The second annual Cangialosi Business Innovation Competition (CBIC) was held on Thursday, April 23. The CBIC allows graduate and undergraduate students from UMBC the chance to plan a start-up and is coordinated by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship through a gift from Greg Cangialosi ’96, English. The award offers teams cash awards, as well as a membership to Betamore, an incubator and educational facility in Federal Hill co-founded by Cangialosi.

This year, seven teams were chosen out of 28 applicants to present their business ideas to a panel of three judges, including Ed Chalfin, co-chair of the Baltimore Angels, Kelly Trumpbour, founder of See Jane Invest, and Demian Costa, partner of Plank Industries.

Michael Gardner ’17, information systems, and Nathan Hefner won the first place award of $5,000 by presenting NeighborhoodNet, a software platform for creating and managing community association websites. Patrick Wheltle ’87, emergency health services, and Robert Oehrli ’14, mechanical engineering, and ’15 M.A.T., technology education, placed second with Baltimore Emergency Medical Technology, an electronic triage tag that can be used in mass casualty accidents to help save more lives. Annah Seo ’13, psychology, and M.P.S., industrial/organizational psychology, won the third place award by presenting PiVot, an app that would let students and professionals independently assess their abilities and interest to explore career paths.

Our students are in schools within several institutions within the University System of Maryland. Some go to school in, are from, or serve in the areas that have been hardest hit by the unrest. In the spirit of community, we know that our graduate students, staff, and alumni have been working to share in the clean up, offer support, and serve others. The sense of community extends outside of the walls of the institution. As we learn more, we will share information, as we stand strong with Baltimore.

Dr. Robin Newhouse ’87, nursing, has been named dean of the Indiana University School of Nursing. Newhouse is nationally known for her research methods to improve the quality of care for patients. She was inducted into the International Research Hall of Fame in 2014, which recognizes nurse researchers who have achieved national or international recognition for their work.

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Kristerfer Burnett ’11 M.P.P., public policy, is honored on The Daily Record’s “20 in their Twenties” list. “20 in their Twenties” honors those who have had promising starts to their careers while in their twenties.

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McKenzie Chinn ’06, acting, has won a fellowship from the Leonore Annenberg Fellowship Fund for the Performing and Visual Arts. It provides $50,000 for up to two years for talented artists on the cusp on a professional breakthrough. She has appeared at the Goodman Theater and the Steppenwolf Theater in Chicago. She plans on using her stipend to write, co-produce, and star in an original, ultra-low budget feature-length movie currently titled “Instruction Manual for How Things Work.”

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TO: The UMBC Community

FROM: Freeman Hrabowski and Philip Rous

During this challenging time for our Baltimore community, our primary goal is to ensure the safety of all members of our community.

We are aware that events in Baltimore City and the 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. curfew affect many of our students, faculty, and staff living, working, and studying in and around the city. We encourage everyone who may be impacted to use their best judgment when making decisions about travelling to and from campus.

We encourage our faculty, staff, and students to be flexible in accommodating the challenges that some of the members of our community may face in travelling to classes, meetings or other on- and off-campus engagements. We understand that affected faculty may need to reschedule classes or temporarily use alternative methods of instruction, such as Blackboard. In addition, the University has approved liberal leave for personnel who are affected by these circumstances.

We are closely monitoring the situation across the region and will respond quickly should circumstances change. We will continue to update the campus and will inform the community immediately of any changes that would impact campus operations.

We understand this is a difficult time for UMBC and our Baltimore community. The UMBC Counseling Center is available to students who may need support. Please visit the Counseling Center website for additional resources or call 410-455-2472.

The Women’s Center is sponsoring a discussion at 4 p.m. today in the Commons. Students, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Additional opportunities for community conversation and reflection are currently being developed and information will be shared as it is available.