Repost: RSVP at the Original Event Post here

Alt Text as Poetry Workshop

(This workshop is recommended for faculty and staff who are the site administrators for their department/program website and/or myUMBC page)

In late April, new regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will go into effect at UMBC. These new requirements will ensure that our websites and mobile applications (in all their forms) are accessible to people with disabilities.

One major component of making websites more accessible is ensuring that all images have descriptions, also known as alt text. Alt text allows visual content to be accessible to people who are blind, low vision, or have certain cognitive disabilities. However, alt text is typically viewed as burdensome particularly when it is only viewed through the lens of compliance.

Facilitated by Courtney Hobson, manager of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, this workshop will explore the ideas developed by artists Bojana Coklyat and Shannon Finnegan in their ongoing Alt-Text as Poetry project. Participants will also learn how to write creative alt-text to describe images on digital platforms and make online communities more accessible, fun, and welcoming.

Join us in-person and online via Webex. Please note that we have limited space in-person.

Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m21cf4dc40dd5ca7f96d95d201f87e8db

This public forum 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.

The Crow's Nest is reopening their internship program for this fall!

Position details:
Interns will work in our dynamic art incubator, gallery, and meeting space devoted to environmental justice and climate action. Interns have a chance to make meaningful contributions to our work, interact with artists and activists, shadow our team, and support our programming at a critical time. (For a full listing of intern responsibilities, please see the application form.)  

Internships are open to currently-enrolled, full-time students in participating institutions (MICA and UMBC). Expected time commitment is 120 hours over the course of a semester (14 weeks), as required by the participating institutions. This will average to 10 hrs/week. The standard format for this internship is Hybrid.

Applications are due June 12th, for the Fall 2026 semester. Candidates will be evaluated on a rolling basis in order of submission. It is possible we will fill the position before June 12. Application form

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Visualizing Natural Disaster Inequality in America

Presenter: Taylor Watson

Mentor: Dena Aufseeser, Geography and Environmental Systems

Location: URCAD Film Festival: 9:45-10:00am, RAC 130- Fitness Studio B

*Popcorn will be served during the film festival.

In America, weather-related disasters have increased in frequency in the last decade, with forty seven percent of billion-dollar disasters (since 1980) taking place from 2015- 2025 (NCEI.NAAO.GOV). The frequency of disasters has led to a sense of inevitability and indifference, placing certain vulnerable communities at even more risk. In an effort to challenge indifference, this presentation visualizes the social inequalities of disaster. Utilizing animation, this project highlights the disastrous nature of weather phenomena on vulnerable populations, expressing the instances of increased poverty, displacement, and the uprooting of entire communities. This project’s research highlights disaster inequality in America, while simultaneously bringing awareness to the subject. Using the individual experiences of vulnerable adults who’ve experienced these inequalities, this project connects true stories, numerical data, and artistic expression to evaluate the concepts of vulnerability, equity, and how they relate to the current social outlook on “natural” disasters.

This work was funded, in part, through an Undergraduate Research Assistantship Support (URAS) Award from the UMBC Office of the Vice President for Research.

URCAD is Wednesday, April 22 in the RAC:

URCAD.umbc.edu

We know F1 seeks out new talent but from where? Here you'll learn more about F2, F3, and a little bit of F4 presented by our VP, Steven!

Come find out where Rookies on the grid orginiate and maybe even watch their races :] 

Hope yall attend! 

-GJ & NFG

Repost: RSVP at the Original Event Post here

Alt Text as Poetry Workshop

(This workshop is recommended for faculty and staff who are the site administrators for their department/program website and/or myUMBC page)

In late April, new regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) will go into effect at UMBC. These new requirements will ensure that our websites and mobile applications (in all their forms) are accessible to people with disabilities.

One major component of making websites more accessible is ensuring that all images have descriptions, also known as alt text. Alt text allows visual content to be accessible to people who are blind, low vision, or have certain cognitive disabilities. However, alt text is typically viewed as burdensome particularly when it is only viewed through the lens of compliance.

Facilitated by Courtney Hobson, manager of the Dresher Center for the Humanities, this workshop will explore the ideas developed by artists Bojana Coklyat and Shannon Finnegan in their ongoing Alt-Text as Poetry project. Participants will also learn how to write creative alt-text to describe images on digital platforms and make online communities more accessible, fun, and welcoming.

Join us in-person and online via Webex. Please note that we have limited space in-person.

Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m21cf4dc40dd5ca7f96d95d201f87e8db

This public forum 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.

Private room available in a townhouse for a male at Westland Gardens for a 3-month move-in, available from May to August. 

Fully furnished 2BHK townhouse: 

• Spacious Living Room with a sofa + TV. 

• Oven, Microwave, Fridge, Dishwasher.
• In-house Laundry(Washer + Dryer).
• Centralised Heater and Cooler.
• 1 min walk to the UMBC Bus stop.
• 10-minute walk to UMBC campus.
• Rent is 600$ + utilities.

DM for more information: +12029375716 or email me at IO95979@umbc.edu

Happy Friday!

Join us today at 12pm via Webex for our meeting with Lauren Walters, a UMBC alumna who is currently attending PA school at Mount Saint Mary's University. This will be a great oppurtunity to hear about her application process and the steps she took that contributed to her acceptance.

See you soon!

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Hello Retrievers! 

This is the last call for nominations for CelebratingOrgs! This event honors everything you, as student organization officers, contribute to our campus community. There will be an awards show, a free dinner, opportunities to mingle with other students and campus stakeholders, and much more! 

The event will take place on May 6th at 6:00 pm in the UC Ballroom. You can RSVP now using this link. Be sure to sign up soon!

Additionally, you can nominate your student organization for awards using this form*, which closes on April 10th. Here's the Awards Description. 

Please email studentorgs@umbc.edu if you have any questions. We hope to see you there! :)

*Form has been edited; student orgs can submit to more than 1 award!

The BMA is seeking a full-time Digital Content Producer to create original video content for the BMA’s social media channels and other digital platforms.

Graduate Student Appreciation Week is coming to a close, and this is your moment to take it all in. The late nights, the stress, the wins, the growth — it all led here.

Get a ticket to Grad Prom & Awards and come celebrate yourself and the people who made this journey what it was. Whether that’s your friends, classmates, or the ones who kept you going behind the scenes — this night is for all of you. 🎓

No pressure, no expectations — just good music, good food, and a space to actually enjoy the moment together.

🗓️ Friday, April 10
⏰ 5–8 PM
📍 UC Ballroom

You made it this far. Take the night to celebrate that