For the summer 2013 schedule, UMBC Transit will be testing two modified connections on the Arundel/Light Rail shuttle line: (1) to the Light Rail Station at Elkridge Landing Rd.– Business District (BWI) and  (2) to Arundel Mills Mall. These changes should provide a better connection to the 10:15am B30 Metro bus at the Elkridge Light Rail Station and the 10:18am 201 MTA commuter bus at Arundel Mills Mall. If this change is successful, UMBC Transit will be adopting the modified schedule beginning Fall 2013. 

The B30 Metro bus provides connections to the greater Washington D.C. metro and bus system via the Greenbelt Metro Station. The 201 MTA commuter bus provides connections to Burtonsville and the Park & Rides at Georgia Avenue, Shady Groove Metro Station, and Gaithersburg.

UMBC Transit would like to know more about your transportation habits and needs for planning purposes.  Opens April 22 - May 13

 The Baltimore Station is honored and excited to announce that they have been chosen to compete against three other nonprofits across the country in the Home Depot Aprons in Action contest this month! Aprons in Action is an online program from The Home Depot Foundation, which provides significant funds to nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the homes and lives of U.S. military veterans.

The winner will receive $25,000 from The Home Depot Foundation, so they need your help to make sure The Baltimore Station comes out on top! Let’s help The Baltimore Station join the Ravens, Orioles and Blast to keep the winning streak alive in Baltimore!

Here’s what you can do:

1.         Go to www.baltimorestation.org/vote. This will take you to the Home Depot Aprons in Action application in Facebook.

2.         Select The Baltimore Station and VOTE!

3.         Vote once a day, every day during the month of April.

4.         Get more votes from your friends, family, neighbors and strangers!  Tell them about the contest by sharing it on your Facebook page, forwarding this email, picking up the phone and giving them a call – they need all the help they can get to win and continue supporting the veterans who need our help the most!

To win the $25,000 prize would forever impact The Baltimore Station and help improve the quality of life for the 144 homeless veterans currently in the program. If they are fortunate enough to win the prize, a team of community volunteers, program residents, donors, board members and organization staff will partner with Team Depot for a volunteer day to rejuvenate and repair many areas of the organization’s two facilities, which are the homes of veterans who are turning their lives around.

For more information, you can watch this quick video:   http://www.mediafire.com/?caen66aauyjypd4

Remember to cast your vote on Facebook once a day, every day this month so we can keep the winning streak alive in Baltimore!   I’ve also included some sample Facebook posts that you can use on your own page if you would like to share this contest with your network.  Thanks for your help and support!

Come work for us!

Off-Campus Student Services has started the hiring process for the 2013/14 academic year. Stop by the OCSS office in Suite 1A02 (Commons, first floor) and pick up an application from our Coordinator Lauren Tabbacchino. The application is also available online at myUMBC.edu; click the Documents link on the right side of the page to access the file called “Commuter Assistant Application”... or download it here!  Applications must be submitted by Feb. 28 to be considered.

What will you do as an OCSS CA?

Our CAs plan and execute events and programs, assist in a variety of office tasks and provide support and resources for all UMBC students, staff, faculty and alumni.