NO MEETING TONIGHT! And our other upcoming meetings

***ATTENTION***
GESCoM will no longer be having our professor research night tonight. We apologize for the inconvenience.



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But please check out some of our other upcoming events:


  1. 10/21, 2-4pm in MP 104: Halloween party and pumpkin decorating
  2. 10/24, 11:30am in Commons main street :Fall into Sustainability Fair!
  3. 10/25, 7-8pm in MP 101: Professional panel night!
  4. 11/1, 7-8pm in MP 008: GBM :D
  5. 11/4, 1-3pm in Commons Ballroom: Sustainable fashion show! (reserve a ticket if interested)


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The Retriever Peer to Peer Listening program is excited to announce we have launched for the Fall 2022 Semester! The Retriever Peer to Peer Listeners aim to provide a safe space for students to come and talk. Peer Listeners facilitate empathetic and restorative peer listening in order to establish a community for understanding, communication, and support. 

To set up a time with a Peer Listener, please review the below calendar for the Peer Listener's availability. Meetings can take place in person at the Library, Commons, University Center, or Res Hall Lobby or virtually through WebEx or Google Meets. Please text the listener you are looking to book a time to meet (preferably 24 hours in advance) to set up a time to talk today!  To meet our Listeners, check out their Bios on our Instagram! We're here for you!


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Here's a great opportunity for a recent or soon-to-be graduate with an interest in economics. Blueprint Labs is a research lab based at the Department of Economics at MIT. We are hiring a Senior Research Support Associate (RSA) to work with faculty on administrative and research-related needs beginning in Spring or Summer 2023.

The RSA works in close collaboration with MIT professors Joshua Angrist, Parag Pathak, and Nikhil Agarwal, as well as with Blueprint staff. The RSA will assist with a variety of projects from class and seminar preparation, to financial reporting, to Blueprint Labs events and operations, and more.

Learn more and apply here. 

If you have questions, please email hiring@mitblueprintlabs.org.
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In the piece titled, “Strategies to Improve Measurement of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Among Youth," the authors make five recommendations:

  • Ask about all three dimensions of sexual orientation;
  • Offer response options that account for a range of gender identities;
  • Include an “I’m Not Sure Yet” response option;
  • Collect SOGI data with each administration of a longitudinal survey; and
  • Ensure privacy and confidentiality during survey administration. 

Read the commentary here.
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Please check out our upcoming program in partnership with the office of health promotions. You can find the link to submit your questions through our Linktree account as well. 

Are you looking to start a relationship and want some advice? 

Do you and your partner want tips to keep your romance alive? 

Come ask our Sex-perts at Sex in the Dark! 

Bring all your questions and let our panel of Sex-perts answer them. This sex-positive event is welcome to all gender identities and all sexual orientations.

Anonymously submit your burning questions to our Sex-perts using this form.

No question is too simple or too outrageous - let's keep sex and relationships fun and safe!
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Here's a reminder that our next hybrid general board meeting is going to be next week Friday, October 28th.

The location is in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building in Room 101 and the time is from 5:00 to 6:00pm. For those that cannot make it in person, feel free to use the link below so that you can join in virtually.

We hope to see everyone there!

Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m0840f1ef8c91dc374b2783647e433d28 ]]> Hello friends! Here's a reminder that our next hybrid general board meeting is going to be next week Friday, October 28th. The location is in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building in Room... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/128560/guest@my.umbc.edu/213c4cb3dd654bb3755a85e39efef6f8/api/pixel Best Buddies https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/bestbuddies https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/xsmall.png?1596553872 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/original.jpg?1596553872 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/xxlarge.png?1596553872 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/xlarge.png?1596553872 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/large.png?1596553872 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/medium.png?1596553872 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/small.png?1596553872 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/xsmall.png?1596553872 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/613/4c3860eca356f2a5ee47b2bfc2a9a93e/xxsmall.png?1596553872 Best Buddies 0 0 true Tue, 18 Oct 2022 13:26:37 -0400 Updates on Campus Hot Water Outage, Lasting Through The Week

Dear UMBC Community,

We continue to make repairs to our campus hot water system and expect this work to go on for the remainder of the week. Unfortunately, the repair process also makes it necessary to turn off the hot water and heating systems to several additional buildings.

Currently affected buildings without hot water include: The Administration Building, Retriever Activities Center, University Center, Engineering Building, Information Technology/Engineering Building, Math/Psychology Building, Sondheim Hall, and Sherman Hall.

Tomorrow, Wednesday, October 19, at 3:30 p.m., hot water will be turned off to the following additional buildings: Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery, Erickson Hall, Public Policy, Physics, Biology/Schwartz, the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building, and The Commons.

Most affected buildings will see decreases in temperature and will not have hot water. The Commons and Erickson Hall will retain limited amounts of hot water. We are working with building managers to support academic, research, and student life operations as normally as possible. Buildings remain open as usual and classes will continue as scheduled. Bathrooms will remain functional with cold water available. 

Dining updates include: 

  • Dining locations in the Commons, the Admin Coffee Shop, and Starbucks will be open as usual.

  • Chick-Fil-A will be open from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Thursday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday.

  • Einstein's Bagels will be closed, beginning Wednesday, until hot water is restored.

We continue to monitor the temperature in buildings and are working with building staff to make sure operations can continue effectively and safely. Given the falling temperatures, please plan ahead when you come to campus by bringing extra clothing layers. Staff should continue to work with their supervisors to work remotely if needed. 

We will update the campus as soon as hot water is restored and appreciate your support as our teams execute this complicated repair to a core campus system.  


Kathy L. Dettloff, Vice President for Administration and Finance
Lenn Caron, Associate Vice President, Facilities Management


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Dr. Jessica Berman's article "BBC at 100: a trusted international news source, but it's important to remember whose values it reflects" was published in The Conversation. Berman explores the sociopolitical history of the BBC and its relationship to British soft power. Berman writes:

"As the BBC turns 100 we should celebrate its extraordinary history as a public service broadcaster bringing news and other programming to audiences around the globe. In 2020-2021 the BBC announced that its World Service achieved its highest-ever audience, with an average of close to 500 million listeners globally each week. The BBC brings news to audiences in more than 40 languages, with newer additions like Igbo, Pidgin, and Yoruba growing in strength each year.

. . . As we mark the BBC's centenary and celebrate the continuing achievements of the World Service, we should remember how British soft power has often guided its history and insist that it is able to operate independently now and into the future."

To read the rest of the article, follow this link.

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The weeks around Homecoming offer multiple ways for the UMBC community to reconnect with our Retriever pride and celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing alumni. Two marquee events during this time are the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame Induction and Alumni Awards ceremonies.

Athletics’ legacy of excellence

The UMBC Athletics Hall of Fame first launched in the 1970s and was later made an annual ceremony in 1990. This celebratory event recognizes UMBC community members for their athletic excellence and contribution to the university. To date, 129 members have been enshrined. And this year, Brian Barrio, UMBC Director of Athletics, made a key change, moving the popular event to Homecoming weekend to capitalize on the #RetrieverNation excitement.

People make small talk at an event in the Skylight Lounge Two woman greet each other enthusiastically with a hug

“We are thrilled that the Athletics Hall of Fame has been moved to the Homecoming weekend, and grateful to UMBC’s Office of Alumni Engagement who have been great partners in the re-launch of this event,” says Barrio. After postponing the event for two years due to COVID 19, says Barrio, Athletics is eager to celebrate their community. “This class is a diverse and talented group that set high standards of excellence for Retriever Nation.” 

The 22nd edition of the Hall of Fame inductions took place on Friday, October 7, in UMBC’s Skylight Room honoring:

A family dressed in black and white and gold poses together behind a dinner tableSteve Levy ’85 and his family at the Hall of Fame induction. (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC)

Recognizing alumni excellence 

Later in October, UMBC will celebrate another cadre of Retrievers at the 2022 Alumni Awards, hosted by the UMBC Alumni Association Board of Directors. This year’s ceremony and reception takes place on Thursday, October 27, at 6:30 p.m. in UMBC’s Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall.

“This is one of my favorite events because it brings the UMBC community together in such a beautiful way,” says Stanyell Odom, Director of Alumni Engagement. “We are proud to continue to support the Alumni Association and its board of directors in this annual celebration of excellence.”

Brian Frazee (Marlayna Demond ’11/UMBC)

Three different types of awards are given to alumni during the ceremony: Outstanding Alumni of the Year awards (by major or field affiliation), Distinguished Service, and Rising Star (Young Alumni). The alumni board also recognizes one Outstanding Faculty member who has demonstrated commitment to student success beyond the classroom.

“The UMBC Alumni Association Board of Directors is excited to honor our 2022 Alumni Award winners,” says Brian Frazee ’11, political science, M.P.P. ’12. “This year’s honorees represent the very best of our alumni community, and their contributions are making a difference all over the world.”

This year’s awardees are: 

Learn more about the 2022 Alumni Award winners and register for the event. 

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The Dresher Center’s CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now lunchtime series showcases exciting new faculty work in the humanities in a dynamic and inter-disciplinary setting.

Lunch will be served at 11:30am.


Introducing Collaborative Visual Storytelling: Co-Producing Theory and Knowledge with Black Yield Institute
Charlotte Keniston, Associate Director, Shriver Center, and Ph.D. Candidate, Language, Literacy, and Culture Program; Dresher Center Graduate Fellow

Charlotte Keniston will introduce a new framework for university-community partnership which utilizes visual storytelling tools such as photovoice, community mapping, and digital storytelling. She will discuss her ongoing work with Black Yield Institute on a digital political organizing platform called the VAULT and challenge attendees to consider the ethics and practice of community-university research relationships.

Following Charlotte's presentation, Michael Casiano, Assistant Professor, American Studies, will present on "Bad Government": The Transformation of Urban Governance in Turn of the Century Baltimore.

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