Food Forest Cleanup
Bring the orchard back to life!
Join our SGA Senate, led by Senator Arisbeth Valencia, in cleaning up the environment around UMBC! Friday, October 24 from 12-2pm you can get your hands on something green and make our orchard clean. Pizza will be available for all volunteers to have lunch and if you need volunteer hours, our organizers can sign off on those forms for you.
All are welcomed to attend!
For more details, contact Arisbeth at
avalenc2@umbc.edu
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[REPOST] Red Flag, Green Flag Project
Can you identify Red & Green Flags in Relationships?
Do you know the signs of a healthy or unhealthy relationship?
Join us for the Red Flag Green Flag Project where the campus community is invited to identify red and green flag behaviors in relationships.
This interactive event is a great opportunity to reflect on what you deserve in your relationships and to build a stronger, healthier campus community.
What to Expect:
Help us meet our goal of putting 100 red and green flags outside the Commons
Learn about campus resources to support healthy relationships from 6 campus offices
Enjoy our Red Flag/Green Flag Playlist tunes
FREE snacks and goodies!
If you have any questions, please email the workshop facilitator Patrice Marshall (patricey@umbc.edu or call RIH at 410-455-2542)
Commuter Connections is hiring for a Graduate Assistant! This is a one-year position with consideration for renewal. The GA position (Master's or PhD eligible) starts Jan 12, 2026, working 20 hrs/week. Must be available Tuesdays 7:30–11:30 am.
The ideal candidate for this Graduate Assistant position has experience supporting student events and/or is familiar with the commuter student programming experience at UMBC. They are creative, able to generate programming ideas, and proficient with design and communication tools such as Canva, and social media platforms. They possess strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build meaningful relationships across diverse student populations.
To review the job description, click here. To apply, click here.
Apply by Friday, Oct 17, 2025! Any questions, contact commuters@umbc.edu
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CAHSS Town Hall
Learn about resources available to you!
Hi everyone,
We invite you to the CAHSS College Senate Town Hall on Friday, October 24th, from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM in Commons 331. This event is open to all CAHSS students, faculty, and staff, providing an opportunity for the college community to come together and discuss topics that matter to us.
The conversation will cover campus academic resources, access to research funding and scholarships, mental health and wellness, and academic accountability. Your input and questions will help us talk, and this is a space where we would like to hear directly from you.
We'll have pizza and beverages available, so come by with a friend, enjoy some food, and take part in the conversation.
We are excited to see you there.
CAHSS Senators
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This Week With OHP! 10/6/25
Wednesday, October 8, 2025 -12 PM-1 PM
Wellness Wednesday
The Commons, Mainstreet
Join the Peer Health Educators for Wellness Wednesdays! This Wednesday, stop by The Commons Mainstreet as we share resources and giveaways to students about different health topics that benefits your well-being.
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Your Feedback Matters!
Complete our Voice to Vision survey today!
Our annual dining survey is officially live! Share with us your thoughts on dining through October 31st. Your feedback is extremely important to us and will be used to help us reinvent your dining experience here on campus.
Students can enter to win an iPad! Every UMBC student who submits a screenshot of their completed survey via Instagram DM (@umbcdining) or email (
umbcdining1@gmail.com) will be entered for a chance to win a brand-new Apple iPad!
On behalf of UMBC Dining, we thank you for taking the time to participate in this very important initiative and sharing your valuable insights!
Click here to take the survey.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is a vibrant harvest celebration and holiday observed across a number of Asian countries and communities worldwide. It traditionally falls on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar, when the moon is at its fullest and brightest.
The official start of the celebrations for 2025 is Monday, October 6th. Some countries and cultures celebrate across multiple days.
A Celebration of Harvest and Family
Predominately observed in countries like China, Vietnam, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand, the festival is a time for gratitude, reunion, and observing the bountiful autumn harvest.
While the central theme of gathering with family and loved ones is universal, each culture brings its own unique traditions, whether it's a specific emphasis on the full moon, honoring ancestors, or celebrating children.
The Mid-Autumn Festival is known by several beautiful names, reflecting the cultural diversity of its observance:
- China (Mandarin/Cantonese) | 中秋节 (Zhōngqiū Jié) / 中秋節 (Jūng-chāu Jit) (Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival, Mooncake Festival)
- Vietnam | Tết Trung Thu (Also known as the Children's Festival)
- Korea | 추석 (Chuseok) / 한가위 (Hangawi) (Often referred to as "Korean Thanksgiving")
- Japan | 月見 (Tsukimi) (Moon Viewing)
- Hong Kong, Thailand, Taiwan | Moon Festival or Mooncake Festival
- Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia | Lantern Festival (Note: This is distinct from the Lantern Festival that takes place in the first month of the Lunar calendar)
Festive Foods
Food is a significant element of the Mid-Autumn Festival, with specific treats that symbolize reunion and completeness:
Mooncakes are the most iconic food, widely eaten and gifted, in many communities that celebrate the "Mooncake Festival". These dense, round pastries traditionally feature rich fillings like lotus seed paste or red bean paste, often with salted duck egg yolks to represent the full moon. Modern variations include everything from ice cream to chocolate fillings.
In Vietnamese households, you may enjoy two main types of mooncakes: Bánh Dẻo, which is a sticky-soft, mochi-like pastry, and Bánh Nướng, the more common baked mooncake. Tết Trung Thu also features green rice flakes (Cốm) wrapped in lotus leaves and a colorful Five-Fruit Tray offered to ancestors.
In Korea during Chuseok, families prepare Songpyeon, small, crescent-shaped rice cakes steamed over pine needles. These are often filled with ingredients like toasted sesame seeds, chestnuts, or red bean paste. The crescent shape symbolizes future prosperity.
From all of us, we wish you a joyous and memorable Mid-Autumn Festival!
From Angelina's own culture and language, 추석 잘 보내세요! ("Have a good Chuseok!")
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The Mosaic Center and all events are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.
Calling All Graduate Students!
Join the writing accountability group to commit to your writing goals. We had our Kickoff meeting on Friday (10/03) and we have already formed some groups!
But it is not late! You can still join WAGs to commit to your writing project. Sign up now!
What are Writing Accountability Group, or WAGs at UMBC?
What: Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) are voluntary and facilitated by fellow UMBC graduate students
Who: WAGs are comprised of a group of graduate students (usually 4-8 participants per group) interested in developing writing habits and accountability
Why: Develop habits of writing every day for a short, manageable period of time by setting goals and being accountable to WAG peers
When: WAG groups meet once a week for 60-90 minutes for 10-12 weeks. The group finds a weekly time mutually convenient to all group members.
- Where: The group decides on a mutually convenient location to meet, whether in person or online via WebEx or other video conferencing platform
The application for the Spring 2026 Graduate Student Fellowship at the Dresher Center is now live! This fellowship supports graduate students in the humanities and related disciplines who are pursuing innovative research.
Apply now and learn more on the website:
https://dreshercenter.umbc.edu/fellowships/graduate-student/
If any students have questions about the program or application process, please contact chobson1@umbc.edu directly.
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Coffee Monday!
Start your week off right!
Freshly brewed coffee, tea are waiting for you in Commons 308. Come join the Office of Graduate Student Life this morning for Coffee Monday from 10AM - 2PM! Follow their myUMBC page for more info about events like this!
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