Hello Graduate Students,
If your organization has not yet registered for this academic year, please fill out this form below to register your group (whether it be a new or existing group). The deadline to register a GSO for the 2021-2022 academic year is Monday, September 20th.
Training for GSOs will be happening on Tuesday September 21st at 11am and Thursday September 23rd at 3pm. These trainings provide the opportunity for GSO members to understand how GSOs operate, how they interact with the Graduate Student Association (GSA) and allow for students to ask questions about funding, hosting events and other important topics. Please fill out this registration form to attend either session. If you cannot attend either, please note that in the form so that another session time can be added.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at gsa@umbc.edu
Best,
Zane Poffenberger
Community Liaison
Registration for Graduate Student Organizations (GSOs) is now open!
If you would like to establish a GSO this year and be eligible for GSA funding, please fill out this form to properly register (whether the group is new or existing).
The deadline to register a GSO for the 2021-2022 academic year is Monday, September 20th 2021.
Note that only those programs or groups whose registration is completed and approved will be eligible for funding from the GSA for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2022.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at gsa@umbc.edu
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Have extra meals on your ID card that you won't be able to use? Students on a meal plan can now “Save-A-Swipe” by donating 5 or 10 meals from your meal plan to Retriever Essentials. Students in need of a meal can anonymously claim those extra meal credits at True Grits dining hall.
This semester, students can sign up to donate 5 or 10 meals through our online form. Sign up here to donate meals: http://tinyurl.com/saveaswipe The last day to donate meals is September 20th.
If you are in need of meals, email retrieveressentials@umbc.edu to be assisted.
On September 9, 2021, members of the UMBC community gathered to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by learning from panelists who were here at the time how people at UMBC responded to and were impacted by these events. Panelists included Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, Dr. Diane Lee,Tom Moore, Brett McKenzie, ‘04, and Karim Said, ‘04, ‘07, ‘13. The Center for Democracy and Civic Life hosted the program in collaboration with Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b), Off-Campus Student Services, and the Wisdom Institute.
If you would like to view the program, the recording is available here.
