commonvision, UMBC Student Design and Print Center will be closed March 14 – 22 for Spring Break. 

We close Friday, March 13 at 5 p.m. and reopen Monday, March 23 at 9 a.m.! All questions and inquiries can be sent to commonvision@umbc.edu 

commonvision can help with resume printing! To help with the process email us the following to: commonvision@umbc.edu:

• Your file
• If it's a Google doc be sure permissions are set to be viewed by everyone

• How many copies you would like

• Single or double sided (if applicable)
• Color or black & white
• Paper type, we have a couple of options:
• Our standard paper for color or b&w
• Resume paper (an additional .30 per sheet)
• If you would like to decide this in person after seeing the paper that is fine

Please note that we will only print these once you come into our office. We will treat these emails as walk-ins and won't have them printed ahead of time.

We only accept Retriever Dollars as payment. You can put cash on your card at the CIC (Commons Information Center) desk in the Lobby of The Commons or put money on your campus card via myUMBC 

Alternatively, you can use the mobile print kiosks to print. Instructions on how to use the kiosks may be of help. A few notes about the kiosk:

• The printers can only print in black and white
• 8.5 x 11" (letter size) is the only size it prints - any other size will cause the printer to lock up/not print so be sure to check your settings.

Be sure to give yourself enough time to have your prints completed, we will do our best to assist you in a timely manner. There will be lines and wait times the day before and the day of the Career Fair - consider printing early!

In collaboration with the Division of Student Affairs, the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is offering an opportunity for student entrepreneurs called the UMBC EntrepreneurShop.

This spring they will be providing an opportunity for students to showcase and/or sell their goods or services in the Commons for FREE!

This is a great opportunity to gain some entrepreneurial experience and to use the space to survey students about your ideas and get feedback.  First Friday Fairs will be held in the Commons. Dates for Spring 2026 are: 

• Friday, Feb 6th
• Friday, Mar 6th

Additionally, they will be having a UMBC Bookstore booth that student entrepreneurs can request space in on a monthly basis.

Click here to submit an application for a table at our next Spring EntrepreneurShop! And learn more about EntrepreneurShop here.

If you have any questions about the EntrepreneurShop and other resources that can support your creative endeavors, contact Suzanne Sniffen (sniffe1@umbc.edu).

AND for those of you who don't want to try selling/vending, be sure to stop by to support other student entrepreneurs this Friday, Feb 6th in the Commons!

"I didn't sign up to be a grant writer. I wanted to be a choreographer. I discovered that, to make my work, I needed to find support and opportunities to present my work. I embarked on a painful learning process, making lots of mistakes. I want to share with you what I've learned over 30 years: principles and tools for writing simple, clear grants and for generating the gigs, shows, tours, and community events that fit your work. No bull, no fancy powerpoints, just real-world tools, artist to artist."
Andrew Simonet

Limited attendance in-person workshop, sign up here to be placed on waiting list by February 9. You will receive an email confirmation with the location. 

Andrew Simonet is writer and choreographer in Philadelphia. From 1993 to 2013, he co-directed Headlong Dance Theater, creating dances like CELL (a journey for one audience member guided by your cell phone), and This Town is a Mystery (dances by four Philadelphia families in their homes). Andrew left Headlong to focus on writing fiction. His debut novel, Wilder, was published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2018 and his second novel, A Night Twice as Long, was published by FSG in 2021. Andrew has received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, an Independence Fellowship in the Arts, a Bessie for Choreography at the NYC Dance and Performance Awards, and residencies at Yaddo, Ucross, Kyoto Art Center, Studios of Key West, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Hambidge. His performance work has been supported by The Creative Capital Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Pew Trusts, Rockefeller Foundation, Japan Foundation, and New England Foundation for the Arts, and produced by Dance Theater Workshop (NYC), P.S. 122 (NYC), Central Park Summerstage, Expo 98 (Lisbon), Dies de Dansa (Barcelona),The Jade Festival (Tokyo), The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. In 2006, Andrew founded Artists U, an incubator for helping artists make sustainable lives. All Artists U programs are artist-led, open source, and free for participants. Through workshops, convenings, and one-on-one planning sessions, he has worked directly with over 8,000 artists across all disciplines. His book Making Your Life as an Artist, an open source guide to living as an artist, has been downloaded by 200,000 artists worldwide and is used as a textbook in dozens of university and graduate programs.

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.