If you would like to volunteer, meet us there at 1:30pm. See you soon!
- The RE Team
Are you a graduating member of our Black, Latine/x, LGBTQIA2+ and/or Asian Pacific Islander Desi communities?
We want to celebrate you and your achievements! Graduating students (undergraduate and graduate) can reserve graduation cords and/or RSVP to one of our identity-based graduations.
NEW AS OF 2024: Graduation Cord Pick-Up for Asian, Pacific Islander, Desi Students
Students apart of our Asian, Pacific Islander, and Desi community can RSVP a graduation cord using this link: https://tinyurl.com/umbcapidacords
The cord reservation form will close on Wednesday, May 8th, 2024. Cords are first come, first secure.
Black & Latine/x Graduation Celebration RSVP
Graduating students that RSVP by Friday, May 3rd, 2024 will receive graduation cords and be recognized at the Black & Latine/x Graduation Celebration. RSVP here or using this link:https://tinyurl.com/umbcblx2024
For more information about the Black & Latine/x Graduation, please click here.
Lavender Graduation
Graduating students who RSVP by Friday, May 3rd, 2024, will receive graduation cords and be recognized at the Lavender Graduation. RSVP here or using this link: https://tinyurl.com/umbclavgrad24
For more information about the Black & Latine/x Graduation, please click here.
For questions about either the Black & Latine/x Graduation Celebration or the Lavender Graduation, please email Angelina R. Jenkins, Assistant Director with Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, & Belonging (i3b) for The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity at arjenkins@umbc.edu.
UMBC is proud to host the 2024 America East Men's & Women's Outdoor Track and Field Championship on Saturday, May 4th and Sunday, May 5th. This marks our return as hosts since 2018, and our student-athletes from Track & Field and Cross Country are thrilled to compete on home turf.
Invite family, friends, coaches, and student-athletes from all sports to come out and support our talented athletes!
Volunteers are needed to assist with setup on Friday, May 3rd, and to help run all championship events throughout the weekend. Your help and support are greatly appreciated in making this event a success!
Free Food will be provided for volunteers!
Applications are open for the Women's Center at UMBC's internship opportunities!
Complete the Google Form and send us your resume, cover letter, and a writing sample here.
The Women's Center offers for-credit internships for the fall semester with the potential to be considered for a paid position for the following spring semester. People on our student staff team work with us in a supportive and collaborative environment, advancing gender equity at UMBC and achieving their own personal/professional goals.
Internship Eligibility:
The deadline to apply for the 2024-2025 Women's Center Internship is Friday, May 24, 2024.
If you have any questions or concerns, please email us at womenscenter@umbc.edu or call us at 410-455-2714.
When Puigpardines was Lord of Karditsa
India Kelly, Ancient Studies
Mentor: Michael Lane, Ancient Studies
In “When Puigpardines Was Lord of Karditsa,” I aim to understand what life was like in Frankish Greece under the rule of Catalonian Lord Pedro de Puigpardines. The circumstances surrounding Puigpardines’s rule were peculiar: there are no traces of his residence, no administrative records left behind, and only a single ruined church left to suggest his possible alliance with a particular French knight. Focusing on the relationship between Lord Puigpardines, the existing Frankish nobility, and the Greek peasantry, this project argues that Puigpardines was an absentee landlord who, astonishingly, allowed the enemy he once fought in battle to retain control over his territory in the province of Boeotia. This project draws information from secondary sources written in English, Greek, and Catalan and relies on local informants and material culture sources during my visit to the town of Karditsa (now Akraifnio). I also employed online mapping to find possible areas for Puigpardines’s castle. As few primary sources exist about the period of Catalonian Rule during the Duchy of Athens, this project will be the first work specifically about the lordship of Karditsa during the period, and one of the few works other than “The Chronicle of the Morea” on Frankish Boeotia.
This work was funded, in part, through an Undergraduate Research Award from the UMBC Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
The Politics of Unwanted Pregnancy: A Social Work Perspective
Tessa Cone, Social Work
Lisa Vetter, Political Science; Jayshree Jani, UMBC, Department of Social Work
In a country where bodily autonomy and reproductive freedom are no longer guaranteed, social workers have a responsibility to understand the current political climate and legislation, educate themselves and others on safe sex practices, and advocate for increased services and resources for pregnant people. Through a variety of qualitative and quantitative research, including first hand experiences, this research will guide social workers as they continue to provide support to pregnant people who have unwanted pregnancies in the post Roe era.
This work was funded, in part, through an Undergraduate Research Award from the UMBC Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
Exploring Barriers to the Hispanic Community of Baltimore: Perceived Discrimination in the Workplace
Natan Lichtman, Social Work
Kerri Evans, Social Work
Many Hispanic immigrants, especially those that are undocumented, endure poor working conditions and long hours while maintaining jobs that are significantly underpaid (Fernández et. al., 2021). That being said, their stories often remain unheard due to language barriers and/or not speaking up in fear of consequences. This research takes a deeper dive into a previous quantitative study with Dr. Evans regarding barriers to employment experienced by the Hispanic immigrant community of Baltimore, MD. The initial results found that many participants reported not having experienced discrimination, contradicting what we know to be true. To understand this discrepancy, 20 individuals from varying demographics that attend the Esperanza center, a social service organization that supports this population, participated in a 45-minute to one-hour interview regarding their pay, opportunity for advancement, workplace relationships, treatment by their employers, and discrimination based on various identities. At this point, the results have showed the common theme of a paradoxical relationship with their employers: on one hand, they pay them below minimum wage, deny requests off, and laugh off their attempts at self-advocacy; on the other, they provide them the opportunity to work in this country and support their families, and for that they are grateful.
This work was funded, in part, through an Undergraduate Research Award from the UMBC Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs.
We hope you will consider one of these positions yourself and share these opportunities with your student government officers and the student community at your institution. Officers’ duties and election processes begin on page 4 (Section III) of the USMSC Bylaws.
Those interested in elected or appointed positions should complete the USMSC Officer Nomination Form by Monday, April 29th. Nominations will also be accepted from the floor, but expressing interest in advance via the nomination form gives the representatives more time and information about you.
Please contact Zakiya (zlee@usmd.edu) if you have any questions.