Thursday, September 9, 2021
Noon - 1 p.m.
Virtual
Pivotal Moments: Memories of UMBC’s Response to 9/11
Hosted by the UMBC’s Center for Democracy and Civic Life in partnership with Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b), Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS), and the Wisdom Institute.
President Freeman Hrabowski and other community members who were at UMBC in September 2001 will share stories of how they responded individually and collectively, and reflect on the lasting impact of these events on UMBC. Learn more about this event.
Friday, September 10, 2021
8:30 - 9 a.m.
Flagpoles outside of the Administration building
9/11 Remembrance Event
UMBC will hold a flag ceremony in remembrance of those killed on September 11, 2001. On that day at 8:46 a.m. the first group of hijackers deliberately crashed American Airlines Flight 11 into floors 93 through 99 of the World Trade Center’s North Tower. There will be a moment of silence at 8:46 a.m, and remarks by Nancy Young, vice president for student affairs; Candace Dodson-Reed, chief of staff and executive director, Office of Equity and Inclusion; and a member of the Department of Emergency Health Services. Also in attendance will be members of the Arbutus and Halethorpe Fire Departments, and Navy ROTC.
Friday, September 10, 2021
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Fireside Lounge, The Commons, 3rd Floor
Reflection Space
The Fireside Lounge is reserved for UMBC veterans and other members of our community who wish to spend time in quiet reflection.
External Resources
We encourage you to find a moment on September 11 to honor the lives lost on that day and the importance of community, connectedness, and difficult dialogues. The 9/11 Memorial & Museum offers a variety of resources for reflection and further learning.For Fall 2021, we are pleased to be serving you from our new facility, The Center for Well-Being. We are located in Room 119, in the back left corner of the first floor, if you enter from the main doors. Our hours of operation are 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. To decrease staff density and mitigate COVID transmission, about 50% of the staff will be teleworking each weekday and 50% on-site. Thank you for your patience as we work to fill staff vacancies.
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) has partnered with 3rd Millennium, whose mission is to help students address critical life skills such as alcohol abuse prevention, drug abuse prevention, relationship violence prevention and sexual assault prevention, in high schools and higher education institutions across the country.
As part of our comprehensive prevention program for new incoming first year and/or transfer undergraduate and graduate students, UMBC requires that new, undergraduate students complete Alcohol-Wise and Other Drugs and new, graduate students complete Other Drugs. These online courses will empower you to make healthy, well-informed decisions about issues that affect your college years and beyond.
Important: For each of the courses:
All courses open July 2, 2021.
Alcohol-Wise For College
Passing Exam Score: 75%
Other Drugs
Other Important Information:
Thank you, and welcome to UMBC!
]]>Speakers
Medical Experts
Vic Madrid, M.D., Medical Director, Associate Director, University Health Services
Lucy Wilson, M.D., Sc.M., Acting Chair, Emergency Health Services
UMBC’s Vaccine Hunters
Kate Drabinski, Senior Lecturer, Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Candace Martinez-Doane, Assistant Director, Leadership and Governance
University Health Services, Peer Health Educators
UMBC Graduate Student Association
UMBC Student Government Association