New Way for Students to Indicate Chosen Name
Includes Pronouns, LGBTQ+ Identity
Dear UMBC Community,
We are pleased to announce the implementation of a new self-service pathway for students to update their chosen name, pronouns, and gender identity in University systems. Beginning today, students can log into their myUMBC profile and update this information. This process is optional and voluntary. Students can also choose to share their identification as a member of the LGBTQ+ community for the purposes of support and outreach.
Students’ chosen names are already provided to faculty and staff through University systems, such as PeopleSoft and myUMBC. In January 2021, students’ pronoun and gender identity information provided through this process will also be made available in the same way.
OEI is responsible for promoting and coordinating the University’s core values of inclusive excellence and equity. OEI has primary responsibility for managing UMBC’s efforts related to Title IX, gender identity, and LGBTQ+ identity, as well as other civil rights issues. OEI is leading our campus community through this important culture change with the support and partnership of countless allies across UMBC. If you are experiencing discrimination based on your gender identity or sexual orientation, you can report it using OEI’s online reporting form.
The diversity of UMBC’s community and our commitment to inclusive excellence are among our greatest strengths. We are committed to continuing to improve and simplify pathways for alerting the University of chosen names and pronouns. While we recognize that achieving inclusion is an ongoing process, we will continue to strive to make our campus a safe and welcoming environment for everyone, including transgender people and other members of the LGBTQ+ community.
We are also committed to providing information and other supportive resources for members of the UMBC community with particular concerns about civil rights related to gender identity. Resources are available at the following sites:
Thank you to the diverse group of campus partners who worked together to implement this new process, and thank you for all you do everyday to make UMBC a safe, caring, and inclusive learning community.
UMBC Office of Equity and Inclusion
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Join Us for Convocation 2020 on Wednesday, August 26
Dear Members of the UMBC Community,
UMBC’s annual Convocation ceremony is our traditional way to gather as a campus community before classes start to welcome our new students and their families. While we cannot be together physically, we hope you will join us virtually so that we can celebrate together.
Join Us for Convocation
Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Live remarks begin at 3 p.m.
The Convocation ceremony will include live remarks from President Freeman Hrabowski and other campus leaders, followed by a special virtual version of the traditional pinning ceremony. During this ceremony, new students put on their UMBC paw print pins and become official members of our Retriever community. As always, we will conclude with the singing of our Alma Mater. New students received additional information about the ceremony in their welcome box. A link to a recording of the event will be available later this week if you are unable to attend the live event.
We can’t wait to officially welcome our new students to the UMBC community. We hope you will join us for this special event!
UMBC Convocation Planning Committee
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Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:48:38 -0400
Tyson King-Meadows Appointed Associate Provost
Strategic Initiatives
Dear Members of the UMBC Community,
I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Tyson King-Meadows as Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives effective January 6, 2021.
As Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Dr. King-Meadows will advance UMBC’s mission by working with the Provost on matters related to revising the General Education Program and developing new cross-university initiatives that seed and scale strategic partnerships addressing systemic barriers to inclusive excellence.
To carry out these responsibilities, Dr. King-Meadows will work collaboratively with academic units and colleges across UMBC. Reporting to the Provost, Dr. King-Meadows will work with faculty, deans, shared governance, and other stakeholders to develop a process for reviewing and revising UMBC’s approach to general education in alignment with UMBC’s Strategic Plan priorities and recommendations. He will also develop new partnerships and strengthen existing ones between UMBC and academic learned societies, focusing on developing effective collaborations that reinvigorate UMBC’s efforts to identify, support, and recruit prospective underrepresented minority faculty and students.
For the past year, Dr. King-Meadows has served as Special Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development and Engagement. In this role, he identified exemplary institutional models, best practices, and high impact programs for enhancing faculty development, and advised the Provost on ways certain practices might inform implementation of the UMBC Strategic Plan. Last year, Dr. King-Meadows was awarded the prestigious American Council on Education (ACE) Fellowship and served as a fellow in the Provost’s Office at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). In this role, he advised on matters related to faculty advancement and furthered the implementation of the university’s groundbreaking “Think Big” strategic plan, which emphasized enhancing interdisciplinarity in research and in teaching, as well as enhancing community partnerships that deepened CWRU’s social impact.
Along with his experiences as an ACE Fellow, Dr. King-Meadows brings to his new role extensive experience in collaborative leadership, innovative thinking, and building strategic partnerships. He served as co-chair of the Provost’s Executive Committee for the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Underrepresented Minority Faculty, and played a significant role in conceptualizing and advancing the Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity and the Emerging Scholars Program. He has also served as chair of the Black Faculty Committee, as a member of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, as chair of the Department of Africana Studies, and as the Associate Dean for Research and College Affairs in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. Within the discipline of political science, Dr. King-Meadows has served as chair of the Committee on the Status of Blacks in the Profession for the American Political Science Association, as a member of the executive council of the Midwest Political Science Association, and as president of the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. He has also served as a local, state, regional, and national officer for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Dr. King-Meadows joined UMBC in 2003 and is a professor of political science. He also holds affiliate appointments in the School of Public Policy; the Language, Literacy, and Culture doctoral program; and the Department of Africana Studies. He received his Ph.D. in political science from the University of North Carolina and received his B.A. in political science from North Carolina Central University.
Prior to joining the UMBC faculty, he was a Fulbright U.S. Scholar in the Department of Political Science at the University of Ghana, a W.E.B. Du Bois Fellow at Harvard University, and held a faculty position at Middle Tennessee State University. Since joining the UMBC faculty, Dr. King-Meadows has won numerous prestigious research grants and awards, including the National Academy of Sciences’ Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship and the American Political Science Association’s Congressional Fellowship, where he worked for the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. As a political scientist, Dr. King-Meadows’s work explores the nature and consequence of black interest representation and black political engagement against the backdrop of economic disparities and sociopolitical stratification occurring in the late twentieth century and early twenty-first century. His extensive publication record contributes to multiple fields within political science, and he has lectured widely on electoral politics, public opinion, election law, and African American/Black Politics.
UMBC is very fortunate to have someone of Dr. King-Meadows’s impressive experience and talent to serve as Associate Provost for Strategic Initiatives.
Please join me in congratulating Dr. King-Meadows on his new appointment and supporting him in this important endeavor.
Provost Philip Rous
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Title IX and Non-Discrimination Policy Updates
UMBC Response to New Federal Regulations
Dear Members of the UMBC Community,
UMBC’s Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) has primary responsibility for compliance, education, and outreach related to sexual misconduct and Title IX, as well as other laws and policies regarding discrimination, harassment, hate, and bias. Title IX of the Civil Rights Act prohibits sex discrimination, sexual assault, sexual harassment; and discrimination against pregnant and parenting students, faculty, and staff.
In May, after a more than two-year-long notice and comment period, the U.S. Department of Education issued updated regulations implementing Title IX. These new regulations go into effect today, August 14, 2020.
Since May, OEI has been working with the University System of Maryland, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office, and campus partners to ensure that our policies and procedures align with the new federal regulations, Maryland laws, court decisions, and our community values. UMBC’s new Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, and Gender Discrimination, which takes effect today, incorportes these new regulations.
While the new regulations require changes to the University’s policies and procedures, what has not changed is our dedication to a process that respects the equal dignity of all members of the UMBC community. OEI worked to ensure that this new Title IX policy reflects UMBC’s values and commitment to inclusive excellence and equity. OEI remains committed to providing the highest standard of support and care to all impacted by sexual misconduct, sexual harassment, and gender discrimination.
In addition to developing the new Title IX policy, OEI has updated the UMBC non-discrimination policy. These updates are reflected in the new Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy and Procedures, which will be implemented on August 18, 2020. The updates to the discrimination policy provide a clear process for handling discrimination complaints, and provide additional protections against sex discrimination and sexual misconduct that may not be covered under UMBC’s Title IX policy, based on the requirements of the new Title IX regulations.
The UMBC community has a variety of resources available on campus and beyond to support students, faculty, and staff who are impacted by Title IX and equity and inclusion issues. OEI is committed to being a resource and has created a FAQ that addresses questions UMBC community members may have regarding the new Title IX policy.
What you need to know:
- UMBC’s new Policy on Sexual Misconduct, Sexual Harassment, and Gender Discrimination goes into effect on August 14, 2020. UMBC’s new Discrimination and Equal Opportunity Policy and Procedures go into effect on August 18, 2020.
- For Prohibited Conduct that occurred prior to August 14, 2020, and was reported prior to August 14, 2020, including matters currently under review, the definitions, policies, and procedures in UMBC’s former Title IX policy will be used through conclusion of the matter, including any appeal and enforcement of any sanctions.
- For Prohibited Conduct that occurred prior to August 14, 2020, but is reported on or after August 14, 2020, the policy and definitions in UMBC’s former Title IX policy will apply, but the procedures in the new policy will be used to investigate and resolve any formal complaints through the conclusion of the matter, including any appeal and enforcement of any sanctions.
- Where Prohibited Conduct occurs on or after August 14, 2020, the new definitions, policies, and procedures will apply, except that when the Prohibited Conduct is sufficiently related to a matter already under review, the former policy and/or procedures will apply to the related matter.
- There may be legal challenges to some of these regulations, and the U.S. Department of Education is issuing additional implementing guidance for the new regulations nearly every day. Either or both of these could modify the regulations and/or guidance and require us to make modifications to the new policy. In the event this occurs, OEI will work to promptly inform the UMBC community of any changes.
OEI is open and fully operational, with staff working remotely. Please visit the OEI website to learn more about the team. If you have questions about the Title IX process or wish to talk to someone about your options to report or seek support, please contact our office. To report a complaint of sexual violence, misconduct, harassment, or discrimination, please use our online form.
UMBC Office of Equity and Inclusion
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