This event is hosted by the Global Asias Initiative.

The Winston Tabb Special Collections Research Center is delighted to host Jeffrey Yoo Warren, a Korean diasporic artist/educator, illustrator, and public historian for a talk titled "Relational Reconstructions: Personal Reconnection, Creativity, and Immersive Counter-Archival Practices.” The event is co-sponsored by the Department of History and the Chloe Center for the Critical Study of Racism, Immigration, and Colonialism.

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

5:00pm - 6:15pm

Macksey Seminar Room (M2043), Brody Learning Commons

Registration requested

Experiences with archives—their gaps and harms—can be both painful and fruitful for people of color. Drawing inspiration from Saidiya Hartman’s critical fabulation, Linda Sue Park’s craft-based reconnection narratives, and Adolfo Albán Achinte's re-existencia, Yoo Warren and collaborators craft multisensory immersions to develop relationships with possible ancestors, using archival records as building materials. This approach, called “relational reconstruction,” involves working generatively around archival gaps to weave ancestral spaces into our lives through a variety of digital and print techniques.

Students from McDonogh High School’s Chemical Engineering class visited the Department of Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering (CBEE) on February 27th. They toured lab spaces, heard from faculty and students about their innovative research, and learned about CBEE’s academic program. They were accompanied by Dr. Melanie Batarseh, an Upper School Science Teacher, and Jennifer Little, an Academic Dean.

The visit began with Dr. Marten, the Chair of CBEE, sharing insights about the department’s academic offerings and research projects. McDonogh students shared about the chemical engineering projects they were working on and asked questions about CBEE. COEIT Advisor, Hailey Turney, joined to give an overview of the application process for the CBEE program. Students enjoyed breakfast and won UMBC swag by answering questions about CBEE.

Then, students toured the laboratories of Dr. Josephson, Dr. Almodovar, and Dr. Hennigan. During the tours, ongoing research projects were discussed, equipment demonstrations were given, and lab samples were passed around to inspire curiosity amongst students.

This visit was a great opportunity for high school students to connect with CBEE faculty and students, explore potential engineering career paths, and better understand the real-world impact of chemical, biochemical, and environmental engineering.

Greetings, TTL Students!

You've nearly made it to SPRING BREAK! Below are some important announcement and reminders for both graduating and continuing students. As always, reach out do dicuirci@umbc.edu with your questions and ideas. 

Spring Deadline: May 1

Spring Deadline: May 19

The Graduate School has asked students to take some time to provide insight into their grad experience at UMBC via THIS SURVEY. It is anonymous and if you complete it, you're entered to win $500 in Retriever dollars $$$.