Christopher Corbett, professor of the practice of English, will give a talk at Baltimore’s City Lit festival on Saturday, April 14.

Corbett will join author Arthur Magida to discuss “Literary Necromancy: The Art of Writing Biography.” The two authors, and moderator Evan Balkan, will explore the art of writing biography, how subjects are chosen, and why writers delve into the lives of often not-so-well known figures.

Their talk will take place at 11 a.m. in the Central Library’s fine arts department.  The Central Library is located at 400 Cathedral Street, Baltimore. For more information, visit the City Lit Project.

This Saturday, April 14, 2012, students in the ENES101 Introduction to Engineering Science course will be competing in UMBC's second AROW competition. AROW, which stands for Academy Robotics on the Water, is an introductory engineering design experience developed by Captain Jonathan Russell, Lt. Cmdr. Brian Maggi and Stephen Grenier at the US Coast Guard Academy.  Students are tasked with the design, implementation, test and operation of a robotic vessel to perform simulated tasks representing activities of the U.S. Coast Guard. 

Working in teams of three to five, the students must design the propulsion, mechanisms, and programming necessary to accomplish simulated Coast Guard tasks, such as tending a light house, placing navigation buoys, cleaning and recycling and oil spill – represented by ping-pong balls – and rescuing Lego fishermen who have fallen overboard. Each team is given a budget and permitted to "purchase" structural elements for their design from a common supply. The competition will be judged on the basis of the cost-effectiveness of the various team designs.

The UMBC AROW competition will be held in the Atrium on the second floor of the Engineering building on Saturday, April 14. Each team will have four minutes to accomplish as many tasks as possible. A single competition session will start at 10 AM.  Approximately 24 teams of ENES101 students will compete. The UMBC community is invited to view the competition from the third floor balcony of the Engineering building.

Saturday's event is the second AROW competition at UMBC. It is supervised by the ENES101 instructors, Dr. Anne Spence, Professor of the Practice of Mechanical Engineering and Dr. Chuck LaBerge, Professor of the Practice of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and assisted by the ENES101 Teaching Fellows: Mathew Kurtz, Julia Lopez, and Elliot Mooney.

What: UMBC's Second Academy Robotics on the Water (AROW) Competition
When: Saturday, April 14, 2012. 10:00 a.m.
Where: Engineering/ Computer Science (ECS) Building: 3rd Floor Balcony
 

Hunger Games Movie

SEB Bus Trip

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 9:00pm

All Guests = $5.00

Ticket #: 67 of 178

Once Upon a Mattress

Musical Theatre Club

Friday, April 13 @ 8:00pm = 1 of 125

Saturday, April 14 @ 8:00pm = 2 of 125

Sunday, April 15 @ 2:30pm = 3 of 125

Fine Arts, 306

UMBC ID = FREE

General Admission = $5.00

Hershey Park Bus Trip - SOLD OUT!!!

Student Events Board

Saturday, April 14, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 8:00am

Gym Class Heroes

Student Events Board: Quadmania 2012

Sunday, April 22, 2012

9:00pm

The Retriever Activity Center (RAC)

All Guests = $18.00

Ticket #: 591 of 2500

SEB River Rafting Trip

SEB Bus Trip

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 12pm

All Guests = $40.00

Ticket #: 1 of 35

DoIT is offering drop in Blackboard Drop-in sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for summer courses.

The following drop in sessions will be held in Engineering 025. A DoIT staff member will be available to work one-on-one with with users who show up during the designated times. Please note that this is not a formal Blackboard training class. Users may show up or leave at any point during these sessions.

Additional dates and times may be added as demand warrants.