Catalyst, the interdisciplinary lecture series, presented by CIRCA (UMBC’s Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts), continues with Steve Bradley and Nicole King, Monday, April 28, beginning at 12 Noon in the Dresher Center Conference Room (PAHB 216).

UMBC associate professor Steve Bradley of Visual Arts and assistant professor Nicole King of American Studies will present their collaborative research Mapping Baybrook, an interdisciplinary exploration of place that uses digital mapping to illustrate research on the history and culture of an industrial community in Baltimore, Maryland referred to as Baybrook—a merging of the names of two neighborhoods, Brooklyn and Curtis Bay. The story of Greater Baybrook reflects the tenacity of a community striving for sustainability in the boom and bust of U. S. industrial development.

A catered lunch will be provided by CIRCA.

Learn more about this event and Mapping Baybrook at our Arts and Culture Calendar. Additional Catalyst events can be found at CIRCA’s website.

Along with Team Drive-Less (a proposal to install a car counter at the Commons Garage to indiciate when it is full), the proposed project, 'The Garden@ UMBC' won the top number of Prove-it votes with 70% of the students voting for the community garden. The organizers have been building momentum and partnerships and seeking approval and space for over a year. They're now asking anyone interested in a garden plot to use their Food Plot Application.

In their own words:

"We're building a community food garden on UMBC's campus. We are growing food, and a lot of it! If a Master Gardener used the space we've been provided, we could grow over $39,000 worth of food a year--that's incredible.

In addition to that we're trying to bring all of UMBC together: all majors, all interests, every kind of student to show that we all can contribute to something together. The actual space is a collaboration of Mechanical Engineering students and Linehan Visual Art Scholars, we've already had three classes from three different departments incorporate our project into their curriculum, and the Undergraduate Research Awards have already begun to be doled out.

Above all, The Garden is a model for how students can change their university. Research doesn't just exist in the lab, and service doesn't have to be at an off campus service site. We don't have to go to someone else for those opportunities. As students we can create them on our campus on our terms. We've already established the pool of campus and community partners to support every kind of engagement possible, and now we need the students.

Let's grow UMBC together."

• 7PM: Watch Dr Suess's 'The Lorax' and TED talks, and enjoy free popcorn in the Commons Sports Zone

• 11AM-2PM: Make buttons, planters, mason jars, reusable bags, and more on Commons Terrace
• 3- 4:30PM: Campus Sustainability Tour, meet at the entrance to the new Performing Arts building

• 10AM -2PM: Celebrate at the main festival, with music, games, speakers, performances, food, crafts, giveaways, and many organizations.
• 3PM: Volunteer to help us plant trees by Walker Garage. Tree planting training included.

• 6PM: Tour the trails of UMBC's Conservation and Environmental Research Area (CERA), departing from Commons Loop

• 4/23: Earth Day 5k Run
• 4/23: Sediment withdrawals and deposits, Chesapeake Bay Watershed: It’s not just banks!
• 4/25: Combined Sewer Overflows are an Important Source of Wastewater Contaminants in the Urban Environment”.