As part of our Departmental outreach programs, we will be hosting 25+ Ingenuity Project (Baltimore Polytechnic Institute) students on campus today. If you are available in the 9am-1pm region, we have opportunities for you to be involved. This is service, and can be documented on your CV or Resume. 

9-10am is the walking tour

10-12 is classroom visits and people hanging out in MP412 (the computer classroom)

12-1pm is lunch at True Grits

You are invited to any or all of the above. For the tour, be in the Lounge by about 8:55. Drop by 412 any time in the 10-12 window. Be in the Department lounge at 11:55 for lunch. 

You are invited to the CBIC final Event!  

It's time for our Annual CBIC Event today, Thursday, April 16th from 5:30-8:30 pm! 

Are you interested in networking with other students and entrepreneurs?  Join us at 5:30 pm before the competition begins at 6:30 pm for appetizers and networking!  Attendees will have the opportunity to meet alumni entrepreneurs, students, and community members interested in entrepreneurship.

Students submitted their business plans and the judges have decided on the finalists!  Come hear them present their ideas, hear the judges' decisions, and see who wins up to $4,000 seed funding to launch their ventures!

Come support these students as they take this step towards starting a business or social impact venture! 

What?  The CBIC Final Event

Where?  University Center Ballroom

When?  Today!  Thursday, April 16th

5:30-6:30 pm: Appetizers, Student Venture Tabling, and Networking

6:30-8:30 pm: The CBIC Competition Final Event                                                               

You spent all that time putting together the perfect outfit for the weather and forgot to eat breakfast 

Don’t worry, we got you.

Pull up to the Grad Retriever Breakfast in collaboration with the AOK Library at OGSL (Commons 308). Stop by and see hear about all the services we forget we have access to as grad students.

Date & Time: 4/16 at 10am
Free breakfast + good vibes

Come grab some food, see what AOK Library has to offer, connect with other grad students, and yes show off that outfit you put effort into.

Living Water is having our weekly Large Group tonight Thursday, 4/16, at 7:30PM in MEYER030!

Come out and see what it really means to live for Christ, because you don’t have to settle for the easy path when something greater is calling you! It’s your choice: the easy life or the Christ life come find out what makes the difference!

See you tonight yippee!

UMBC’s Department of Information Technology highlighted the work of two of its student security technicians who have played a critical role in ensuring that UMBC’s digital environment remains safe and uncompromised. They are Grace Robinson and Ouwen Dai, who have served in their DoIT roles during their academic careers and are now taking the next step into the professional world. Both are 2026 graduating CSEE seniors who have followed the cybersecurity track in the Computer Science program.

Read more about Grace and Ouwen and their work in DoIT’s Meet the Seniors Behind UMBC’s Cybersecurity post.

Hello UMBC Community!

Please join us Thursday, April 16 for a Lunch & Learn from 12:00 - 1:30 in CWB 103 and/or a Public Talk  from 4:00 - 5:30 in UC 310. 

Rabbi Lauren Tuchman is the first blind Rabbi to be ordained in the United States. She will be leading a conversation for students to use your own cultural and religious resources to overcome challenges. Faculty, staff, and students are welcome at the public talk to hear more about her story. 

This event is cosponsored cosponsored by the Critical Disability Studies Minor & Student Disability Services. 

Calling all Jewish students who identify as Orthodox or religious: we are looking to hear from you about your experience on campus, your needs, and how we can support you. We are applying for a grant to help support Orthodox and religious students, and we want to hear from you, regardless of whether or not you are involved in Hillel! Please fill out the survey (https://form.jotform.com/261045492921052) by Monday, April 20!

This event is part of the daylong Global Asias Symposium & Celebration on Monday, May 4! Full information is available on myUMBC and the event website.

Join us on Monday, May 4 for a celebration of the many accomplishments of the Global Asias Initiative here at UMBC! The Global Asias Initiative, a three-year initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation, has created a forum for engaging in conversations in the fields of Asian American Studies, Asian diaspora studies, and Asian Studies. The Initiative has has created connections across disciplines, institutions, organizations, and communities here on campus and beyond. 

Welcome & Belonging and Community Luncheon: Conversations on Asian experiences at UMBC
Monday, May 4
11:00am-12:30pm

Visit the Global Asias Initiative myUMBC page to RSVP.

Join us for our Belonging and Community luncheon to kick off the Global Asias Closing Symposium, which is dedicated to the power of storytelling, creative expression, and community. We will share personal stories through art and reflection to celebrate the joy, calm, and cultural heritage that sustain us. From these individual stories, we will build a shared vision of grounded community and understanding of Asian experiences at UMBC. Through a series of collaborative art activities and dialogue, we will turn our hopes for connection and belonging into a visual representation of our future at UMBC. Hosted in partnership with the Mosaic Center, the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, and the Office of Residential Life.

Location: Fine Arts Room 011
Lunch is Provided

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This events are 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.

If you weren't able to attend our live Silktide Training with our service rep Susan Torres, we recorded it and have it available for you!

If you have any lingering questions about Sites or Silktide you can either attend an upcoming virtual drop-in clinic or put in a Sites RT to get help.

Thank you to everyone who attended, and for the really great questions that were asked during the session!

Dear Students,

I am reaching out today to invite you to take the UMBC Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey. Students who complete the survey will have a chance to receive a $100 UMBC Bookstore gift card. You can access the online survey here. The survey is anonymous and will be open from Wednesday, April 15 until Thursday, April 30. 

This survey is intended to gather information about sexual and gender-based violence on campus, your knowledge of related policies and resources, and your opinion about how helpful and supportive these resources are. The survey takes 15 to 25 minutes to complete. Your participation is voluntary. You may choose to skip questions or stop responding at any point.

Content note: This survey asks some questions about personal experiences with sexual and interpersonal violence. Some of the language used in this survey is explicit and direct and may be triggering or uncomfortable for some participants. Information on how to get help, if you need it, appears after the survey and is available now on the ECR website. 

By taking the survey, you play a major role in helping UMBC tailor its sexual violence prevention efforts and to improve campus response. The Office of Equity and Civil Rights will be reviewing the results of this survey and sharing what we learn with the campus community. We will incorporate your feedback to shape our policies and practices to promote a safer, healthier, and more welcoming campus.

All students who participate in the 2026 Sexual Misconduct Campus Climate Survey will be eligible to enter a randomized drawing for one of five $100 UMBC Bookstore gift cards. After completing the Campus Climate Survey, you will be prompted to enter your name and contact information in a separate voluntary incentive form in order to be entered into the drawing.

Nothing you report in the survey will be linked to your personal information. Your answers are confidential and will only be reported in terms of groups of students rather than as individuals. Your answers to the Campus Climate Survey are not linked in any way to the incentive drawing survey. You are not required to answer a certain number of questions or report specific experiences to be eligible to participate in the incentive survey. 

If you have questions about the purpose or content of the survey, please contact the Office of Equity and Civil Rights at ecr@umbc.edu or 410-455-1717.

Thank you in advance for your participation! 

Sincerely,

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