Welcome Back Retrievers!

Please join us for the i3b welcome back Game Night on Wednesday, February 1st from 5:00-7:00pm in the SportsZone in the Commons. Come for games, snacks, and to learn about our work on campus!

Also, we are excited to welcome you all back to campus and to i3b's identity-based spaces across campus: The Mosaic Center for Cultural Diversity, The Pride Center, and The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being. Below you will find the operational hours of these spaces. *Please note that space hours might shift based on staff availability and event times*

The Mosaic Center for Cultural Diversity Hours

·      Mondays: 10:00am-6:00pm

·      Tuesdays:  10:00am-6:00pm

·      Wednesdays: 12:00pm-:800pm 

·      Thursdays: 10:00am-6:00pm 

·      Fridays:  10:00am-6:00pm

The Pride Center Hours

·      Mondays: 10:00am-7:30pm

·      Tuesdays:  10:00am-9:00pm

·      Wednesdays: 10:00am-7:00pm

·      Thursdays: 11:00am-9:00pm

·      Fridays:  10:00am-5:00pm

The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being Hours

·      Mondays: 8:00am-10:00pm

·      Tuesdays:  8:00am-10:00pm

·      Wednesdays: 8:00am-10:00pm

·      Thursdays: 8:00am-10:00pm

·      Fridays:  8:00am-10:00pm

Don't hesitate to reach out to i3b (i3b@umbc.edu) with questions.

Thanks,

i3b Staff Team

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The deadline to apply for the Spring 2023 MLE Cohort has been extended to Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 and will close at 11:59pm.
Apply here: tinyurl.com/umbcmle2023.

The Multicultural Leadership Experience (MLE) is a collaboration between Campus Life and Initiatives for Identity Inclusion & Belonging (i3B), that seeks to: 

The sessions are as follows:

- Monday, February 13th, 3 - 4:30pm 

- Monday, February 27th, 3 - 4:30pm 

- Monday, March 13th, 3 - 4:30pm 

- Monday, April 17th, 3 - 4:30pm 

- Monday, May 15th, 3 - 5:00pm 

***All sessions will take place in The Commons 2B23 | The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity***
 

Participants will be exploring the concept of Authentic Leadership, Legacy Building, and Breaking Barriers of White Supremacy within Leadership. We will do this in a leadership learning cohort by: 

• Enhancing participants' leader identity and leadership capacity using an identity-conscious lens and student development theories;
• Increasing participants' awareness of their personal abilities, identity development, and intersections that shape their story through authenticity, self-reflection, and cultural humility;
• Exploring the role they play in developing relationships while building intra/intercultural connections; 
• And capitalizing on their differences, specifically in relation to their racial, ethnic, national, and other salient identity social groups. 

The purpose of all MLE programs is to provide a space for students and student leaders who identify within diverse or marginalized backgrounds to discover their own capacity to lead, while also promoting a better understanding of their experiences, issues, strengths, and outcomes in navigating their own collegiate careers. However, ALL students are welcome to apply!   

Registration is due Monday, February 6th, 2023 at 11:59pm. If you are interested in signing up to be a part of our 2023 cohort, you can sign up using this form. Both undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to participate. In order to be accepted into the program you must commit to all 5 sessions. Please answer all of the questions before submitting your registration. Any questions can be sent to campuslife@umbc.edu and i3b@umbc.edu.