Dear Faculty and Staff,

UMBC has decided to participate in The Baltimore Sun Top Workplaces program, which identifies and compares top places to work in the Baltimore metropolitan area, based solely on the opinions of employees.

Beginning this week, you will receive an email with a link to the online survey. The survey, conducted by Energage, an independent research company, should take about five minutes to complete. Energage will keep your responses confidential; however, certain members of the UMBC community will have access to the optional written comments on the survey. If you wish to remain completely anonymous, please do not submit any optional written comments that could identify you individually.

Additionally, please note:

• If you do not receive the survey email within the next week, please check your spam or junk email for a message from "Energage Survey." To open the survey invitation, you may have to confirm the email is not spam.
• If you accidentally delete the survey email, you will receive a reminder email a few days later with another access link.
• Do not forward the survey email to a colleague. Each email has a unique code to prevent multiple responses.

If you have questions or concerns, please contact Energage directly at 1-800-749-0187 or by replying to your survey email.

We encourage everyone's participation and hope you will take this opportunity to share your honest feedback.

Lockheed Martin is looking for the best and brightest to help us fulfill our mission of keeping the world secure.  We participated in the DisabiltiyIN Conference and will be conducting virtual interviews on September 7, 2022.   

We have multiple full-time and internship opportunities available in the following areas: Software, Electrical/Computer, Mechanical, Manufacturing & Systems Engineering.   Visit this link DisabilityIN to view and apply to the either the software or engineering job posting.. 

There are various type of jobs available and we will match your skills/career interests to our needs.

You must be a US citizen to be considered for an interview. The deadline to apply is August 31, 2022. Please feel free to share this information with your fellow students!

Thank you for your interest in Lockheed Martin.

Dear UMBC Community,

We are pleased to announce an update to our self-service pathway to allow students to indicate their chosen middle and last names in addition to their chosen first names, pronouns, and gender identity in university administrative systems. Beginning this month, students can log into their myUMBC profile and update their chosen middle and last names. This process is optional and voluntary. More detail on how students may update their information is available here.

Students' chosen names are provided to faculty and staff through university administrative systems, such as PeopleSoft and myUMBC. Please note that the display of this information may differ from system to system. For example, not all university administrative systems currently accommodate chosen middle names.

The expanded name options build on prior work enabling students to indicate their chosen first name, pronouns, and gender identity. We invite you to view this brief video for more insight on the expanded chosen name initiative, including reminders on how to verify students' identity when working in campus systems.

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.

The Office of Equity and Inclusion

Learn More Here

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The Office of Equity and Inclusion (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:

UMBC Non-Discrimination Policy Statement

USM Policy of Non-Discrimination on the Basis of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity or Expression

LGBTQ+ Resources at UMBC

UMBC Gender Inclusive Housing Options

Retriever Integrated Health

Pride Center

Women's Center 

UMBC LGBTQ Faculty/Staff Association

UMBC LGBTQ Student Union

• New Students: Please go to the UMBC Parking Services Portal, register your vehicle(s), and activate your virtual permit.
  
• Returning Students: Please go to the UMBC Parking Services Portal to review your account for any outstanding fines, verify/update your vehicle information, and activate your new virtual permit. 
  

• Zone A (red): Commuter students
  
• Zone B (green): Walker Avenue apartment residents
  
• Zone C (gold): Residential students (second year and higher) 
  
• Zone F (orange): First-year residential students are eligible for an "F" permit and are required to park in the Satellite Lot on South Rolling Road during the hours of 9 a.m. - 4 p.m., Monday - Friday. UMBC Transit will provide shuttle service to and from the Satellite Lot.