Commuter Connections has been selected as the Silver Award Winner in the NASPA 2026 Excellence Awards within the Commuter, Off-Campus, Military-Connected, Non-Traditional, and Related Programs...
The Division of Student Affairs continues to share its leadership and expertise on the national stage. Staff from across the division will be presenting at the NASPA Annual Conference in March...
STRiVE 2026 in January was the 18th year and 20th iteration of the leadership for public purpose program, hosted by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life with support from SGA. Forty three UMBC...
Reflects collective campus effort, including Student Affairs
UMBC has received a gold rating from The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's (AASHE) STARS program (Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System)....
Student Affairs Assessment Leaders recently recognized Abhinav Varma Vathadi, current graduate student in the Masters of Professional Studies in Data Science program (graduating in spring 2026)...
In August 2025, StoryCorps featured a discussion on interfaith work between Matt Hoffman, director of the Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Pluralism, and Dr. Fernie Rodriguez, associate vice...
Four staff members of Student Affairs were part of the inaugural cohort of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management’s Aspire Program: Emily Aiello, Event and Conference Services, as well as...
After a short hiatus, Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society has returned to UMBC! On December 3, 2025, 44 students and one circle coordinator were initiated into the national organization,...
The Division of Student Affairs' (DoSA) 2026 Ready to Lead cohort was announced at the division's spring semester opening meeting last month. Congratulations to the following staff: Kayla...
Name: Dotty M. Fefel Pronouns: she/her/hers Title: Administrative Assistant II, Retriever Integrated Health Years in Student Affairs/at UMBC: 8 years at UMBC and in the Department of Student...