Dear Faculty and Staff,
I hope you are looking forward to the start of the fall semester as much as I am. As we get closer to the first day of classes, I invite you to participate in two special community events: Fall Opening Meeting and Convocation.
The Fall Opening Meeting, which will be held on August 22 in the Retriever Activities Center, is a chance for faculty and staff to reunite, learn about upcoming campus initiatives, and hear from new students about their journeys to UMBC. Attendees will also have the opportunity to meet our new senior university leaders.
Convocation, which will take place on August 27 at the Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena, is our community’s way of welcoming incoming students to a new academic year and introducing them to UMBC traditions. It is an exciting and special way of kicking off the school year.
I look forward to seeing you at these two community events. Thank you for all your hard work preparing to make this a fantastic year for our students.
Sincerely,
President Valerie Sheares Ashby
