A recent article in The Baltimore Sun examines the increased number of students transferring into Maryland colleges and universities.

Diane Lee, vice provost and dean of undergraduate education, spoke to the Sun about how UMBC supports transfer students, including new efforts enabled by a major grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to eliminate some of the major challenges these students face, such as with transferring credits necessary to fulfill degree requirements.

Lee explained how UMBC’s close partnership with community colleges plays a major role in this work. For example, UMBC officials have interviewed local community college faculty to learn what types of support to offer transfer students, including an early warning system for struggling students to quickly connect them with support.

“When we talk about the importance of welcoming transfer students, it’s real on this campus,” said Lee.

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The first book sale of the semester will be on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 16th and 17th, 9am to 4pm both days.

Library book sales are located in the back of the Reference room. For more information contact Lidia or Kathy at 410 455-2341 or illcm@umbc.edu

Are you involved in a service, philanthropic, or social action oriented student organization?  Then you should register and attend the LeadingOrgs Retreat on Saturday, Sept. 27th.  Register Now!  Registration closes today!

Your org and the greater community will be better for it.  This is more than just officer training, learn how we can change campus together.

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UMBC is  full of hard-working people who aspire to do great things, and the class of 2014 is no exception. Today, we wanted to share with you what some of our recent graduates are planning to do with their Retriever education.

Between setting UMBC Track and Field varsity team records and holding internships with leading firms and government agencies, Brandan McGee, financial economics and health administration and policy, was also president of the Economics Council of Majors. In the 2012-2013 school year, McGee won the UMBC Student Affairs Leadership Award. Now, after graduation, he plans to earn an MBA while working for AAI Corporation.

As a 33-year-old single mom, Melissa Hartman, M.S.W., earned an associate degree from the Community College of Baltimore County. She knew she needed something more to address the social policies dealing with drug addicts, and so she enrolled at UMBC as a Charlotte Newcombe Scholar. While here, she mentored pregnant women with substance abuse problems and provided guidance to girls at the Waxter’s Children Center. She was also inducted into the Phi Theta Kappa National Honor Society and the Social Work Honor Society. Hartman plans to continue her career in the social work.

Taylor Good, mathematics and political science, was a part of SGA for four years and was elected to its Finance Board before his senior year. During his college career he used his knowledge of both math and political science through his work at Maryland StateStat through through the Governor’s Summer Internship Program and studied at the University of Cape Town for a semester. Now, Good is working as a consultant at Deloitte LLP.

Mark Bennett, M.P.P., has traveled across the country with his research that focuses on the effects of desegregation on the athletic programs of historically black colleges and universities. From the Southern Economics Association in Louisiana to the Texas Tech University, Bennett has won awards for arguments on topics including immigration reform and U.S.-China relations. He has also completed internships with Shared Hope International, World Vision, and with the office of U.S. Congressman Roscoe Bartlett. Bennett plans to attend law school after working for the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Read more about the Class of 2014!

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