The semester is coming to a close and this posting serves as an important reminder of our check out process. 

We encourage you to review this message in its entirety to ensure a smooth departure. Thank you for helping to keep the UMBC residential community safe this semester.  

Your help has been greatly appreciated.  Congratulations to our graduates!  We wish you the very best moving forward.

Important Dates

• May 1
• Summer & Transitional Housing Application Available
• Late Stay Application Available upon request (see below)

• May 2 - General Interest Application available to students who did not participate in Housing Selection
• May 10- 24 Hour Quiet Hours begin at 10 p.m.
• May 12
• Summer & Transitional Housing Application Priority Deadline
• Late Stay Application Deadline
• May 24- All Residential Communities close at 8 p.m.

RSA Events

• April 28- ResLife Olympics from 12-3 p.m. on Erickson Field
• May 5-  Block Party from 2:30-5 p.m. on Erickson Field and the Erickson Courtyard
• May 16- Midnight Breakfast from 10 p.m.- 1 a.m. in True Grits 

All residential communities close on May 24, 2023 at 8 p.m. Students are expected to vacate 24 hours after their last exam, or by May 24 at 8 p.m., whichever comes first.  Additionally, we are encouraging residents to consider taking items home or moving out early, if possible, to help prevent crowding. While students are not required to vacate early, if this is something you would like to consider please make sure you are following the instructions below.

Check-Out Procedures

You may schedule a check-out time with your RA or complete an express checkout in order to avoid a $50 improper check-out charge.  These are your two options:

Express Check-Out | This is the fastest and easiest way to check out of a room.

1. Residents should bring their UMBC ID card to their community desk to be deactivated after all of their personal items are removed from their room.
2. They will be asked to complete an electronic Checkout Receipt.
3. Residential Life will inspect their room at a later time for potential damages and/or cleaning charges.

Traditional Check-Out | This option is for residents who would prefer to be present while a RA completes the checkout inspection and/or who know they have caused damage to their room. RAs conducting checkouts will inform residents of potential cleaning or damage charges at the appointment. 

1. Students should schedule an appointment with a staff member at least 48 hours before departing.
2. The student should ensure all items are removed from their room and they a present at the time of their scheduled inspection.
3. After their room is inspected, residents should bring their UMBC ID card to their community desk to be deactivated.
4. They will be asked to complete an electronic Checkout Receipt.
5. Residential Life will reinspect the room after all residents have vacated.

Prior to checking out, you should:

• Remove all personal items.
• Clean your bathroom and personal spaces well.
• Clean your appliances, if applicable, and dispose of perishable items.
• Remove and dispose of all trash in a trash room or a dumpster. Please take large items and bulk trash to dumpsters placed near your community.
• If you rented a microfridge, defrost, unplug, and prop microfridge doors open.
• Set the thermostat between 70-72 (A/C) degrees.
• Turn off water.
• Turn off lights and bathroom exhaust fans.
• Close and lock all windows and doors.
• Close blinds on ground floor rooms; leave blinds up on all other floors.
• Report any facilities related issues to FXIT prior to check out
• Complete the Checkout Receipt

Failure to remove all items and vacate by the deadline may result in student conduct action and/or an improper check-out fee. 

Late Stay Requests

Residents are eligible to apply for late stay if their permanent address is more than 50 miles (Distance D) from UMBC and they are:

• Graduating,
• Have a late exam ending after 8PM on May 24, 2023; or
• Volunteering with commencement

Students who meet this criteria will be issued a Late Stay Application.  Those who believe that meet this criteria and do not have access to the application are encourage to contact our before May 12, 2023. If approved:

Non-graduating residents approved for late stay will be expected to depart by May 25, 2023 at 10AM.

Graduating residents approved for late stay will be expected to depart by May, May 25, 2023 at 3PM.

For those ineligible for late stay, but who may have delayed travel or need for extended housing, please explore off-campus accommodations at https://about.umbc.edu/visitors-guide/accommodations.

Summer & Transitional Housing

Summer Housing is available to students who are enrolled in a summer session course or working on campus during summer. Students must complete an application to be considered for summer housing.

To be eligible for summer housing, students must be admitted and enrolled as an undergraduate, graduate, or special non-degree seeking student at UMBC and meet one of the following conditions:

• Enrolled in at least one course each session;
• Employed, and granted return to work/campus status, by the University for the summer session; or
• Have a permanent address that is more than 30 miles from UMBC’s campus and is enrolled in a UMBC approved in-person internship in the Baltimore metro area.

The priority deadline for being considered for Summer Session I housing is Friday, May 12, 2023.

If approved for summer housing, only those students whose permanent address is more than 50 miles (Distance D) will be offered Transitional Housing from May 24-May 29, 2023. Transitional housing provides residents the opportunity to remain on campus between the end of the Spring Semester and the beginning of Summer Session. The cost of transitional housing is $38/day.

Questions

For questions about hall closing check-out procedures, please contact your RA or community director or visit our Move Out page.

For questions about applications, please submit an RT Ticket.

Good Luck with exams and final projects.  We hope you are able to find some time and space this summer to re-charge and stay well.

The Department of Music at UMBC seeks a Visiting Lecturer of Choral Conducting and Music Education for the 2023-2024 academic year, to begin August 2023. This individual will be responsible for conducting the Camerata Concert Choir and teaching undergraduate courses in choral music education with additional teaching responsibilities in conducting and/or vocal pedagogy.  Additional duties can include other departmental instruction, service, or responsibilities in the candidate’s area of expertise.  Applicants who demonstrate a commitment to diversity and inclusion by way of teaching, performing, publishing, or volunteer experiences are urged to submit an application. The UMBC Music Department is particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been underrepresented in the professoriate.

A master’s degree or higher in music is required, along with evidence of teaching experience. The complete application package must include:  a letter of interest including a detailed statement of qualifications, a current CV, dated links for up to 3 video excerpts totaling no more than 30 minutes of material demonstrating choral conducting skills (diverse contexts welcome), a separate statement with examples addressing their capacity to respond in pedagogically productive ways to the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds and three reference contacts. Additional materials may be requested later.  Those with experience employing culturally responsive approaches or integrating musical, social-emotional, or social justice learning goals are encouraged to highlight that in their materials.

For best consideration, please submit all application materials through interfolio (http://apply.interfolio.com/124094) by May 22, 2023. Applications will be accepted until the position is filled. For questions, please contact Dr. Lisa Cella, Chair, Department of Music:  cella@umbc.edu.

Located in the heart of the culturally rich Baltimore-Washington corridor, the Department of Music is a growing, diverse, and supportive community enrolling 160 undergraduate majors. Housed in the University’s striking new Performing Arts and Humanities Building, the music wing includes a 350-seat performance space with superior acoustics, 9-foot Steinway grand pianos, and fully equipped recording and keyboard labs. All tenure-track faculty maintain robust careers in performance, conducting, or composing on the regional and national level, with many having a research focus in contemporary art-music and some with creative activities that include music as a vehicle for civic engagement and social justice. In addition to its undergraduate degrees, the Department offers a post-baccalaureate Certificate in American Contemporary Music. Seehttps://music.umbc.edu/ for more details.

UMBC, an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer, is especially proud of the diversity of its student body and we seek to attract an equally diverse applicant pool for this position. We have a strong commitment to increasing faculty diversity and are particularly interested in receiving applications from individuals who are members of groups that historically have been underrepresented in the professoriate. We encourage applications from women, minority group members, veterans, and individuals with disabilities.

Wednesday, May 17 - Thursday, May 18, 2023 
University Center Ballroom

***Reposted from the Department of Africana Studies. ***

Since the 1960s, 22 of the 54 African countries have witnessed civil wars that resulted in mass violence, displacement and refugee crises, economic and infrastructural destruction, and political and regional instability. Caused by complex historical drivers and experiences rooted in the colonial legacy of fragile constitutional and institutional structures, ill-prepared political leadership, sectarianism, ethnonationalism, religious intolerance, poverty and inequality, and stiff competition for scarce resources, among other factors, the wars have had devastating impacts on Africans especially women. Leading experts, activists, students, policymakers, and others will discuss these issues, including women, gender, conflict resolutions, and peacebuilding/peacemaking in Africa.

Join keynote speakers Aili Mari Tripp, Ph.D., Vilas Professor of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin, Madison and Cyril Obi, Ph.D., Program Director at the Social Science Research Council, NYC and leader of the African Peacebuilding Network (APN) and the Next Generation Social Sciences in Africa programs along with a special panel of UMBC students for two days of discussion, African food, and music.

RSVPs/Registration is required no later than April 30, 2023 to reserve a seat. UMBC attendees should RSVP via Google form: https://forms.gle/H2VdVVY3dNDiHWSf8, also by April 30, 2023. Questions can be sent to: afst-conference@umbc.edu.

Guests should use the registration link on the website. Paid guests receive meals, a conference tote bag, event program and attend the evening banquet.

UMBC community members are not required to pay any registration fees, but they have to complete a Google Form to reserve a spot to attend the conference indicating the sessions they would attend. https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/degree-in-africana-studies/events/117316  

This event is hosted by UMBC's Department of Africana Studies, and co-sponsored by the Office of the Dean of College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences; the Center for Global Engagement; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; the Center for Social Science Scholarship; The Shriver Center; Language, Literacy and Culture PhD Program; and Departments of Gender, Women's, + Sexuality Studies; Political Science; and Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health.