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Campus Conversations

UMBC Bold: Campus Conversations was a series of listening sessions held in the spring of 2023 that invited the broad UMBC community to share their perspectives on the state of the university and to reflect on its future potential.

More than 1,000 participants attended 22 sessions that focused on a breadth of topics, including: the academic experience, our research enterprise, partnerships, governance, and other areas that impact students, staff, faculty, and alumni.

Read the Final Report

 

Our Guiding Questions

1. What achievements and core values should we celebrate and nurture?

2. What challenges might hinder our ability to advance our mission and vision?

3. What are your bold aspirations for the future of UMBC?

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UMBC Bold: Leadership

COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS

Vandana Janeja

Chair and Professor of Information Systems

Michelle Scott

Professor of History

Greg Simmons, M.P.P. ‘04

Vice President for Institutional Advancement


 

HONORARY COMMITTEE CHAIRS

Adrienne Jones ’76

Speaker of the Maryland House of Delegates

Alan Wilson

Chair of the UMBC Board of Visitors

 

Subcommittees

UNDERGRADUATE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Subcommittee Conversation Dates:  February 27 and  March 29

Carolyn Forestiere

Professor, Political Science

Nilanjan Banerjee

Professor, CSEE


 

GRADUATE ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 13 and March 28

Lauren Edwards

Associate Professor, Public Policy

Rachel Brewster

Professor, Biological Sciences


 

INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: February 28 and March 16

Belay Demoz

Professor, Physics

Tamara Bhalla

Associate Professor, American Studies


 

THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 9 and March 29

Charissa Cheah

Professor, Psychology

Jimmy Foulds

Assistant Professor, Information Systems


 

OUR ALUMNI COMMUNITY

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 13 and March 27

Jen Herson ’99, Interdisciplinary Studies – English, Visual Arts, Modern Languages and Linguistics

President and COO of Data Canopy, Vice President for Operations, Alumni Association Board of Directors

 

Jason Grant ’10, Computer Engineering, M17

Assistant Professor of Computing Sciences at Villanova, Meyerhoff Alumni Advisory Board President

 


 

UNIVERSITY GOVERNANCE AND ENGAGEMENT

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 7 and March 8

Bobby Lubaszewski ’10

Director of Communications and Marketing, Office of Institutional Advancement

 

Loren Henderson

Associate Professor, Public Policy

 


 

STAFF AS EMPOWERED STAKEHOLDERS

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 9 and March 31

Cael Mulcahy

Director of Operations, CAHSS

 

Amery Thompson

Assistant Director for Transfer Student Success, Off-Campus Student Services

 

Michele Kimery

Business Services Specialist, Police

 


 

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 14 and March 16

Donna Ruginski

Executive Director for Cybersecurity Initiatives

 

Tim Oates

Professor of Computer Science Electrical Engineering

 


 

A COMMUNITY-ENGAGED UNIVERSITY

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 7 and March 27

Eric Ford

Interim Director, Shriver Center and Director, Choice Program

 

Brian Kaufman

Associate Professor, Music

 


FACULTY ADVANCEMENT

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: March 10 and March 14

Kathleen Hoffman

Professor, Mathematics

 

Felipe Filomeno

Associate Professor, Political Science

 


THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE

Subcommittee Conversation Dates: February 28 and March 28

Amir Ledbetter

Senior, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

 

Ethan Post

President, Graduate Student Association, Master’s Student, Historical Studies

 

 

Tara Carpenter

Principal Lecturer, Chemistry