Expectations for temporary stay at off campus during the summer
I want to stay safe and secure.
Hello everyone,
As I mentioned in my previous post about summer housing, I wanted to share some general expectations for potential roommates:
I'm friendly and easygoing, and I don't mind a little mess in shared spaces as long as we all clean up after ourselves and stay respectful of each other. Open communication is really important to me.
I value a calm and quiet atmosphere. I usually go to bed around midnight, so I'd appreciate keeping noise levels low at night (especially avoiding loud music or disturbances).
I appreciate a respectful and inclusive environment where everyone treats each other kindly, regardless of background, beliefs, or personal habits.
If any issues come up, I believe in resolving them politely and communicating openly so everyone feels comfortable.
I prefer an all-female living environment and am not comfortable with male visitors in the shared living space.
Thank you!
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Important—Announcing the Strategic Plan Survey
Dear UMBC Community,
On behalf of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee, I invite you to share your perspectives on UMBC’s strategic plan via
this survey. The survey includes five sections, each aligned with one of the university’s strategic pillars. As a reminder, the pillars are:
- Cultivate organizational innovation and vitality
- Redefine excellence in research and creative achievement
- Strengthen Maryland and its communities
- Advance student opportunity and success
- Transform teaching and learning
You can choose which sections you would like to complete based on your interests and experiences. The survey is also designed to capture additional ideas you may have for strengthening these five focus areas. Please note that each section of the survey will take approximately 10 – 15 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous and confidential.
We also invite you to visit the
strategic planning website for current information, including a new feedback form now available on the home page.
Finally, as our pillar subgroups prepare to introduce their engagement activities, be sure to follow the
myUMBC Strategic Planning group for information about scheduled engagement events. We will also continue to email the UMBC campus community about additional opportunities to engage in the planning process.
We hope that you will complete the survey by Tuesday, April 7. Your insights, ideas, and feedback are essential as we continue the planning process.
Thank you for your support.
Regards,
Charissa S. L. Cheah
Professor, Psychology and Asian Studies Affiliate Faculty
Chair, Strategic Plan Steering Committee
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Spring 2026 Newsletter!
The AMST Newsletter is now available for Spring 2026! Check it out to get department updates on faculty, student spotlights, course registration, and upcoming events!
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Performance Management Process Reminder
Completed forms are due Friday, May 1, 2026
As a reminder, the 2025-2026 PMP evaluation period runs from April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026. Department heads and supervisors are required to complete and submit a PMP evaluation form for each of their regular/grant funded Exempt and Non-Exempt direct reports for the 12-month period stated above.
The deadline for submitting these evaluations is Friday May 1, 2026.
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Important—Announcing the Strategic Plan Survey
Dear UMBC Community,
On behalf of the Strategic Plan Steering Committee, I invite you to share your perspectives on UMBC’s strategic plan via
this survey. The survey includes five sections, each aligned with one of the university’s strategic pillars. As a reminder, the pillars are:
- Cultivate organizational innovation and vitality
- Redefine excellence in research and creative achievement
- Strengthen Maryland and its communities
- Advance student opportunity and success
- Transform teaching and learning
You can choose which sections you would like to complete based on your interests and experiences. The survey is also designed to capture additional ideas you may have for strengthening these five focus areas. Please note that each section of the survey will take approximately 10 - 15 minutes to complete and all responses are anonymous and confidential.
We also invite you to visit the
strategic planning website for current information, including a new feedback form now available on the home page.
Finally, as our pillar subgroups prepare to introduce their engagement activities, be sure to follow the
myUMBC Strategic Planning group for information about scheduled engagement events. We will also continue to email the UMBC campus community about additional opportunities to engage in the planning process.
We hope that you will complete the survey by Tuesday, April 7. Your insights, ideas, and feedback are essential as we continue the planning process.
Thank you for your support.
Regards,
Charissa S. L. Cheah
Professor, Psychology and Asian Studies Affiliate Faculty
Chair, Strategic Plan Steering Committee
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Facilitated Conversation on Current Working Conditions
Join the CAHSS Women's Faculty Network in conversation
Hello folks - Please see the message below from the CAHSS Women's Faculty Network!
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Friends and Colleagues,
The Women's Faculty Network met a few weeks ago and members would like to have a facilitated listening session about working under our ongoing challenging conditions —ICE issues, attacks on identities and fields of research,emotionally supporting ourselves and our students, etc. After talking with other affinity group members, we will host this session for any other interested faculty on
Friday, April 17th at 12pm in ITE 456. The Center for Social Justice Dialogue and Jasmine Lee will be facilitating the session, and lunch will be provided. Please invite your group members and RSVP on the myUMBC announcement,
Facilitated Conversation.
Thanks!
Michelle & Kate
Co-Chairs of the CAHSS Women's Faculty Network
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Repost: Faculty Forum on Campus Immigration Policy
Event link: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/fs/events/152664
There will be an Immigration Enforcement forum with the President, Provost, Chief of Police, and General Counsel on Wednesday, April 1 from 3-4 PM in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. There will be a virtual listen only option, but in-person attendance is encouraged, particularly if you want to ask questions. This session is intended for faculty. Please consider attending or having someone from your department attend if you are unable. All interested faculty are welcome.
*The virtual link will be posted when available
Please join us and members from other faculty affinity groups for a facilitated listening session with Dr. Jasmine Lee from the Center for Social Justice Dialogue in ITE-456, April 17 at noon. Lunch will be provided.
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.
Agentic Vibe Coding from the Terminal
Prof. Tim Oates, UMBC
1-2:30pm ET, April 3, 2026, ITE 325b and online
Large language models have become surprisingly capable coding partners - not just for autocomplete, but for turning a rough problem statement into runnable code, tests, and iterative improvements. In this talk I'll give a short, technical overview of why coding assistants work (internet-scale code + documentation pretraining, instruction tuning, and feedback loops), and where they predictably fail (ambiguous specs, hidden requirements, brittle dependencies, and "confidently wrong" outputs).
Most of the session is live, terminal-based demos using
Claude Code. We'll start from plain-English requirements and iteratively produce working implementations: scaffolding a small project, generating tests, debugging failures, refactoring for clarity/performance, and adding documentation. Along the way I'll highlight practical workflows: "spec-first prompting", test-driven prompting, using the assistant to explain unfamiliar code, and using constraints to keep changes small and reviewable. The goal is for faculty and students to leave with repeatable patterns for using coding assistants effectively - without outsourcing understanding or sacrificing correctness.
Dr. Tim Oates is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. He received B.S. degrees in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University in 1989, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1997 and 2000, respectively. Prior to coming to UMBC in the Fall of 2001, he spent a year as a postdoc researcher in the M.I.T. Artificial Intelligence Lab. In 2004 Dr. Oates won a prestigious NSF CAREER award. He is an author or co-author of more than 200 peer reviewed papers and is a member of ACM and AAAI.
Need a study break or a quick energy boost? Head over to Commons 308 right now! We've got a variety of free snacks available to grab and go.
Stop by and refuel before your next lecture or library session. See you there!
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