On Thursday, March 15th starting at 2pm LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected during this downtime.  

The maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed security and application updates.  The outage window is expected to last two hours with services being restored by 4pm on Thursday, March 15th.

During the outage window account creations will be queued and then processed upon restoration of services.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Technology Support Center at x53838.

Academic Advising for Fall 2018 is coming soon!
Be sure to check your UMBC email!!
You will be receiving information via email within the next few days on your advising assignment and learn more about our department's advising and registration process. Please read the email well, as some advisor assignments may have changed.

ARTIST’S TALK BY SHELLEY NIRO

Tuesday, March 6, 6 p.m. in the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery with reception to follow

Shelley Niro (Mohawk, b. 1954) will speak about her art practice, including her work in the current exhibition in the library gallery, Our People, Our Land, Our Images.

Niro received her MFA from the University of Western Ontario, is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist and member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk.Niro, who received her MFA from the University of Western Ontario, is an award-winning multi-disciplinary artist and member of the Six Nations Reserve, Turtle Clan, Bay of Quinte Mohawk.

“THE WILDLY COLORFUL INK PAINTINGS OF LO CH’ING”

Wednesday, March 7, 2018, 4 p.m. in room 132, Performing Arts and Humanities Building

Dr. Alfreda Murck, author of Poetry and Painting in Song China, The Subtle Art of Dissent and previous Associate Curator of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art will present a lecture on the work of Lo Ch’ing, the poet-painter. The lecture places the artist in the context of the millennia-long tradition of Chinese landscape painting and coincides with the CADVC exhibition, The Poet’s Brush: Chinese Ink Paintings by Lo Ch’ing. Connie Rosemont will introduce Dr. Murck, the CADVC’s project, and her involvement with the Lo Ch’ing interview for the exhibition catalog.

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Image: Shelley Niro’s GIRLS, 2006. Digital print. Courtesy of the artist. 

The Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship Fund was established in 1977 by the University of Maryland Baltimore County Student Government Association in recognition of Dr. Kaplan’s many contributions to UMBC during his tenure as Interim Chancellor.

It was Dr. Kaplan’s wish, when the fund was first established, that students who displayed academic promise be assisted financially in order to continue their education at UMBC.

These guidelines set forth the conditions for the award of the scholarships which will honor Dr. Louis L. Kaplan and carry out his wishes.

1. NAME: The name of the Fund shall be: The Louis Kaplan Scholarship Fund

2. FUNDING: Income from the Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship Fund that has been established in the Common Trust Fund of the University will be treated as a permanent endowment, the principal and any unexpended income to be invested and reinvested under the authority of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents. Contributions may be added to the original principal of the Louis L. Kaplan Fund as part of the endowment. The income from the scholarship fund shall be administered by the Office of Institutional Advancement.

3. AWARDS: A Louis L. Kaplan Scholarship(s) may be awarded to outstanding undergraduate students at the University of Maryland Baltimore County each year.

Amount of Awards: The amount of the awards (s) will be based on the interest earned annually on the principal in the fund account; half the interest earned each year will be available for distribution.

Criteria for Selection: The purpose of the award is to recognize UMBC students with proven academic achievement (minimum 3.0 grade point average) who will hold junior or senior status (minimum 60 credits) the following fall (credits must reflect on transcript by the end of the application semester), demonstrate financial need, and have made valuable contributions to the UMBC community. While financial need will be a consideration, it WILL NOT be the deciding factor in granting the award (s).

Nomination and Award Process: Applications should be submitted to the Vice President for Student Affairs office. Selection of a student or students for the award will be made by the selection committee by June 15 each year; the award will be presented for the following fall semester by the first week in October. 

Let students in your networks know that applications are due by 4PM on May 14, 2018!