Good Evening Incoming Retrievers,

Hello,

We hope you had an incredible summer! We can not believe that we are at the beginning of another academic year! We are quite excited to see all the new and returning faces on campus!  

Campus Life's Mosaic: 10AM-2PM

Interfaith Center (IFC): 8AM-8PM

Queer Student Lounge (QSL): Closed

Our fall semester hours, effective Wednesday, August 29, 2018, and are as follows:

Campus Life's Mosaic: Monday - Thursday 10 a.m. - 7 p.m.; Friday: 10 a.m.

(Closing at 5 p.m. on August 29th and Friday, September 7th at 3:30pm)

IFC: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.

QSL: 7 a.m. - 11 p.m.

The Mosaic will close early periodically throughout the semester to accommodate programming and workshop trainings. 

Lisa Gray, Associate Director for Student Diversity and Inclusion has moved to Campus Life's Main Office (The Commons: 336) and can still be reached at lisamgray@umbc.edu. 

This program is open to all undergraduate students who have completed at least 12 credits, are interested in getting involved and creating change on campus, and in meeting like-minded students that care about UMBC! You can find more details about the program here, and the application itself is here.

Make sure your application is in by 5 pm on Friday, September 14th, and email Lilly Keplinger (np42375@umbc.edu) with any questions or concerns! The application for the 2018-19 Senate is now available! 

This program is open to freshmen and first year transfer students who are interested in an introduction to UMBC SGA, and in meeting like-minded students that want to effect change on campus! You can find more details about the program here, and the application itself is here.

Make sure your application is in by 5 pm on Friday, September 14th, and email Vrinda Deshpande at vdesh1@umbc.edu with any questions or concerns!

The Associate Director of Special Projects & Flagship Initiatives, Election Night Extravaganza is responsible for implementing SGA's biannual event, Election Night Extravaganza. Election Night Extravaganza has historically occurred only in alignment with Presidential election cycles, but this year we are expanding it to midterm elections. The Associate Director will work with student leaders from The Student Events Board (seb), College Democrats, College Republicans, The Resident Student Association (RSA), and other politically-engaged student organizations on campus to deliver programming around the 2018 Elections. Election Night Extravaganza will take place on Election Day (November 6th), where SGA will take over The Commons with programming throughout the building. Additionally, the Associate Director will organize other relevant programming before and after Election Day including expanding the Coffee & Conversation series, voter registration drives, and other initiatives that promote civic engagement. Lastly, the Associate Director will be working closely with staff and administrators from the Division of Student Affairs to build on UMBC's culture of civic engagement. 

The regular time commitments of the Associate Director of Special Projects & Flagship Initiatives, Election Night Extravaganza greatly vary. During the Fall semester, the Associate Director will spend time working with the student groups mentioned above to implement Election Night Extravaganza on November 6th. Additionally, the coordination of events leading up to (and after) the election will also involve significant time commitments. However, SGA work should not get in the way of self-care time and studying for your classes - you come first! 

This is the perfect opportunity to make your mark on the UMBC community, and work with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to make meaningful change for years to come. This is an excellent venue to work on project management skills, strategic and big-picture thinking, while following through on a project.

Easy! Go to sga.umbc.edu/apply and click on the position you are interested in applying for. Applications are due on Friday, August 17th at 5pm. 

The Associate Director of Special Projects & Flagship Initiatives, Prove It! is responsible for implementing SGA's annual idea competition, Prove It! This flagship initiative awards up to $10,000 to student groups that are seeking to to bring positive change to campus. The Associate Director will work with campus administrators to create a vetting process that determines the practicality of the submitted initiatives, administer the Prove It! election, determine how the program can be improved, and develop plans to sustain this initiative for the foreseeable future.   

The regular time commitments of the Director of Special Projects & Flagship Initiatives greatly vary. During the Fall semester, the Associate Director will spend time working with administrators about how Prove It! can change and be improved upon, and will also identify students/student groups that may be interested in submitting a proposal to Prove It! During Spring semester, the Associate Director should expect a heavy work flow as this is the peak time for Prove It! - the submission of applications, the screening process, the election, and the announcement of the winner. However, SGA work should not get in the way of self-care time and studying for your classes - you come first! 

This is the perfect opportunity to make your mark on the UMBC community, and work with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to make meaningful change for years to come. This is an excellent venue to work on project management skills, strategic and big-picture thinking, while following through on a project.

Easy! Go to sga.umbc.edu/apply and click on the position you are interested in applying for. Applications are due on Friday, August 17th at 5pm. 

The Director of Special Projects & Flagship Initiatives is responsible for overseeing, advising, and mentoring the leaders of SGA's most important initiatives including (but not limited to) Prove It! and Election Night Extravaganza. They will facilitate meetings, set strategies for large scale projects, and develop plans to sustain these initiatives for the foreseeable future.   

The regular time commitments of the Director of Special Projects & Flagship Initiatives greatly vary. During peak times, the Director should expect an intense workload (ex: November 6th is Election Night Extravaganza, Prove It! election is in the Spring), and a moderate to heavy work load leading up to the implementation of the project itself. However, SGA work should not get in the way of self-care time and studying for your classes - you come first! 

This is the perfect opportunity to make your mark on the UMBC community, and work with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to make meaningful change for years to come. This is an excellent venue to work on project management skills, strategic and big-picture thinking, while following through on a project.

Easy! Go to sga.umbc.edu/apply and click on the position you are interested in applying for. Applications are due on Friday, August 17th at 5pm.