State Wellness webinars: March 2026
March is Nutrition Month! Register now!
The State Wellness Program aims to motivate, inspire, and educate employees through monthly wellness webinars (live and on-demand), healthy challenges, guided meditations, wellness coaching, and much more.
Medical Plan Weight Management Programs Available at No cost!
The State's Medical Plans offer weight management programs to help employees reach their health and weight goals.
- Get started with CareFirst Noom HERE
- Get started with UnitedHealthcare Real Appeal HERE
- Get started with Kaiser Permanente's Healthy Weight By Design HERE
Get Ready for Spring with the Bloom Challenge!
As fresh cherry blossoms burst and spring awakens with color and energy, it is the perfect time to get moving. Earn blossoms by completing exercise and other activities. Motivational resources and tools within the challenge include healthy recipes, a chance to form teams and connect with others to enhance employee well-being. Registration opens March 16!
Access the Bloom Welcome Video
HERE
Mindful Mondays: Healthy Eating Series
Monday, March 16, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Mindful Eating Habits
Mindful eating helps us slow down to savor each bite and feel satisfied sooner. This results in eating less, not more! Turn everyday meals into a powerful and sustainable strategy for managing weight.
Register for 3/16 Mindful Eating Habits
Monday, March 23, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Emotional Eating
Emotional eating is eating in response to emotions rather than physical hunger. Learn how to identify emotional hunger and ways to cope.
Register for 3/23 Emotional Eating
Tasty Tuesdays with Chef Sandra
Tuesday, March 17, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Garlic Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken
Golden, fragrant, and endlessly comforting, garlic rosemary lemon roasted chicken is the kind of dish that makes the whole kitchen smell like home. This dish is equally perfect for a cozy weeknight or a gather-everyone-around-the-table meal!
Register for 3/17 Garlic Rosemary Lemon Roasted Chicken
Tuesday, March 24, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: Veggie-Powered Collard Green Wraps
Discover a fresh take on a Southern staple that's as nourishing as it is flavorful as you transform sturdy collard leaves into vibrant wraps filled with colorful veggies, grains, and a bold sauce. Celebrate the beauty of greens, creativity, and connection through food.
Register for 3/24 Veggie-Powered Collard Green Wraps
Healthy U Wednesdays
Wednesday, March 18, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Meal Prepping Made Easy - Strategies for Picky Eaters
Wednesday, March 25, 11:00 am - 11:45 am: The Power of Prevention
Thrive Thursdays
Thursday, March 19, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Nutrition for Weight Management
Thursday, March 26, 11:00 am - 11:30 am: Take Ten to Thrive
Guided Meditations
Friday, March 20, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: Reflecting on a Role Model
Reflecting on a role model can inspire, motivate, and help employees become more aware of how they impact others.
Register for 3/20 Reflecting on a Role Model
Friday, March 27, 11:00 am - 11:15 am: The Power of Acceptance
Revel in the freedom that acceptance provides when you notice how things are in the here and now in non-judgmental, spacious awareness.
Register for 3/27 The Power of AcceptanceTips for a Healthier You
Friday, March 20, 11:30 am - 11:45 am: Healthier Eating on a Budget
Friday, March 27, 11:30 am - 11:45 am: The Mediterranean Diet Plan
Learn the building blocks and benefits of the Mediterranean Diet, a science-backed approach that supports heart health and longevity.
Register for 3/27 The Mediterranean Diet PlanHi everyone!
We're back with our weekly Free Farmer's Market 2-2:45pm in the Apartment Community Center. See you soon!
Please note we will not have our farmer's market next week on March 19th during Spring Break.
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HRSTM Newsletter - The Insider!
Save the Date: HRSTM Week 2026!
Get ready! HRSTM Week 2026 is happening from Monday, April 20th, to Friday, April 24th.
We're dropping a special edition of The Insider this week with the full reveal of our upcoming HRSTM Week schedule. Additional details and registration links will be posted in the coming weeks. In the meantime, mark your calendars!
Feel free to download and share digitally with your colleagues, or print a few copies to place in the gathering spaces of your office.
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Cultural Inclusivity Initiative
Flavors From Around The World
Hello everyone!
UMBC is full of such wonderful cultures, traditions, and flavors, so we're launching a special initiative to learn more about the ingredients that are meaningful to you!
For the month of April, we're highlighting West African and East Asian cuisines and will expand on different regions in the later months.
From 3/9 - 3/23, students, staff, and faculty are invited to submit common ingredients used in dishes from those cultures using our interest form linked below. Your suggestions will help us expand our offerings so more people can cook meals that feel familiar, comforting, and connected to home.
Together, we can make the pantry even more inclusive, diverse, and reflective of the many cultures in the UMBC community!
Sincerely,
The Retriever Essentials Team
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Great Colleges to Work For Survey
If you receive the invitation, please answer the survey!
Dear Colleagues,
UMBC has decided to participate in the Great Colleges to Work For program, a national survey designed to recognize institutions that have built great workplaces. Regardless of whether or not we are recognized, the data we receive is helpful as we continue the process of creating the best workplace possible.
This weekend, the survey will be distributed to a random selection of our faculty and staff. If you are included in this random sample, you will receive an invitation with details about the program and how to access the survey. This invitation will be sent to you via an email from Great Colleges.
If you receive the invitation, please take a moment to complete the survey. You will be representing not only yourself, but all your colleagues, so your feedback is invaluable! This is a chance to make your voice heard, and a high response rate helps ensure an accurate representation of our community. At the close of the program, we will receive reports that summarize the organizational competencies and relationships that most directly impact and influence our culture.
The survey is voluntary and completely confidential; our institution will not be able to trace results back to individuals. Your survey will be processed by ModernThink LLC, an independent management consulting firm focusing on workplace quality in higher education. They can be reached at 888-684-4658 or at
surveys@modernthink.net.
If you are invited, we hope you will take this opportunity to share your honest feedback! Thank you, in advance, for your participation. Please visit
Great Colleges for more resources or if you have any questions.
Lynne Adams, Associate Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer
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Delayed Opening 3/6/2026
Hello everyone!
Retriever Essentials will have a delayed opening tomorrow at 12:30pm due to restocking and our SWSA collaboration!
Please plan your trip accordingly, and we apologize for any inconveniences,
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Free Farmers Market TODAY!
Apartment Community Center at 2PM
Hi everyone!
Hope to see you there!
Free Farmer's Market
Apartment Community Center 2-2:45pm
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March Newsletter
Hello everyone, we hope you had a great start to the semester!
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Updates:
Save-a-Swipe:
Thank you to everyone who donated meal swipes during the donation phase!
For the remainder of the spring semester, our Save-a-Swipe applications are now open! If you are a UMBC student experiencing food insecurity, sign up on our intake sheet to schedule a meeting with our social work intern. The link is down below!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfkjzkc2jFnHO__ca-lleil2LxPsGyMDIUrRy2lcNd5L6dgrQ/viewform
Black and Gold Rush:
Black & Gold Rush is officially here 🎉. Be part of UMBC's future and show the strength of Retriever pride and generosity. Give today and help amplify support for our students andprograms. 🖤💛 You can nourish our community by choosing to contribute to Student Support & Basic Needstoday! 🐾 Be sure to select Retriever Essentials under designation.
For the past 10 years, Retriever Essentials has been dedicated to nourishing our ever growing UMBC community by fighting food insecurity, and providing essential resources to students, staff, and faculty. If you'd like to contribute to this important work please consider donating today.
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Data:
In the month of February, we've distributed 10.1k lbs worth of food and other household essentials! This absolutely breaks our previous month of 3.3k, and includes calculations from our Free Farmers Market on Thursdays, our mini pantry, and vending machine.
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Suggestion Box:
To improve on our services, and try to address everyone's different needs, we would love to hear your feedback!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to read our newsletter.
If you have any questions about what we provide, volunteering opportunities, or general inquiries, feel free to email us at retrieveressentials@umbc.edu at any time!
Sincerely,
The Retriever Essentials Team
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MSRP webinars are open to all Faculty and Staff, regardless of their retirement plan.
Registration closes 2 hours before the start of the webinar.
Click here to Register. All webinars are approximately 45 minutes in length.
"Planning for Taxes in Retirement"
Taxes can be a very confusing and complicated part of the retirement planning process. In this webinar, MSRP will discuss how to manage the impact on taxes in retirement, the basics of how Social Security will be taxed, and what the Maryland Pension Exclusion means for employees!
- Friday, March 13th at 1pm
- Monday, March 23rd at 11am
"Getting to Know EMPOWER: Participant Technology in Action"
Explore the tools, technology, and experiences that help participants make the most of their retirement journey with EMPOWER.
(Presented by Empower, MSRP's Contractor for Plan Administrator)
- Monday, March 9th at 11am
- Monday, March 23rd at 1pm
"Your Pension, Social Security, and MSRP: Retirement Income For Life!"
Wondering how much income one needs in retirement, when to claim Social Security, and how State Pension and MSRP savings fit together? Join MSRP to learn how to estimate benefits from all retirement income sources and plan with confidence.
- Friday, March 6th at 11am
- Friday, March 20th at 1pm
"Your MSRP 457(b) and 401(k) Benefits: A Smart Start To Financial Security"
Join MSRP for a comprehensive overview of the State of Maryland’s 457(b) and 401(k) Supplemental Retirement Plans, designed to help employees make the most of their available retirement benefits. Whether one is a new employee or looking to refresh their knowledge, this session will explain how these plans work, outline their key advantages, and show how they can support long-term retirement goals for public sector employees.
- Monday, March 9th at 1pm
- Friday, March 13th, at 11am
"Wellbeing And Medicare Essentials: Plan For A Thriving Retirement"
Whether retirement is right around the corner or a few years away, this webinar helps employees plan holistically, so they can retire with clarity, confidence, and purpose. In this session, MSRP will go over Medicare essentials and how smart healthcare choices support employees overall wellbeing, peace of mind, and quality of life in retirement.
- Friday, March 6th at 1pm
- Friday, March 20th at 11am
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