  Keep UMBC safe and healthy﹘both on and off campus! 

UMBC Participating in USM Pilot with Maryland Health Care Exchange

  • UMBC is participating in a pilot between the University System of Maryland (USM) and the State of Maryland’s health care exchange to “assist UMBC in taking swift actions to promote and to protect the health and safety of students, other individuals on campus, and the surrounding community.” Learn more here.

Protect Yourself with a Seasonal Flu Shot

Smart Essentials: How to Access Services for Basic Needs

  • Join FinancialSmarts and Retriever Essentials on October 23 at 12 p.m. for Smart Essentials, featuring presentations and a Q&A about basic needs services and how to access them, including the UMBC Counseling Center, University Health Services, Maryland 211, and the United Way. 

UMBC Together

  • Join us for The Empowered University: Internationalization and Global Engagement on Tuesday, October 27, 4 to 5 p.m. Topics will include: how UMBC is supporting our international students, faculty, and staff; new programs to support international research, travel, and community-building; and a general overview of our work moving forward as a globally engaged university. Please register here.
  • Visit the UMBC Together website for recent social media posts and the UMBC Together myUMBC group for information on upcoming events.
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Dear UMBC Community,


We know that you are eager to learn more about UMBC’s plans for the spring 2021 semester. First, we want to thank all of you for your work to keep our campus community safe and to support our students and colleagues during this unusual and challenging time. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we know that many of you are experiencing fatigue and wondering when we can return to normal. However, we also know that this crisis has not passed and public health experts expect high transmission numbers well into the spring. This advice, and our commitment to the health and safety of our entire community, continues to guide our decision making process.


Our Planning Process

The planning process for the spring semester continues to be dynamic, with involvement from faculty, staff, and students from departments and divisions across campus. The COVID-19 Planning Coordinating Committee (C-19 PCC) appreciates the constructive feedback we receive from shared governance groups, student surveys, and from individuals through our designated inbox. You can review a selection of the feedback we have received on our new lessons learned webpage. 


Our guiding principles for planning continue to emphasize health and safety, the quality of the academic experience, and steady attention to our UMBC value of inclusive excellence. We know that students, especially, have struggled to feel connected to our campus community during this time of physical distancing. We continue to focus on student success, access, and support: Student peer ambassadors are now available to help both undergraduate and graduate students successfully navigate remote learning and identify campus services as needed.


Spring 2021 Overview

We anticipate that the spring 2021 semester will be conducted very similarly to the fall semester, including reduced density on campus for students, faculty, and staff. Important details include:


  • The academic calendar is unchanged, including spring break. The first day of classes will be January 26.

 

  • Most instruction will continue remotely, though we will continue to offer face-to-face and hybrid courses on campus. You can view our criteria for these courses here. Students will continue to have the option to take classes in a fully remote format.  


  • Faculty are currently determining which courses are most essential to offer face-to-face this spring and to complete risk assessment/safety planning for those courses. A complete Schedule of Classes will be available on October 26. 


  • If conditions warrant, we are planning to  modestly increase the number of in-person and hybrid courses and  make available additional space for residential students. 


  • Residence halls are expected to follow the same strategy employed during the fall semester, with no more than one student per room, and two sharing a bathroom. Students have already received the spring housing application, which is due November 15. 


  • Most faculty and staff will continue to work remotely. A limited number of faculty and staff who are approved to work on campus will continue to do so, with review by campus leaders. 


  • Testing, training, symptom monitoring, and mask wearing will continue for students, faculty, and staff approved to be on campus. Information on safety precautions is available here.


 

Questions and Feedback

We are always eager to hear from you with your questions and feedback. We will be scheduling a series of community town halls in November when we will have more information available. Current dates include:


Wednesday, November 4, 3 p.m.

Tuesday, November 10, 5 p.m.

Tuesday November 17, 4 p.m.


We know that we still have much planning to do and promise to be in touch regularly. Additional information will be available on the Retriever Ready website. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to us at covid19@umbc.edu.


President Freeman Hrabowski

Provost Philip Rous

Vice President Administration and Finance Lynne Schaefer


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Tuesday, October 27, 4 to 5 p.m.
via WebEx

Worldwide impacts of COVID-19, structural racism, economic disruption, and climate change make UMBC’s work on internationalization and global engagement more important today than ever. We invite you to attend a community conversation featuring student voices and updates about how UMBC is meeting current challenges impacting international students and scholars, education abroad programs, and international travel. 

Topics will include: How UMBC is supporting our international students, faculty, and staff; new programs to support international research, travel, and community-building; and a general overview of our work moving forward as a globally engaged university. We may feel  disconnected during this challenging time, but our community remains committed to addressing these issues creatively and collectively.

REGISTER HERE
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Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Email covid19@umbc.edu.

COVID-19 Health & Safety

  • In order to keep the campus as safe and healthy as possible, UMBC is currently conducting weekly testing on campus for surveillance purposes. If you are a student, faculty, or staff member approved to be on campus, you may be selected. Learn more here.
  • This information from the CDC on transmission dynamics by age group is both interesting and helpful in understanding health care preparedness and prevention.
  • Here is some information from the CDC on people at increased risk for severe illness with COVID-19.

Protect Yourself with a Seasonal Flu Shot

UMBC Together

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As our December 2020 graduates finish their final semester and prepare for graduation, we want to share how proud we are of their accomplishments. To our students: We have missed seeing you in person these past six months, and we admire your resilience and perseverance. You are the embodiment of the hope we feel for the future. 

As we prepare for UMBC’s December commencement, we regret that the current health situation means we will be unable to celebrate in person at this time. However, we are still excited to honor our graduates, and will host our commencement ceremonies online on December 16 and 17 for graduate and undergraduate students, respectively. Both ceremonies will air at 10 a.m. EST, and students and their families will have the opportunity to participate via social media. Recordings of the ceremonies will also be available.

To mark this occasion, each graduate will receive a special package containing a tassel and other commemorative items. The packages will also include honors and 4.0 GPA cords for undergraduates meeting the corresponding requirements.

We know that this will be difficult news for many of our graduates and their families, and we share your disappointment. We intend to invite graduates back to campus to celebrate in person when it is safe to do so. In the meantime, please know that our colleagues are planning a meaningful event that will allow all of us to celebrate your achievements. We also appreciate and plan to incorporate the feedback we received from our May 2020 graduates. 

In these difficult times, we are inspired hearing about our students’ tenacity and inventiveness in the face of great challenges, and learning about the ways our faculty and staff are working to support our students. Our graduating students -- UMBC’s future alumni -- help us keep hope alive. 

Please visit the Commencement website for updates as they become available, and share your questions and ideas about Commencement with commencement@umbc.edu.

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The UMBC community wishes to honor, celebrate, and commemorate the cultures, histories, and continued contributions of our Indigenous Peoples and acknowledge the violent history of 500 years of colonial oppression at the hands of European explorers and those who settled here.

In this spirit, the Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI), in collaboration with the Inclusion Council, formally acknowledges the land of Indigenous peoples on which UMBC is located and encourages all in our community to share the following statement.

UMBC was established upon the land of the Piscataway Conoy and Susquehannock peoples. Over time, citizens of many more Indigenous nations have come to reside in this region. We humbly offer our respects to all past, present, and future Indigenous people connected to this place.

Please visit here for more information on the purpose of land acknowledgment.

OEI thanks the Inclusion Council and Ashley Minner, Professor of the Practice in American Studies, for their recommendation and partnership in developing UMBC’s Land Acknowledgement statement.

The Office of Equity and Inclusion
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Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Email covid19@umbc.edu.

COVID-19 Health & Safety

  • UMBC’s Public Health Dashboard was updated with new data on October 7. The dashboard provides timely data about the prevalence of COVID-19 within our main campus, based on UMBC’s on-campus testing and reported results from off-campus testing among UMBC faculty, staff, and students who are approved to be on campus this fall. 

 Updated CDC Information on COVID-19

  • Please review this fact sheet from the CDC regarding how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19.
  • The CDC has updated its webpage on “how COVID-19 is spread.” This site helps to explain respiratory droplets and the spread of the disease. Stay educated and informed to help keep yourself and others safe and healthy. Let’s finish the semester strong, UMBC!

Virtual Haven at College Grand Opening

UMBC Together

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