Were you a participant in a TRIO program (Upward Bound, Talent Search, Student Support Services, McNair Scholars, Veterans Upward Bound, or Educational Opportunity Centers)?
If so, and you now work or study at UMBC, we want to hear from you!

February 28, 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of National TRIO Day, and as part of our celebration of these transformational programs, we hope to build a network of TRIO alumni on the UMBC campus.

UMBC's Office of Academic Opportunity Programs (AOP) is gathering the names of UMBC faculty, staff, and graduate students who are TRIO alumni from across the country. Whether your journey began in high school or college, your story is proof that TRIO Works — and we want to celebrate it.

Complete the short form here: TRIO Alumni at UMBC Google Form
(Please use your UMBC email address when submitting.)

Your responses will help us:

• Highlight the legacy and impact of TRIO programs across UMBC

• Build community among TRIO alumni on campus

• Inspire current TRIO students by showing them what's possible

Let's show just how far the TRIO network reaches at UMBC!

To all chip users,

The DoIT Research Computing & Data (RCD) Team is aware of the storage system performance issues that have impacted the chip cluster since earlier this month. For some users this is intermittent, for others the issue is persistent. These issues manifest as unusually long file read/write/load times for operations as simple as “ls” or “cd” when navigating the filesystem or as complicated as long slurm job runtimes. The RCD Team has been working with support vendors and other institutions to better understand the underlying problem that is affecting the storage system. We apologize for this interruption to productivity and want users to know that this is not expected behavior and that we are working to resolve the issue.

The team will give weekly updates and give substantive updates as they develop.

Thanks for reading,

Roy Prouty

Assistant Director for Research Computing

UMBC DoIT

Application closes on March 27th. If you have any questions or need any assistance please reach out to Taylor Holmes or Kirstin Floyd. We look forward to seeing everyone's submissions!

We are having a study session this Wednesday, Feb. 25, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in PUP 206. Feel free to drop by and use the space to study and work. Snacks will be provided! 

Do you want to make a difference on campus? Are you passionate about an initiative, or want to help shape the future of UMBC? The SGA officer application is open for the 2026-2027 academic year. It is located here. SGA is the perfect place to step into leadership and help shape the student experience at UMBC. 

We are currently accepting applications to run for the following positions:

President: The primary representative and leader of SGA’s executive branch. The President promotes student interests, collaborates with campus partners, oversees executive appointments and initiatives, and works closely with legislative and financial bodies.

Executive Vice President: Supports the President in leading SGA’s Executive Branch and advancing initiatives that benefit undergraduate students. They help coordinate executive operations, organize meetings, and promote collaboration across SGA branches, while also leading the Executive Operations Team

Treasurer: Manages SGA’s funds and financial processes in a manner consistent with the best interests of the undergraduate student body. Is a member of the Finance Board and works with the President to prepare and propose an annual SGA budget for the fiscal year

Vice President of Student Organizations: Promotes and supports UMBC’s student organizations through programs, services, and work with campus partners. Serves as a voting member of the Finance Board and is the leader of the Student Organizations Support Team.

Senator: Conducts outreach to the student body, works on initiatives to create tangible benefits for UMBC students, and organizes and empowers other students to strengthen the UMBC community

Finance Board Member: Allocates funds to support student organization activities. Members of the Finance Board will allocate $370,000 to student organizations over the course of the 2025-2026 academic year

Applications close March 8th at 11:59pm. We encourage students from all backgrounds and experiences to apply and bring their perspectives to student government at UMBC. If you want to learn more, come to an interest meeting on Monday, March 2nd from 12-1pm (The Commons 329) or Thursday, March 5th 2-3pm (The Commons 318).

Questions? Email Election Board Chair Elle Poissant (g181@umbc.edu)

Were you a participant in a TRIO program (Upward Bound, Talent Search, Student Support Services, McNair Scholars, Veterans Upward Bound, or Educational Opportunity Centers)?
If so, and you now work or study at UMBC, we want to hear from you!

February 28, 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of National TRIO Day, and as part of our celebration of these transformational programs, we hope to build a network of TRIO alumni on the UMBC campus.

UMBC's Office of Academic Opportunity Programs (AOP) is gathering the names of UMBC faculty, staff, and graduate students who are TRIO alumni from across the country. Whether your journey began in high school or college, your story is proof that TRIO Works — and we want to celebrate it.

Complete the short form here: TRIO Alumni at UMBC Google Form
(Please use your UMBC email address when submitting.)

Your responses will help us:

• Highlight the legacy and impact of TRIO programs across UMBC

• Build community among TRIO alumni on campus

• Inspire current TRIO students by showing them what's possible

Let's show just how far the TRIO network reaches at UMBC!