(by Virginia Byrne) This summer I moved to Maryland to join the Office of Student Life staff, and I couldn’t be happier. In my role, I facilitate the creation of experiential and reflective...
November 12, 2012
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(by Tom Moore) Reflections on the power of the civil rights movement will be front and center this year at UMBC as we open a major exhibition and continue our engagement through lectures,...
November 11, 2012
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(by Maureen Evans Arthurs) Every vote counts; however, post-election buzz has a lot of people on the 'other side' grumbling that their vote didn't matter. It did. My strong sense of political...
November 8, 2012
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(by Joby Taylor) Each year our Peaceworker program supports a group of Returned Peace Corps Volunteers as they participate in a graduate-level service-learning program at UMBC. This short...
November 7, 2012
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(by Meghan Carpenter) A week and a half ago, I got to do one of the coolest things I have ever been asked to do. I got to meet with Governor Martin O’Malley. ... (continue reading)
November 5, 2012
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(by Dinah Winnick) At UMBC, registration for spring 2013 was delayed briefly due to Hurricane Sandy, but it’s now in full swing. I’ve heard thought-provoking and inspiring stories from faculty...
November 1, 2012
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(by Travis Bell) Sometimes ideas come from think tanks or committees. The Retriever Project idea started with two students sitting in a course called Civic Agency and Social Entrepreneurship...
October 29, 2012
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(by Laila Shishineh) I coordinate the Collegiate Success Institute (CSI), a six week summer bridge program in which new students can participate during the summer before they start college at...
October 23, 2012
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(by Ebonie Riley) Last week the UMBC Dept. of Africana Studies and Africana Studies Council of Majors hosted "Empowering Young Americans: A Conversation with Congressman Cummings" on campus....
October 22, 2012
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(by Michele Wolff) UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and other campus representatives will participate this week in an event at Montgomery College marking the formal launch of...
October 22, 2012
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