Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery Fall Semester Hours begining August 24

Building, Study Spaces, and Circulation Desk

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Friday: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Atrium and Retriever Learning Center (RLC) are available 24/7 to current students, faculty, and staff. Swipe your Retriever Card for access after hours.

Public Services

Digital Media Lab

Monday - Thursday: 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
On-call and appointment service available from 6-8 PM.
Friday: 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Research Help Desk

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Select Sundays: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
August 30; September 13 & 20; October 4, 8, & 25; November 8, 15, & 22; December 6 & 13

Research Help Chat

Monday - Thursday: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Select Saturdays: 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
August 29; September 12, 19, & 26; October 3, 17, & 24; November 7, 14, & 21; December 5 & 12
Select Sundays: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
August 30; September 13 & 20; October 4, 18, & 25; November 8, 15, & 22; December 6 & 13

Alan & Wendy Wilson Innovation Lab

Monday - Friday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Library Gallery

Monday - Wednesday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday - Saturday: 10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Special Collections Reading Room

Monday - Wednesday: 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Thursday: 12:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Friday: By appointment

Hello everyone! 

We hope to see you there!

Funding opportunity:  The Pumpkin Pitch Competition
Deadline Alert: Applications Close Tomorrow! 

Are you a Maryland-based entrepreneur or early-stage startup ready to take your business to the next level? Applications are open for The Pumpkin Pitch, hosted by the Maryland Innovation Center!

Five selected finalists will get the opportunity to pitch live for over $10,000 in cash prizes, gain valuable visibility in front of investors and mentors, and receive expert pitch coaching sessions.

Application Deadline: Tomorrow (Friday, August 21st) at 11:59 PM EST

 Apply now: The Pumpkin Pitch Application

This fall, join Orianne Smith and Monica Green for a three-part book discussion exploring The Caring University: Reimagining the Higher Education Workplace After the Great Resignation by Kevin R. McClure.

Together, they will dig into important questions about care, belonging, workplace culture, and what it means to create a university where faculty and staff can truly thrive.

The conversation begins Friday, September 18!

Whether you read every page or come ready to listen, reflect, and engage, your voice belongs in the conversation.

Learn more and register through the Faculty and Staff Care and Belonging Committee page. Check the registration page for session details and location updates.

Come read. Come reflect. Come imagine what’s possible. 

For more information, please email Monica Green 

Do you need more upper level credits to apply towards graduation?  Sign-up for ENTR 330!

ENTR 330: Entrepreneurial Finance

The financing of business is important to understand--whether you think you'll want to work for a start up someday, start your own business, or work for an established business that wants to grow! 

Here's an opportunity to build your knowledge base and background--background that will be helpful in the future!  Sign up to take Entrepreneurial Finance: ENTR 330...

• Whether you've only taken ENTR 200 or 201 or haven't taken either of the listed prereq courses, email Kevin Fulmer, kevinf@umbc.edu for permission to take the course and sign-up today!

ENTR 330: Entrepreneurial Finance (6143)

Instructor: Jonathan Sachs, Director of Workforce Development, Baltimore County

Time:  Weds, 4:30-7 pm

Please consider joining the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS) Senator team this academic year to help your fellow Graduate Students.

There are currently 2 out of 4 open spots available. This is a paid position.

Follow this link for more information on what it is to be a CNMS Senator within the Graduate Student Association (GSA).

Apply here.

Posted on behalf of CNMS GSA Senators.

Join the Department of English for two events that highlight and celebrate the culture of Senegal.

Sights and Sounds of Senegal

Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 4pm: Film screening of Atlantiques (2009, dir. by Mati Diop) and Faat Kiné (2001, dir. by Ousmane Sembène)

Friday, September 11, 2026  at 11:30am: Performances by Amadou Kouyate, Mama Cheryl Hinton, and the Keur Khaleyi African Dance Company

Co-sponsored by the Department of Dance; Department of Music; Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication; the Dresher Center for the Humanities; and the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts.

This public forum 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.

Science students often mention how they are challenged very early on in their coursework. For today's College Bootcamp topic, we are diving into the different teaching and testing styles that you may experience in your entry-level CHEM and BIOL courses and providing you with concrete tips and tricks to help you be as successful as possible. 

First and foremost, it is essential that you take time in your first week of classes to familiarize yourself with the syllabus and Blackboard page for every course. DO NOT SKIP THIS STEP! Your syllabus is a direct statement of what will be required from you and an outline for how to pass the course. Similarly, your course's Blackboard page is often packed with helpful resources such as study guides, practice problems, video instruction, external links, etc. You will also want to link your Blackboard courses to your iCal or Google calendar (see this step by step guide for how to do so) as early as possible. There are many components to UMBC's science courses and it may be challenging to keep up with all of the various assignments. Spending time at the beginning of the semester understanding the requirements and resources for your courses will prove to be invaluable. 

At UMBC, our CHEM and BIOL instructors are well known for their use of innovative teaching styles such as a flipped classroom, spaced learning, and active recall/engagement. If these terms are not familiar to you, spend a few minutes reviewing what they mean (video summaries for flipped classrooms, spaced learning, active learning) and how they may impact your approach to classtime and studying.  For the most part, these teaching styles will require you to come prepared to your lectures/discusssion with a fundamental understanding of the content and be ready to APPLY and refine what you have learning alongside the instructor and your peers. 

Another obvious but very underused resource for STEM success is -- your professors!! No other person on campus has a better understanding of what will be on the exam and how to prepare than your instructors!! All professors hold office hours and they intend for you to use them! Some of your professors may even have published tip and tricks for their course -- take a look at this comprehensive website from a CHEM 101/102 professor -- Dr. Carpenter Plan on breaking the ice with your professors early by sitting at the front of class, actively participating, and attending their office hours whether you have a direct question or not. 

Our final tip for CHEM and BIOL success is to use the learning resources that we have available on campus such as tutoring and SI PASS through the Academic Success Center and the Chemistry Tutorial Center. Even if you have never needed tutoring support in the past - be sure to attend sessions regularly and you will develop stronger time mangement skills, higher level content understanding, and even make a few study buddies along the way! Tutoring schedules and registration for FALL 26 will begin on September 8th -- mark your calendar! 

Take a look at the videos below in order to get a sense of how college science courses will differ from your high school (or even community college) experience as well as specific advice for CHEM and BIOL learning. 

10 Ways College Science Classes Are Different from High School

How to Study Chemistry so FAST that it feels ILLEGAL

How to study BIOLOGY so FAST that it feels ILLEGAL

Join us again tomorrow for another playlist that will cover how and why to get involved in research and career development.  This is the BIG question that advisors get all the time!

Stay with us everyday this week to strengthen your skills and power your future. It starts today! 

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