Thanks Women's Center! Menstruation and Sexual Health Product Donation

Thanks to the Women's Center for donating menstruation and sexual health products to the pantry! Pads, tampons, and condoms can now be accessed by the community here. We are so grateful for our strong partnership with the Women's Center especially during this challenging time. Stay well everyone!


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Dear UMBC Community,

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Moffitt as Interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) effective August 17, 2020. 

Dr. Moffitt’s appointment brings to a conclusion a successful search that began in early July. On behalf of the entire campus community, I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to all members of the Search Committee, chaired by Professor Timothy Nohe. Their commitment and hard work constitutes an outstanding contribution to the future of CAHSS and UMBC. I also wish to acknowledge the advice and counsel the CAHSS and campus communities provided to the Search Committee.

Dr. Moffitt joined the UMBC community in 2006 as an assistant professor of American Studies, and, prior to her appointment as Interim Dean, served as director of the Language, Literacy & Culture doctoral program. She is a professor of Language, Literacy & Culture and affiliate professor of Africana Studies.

Dr. Moffitt brings to her new position an outstanding record of scholarship and leadership in shared governance, including serving as president and vice president of UMBC’s Faculty Senate, a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, UMBC’s NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative, and as a member of several other university committees.

Dr. Moffitt received a B.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, an M.A. in mass communication from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in mass communication/media studies from Howard University. Prior to joining the UMBC faculty, she was the first Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fellow from Howard University and completed a teaching postdoctoral fellowship at Hope College in Holland, Michigan before holding a faculty position at DePaul University.

As a media scholar and critic, Dr. Moffitt’s work centers on topics that encompass ideas of citizenship, identity, representations, and belonging in society. Specifically, she explores the mediated representations of the black body and its extremities (e.g., hair), often in programming such as Disney and other media forms. Her research seeks to understand how these representations influence communication among different cultures, affect policies within institutional structures, and impact the self-esteem and self-worth of those occupying black bodies. She has an extensive publication record, including five co-edited volumes and numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. In addition to her service at UMBC, Dr. Moffitt also extends her expertise into the greater Baltimore community by facilitating workshops on diversity and inclusion, as well as appearing as a featured guest on several media outlets, both locally and nationally. Dr. Moffitt is a founding parent of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys charter school and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She remains actively involved in her disciplinary association, National Communication Association, and is also a board member of the National Association of Media Literacy Education.

As Interim Dean of CAHSS, Dr. Moffitt will lead the College in advancing excellence in teaching, research, and service. She will work collaboratively with colleagues across campus to promote innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research. Dr. Moffitt will supervise the College’s planning and budget development; oversee teaching, research, outreach, and administration within the College; develop and promote activities that support a diverse faculty; and oversee faculty development, promotion and tenure, and appointments. She also will participate in campus-wide shared governance processes, serve as a member of the university’s leadership team, and provide effective leadership and support to students, faculty, and staff as the UMBC community continues to face the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Moffitt will build on the remarkable legacy of Dean Scott Casper, who will step down as dean on August 17 to become Dean Emeritus and President of the American Antiquarian Society.

UMBC is very fortunate to have someone of Dr. Moffitt’s impressive experience, abilities, and talent to serve as Interim Dean of CAHSS. Please join me in congratulating and supporting her.

Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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If you have any questions, please contact us at compliance@umbc.edu. 
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This week, in our discussion with the Association of Black Artists on Maurice Berger’s Race Stories, ABA Events Coordinator and performing artist, Kayla Massey, has reflected on “One Drop, but Many Views On Race.” 


In her response, Kayla reflects on how racial identity is connected to one’s identity as an artist and what it means to her to be Black, female, and an artist. 


Check out her full reflection here: http://tinyurl.com/yyuzxwm9 


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Campus Status: UMBC is open, with most students, faculty, and staff studying, teaching, and working remotely. Facilities remain closed. If you have an emergency, please call UMBC Police at (410) 455-5555. Maryland is currently under a Safer at Home Order. However, travel and other restrictions remain in Baltimore County and other areas.

The latest campus updates are posted on the Retrievers Return website. If you have questions or concerns, please email covid19@umbc.edu.

Student Services and Support

Business Continuity and Staff Support

Campus Access

  • UMBC’s buildings are secured, with some employees and research teams on campus and taking appropriate health and safety precautions. Only employees with permission from their supervisor, approved researchers, and/or approved students should be on campus.
  • Faculty Summer Office Access Requests: If you need to access the campus to prepare course materials for a class that you are teaching this fall, or access to your office to teach online during the summer, please submit a Summer Office Access Request.
  • Faculty Fall Office Access Requests: If you need to access the campus during the fall semester to prepare course materials for a class that you are teaching, or access to your office to teach online during the fall semester, please submit a Fall Office Access Request. Please submit your request by August 13, 2020. Decisions will be rendered by August 18, 2020.
  • If you have a one-time emergency need to visit campus and have gained appropriate approval(s) but do not have keys to gain access to the building/office that you need to visit, please call UMBC Police Deputy Chief Bruce Perry at (443) 677-2195 or Lieutenant Derrick Johns at (410) 207-0850.

UMBC Together

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Campus Status: UMBC is open, with most students, faculty, and staff studying, teaching, and working remotely. Facilities remain closed. If you have an emergency, please call UMBC Police at (410) 455-5555. Maryland is currently under a Safer at Home Order. However, travel and other restrictions remain in Baltimore County and other areas.

The latest campus updates are posted on the Retrievers Return website. If you have questions or concerns, please email covid19@umbc.edu.

Student Services and Support

Campus Access

  • UMBC’s buildings are secured, with some employees and research teams on campus and taking appropriate health and safety precautions. Only employees with permission from their supervisor, approved researchers, and/or approved students should be on campus.
  • If you have a one-time emergency need to visit campus, please call UMBC Police Deputy Chief Bruce Perry at (443) 677-2195 or Lieutenant Derrick Johns at (410) 207-0850.

UMBC Together

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Happy Tuesday! Below are the abstracts you can register to attend for LeadingOrgs on Saturday, August 22nd from 10 am - 4pm. As a reminder, each org should have one representative from their org attend at least one of the sessions. As a reminder participation in LeadingOrgs is required of each club at UMBC.

Please complete the registration link for your club here!

Available sessions: 

  • Community Is Not Cancelled: Building Meaningful Connections in Virtual Spaces

    • 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    • Presenters: David Hoffman and Romy Hübler

    • Abstract: Student organizations are UMBC’s most important resource for building community and supporting students’ sense of belonging. During this most challenging semester students have ever faced, student organizations’ role is going to be more necessary than ever. But how will you be able to build community while forced to maintain physical distance? This session will focus on tools and techniques you can use to support and deepen your members’ engagement with your group, relationships with each other, and sense of connection to UMBC.

  • Identity Conscious Leadership: Identity Development & Creating Equitable Spaces

    • 11:15 am - 12:15 pm

    • Presenters: Carlos A. Turcios and Erin Waddles

    • Abstract: Racial, ethnic, and gender diversity are some of the characteristics that make UMBC a unique campus. As the United States continues to grapple with structural oppressive systems, it is essential to identify how our identities play significant roles in our personal lives, as students, and as effective student org leaders. During this session, participants will learn how their identity can “show up” through scenario-based activities, tips on how to create equitable and inclusive spaces, and recommendations on how to disrupt implicit and explicit bias.

  • Green Dot Bystander Intervention Preview

    • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    • Presenters: Jasmine Lee and Jeff Cullen 

    • Abstract: Power-based personal violence, which includes sexual violence, partner violence, or stalking, occurs at devastatingly high levels on our campus. But power-based personal violence is not inevitable. It can be prevented. Green Dot is built on the premise that in order to measurably reduce the perpetration of power-based personal violence, a cultural shift is necessary.  In order to create a cultural shift, a critical mass of people will need to engage in a new behavior or set of behaviors that will make violence less sustainable within our community. The “new behavior” is a green dot. The critical mass is YOU: your organization, your executive board, and your members. This session is a preview of the skills taught in the Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training, available upon request to all student organizations. We need you and your organization as partners in the project of canceling the culture that supports sexual violence at UMBC.

  • Creating a Virtual Space for Involvement Fest 

    • 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

    • Presenters: Tori Heasley and Amber Moore (Lift Innovate) 

    • Abstract: This session will prepare organizations for Involvement Fest by teaching them how to create, manage, and utilize a virtual space through Webex. This will be the platform used for recruitment during Involvement Fest.

  • Becoming a Retriever Leader: Authenticity, Team-Building & Collective Action

    • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    • Presenter: Beatriz Gutiérrez-Malagón

    • Abstract: When it comes to leadership, everyone has an integral role in accomplishing the desired goals of a team. For a student organization to run effectively its officers need to be mindful of how they show up as individuals, how to work with others, and how to take action. In this session we will be utilizing student leadership concepts to analyze where you currently stand as a student leader and as a student organization. By the end of the session participants will be able to identify areas of strength, areas for growth and positive changes that could be made within their role or their organization during their time at UMBC.

If you have any questions please email Courtney Campbell at cocamp@umbc.edu. 
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It is my distinct pleasure to announce the promotion of Ms. Margo Young as Director of the Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA). Margo has been serving as the ESRA Associate Director since July 2019. Her promotion effective at the start of this fiscal year signifies the important, mutually beneficial relationship between high-quality research and top-notch research administration.

Margo received her BS degree in Institutional Management from the Pennsylvania State University and will complete her MBA by the end of this year. Margo joined UMBC in 2007 as part of the JCET/GEST administration team. In 2016, she was the recipient of the UMBC Exempt Staff Employee of the Quarter award. Over the past year she led the major restructuring of ESRA to become a shared services center that now administers all three of UMBC’s Cooperative Agreements with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) – JCET, GPHI and CSST. Together these Centers accounted for $26M in research expenditures in FY 2020, or 1/3 of UMBC’s overall extramural research portfolio. The ESRA team, comprised of seven dedicated staff members, manages awards and day-to-day operations for over 165 faculty, staff, and students at both UMBC and GSFC.

In her role as Director, Margo will provide strategic guidance for UMBC during the competitive bid process for pursuing and securing major Cooperative Agreement awards, building on her proven outstanding leadership and the remarkable ESRA team.

Please join me in congratulating Margo Young for her new leadership role.

Karl V. Steiner
Vice President for Research
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Affiliate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
steinerk@umbc.edu
410-455-5636
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Therefore, if you find yourself in the role of a follower be sure to take note of the qualities and skills you pick up during that experience. This will not only help you be an effective follower, it can assist you on your path to becoming the leader you wish to be. When followers embrace their integral role in the process of leadership, they create a positive impact for the team and cause they serve.

Watch this super short TED video on How to Start a Movement:
tinyurl.com/followership2010


Day 5 Challenge Questions:
  • What are your reactions or thoughts? 
  • What do you think about the way the speaker discusses the importance of followers?

For reference, to access the Challenge Guidelines click on the "Download Image" button below. To provide your answers using mobile, follow and share your comments on the Challenge Day 5 posted on the Campus Life Instagram. Visit the Online Leadership Challenge page to access all the Challenge Day posts and for more information.
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By sharing your information, you are open to connecting with other parents based on your location and/or children's ages to set up online or in-person pods to help each other throughout the pandemic. There is no specific leader of this document and it is up to the parents seeking community to develop next steps for communication with potential pod members. 


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