This means the air quality is unhealthy for the general population. Some members of the general public may experience health effects. Members of sensitive groups, including those with asthma and other lung diseases, may experience more serious health effects.

Staying indoors as much as you can & wearing a mask while outdoors can help protect you from the impacts of pollution from the wildfires in Canada.

All grab and go locations will be closed on July 3rd, True Grit's will remain open. 

All UMBC dining locations will be closed on July 4th. 

Please check dine on campus for hours of operation. 

• Senator 
• Senate Secretary 

commonvision has updated hours for Summer 2023:

May 30 - August 29, 2023:

• Monday - Thursday, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. for walk-in clients
• Closed on Fridays

You can still email us during off hours at commonvision@umbc.edu

Let us know if you have any questions or concerns.

Monday - Friday 8:30 am - 3 pm

Monday - Friday 11 am - 3 pm 

Monday - Friday 8 am - 3 pm

11 am - 2 pm

June 12, 13, 20, 21, 22, 27, 29

July 6, 13, 17, 18, 25

August 23, 25, 28

Open 7 days a week

Breakfast: 7:30 am - 9 am 

Lunch: 11 am - 1 pm

Dinner: 5 pm - 6:30 pm

***All retail locations will be closed when the campus is closed for holidays. 

Another year of college is coming to a close. An important part of growing and adjusting to college life, has been maintaining healthy relationships and boundaries with your family. In fact, college tends to bring a lot of newfound independence in one's life, and could even be someone's first time living away from home. This independence and transition into adulthood could possibly cause a shift in family dynamics that can be difficult for both you and your family to navigate. Know that if you are struggling with this, you are not alone. The summer serves as a great time to review how your college year went and how you navigated those relationships. Here are some tips to help you develop and maintain a healthy relationship with your family during your time in college and beyond. 

Money can be a huge stressor for college students and their families. If you know you'll be relying on them for some financial support throughout college, it can be helpful to sort that out in a shared spreadsheet. Even if you aren't financially reliant on your parents, having a clear budget for yourself is still a great way to reduce a lot of uncertainty or stress regarding one's finances and spending. Make sure to be clear about your limits if you're also earning some money for the family, as you might need some savings for food, utilities, etc. Bottom line, make sure all aspects of the budget are clear to everyone in the family and yourself. 

The move to college life is a huge transition, and it's important to note that students do feel the effects of strained relationships. Not addressing this strain can make the issue worse, lead to past issues coming up again, or even make present circumstances all the more hard to handle. If you are experiencing any challenges within your family, parental, or caregiver relationships, please remember to utilize the plenty of resources available to you at UMBC. They include:

Residential Life (professional staff or RAs)

As another academic year is wrapping up, our staff would like to take a moment to congratulate all of the upcoming graduates. We would also like to provide some end-of-year updates with respect to some of the FAQs that we have received over the past few weeks. Feel free to spread this to your networks. 

As mentioned in previous messages and our recent social media communications, the deadline for voting on the name extension of The Pride Center is MONDAY 05/22/2022 by NOON. We invite both those within the community, as well as our allies to cast their votes. The name will be unveiled during our Lavender Celebration. Please click here to be redirected to the Name Extension Survey.

Today is the last day that The Pride Center will operate under its regular Spring Hours, closing at 9:30 pm. We will also have special hours tomorrow, Friday 05/19 from 10:00 am - 5:00 pm. Our center will close for the summer starting next week, Monday 05/22/2023, and will remain closed throughout the summer. We expect to reopen on the first day of Fall classes. Please note, that the space will not be reservable for any non-i3b related events, meetings, and/or trainings. Our staff will be available to meet upon request both in person or virtually. If you are curious about all of our spaces, please click here to be redirected to all of our hours. 

Our 10th Annual Lavender Celebration final event for the Spring semester. Please check out the full post here. 

You do not need to participate in the Social Media Campaign in order to receive your cords, however, YOU MUST complete the form linked on the myUMBC post in order to receive the cord. Please read the form in its entirety. You may contact our staff if you have any issues with completing the form. 

An RSVP is not required to attend the graduation, however, we will grant priority to those who do so. If you are a student, staff, or faculty member who plans on bringing loved ones who are non-UMBC members, please include them in your head count on our RSVP form. 

Cord Pickup: If you cannot attend the graduation or would not like to be named at the graduation, there will be pickup times for students on Tuesday, May 23 at The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being (IMPORTANT: We will only account for those who have filled out the form PRIOR to the Lavender graduation). 

SafeZone: Our SafeZone LGBTQIA2+ Allyship Development Workshop is back for the first time since our return to campus. Whether you are new to the program or have taken it already, we advise you to take the training as part of a refresher. All of our workshop dates are posted on our myUMBC pages on the following dates. An RSVP is REQUIRED!

We are so excited at the amount of growth in our departmental area within the past year. We will be reaching out to our LGBTQIA2+-centered organizations and close partners in the upcoming weeks to vision what the 2023-2024 year will bring. If you are interested in collaborating with us in any way, please do not hesitate to email me directly or i3b at i3b@umbc.edu. We appreciate your patience and eagerness to support our work! In the meantime, please check out our last Newsletter of the year!

In community,

We are closing early to recognize our seniors and student staff. All inquiries after close can be emailed to commonvision@umbc.edu and will be addressed on Thursday, May 18!