Join us as we welcome Dorian Holliday from the American Foundation of Suicide Prevention for "Coming Out of the Darkness," tonight (October 5, 2017) Commons 329 from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.
Friday, October 6, 2017 is the Homecoming Bonfire, 7:00pm to 11:00pm Erickson Field. The annual Homecoming bonfire is a long-standing favorite of the UMBC community. This year, the bonfire will feature free chicken wings, falafel, and drinks, games for all to play, Homecoming giveaways, and the musical stylings of the UMBC Pep Band and Drumline! Food will be served beginning at 7 p.m., and the fire will be lit soon after. This event is sponsored by the Student Events Board (seb), and open to all!
At 10:00pm on Friday and 11:00pm on Saturday join the Retriever Dance Marathon in the UC Ballroom. RDM works with the Be Positive (B+) Foundation to help families with kids that are battling cancer through financial needs. Each year they host their annual dance marathon at UMBC to celebrate the culmination of the donations they have received and the funds they have raised throughout the past year. Through the night, they ask the campus community to join them in dancing For The Kids to help support children with cancer and their families. https://my.umbc.edu/groups/osl/events/53460.
On Saturday it's the Homecoming Block Show. Doors open at 7:30pm in the Fine Arts, Recital Hall. https://my.umbc.edu/groups/osl/events/53295 and on Sunday it's UMBC Volleyball vs. Albany from 1:00pm to 3:00pm in the RAC https://my.umbc.edu/groups/athletics/events/52251 and UMBC Women's Soccer vs. Hartford from 1:00pm to 2:00pm at the Soccer Stadium https://my.umbc.edu/groups/athletics/events/51326.
For a complete list of weekend activities https://my.umbc.edu/events/weekend.
