hackumbc 2026 Mini Hack Registration is Open! Side Quest

Hear ye, hear ye!

Join us for a 12-hour Mini Hackathon where you can sharpen your skills, enjoy free food, and compete for a chance to win a Nintendo Switch 2!

📅 Date: April 18th, 2026

🕗 Time: 8am – 8pm 

📍 Location: ITE 231, 233, 237

Whether you're a seasoned coder or just starting out, this is your chance to gather your courage, show off your cunning, and build something amazing. Glory, growth, and grand rewards await those bold enough to enter! Use the link below to secure your spot on this adventure!

Come out and be part of the fun! We hope to see you there!


Mini Hack Sign-Up Link
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Original Event Listing

Date: March 7, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location:  Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Filipinx-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra, who will present her groundbreaking work at UMBC in a concert, spatial audio installation, and workshop. Ibarra's interdisciplinary practice focuses on strengthening connections to the natural environment and advocating for stewardship through sound. Ibarra's work calls upon Asian percussive traditions, jazz sensibilities, as well as on her extensive study in a wide range of interests, including improvisation, sonic mapping, and artistic intervention for societal transformation. The concert will include performances by UMBC music students and faculty.

A spatial audio installation will open at 6:30, followed by a concert at 7:30.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats.

Linehan Concert Hall is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.

This event is funded in part by the Arts+ Initiative and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, with additional support from the Global Asias Initiative.
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This semester we've introduced a new Foosball Ladder that you can join. This ladder will be shared on a monthly basis.

To join the ladder, follow the steps below:
  • Check in with the desk staff to be entered or to set up a game
  • Play your game against your opponent
  • Once your game is finished, report back to the desk with your win or loss so your record can be updated

If you have any feedback or requests for things you'd like to see in the Gameroom, let us know using our Gameroom Improvement Form.
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The Social Justice Dialogues Cohort Experience (SJDCE) at UMBC invites participants from all perspectives and experiences to engage in meaningful conversations across difference. Rooted in intergroup dialogue theory, SJDCE provides a space to learn and practice the skills, tools, and mindsets necessary for effective communication across diverse identities and lived experiences — with courage, empathy, and openness.

The Social Justice Dialogue Cohort Experiences at UMBC are 8 two-hour dialogue circles that bring together students, faculty, and staff, to engage in sustained, facilitated dialogue across difference. Each cohort meets weekly within one of UMBC's vibrant cultural centers: The Mosaic, The Pride Center, and The Gathering Space.

In a time of growing polarization and deepening social divides, and fear surrounding living authentically, the Social Justice Dialogues Cohort Experience (SJDCE) offers a way forward, not through debate or persuasion, but through connection, listening, and shared learning.

Cohorts will be split between faculty/staff and students (both undergraduate and graduate), allowing participants to forge meaningful relationships with peers similarly passionate about social change, leadership and humanizing pedagogies. 

Students interested in applying for the pilot program can do so here. Additionally, faculty and staff can nominate students by emailing csjdialogue@umbc.edu by March 10.

Faculty and staff can apply here. Applications are due by March 12.

This is a pilot that is a part of a larger research project, meaning cohort sizes are limited and the 2026 sessions will be used to collect data for assessment purposes.

These 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.

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Apply now!: https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_aaTC51aBQH8bb0y
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Using AI to Launch and Scale Your Startup
12-1 pm Wed. March 4, University Center Ballroom Lounge, UMBC

Modern advances in AI have produced tools and technologies that can make you smarter, faster, and more innovative.  In this talk, UMBC CSEE Professor Tim Oates explores how Large Language Models can be used as force multipliers in startups, from ideation to marketing to customer acquisition and more. Hear what he learned while using AI to scale the data science company, Synaptiq.

Get more information and register here.

Sponsored by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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Happy Women's History!

This month is a time to recognize the progress women have made, honor the barriers that have been broken, and acknowledge the work that still lies ahead. Stories & Success was created to intentionally bring those conversations to our campus — to give graduate students direct access to women who have navigated advance
d degrees, leadership roles, and competitive industries.

Hosted by the Office of Graduate Student Life and the Career Center, this evening is designed with graduate students in mind — though all are welcome to attend.

Join us on Monday, March 23, from 5–8PM in the Skylight Room (The Commons, 3rd Floor) for a keynote address from UMBC President Dr. Sheares Ashby, followed by a dynamic panel discussion featuring four accomplished women leaders who understand the graduate journey firsthand. The evening will conclude with an interactive Q&A and networking, giving you the opportunity to engage directly with both the President and panelists.

Business casual attire is encouraged. A professional photo booth will be available for those interested in updated headshots.

Light finger foods and refreshments will be served, including Stursi, the Official Mocktail of Chesapeake Arena, generously provided by panelist Alexandra "Lexx" Mills.

RSVP is required, please click this link or scan the QR code in the flyer

Come ready to listen deeply, ask boldly, and walk away empowered.

Flyer for “Women in Careers: Success & Stories” hosted by UMBC’s Office of Graduate Student Life (OGSL) and the Career Center. The design features bold purple and gold text with the event title “Success & Stories,” and event details: Monday, March 23, 5–8 PM, Skylight Room (The Commons). A central silhouette of a woman is filled with diverse illustrated women of different skin tones and hairstyles, surrounded by decorative sparkles. OGSL and Career Center logos appear at the top.

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Date: March 7, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Location:  Earl and Darielle Linehan Concert Hall

The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Filipinx-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist Susie Ibarra, who will present her groundbreaking work at UMBC in a concert, spatial audio installation, and workshop. Ibarra’s interdisciplinary practice focuses on strengthening connections to the natural environment and advocating for stewardship through sound. Ibarra’s work calls upon Asian percussive traditions, jazz sensibilities, as well as on her extensive study in a wide range of interests, including improvisation, sonic mapping, and artistic intervention for societal transformation. The concert will include performances by UMBC music students and faculty.

A spatial audio installation will open at 6:30, followed by a concert at 7:30.
Admission is free, but tickets are required. Please visit here to reserve seats.

Linehan Concert Hall is easy to visit, with plenty of free parking. Please visit here for directions and parking information.

This event is funded in part by the Arts+ Initiative and the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences, with additional support from the Global Asias Initiative.
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A message from our colleagues in the Division of Institutional Equity. Original post here. The Center for Democracy and Civic Life is partnering with the Center for Social Justice Dialogue to organize UMBC Talks.

Inclusive excellence has long been a cultural touchstone at UMBC. Before now, we haven't had a definition or any other shared language to describe what we mean. This is your chance to inform our definition. Leaders in the Division of Institutional Equity have drafted a framework for inclusive excellence, and we want your input! 

The framework aims to articulate our community's shared commitments in a way that can communicate our values, guide action, inspire new collaboration, and support the development and implementation of UMBC's next strategic plan.

Join The Centers for Social Justice Dialogue and Democracy and Civic Life for UMBC Talks, which are 90-minute, co-facilitated dialogues designed to support your engagement with the framework. Each UMBC Talk will be the same, so please sign up for the one that best suits your schedule. We hope to see you there. Come and leave your mark on this important moment in UMBC's history. 


Spring Semester Open Forums


Friday, April 10, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m., UC 312 - Foregrounding faculty and staff experiences but open to everyone, with opportunities for all participants to be in conversation with people with similar UMBC affiliations.

Wednesday, April 15, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m., UC 312 - Open to everyone. Conversations will be held in mixed groups.

Friday, April 24, 10:00 a.m. - noon, UC 312 - Foregrounding graduate student experiences but open to everyone, with opportunities for all participants to be in conversation with people with similar UMBC affiliations.

Friday, April 24, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m., UC 312 - Foregrounding undergraduate student experiences but open to everyone, with opportunities for all participants to be in conversation with people with similar UMBC affiliations.

Tuesday, April 28, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m., Virtual - Open to everyone. Conversations will be held in mixed groups.

Stay tuned for potential additional dates! Download the attached flyer to post or share.

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UMBC Talks is a collaborative initiative that aims to enhance the sense of community, vibrancy, and well-being at UMBC through guided community conversations that reestablish our commitment to inclusive excellence and foster a sense of pride for what it truly
means to be a UMBC Retriever. Using this framework offers a dialogic process for gathering community input on shared values.

If you have any questions about this feedback process, please feel free to reach out to Drs. Ciara Christian and David Hoffman at culture@umbc.edu.

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