The Wisdom Institute fosters ongoing and meaningful relationships between retired faculty and staff with UMBC and the broader community.  The focus is to provide opportunities for ongoing engagement including forums for sharing information and experiences, engaging in and disseminating scholarship, responding to the call of service, and sponsoring gatherings for social interaction and entertainment.

The Wisdom Institute is open to all retirees, faculty and staff, emeritus and non-emeritus.  There are no dues collected or forms to complete.  Membership is automatically granted upon retirement.