Permanent accommodation available for 1 or 2 or 3 people at Maiden Choice apartments.

Address: 5001 Westland Blvd.

*Move in: ASAP*

*Rent: 320$ + utilities(if room sharing)* or

*For Single room rent please dm*

Fully furnished with Bed, Sofas, Microwave, Oven, in-house Washer and Dryer. Extended Deck/Balcony- Comfortable living space.

15 minutes walk to the University and 5 minutes via bus.

The UMBC bus stop is literally right in front of the house (30 seconds walk).

Parking available.

Looking for a sensible, hygenic and chill roommate.

DM me at akhan38@umbc.edu for more details and pictures.

Celebrate Earth Day all week with the Office of Sustainability and the Eco-Ambassadors! All students, staff and faculty are welcome to join the celebrations.

Starting Monday 4/20 through 4/27, the campus community can participate in the returning Bring Your Own Mug Week by bringing a reusable mug to any of our campus coffee shops for a discounted drink (PS - this discount is available all year long!) A QR code will be posted for particpants to enter a raffle.

Monday 4/20 at 11am - Stop by the Earth Day Fair on the Commons Quad, and get free food from Retriever Essential's Earth Day Market on the Terrace at 12!

Tuesday 4/21 at 11am - Drop and Swap your clothes for new to you pre-loved styles! Bring donations directly to the clothng swap and leave with fresh pieces for your closet.

Wednesday 4/22 at 1130am - Join Eco-Ambassador Taylor for a mending workshop to learn sewing and stitching techniques to repair your favorite items in Commons 329.

Wednesday 4/22 at 12pm - Run the Earth Day 3k with OoS at the RAC - Sign up on IMLeagues. 

Thursday 4/23 at 1130am - Stop by the Commons Terrace to help us paint bee boxes that will create habitat for different pollinator species at the community garden on campus!

Friday 4/24 from 12-1pm - Join a guided group hike down UMBC's own hiking trail, the Herbert Run Greenway and participate in a nature photo competition!

Dear NESS, 

I serve on the strategic planning steering committee and  co-lead  the Cultivate Innovation and Vitality (COIV) Pillar with Nancy Kusmaul, Cael Mulcahy and Eli Gendleman.  

We are conducting outreach to various University & community stakeholders to ensure our strategic plan reflects diverse perspectives. Specifically, we are looking to identify potential ideas for ambitious goals and brainstorm the opportunities and challenges that the University may face in the coming years.

We would greatly like to encourage you to complete the strategic plan survey that was sent to the University Community late last week. The survey contains 5 sections-one for each Pillar - and you can choose ahead of time which sections specific you would like to complete.

Additionally, if after reviewing the COIV Pillar Section of the survey, you would like to have a deeper discussion, please feel free to contact me directly.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

Kind regards,

Crocetta

cargent1@umbc.edu

Get ready to ROCK THE RAC!! Poetry, drum circle jams, alternative rock. Dust off your Hacky Sack and get ready to ROCK the RAC with these live performances by UMBC students and faculty.

URCAD is Wednesday, April 22 in the RAC. Check out these live performances!

https://urcad.umbc.edu/agenda/performances/

Live Performances

11:00-11:15am

Drum Circle-  Improvisational drum jam featuring UMBC faculty, staff, and students. With INDS professorStephen "Dr. Upcycle" McAlpine, professor Jose Arenas Gomez, Anna Folange, and members of the Retriever Music Society. You can hear them on sunny afternoons on the steps of Academic Row getting their groove on.

11:15- 11:30am

Trilece Wilson (Poetry)- "Tears Made of Ink"- lyric and confessional poetry.

Mentor: Nicole Pekarske

11:30am-12:00pm

Dana Idnay Band- Alternative Rock band playing selections from Sparrow (EP) featuring Dana Idnay (Biology Pre-Pharmacy), Gabriel Schauf, (Music Technology) Nik Redcay (Music Technology), Logan Williams (Music Technology)

Mentor: Felipe Garibaldi

--------- 12-1:00pm- Keynote Speaker, Karena Ingram ('16, Music Composition) ----------

1:00-1:30pm

Members of the UMBC Jazz Ensemble- Performing original student jazz compositions. Tal Pluznik (drums), Adrian Mickens (trumpet), Leo Hickman (mandolin), Jack McGrath (bass), Noah Vernon (piano), Wyatt Betz (reeds)

Director: Matt Belzer

1:30- 2:00pm

Down and Dirty Dawg Band- Founded in 1998, DDDB is UMBC's pep band. The name was given to the band by the members to reflect the music and attitude of the group. DDDB plays popular and jazz funk tunes and has grown into a core membership of highly motivated performers led by a student organization. They support the Retrievers Men's and Women's Basketball teams and perform at other spirit events. 

Director: Bentley Corbett-Wilson

3:00-4:00pm, RAC Stage

Fever Dream- Rock band featuring Dr. Jeffrey Lieps (Professor, Biological Sciences), Dr. Stephen Caruso (Teaching Professor, Biological Sciences), Ryan Bacon (6th year PhD student in Biological Sciences), Elana Frazier (1st year PhD student in Biological Sciences), Ginevra Imberti (Biochemistry undergraduate student)

Claudia Gualtieri (Manager)

*AND GET READY FOR THE FIRST-EVER URCAD AFTERPARTY AT FISH HEAD CATINA ON THURSDAY, APRIL 23 AT 7PM, FEATURING FEVER DREAM! 

We have extended the deadline for the UMBC Annual Research Symposium to April 2nd, 11AM! Featuring poster presentations showcasing research from all colleges at UMBC, this is a great opportunity to share ideas, engage with research from across campus, and connect with fellow scholars.

Registration form here!

Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: UC Ballroom

Who You Are:

• A graduate or undergraduate student from any college at UMBC who wants to share their research with the university community.

What to Expect:

• Poster Presentations from students across CAHSS, COEIT, and CNMS. Come and explore groundbreaking work from all corners of UMBC.

• $2,500 Prize Pool across four categories:

  • BEST of CAHSS (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

  • BEST of COEIT (College of Engineering and Information Technology)

  • BEST of CNMS (College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences)

  • Provost's Choice Award

  • People's Choice Award

• Buffet Lunch for All Attendees – Enjoy a catered lunch featuring a variety of cuisines to accommodate diverse dietary preferences.

• Limited Free Poster Printing is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are encouraged to bring posters they have already prepared for previous conferences or presentations.

Whether you are presenting your research or just want to explore the exciting projects happening across UMBC, we welcome you to participate in this celebration of academic excellence.

Click the link here to register today, or scan the QR code in the flyer! Full URL below:

https://forms.gle/AYC5NiG917QULX8NA

Follow our Instagram @gears_umbc for other updates on events and things! 

To all users,

A reminder that we are beginning our scheduled downtime for the storage servers for both ada and RRStor. During this time, ada-rstor storage (volumes under /umbc/ada) will be briefly unavailable, and users of the RRStor ceph storage server (volumes under /umbc/rs) may see short interruptions or slower performance.

Separately, the server hosting ada-rstor is aging hardware that is no longer under warranty, so we will need to migrate data off its storage volumes to newer, supported systems in the near future.

As always, remember to submit any issues you have here:https://rtforms.umbc.edu/rt_authenticated/doit/DoIT-support.php?auto=Research%20Computing

And check out our documentation here:https://umbc.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/faq/pages/1082589207/UMBC+HPCF+-+chip

Best,
Max

We have extended the deadline for the UMBC Annual Research Symposium to April 2nd, 11AM! Featuring poster presentations showcasing research from all colleges at UMBC, this is a great opportunity to share ideas, engage with research from across campus, and connect with fellow scholars.

Registration form here!

Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: UC Ballroom

Who You Are:

• A graduate or undergraduate student from any college at UMBC who wants to share their research with the university community.

What to Expect:

• Poster Presentations from students across CAHSS, COEIT, and CNMS. Come and explore groundbreaking work from all corners of UMBC.

• $2,500 Prize Pool across four categories:

• BEST of CAHSS (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

• BEST of COEIT (College of Engineering and Information Technology)

• BEST of CNMS (College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences)

• Provost's Choice Award

• People's Choice Award

• Buffet Lunch for All Attendees – Enjoy a catered lunch featuring a variety of cuisines to accommodate diverse dietary preferences.

• Limited Free Poster Printing is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are encouraged to bring posters they have already prepared for previous conferences or presentations.

Whether you are presenting your research or just want to explore the exciting projects happening across UMBC, we welcome you to participate in this celebration of academic excellence.

Click the link here to register today, or scan the QR code in the flyer! Full URL below:

https://forms.gle/AYC5NiG917QULX8NA

Follow our Instagram @gears_umbc for other updates on events and things!