The (Virtual) Gubernatorial Debate Watch (Wednesday, October 12, 7 - 8 p.m., Discord) is an opportunity for UMBC community members to share space, make connections, offer reactions and insights, and learn more about Election 2022 while watching the Maryland gubernatorial debate together. Click here for more information and a link to RSVP.
Dinner with Friends (Thursday, October 20, 5 - 7 p.m., Webex) will bring UMBC community members together to share stories and learn about each other's experiences with important issues affecting people at UMBC: interfaith engagement and collaboration; mental health; equity and justice; and Election 2022. Click here for more information and a link to RSVP.
The October Civic Courage Journaling Project Gathering (Friday, October 21, 12:15 - 1:45 p.m., Webex) will create space for UMBC community members to have a conversation about personal experiences that have important, often hidden civic dimensions. Click here for more information and a link to RSVP.
The Maryland Board of Elections has placed an official ballot dropoff box in the lobby of The Commons, meaning that Maryland voters can now cast their votes on campus. You will need to be registered and request a mail-in ballot, which you can place in the box after you have completed it. Thanks to our partners in Campus Life and the Division of Information Technology for making this placement possible, and to SGA, GSA, RSA, the President's Office, and other campus leaders who joined us in working with the Board of Elections to get it done.
As of this posting, UMBC is #6 in the United States in the number of pledges to vote made by students through ALL IN to Vote's Pledge to Vote competition. Faculty, staff, and students can take the pledge; student pledges count toward UMBC's total on the national leaderboard
The Center for Democracy and Civic Life helps people develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to create healthy communities and tackle challenges together. Our work builds from the premise that civic life encompasses everyday settings and relationships through which people can generate the power to shape their world. The ideas behind our work are reflected in the Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement (CLDE) Theory of Change, which members of the Center's staff developed in collaboration with the leaders of national higher education networks.