URGENT! Run for Disability Advocate Union President or Vice President Be a leader! Deadline to apply is today!
In order to maintain as a club and support this community, we must fill the roles of President and Vice President for next year.

Want to make a difference on campus, plan events, build an inclusive community, and spread awareness of and create advocacy and accessibility initiatives? Run for the Disability Advocate Union (DAU) eboard! This is the last day to apply, due by 11:59 tonight! Feel free to apply for multiple positions and you can also nominate someone you think would be good for any of these roles! Any undergraduate student of any major may apply. 

Please apply/nominate at this link! https://forms.gle/SLDMJcWknjnqhyMW6

DAU Purpose:

The Disability Advocate Union has been established for the purposes of serving the
under-represented disabled population at UMBC and creating social community for and
around it. We seek to advocate for students for accessibility and accommodations, to
elevate and raise the voices of disabled students, to raise awareness of the disabled
community and to educate our UMBC community about disability and how to
accommodate, and to fight against misperceptions about disability. Additionally, we seek
to provide community for people who may not have had or experienced it before, to host
not just accessible but welcoming events for people of all disabilities, to bring educational
opportunities to the disabled population that is relevant to their interests, wants, and needs,
that are not being provided by other organizations on campus, and to provide a space for
discussion for disabled people about topics related to disability that may be perceived as
uncomfortable or taboo in other social groups

Thanks so much for your interest! Please reach out with any questions to Ember Anderson (embera1@umbc.edu)


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Repost from The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being (i3b)

The following message is from our Division of Institutional Equity:

Assessment of Community, Engagement, and Belonging 

The purpose of the survey is to gather data about UMBC community member’s experiences and perceptions of their engagement, belonging, and overall campus climate at UMBC. 

Participants/Timeline: All students, faculty, and staff are invited to take the survey from April 1 – May 1, 2025 

Click HERE to take the survey today! 

What does the survey cover? 
1. Engagement (Engagement is defined as experiences that are demonstrated by how UMBC community members think, feel, and act, as well as how they feel about UMBC’s environment and policies, which influence how they feel towards UMBC.) 
2. Personal Experiences 
3. Institutional Actions (Policies & Programs) 
4. Sense of Belonging 
5. Health & Well-Being (Well-being is defined as having both individual and community components that include but are not limited to physical health, mental health, wellness, learning/work/living environments, and overall campus climate.) 
6. Workplace Climate 

Who is behind the survey? 
A team of UMBC students, faculty, and staff is working with Rankin Climate, an organization with 25 years of climate assessment experience at over 300 campuses on this project. 

Will anyone be able to identify my responses? Confidentiality is vital to the success of the survey. Rankin Climate has taken multiple precautionary measure to ensure anonymity. For more information go to the project website. 

If you complete the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a random drawing to receive one of the following as a way of saying “thank you” for taking the time to participate in the survey: 
• Retriever dollars ($25.00 per award) 
• Flex dollars ($25.00 per award) 
• UMBC swag Scan the QR code to take the survey! For more information, go to: provost.umbc.edu/ campus-climate-survey/

*To ensure confidentiality, raffle prizes and incentive processes happen separate from the survey itself*

__________________

This survey is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

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The following message was shared with the UMBC community on April 28 to announce the naming of a new interim dean for the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences:

* * * * *

Dear UMBC Community, 

As you probably are aware, the current dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS), Kimberly Moffitt, will be leaving UMBC this summer to join Howard University. I am excited to announce that John Stolle-McAllister has been appointed interim dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences effective July 1. John brings two-and-a-half decades of experience at UMBC to his new role. He is a professor of modern languages, linguistics, and intercultural communication and currently serves as chair.

John Stolle-McAllister

John previously served as associate dean in CAHSS from 2014 to 2022, and in that role he focused on student success initiatives, including creating the CAHSS advising center, collaboratively designing classroom renovations, leading the college’s response to COVID, and organizing faculty participation in the Planning Instructional Variety for Online Teaching (PIVOT) program.

John earned his bachelor’s from Bates College, and he received his master’s in Hispanic literatures and Ph.D. in comparative studies of discourse and society from the University of Minnesota. His research and teaching interests include multilingualism, cultural change, environmental issues, and social movements in Latin America.

A national search for a permanent dean will be conducted over the next year. I have asked Ana Oskoz, vice provost for faculty affairs, to chair the search committee. Isaacson Miller will support UMBC in this search for the next dean for CAHSS.

Please join me in welcoming John to his new role as interim dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. 

Sincerely, 

Manfred H.M. van Dulmen

Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs

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Assessment of Community, Engagement, and Belonging 

The purpose of the survey is to gather data about UMBC community member’s experiences and perceptions of their engagement, belonging, and overall campus climate at UMBC. 

Participants/Timeline: All students, faculty, and staff are invited to take the survey from April 1 – May 1, 2025 

Click HERE to take the survey today! 

What does the survey cover? 
1. Engagement (Engagement is defined as experiences that are demonstrated by how UMBC community members think, feel, and act, as well as how they feel about UMBC’s environment and policies, which influence how they feel towards UMBC.) 
2. Personal Experiences 
3. Institutional Actions (Policies & Programs) 
4. Sense of Belonging 
5. Health & Well-Being (Well-being is defined as having both individual and community components that include but are not limited to physical health, mental health, wellness, learning/work/living environments, and overall campus climate.) 
6. Workplace Climate 

Who is behind the survey? 
A team of UMBC students, faculty, and staff is working with Rankin Climate, an organization with 25 years of climate assessment experience at over 300 campuses on this project. 

Will anyone be able to identify my responses? Confidentiality is vital to the success of the survey. Rankin Climate has taken multiple precautionary measure to ensure anonymity. For more information go to the project website. 

If you complete the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a random drawing to receive one of the following as a way of saying “thank you” for taking the time to participate in the survey: 
• Retriever dollars ($25.00 per award) 
• Flex dollars ($25.00 per award) 
• UMBC swag Scan the QR code to take the survey! For more information, go to: provost.umbc.edu/ campus-climate-survey/

*To ensure confidentiality, raffle prizes and incentive processes happen separate from the survey itself*

__________________

This survey is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.


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Congratulations, Taka!



Join the Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards Ceremony on Wed 4/30 to celebrate for Taka and other colleagues:  https://facultystaffawards.umbc.edu/ 



Takashi Yamashita

2025 – 2028 Presidential Research Professor
Takashi Yamashita
Professor, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, and Gerontology Doctoral Program

Takashi Yamashita is a professor of sociology and co-director of the Gerontology Doctoral Program at UMBC. He joined the UMBC community in 2017. Prior to his appointment at UMBC, Yamashita was a faculty member in the Department of Sociology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. His research focuses on the broader benefits of education and lifelong learning, health literacy, applied quantitative methods, and gerontology education. He teaches courses in social gerontology, and quantitative research methods in the social sciences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Yamashita has served as the principal investigator on research projects funded by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He is a fellow of the Gerontological Society of America, the highest level of membership awarded by the organization. Yamashita holds his master’s in public health from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and his Ph.D. from Miami University.

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********* Repost from Campus Announcement ; Deadline 5/2*********



Dear UMBC Community,

As you have heard from President Sheares Ashby, UMBC is embarking on an important campus climate assessment survey this month.

Please use this link to participate in the survey. It is vital that as many members of our UMBC community as possible share their voices so we may best understand opportunities to create a more inclusive campus for all.

Thank you for participating in this important project!

Sincerely,

Tanyka M. Barber, Vice President for Institutional Equity and Chief Diversity Officer

Jasmine A. Lee, Co-Chair, Climate Study Work Group

Orianne Smith, Co-Chair, Climate Study Work Group
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The writing group is an opportunity for faculty to be grouped with a few people from across disciplines at UMBC to network and hold ourselves accountable to writing during the academic year. Groups will work together to identify a time to meet and set their own expectations.

The recommendation is to meet 1-2 hours per week, or every other week depending on the group's interest. Most groups do a check in and talk about their projects/week for about 15 minutes then spend the bulk of the time writing independently, then about 5 minutes to report out at the end.

If you would like to be matched, please complete this form by May 13, 2025.

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RSVP BY TODAY for our end of the year Celebration & Awards! 


Student Belonging (formerly known as Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, & Belonging, or i3b) in the Division of Student Affairs has hosted celebration ceremonies for Latinx, Black, and LGBTQIA+ / queer students for several years. This year, we are excited to add the Asian Cultural Celebration & Awards to the lineup. These three affinity events will honor and celebrate the achievements of UMBC's outstanding community members and graduating students.

The Lavender celebration is in recognition of the achievements of queer / LGBTQIA2+ community at UMBC, which is inclusive of students, faculty, staff, alumni, campus affiliates, and our allies. This year’s graduation celebration will focus on the theme “Power in Queer Joy.”


The 12th Annual Lavender Celebration & Awards

Monday, May 19, 2025

5:30 - 8pm

Skylight, The Commons 3rd Floor


This celebration includes:

  • Keynote speeches from an undergraduate and graduate student in the community.

  • An award component in celebration of the efforts and achievements accomplished in the past year. We have redone the awards for this year’s celebration, and our new award line up now includes awards highlighting inclusive and welcoming faculty and staff, up-and-coming students, students engaging in inclusive excellence and activism, students promoting radical love and belonging, efforts promoting the queer community, and graduating students or faculty/staff who have created a legacy worth celebrating.

  • A creative presentation moment in the celebration that highlights a performance, artwork, or other creative endeavor made in the last year by a queer student. We also have a second student showcasing their work, gallery-style, in the Fireside Lounge throughout the event.

  • A moment of celebration and farewell for our graduating students, who receive a special token to take forward with them.

Our Lavender Celebration & Awards is just one of countless Lavender events across the globe. According to the Human Rights Campaign, Lavender was created by Dr. Ronni Santo, a Jewish Lesbian who was denied the opportunity to attend the graduations of her biological children because of her sexual orientation. It was through this experience that she came to understand the pain felt by her students. Encouraged by the Dean of Students at the University of Michigan, Dr. Sanlo designed the first Lavender event in 1995.


Dress code: We encourage all attendees and graduates to dress in their "celebration best." While cap and gown are not required, we would be thrilled to see attendees join us in cowboy or western themed apparel (cowboy hats in particular!) in the spirit of this semester’s Pride theme. This is not required, please feel free to come in whatever is affirming and comfortable for you!


For those interested in attending, RSVP HERE (https://forms.gle/7HYsxsAAaJBNKH8g6)! Graduates that RSVP between Monday, April 14th and Monday, April 28th at 6pm will be highlighted during the event and receive honorary graduation cords.

Folx are still welcome to attend even if there is no RSVP. Graduating students can register to be recognized day-of, but food and seating is only guranteed for those who RSVP'ed.


If you have any questions, please email the Lavender Planning Committee co-chairs: Darcie Adams at dadams4@umbc.edu or Zoe Brown at zoebrown@umbc.edu.


This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy. 




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RSVP BY TODAY for our end of the year Celebration & Awards! 

Student Belonging (formerly known as Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, & Belonging, or i3b) in the Division of Student Affairs has hosted celebration ceremonies for Latinx, Black, and LGBTQIA+ / queer students for several years. This year, we are excited to add the Asian Cultural Celebration & Awards to the lineup. These three affinity events will honor and celebrate the achievements of UMBC's outstanding community members and graduating students.

5th Annual Black & Latine/x Celebration & Awards

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

Skylight, The Commons 3rd Floor

This celebration is in recognition of the achievements of UMBC's Black and Latina/e/o/x graduating students as well as contributing community members. Black and Latine/x students have made invaluable contributions to the wider UMBC community. This celebration is in recognition of Black and Latine/x graduating students and of all the allied staff, faculty, alumni, and programs that work to support them.

During the gathering, we’ll enjoy food together, we’ll showcase keynote speakers, student musical and dance performances, and award presentations to honor student contributions, as well as the faculty and staff who’ve contributed to their success.

Light refreshments and appetizers will be served starting at 5:30 pm for all guests in attendance. 

Graduates must check in no later than 5:45 p.m. The program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. 

Dress code: We encourage all attendees and graduates to dress in their "celebration best." While cap and gown are not required, we would be thrilled to see attendees embracing cultural attires.

For those interested in attending, RSVP HERE (https://forms.gle/Vz5i9n36YTRZws4D8)! Graduates that RSVP between Monday, April 14th and Monday, April 28th at 6pm will be highlighted during the event and receive honorary graduation cords.

Folx are still welcome to attend even if there is no RSVP. Graduating students can register to be recognized day-of, but food and seating is only guranteed for those who RSVP'ed.

If you have any questions, please email Angelina R. Jenkins, Assistant Director for The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity at arjenkins@umbc.edu. 

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy. 



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RSVP BY TODAY for our end of the year Celebration & Awards! 

Student Belonging (formerly known as Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, & Belonging, or i3b) in the Division of Student Affairs has hosted celebration ceremonies for Latinx, Black, and LGBTQIA+ / queer students for several years. This year, we are excited to add the Asian Cultural Celebration & Awards to the lineup. These three affinity events will honor and celebrate the achievements of UMBC's outstanding community members and graduating students.

Inaugural Asian Cultural Celebration & Awards

Thursday, May 15, 2025

5:30 p.m. - 8 p.m. 

University Center Ballroom 3rd Floor

This celebration commemorates the achievements of graduating UMBC students while celebrating the vast cultural diversity of Asian communities and heritage on our campus. We recognize the difficulty of choosing just one identifier or term to capture the vast diversity of all people with heritage in the Asian continent, representing 49 countries and hundreds of cultures. We seek to honor the breadth of experience of people across Asia - East, South, Southwest, West, and Central Asia. 


During the gathering, we’ll enjoy food together, we’ll showcase keynote speakers, student musical and dance performances, and award presentations to honor student contributions, as well as the faculty and staff who’ve contributed to their success.


Light refreshments and appetizers will be served starting at 5:30 pm for all guests in attendance. 

Graduates must check in no later than 5:45 p.m. The program will begin promptly at 6 p.m. 

Dress code: We encourage all attendees and graduates to dress in their "celebration best." While cap and gown are not required, we would be thrilled to see attendees embracing cultural attires.

For those interested in attending, RSVP HERE (https://forms.gle/1Yg5fMgzj2VsdfGC8)! Graduates that RSVP between Monday, April 14th and Monday, April 28th at 6pm will be highlighted during the event and receive honorary graduation cords.

Folx are still welcome to attend even if there is no RSVP. Graduating students can register to be recognized day-of, but food and seating is only guranteed for those who RSVP'ed.

If you have any questions, please email co-chairs: Priya Bhayana, Project Manager, Global Asias Initiative at priyab@umbc.edu and Angelina R. Jenkins, Assistant Director for The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity at arjenkins@umbc.edu. 


This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy. 





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