UMBC students are invited to get involved in the upcoming Free Name Change & Gender Designation Clinic in partnership with FreeState Justice!

Students can participate in two ways:

(1) Volunteer: Sign up to support the clinic and assist with this important community service event.

To sign up as a student volunteer: please review the available time slots and sign up here.

(2) Attend as a client: If you are seeking a legal name change or gender designation update, you are welcome to attend and receive assistance. All are welcome!

Walk-in clients are welcome, but registration is preferred.
 

Date: Monday, April 27, 2026
Time: 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Location: Baltimore County Public Library, Catonsville Branch, 1100 Frederick Rd, Catonsville, MD 21228

Note: Student volunteers/clients will be responsible for their own transportation to and from the event. UMBC students/clients can take the UMBC Transit Catonsville Line directly from campus to Frederick Road, just a short walk from the Catonsville Library.

FreeState Justice is Maryland’s leading legal nonprofit working to improve the lives of Maryland's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) community.

Next Wednesday, April 29, UMBC's Center for Democracy and Civic Life in collaboration with the Graduate Student Association will host Dinner with Friends, an engaging, facilitated conversation that will connect you with other members of the UMBC community. The program will take place on April 29, 2026 from 5:30 - 8:00 p.m. in the University Center, UC 312. The Center for Democracy and Civic Life will provide a catered dinner.

Attendees will be seated together in small groups and have the opportunity to participate in conversations in one of three topic areas:

• Transit access
• Student housing
• Graduate student employment

RSVP today to reserve your seat at this popular dinner program and select your conversation topic of interest!

If you have any questions, please feel free to email the Center for Democracy and Civic Life at civiclife@umbc.edu.

ONE DAY LEFT TO GET FREE FETTY WAP TICKETS! Get a chance to win tickets to Fetty Wap this weekend! We only have a couple of rules so grab your friends and get to filming!

RULES:
• MUST BE A CURRENT UMBC STUDENT
• make a 30sec or less car music video
• can’t have more than 5 people in the video
• MUST post on Instagram or TikTok with the #UMBCFETTY2026 and tag @umbcseb
• MUST submit by Tuesday, April 22nd

#UMBCFETTY2026

Monday, April 20th, 12 - 2 PM, Love Your Body Day, Commons Mainstreet 

Join OHP as we partner with SGA's Free Menstrual Product Committee for Love Your Body Day. Stop by our Skin/Mind Connection table to explore how stress/anxiety and mental health can affect the skin. 

Wednesday, April 22nd, 12-1 PM Wellness Wednesday, Commons Mainstreet

Join the Sexual Health and Healthy Relationships Student Peer Health Educators for Denim Day. Stop by to support survivors of sexual violence by writing a patch of support.  

Wednesday, April 22nd, 12- 1 PM, Student Mental Health Conversations, Lower Flat Tuesdays

Join OHP and RIH for student-led mental health conversations. UMBC students will facilitate these conversations. Join for storytelling, crafting and snacks! 

Thursday, April 23rd, 3:30 - 5 PM, Survivor Self-Care Day, WGEC Lounge

Join OHP in supporting the WGEC's Survivor Self-Care Day. Peer Health Educators will host breathing bracelet making.

*All events are 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.

UMBC students- the Division of Student Affairs (DoSA) is developing its strategic plan for the next three years and we need your input! Monday, April 20 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. stop by Lower Flat Tuesdays in The Commons for free breakfast snacks and to offer your feedback about the student experience and how DoSA can better support you. Alternatively, you can visit the QR code in this post or studentaffairs.umbc.edu/survey to provide your thoughts.

If you can't stop by, please check out our survey between now and April 24 to provide your thoughts. We want to understand how you define student success, your experience as a student, how our division can do better, and to see if our anticipated strategic plan priority areas meet your needs.

Attached is a document with more info about the departments that make up our division, our draft strategic priority areas, and the questions we want to know more about. We look forward to your insights!

The 2026 UMBC Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey was launched! Information gathered from the survey will be used to inform our ongoing education, prevention, and response work, and is an important component in campus-wide efforts to stop, prevent, and remedy the effects of sexual misconduct at UMBC.

All students who complete the survey will be entered into a drawing to win one of five $100
UMBC Bookstore gift cards.

You can access the online survey here. The survey will be open from Wednesday,
April 15 until Thursday, April 30, and will take about 15-25 minutes to complete.

This survey is anonymous and confidential. After completing the UMBC Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey, you will be prompted to enter your name and email address in a separate voluntary survey to enter for a chance to win one of the gift cards.

Content note: This survey asks some questions about personal experiences with sexual and
interpersonal violence. Some of the language used in this survey is explicit and direct and
may be triggering or uncomfortable for some participants. Information on how to get help, if you need it, appears before and after the survey and is available on the ECR website.

Thank you in advance for your participation!

Shared from the Office of Equity and Civil Rights. 

This is a repost from the Division of Student Affairs Assessment myUMBC group. Please refer to the original post for the latest information.

Please share with students!

Calling all undergraduate and graduate students! The Division of Student Affairs (DoSA) Strategic Plan Steering Committee is developing its strategic plan for the next three years and we need your input! On Monday, April 20 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. stop by Lower Flat Tuesdays in The Commons for free breakfast snacks, beverages, and to offer your feedback about the student experience and how DoSA can better support you. Commuters, we will also have a table at Good Morning Commuters on April 21. 

If you can't stop by, please check out our survey between now and April 24 to provide your thoughts. We want to understand how you define student success, your experience as a student, how our division can do better, and to see if our anticipated strategic plan priority areas meet your needs.

Attached is a document with more info about the departments that make up our division, our draft strategic priority areas, and the questions we want to know more about. We look forward to your insights!

Hello UMBC Community!

Please join us Thursday, April 16 for a Lunch & Learn from 12:00 - 1:30 in CWB 103 and/or a Public Talk  from 4:00 - 5:30 in UC 310. 

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman is the first blind Rabbi to be ordained in the United States. She will be leading a conversation for students to use your own cultural and religious resources to overcome challenges. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome at the public talk to hear more about her story. 

This event is cosponsored cosponsored by the Critical Disability Studies Minor & Student Disability Services. 

This event is part of the daylong Global Asias Symposium & Celebration on Monday, May 4! Full information is available on myUMBC and the event website.

Join us on Monday, May 4 for a celebration of the many accomplishments of the Global Asias Initiative here at UMBC! The Global Asias Initiative, a three-year initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation, has created a forum for engaging in conversations in the fields of Asian American Studies, Asian diaspora studies, and Asian Studies. The Initiative has has created connections across disciplines, institutions, organizations, and communities here on campus and beyond. 

Welcome & Belonging and Community Luncheon: Conversations on Asian experiences at UMBC
Monday, May 4
11:00am-12:30pm

Visit the Global Asias Initiative myUMBC page to RSVP.

Join us for our Belonging and Community luncheon to kick off the Global Asias Closing Symposium, which is dedicated to the power of storytelling, creative expression, and community. We will share personal stories through art and reflection to celebrate the joy, calm, and cultural heritage that sustain us. From these individual stories, we will build a shared vision of grounded community and understanding of Asian experiences at UMBC. Through a series of collaborative art activities and dialogue, we will turn our hopes for connection and belonging into a visual representation of our future at UMBC. Hosted in partnership with the Mosaic Center, the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, and the Office of Residential Life.

Location: Fine Arts Room 011
Lunch is Provided

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This events are 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.

A message on behalf of Mary Ellen Wade, Director of Assessment and Planning in the Division of Student Affairs. Original post here.

Calling all undergraduate and graduate students! The Division of Student Affairs (DoSA) Strategic Plan Steering Committee is developing its strategic plan for the next three years and we need your input! On Monday, April 20 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. stop by Lower Flat Tuesdays in The Commons for free breakfast snacks, beverages, and to offer your feedback about the student experience and how DoSA can better support you. Commuters, we will also have a table at Good Morning Commuters on April 21. 

If you can't stop by, please check out our survey between now and April 24 to provide your thoughts. We want to understand how you define student success, your experience as a student, how our division can do better, and to see if our anticipated strategic plan priority areas meet your needs.

Attached is a document with more info about the departments that make up our division, our draft strategic priority areas, and the questions we want to know more about. We look forward to your insights!