Co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Graduate School
Supported by the Office of the Provost
In Collaboration with Dresher Center for Humanities, CS3, and CIRCA

What is Write@UMBC?
Write@UMBC is a campus-wide writing initiative designed to help scholars and scholar-practitioners build sustainable writing habits through protected time, light accountability, and community support.

Who can participate?
Faculty, postdocs, graduate students, researchers, and administrators/staff across UMBC.

How it works

• 30 minutes of writing per day for two weeks

• Any scholarly writing or part of the writing process counts

• There will be no need to share your writing content

• Optional community check-ins for light accountability and reflections

When is the challenge?

March 2–15, 2026

How do I participate?

Register for Write@UMBC using this registration form. You must have a NCFDD-account. To activate your free account using your UMBC email here: https://members.ncfdd.org/institutions/umbc 

***Registration Deadline is February 22***

UMBC issued IRS Form 1098-T in January to students with payments in the 2025 calendar year on eligible tuition and fee charges. Printed 1098-T forms will be postmarked by January 31, 2026.

Electronic consent is quick, easy, and a convenient service that offers:

• A safe and secure location for faster access to your 1098-T
• Unlimited access to view and print your current and previous 1098-T from any computer
  

Click the link below to consent to electronic delivery of you 1098-T.

1098-T Electronic Delivery Consent Link

Completing consent will ensure you have everything in place to access and print your 1098-T securely online once they have been generated.

Once you have consented to receive your 1098-T online follow the directions below to access it.

1. Login to myUMBC.
2. Go to the Profile tab.
3. Select View More in the Billing tile.
4. Select the Account Inquiry link.
5. Select View 1098-T.

If you have any questions regarding this notice, please submit a HELP ticket by clicking here:

Help Ticket Link

You can also consent through our website at 1098-T

Sincerely,

UMBC Student Business Services

Dear UMBC community,

I am pleased to share that we have selected a committee for the national search for a vice provost for enrollment management.

My thanks to the following individuals who have agreed to serve:

• Chair: Renique Kersh, vice president, Division of Student Affairs
• Andrea Cipolla, director, Financial Aid and Scholarships
• Amariana Crawley, undergraduate student
• Kate Drabinski, teaching professor, GWST+ and director, Humanities Scholars
• Keith Harmon, senior director, Meyerhoff Scholars
• Justine Johnson, assistant dean, College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences
• Tim Lynch, director, Division of Professional Studies
• Tim Nohe, associate dean, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences
• Kendall Pete, executive director, Residential Life
• Christa Porter, vice provost and dean, Graduate School
• Liz Regan-Butts, assistant vice president, University Communications and Marketing
• Krista Wallace, associate director, College of Engineering and Information Technology

WittKieffer will serve as UMBC's external search consultant. The position profile will be posted on WittKieffer's website when completed. Additional details and a timeline will be posted on the Office of the Provost leadership search page as they become available. Please check the page for updates as the search progresses.

Sincerely,

Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

"I didn't sign up to be a grant writer. I wanted to be a choreographer. I discovered that, to make my work, I needed to find support and opportunities to present my work. I embarked on a painful learning process, making lots of mistakes. I want to share with you what I've learned over 30 years: principles and tools for writing simple, clear grants and for generating the gigs, shows, tours, and community events that fit your work. No bull, no fancy powerpoints, just real-world tools, artist to artist."
Andrew Simonet

Limited attendance in-person workshop, sign up here to be placed on waiting list by February 9. You will receive an email confirmation with the location. 

Andrew Simonet is writer and choreographer in Philadelphia. From 1993 to 2013, he co-directed Headlong Dance Theater, creating dances like CELL (a journey for one audience member guided by your cell phone), and This Town is a Mystery (dances by four Philadelphia families in their homes). Andrew left Headlong to focus on writing fiction. His debut novel, Wilder, was published by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux in 2018 and his second novel, A Night Twice as Long, was published by FSG in 2021. Andrew has received a Pew Fellowship in the Arts, an Independence Fellowship in the Arts, a Bessie for Choreography at the NYC Dance and Performance Awards, and residencies at Yaddo, Ucross, Kyoto Art Center, Studios of Key West, Santa Fe Art Institute, and Hambidge. His performance work has been supported by The Creative Capital Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Pew Trusts, Rockefeller Foundation, Japan Foundation, and New England Foundation for the Arts, and produced by Dance Theater Workshop (NYC), P.S. 122 (NYC), Central Park Summerstage, Expo 98 (Lisbon), Dies de Dansa (Barcelona),The Jade Festival (Tokyo), The Philadelphia Live Arts Festival, The Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, and the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art. In 2006, Andrew founded Artists U, an incubator for helping artists make sustainable lives. All Artists U programs are artist-led, open source, and free for participants. Through workshops, convenings, and one-on-one planning sessions, he has worked directly with over 8,000 artists across all disciplines. His book Making Your Life as an Artist, an open source guide to living as an artist, has been downloaded by 200,000 artists worldwide and is used as a textbook in dozens of university and graduate programs.

This event is 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.

Looking to strengthen your research, writing, and presentation skills this semester? The Library is offering a series of Spring 2026 Grad Student Workshops designed to support you at every stage of your academic journey.

Topics include:

• Research methods & literature reviews

• Writing, communication, & presentation skills

• Sharing your work effectively

• Citation & research management

• Library services for graduate students

Whether you're just getting started or preparing to present your work, there's something here for you.

Scan the QR code on the flyer to view the full list of workshops, dates, details, and registration info.