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RCCG Waterbrook Church will be at UMBC Commons on Tuesday, Sept 16 at 1pm. They’ll be giving out free Chick-fil-A gift cards and connecting with students. If you’re around campus, feel free to stop by and check it out.
For more info you can call or text 443-815-9889. Instagram: @rccg.waterbrookchurch
Hello CSA!!
We are thrilled to welcome both our returning and new members to another year of CSA :D ! CSA has many cultural and social events in store for you this upcoming school year, including our Big and Little Week right around the corner!!
Check out our instagram @umbccsa for more details! We hope to see you at our first event <3
]]>The applications for the M.O.D.E.L M.E mentoring program are now live for the 2025-2026 school year! This mentoring program is open to all mechanical engineering students at UMBC and offers a great opportunity to connect with peers and learn more about the tools and resources that can help you succeed in your academic and future career as an engineer.
Why be a mentor?
As a mentor, you can help new students navigate their first experiences at UMBC and offer valuable insights into what's to come. By building connections between upperclassmen and newer students, we can foster growth and diversity within our community. Mentoring others can also help build your resume and leadership skills.
Mentor Responsibilities:
- Attend the meet-up event to meet your mentee
- Periodically meet with your mentee to check in and offer advice
- Keep in contact with your mentee and answer their questions
Why be a mentee?
As a mentee, you will receive advice and valuable knowledge from your mentor. They can answer questions about classes, resumes, or anything else you want to learn more about to improve your college experience. You and your mentor can decide whether to meet in person or connect online.
There will be a group meet-up event where mentors will get to meet their mentees, as well as periodic group meetings throughout the school year for everyone to take a mental break and have fun with games and food.
Students of all academic years are eligible to become a mentee, while the mentor positions are only open to juniors, seniors, and super-seniors.
Remember: you get out what you put in!
How to Apply:
The deadline to apply to be either a mentor or mentee is October 20th, 2025. To apply, please fill out the appropriate application form:
If you have any personal questions, please email Comfort Emeaba at comfore1@umbc.edu.
We look forward to hearing from you!
A primary goal is to uncover what prompts the mode switch. “How does it decide when to switch? And the hypothesis that we’re considering is that it’s based on some internal measure of uncertainty in the fish, meaning that if the fish isn’t sure if it’s inside the tube, it’s going to move so it can gather sensory information,” Hoffman says.
To test this, the team integrates several methods. At the University of Minnesota, engineers led by Andrew Lamperski will apply machine learning to map relationships between sensory inputs and behavioral outputs in the form of mathematical functions. Hoffman handles data analysis, starting with manual pattern-spotting before coding.
Read more about this research here.
