Scenes from the Groundbreaking

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 09:51:00 -0400
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Photos taken at UMBC's ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Performing Arts and Humanities Building, Friday, September 17, 2010:

It appeared that some ground already had been broken . . .

Students, faculty, staff, alums and UMBC supporters turned out for the event

Signs highlighted UMBC's performing arts and humanities programs

University System of Maryland Chancellor William Kirwan, UMBC VP for Information Technology Jack Suess and UMBC Associate VP for Finance and Administration Ben Lowenthal

State Delegate Steven DeBoy (in sunglasses) points to Baltimore County Councilman Kevin Kamenetz

It was a beautiful day . . . (that's SGA Senate Assistant Speaker Gift Jayakar grinning on the right)

Dresher Center for the Humanities Director Rebecca Boehling kicked off the formal program and introduced the speakers

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and University System of Maryland Chancellor William Kirwan shared a fist pump

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski recognized many UMBC supporters, including the Dresher and Linehan families (members of both were in attendance)

Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith

I didn't catch this UMBC sophomore's name (somebody please post it in a comment), but he spoke well. The new building is scheduled to open at the beginning of his senior year, in fall 2012.

UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski, Maryland Governor Martin O'Malley and Congressman John Sarbanes

Governor O'Malley

UMBC junior Catherine Pasqualoni presented a certificate in Latin and English thanking Governor O'Malley for his support

The ceremonial groundbreaking took place in three rounds, starting with the elected officials . . .

. . . followed by two rounds of campus leaders and those involved in planning and constructing the new building. To Governor O'Malley's immediate left are Ancient Studies Department Chair Marilyn Goldberg and SGA President Yasmin Karimian