Candidate Endorsements Update
Hello! Here is the current list of approved endorsements for the SGA 2025 Elections. We will continue to make endorsement updates as they come in. Thanks!

Presidential Tickets (President and Exec Vice President)
Jaden Farris and Praise Korie
  • Endorsed by Musa Jafri
Candidates for Treasurer
Biannka Dang
  • Endorsed by Meghan Thomas
  • Endorsed by Meghna Chandrasekaran
Candidates for Vice President for Student Organizations
Nico Bartolomeo
  • Endorsed by Meghan Thomas
  • Endorsed by Meghna Chandrasekaran
Candidates for Finance Board
Sophia Nasir
  • Endorsed by Sadia Alvi
Sameera Chaudry
  • Endorsed by Sadia Alvi
Zahra Nasir
  • Endorsed by Sadia Alvi
Candidates for Senate 
Jiyon Lee
  • Endorsed by Jaspreet Gill
  • Endorsed by Branwen She
Francheska Burrola
  • Endorsed by UMBC Cleftomaniacs
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Come join us to have some fun and win prizes like
  • Game Night baskets!
  • Movie Night baskets!
  • CWIT swag baskets (of course!)
  • Gift cards!
  • and more!
We'll have Costco pizza, salads and drinks to offer (while supplies last) so COME ON DOWN!

Looking forward to seeing you there!
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This 1BHK apartment is available for whole rental or shared occupancy. It is conveniently located right in front of the bus stop (Paradise Bus—just 2 minutes to UMBC) and a 15-minute walk to campus.

✅ All amenities included (limited-time offer)
✅ Available for immediate move-in

Rent Details:
• Private Bedroom: $612/month (for one person)
• Shared Bedroom: $360/month (per person, for two people)
• Entire Apartment: $1,223/month

For more details, DM or contact +1 (309) 612-4407. ]]> Maiden Choice Apartments This 1BHK apartment is available for whole rental or shared occupancy. It is conveniently located right in front of the bus stop (Paradise Bus—just 2 minutes to UMBC) and... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/148414/guest@my.umbc.edu/66e7081cac12718a56e973747a90e7b7/api/pixel Classifieds https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/classifieds https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/xsmall.png?1434550723 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/original.png?1434550723 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/xxlarge.png?1434550723 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/xlarge.png?1434550723 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/large.png?1434550723 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/medium.png?1434550723 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/small.png?1434550723 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/xsmall.png?1434550723 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/081/27816fed47150f6fda5f96e75013749f/xxsmall.png?1434550723 Classifieds 1 0 true Fri, 28 Mar 2025 09:15:09 -0400 Upcoming PeopleSoft Campus Solutions Downtime

In order to facilitate a PeopleSoft Campus Solutions upgrade, Campus Solutions will be unavailable from Friday, March 28, 2025 (no earlier than 5:00 PM) through Sunday, March 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM. During this period, you will not be able to access information or perform transactions in the system. We will strive to minimize downtime and will notify the campus community if the upgrade is completed ahead of schedule. Please note that other functions and applications in myUMBC will remain unaffected.
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On Saturday, April 12th at approximately 10:00 PM, Panopto is performing database updates and anticipates up to 3 hours of downtime. See this cloud downtime article for more information. 

Connect with Instructional Technology

As always, if you have questions about teaching, learning, and technology at UMBC consider the following options:

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Instructional Technology Team
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Artwork must be submitted by May 2nd. 
Contact Navara Syed at nsyed2@umbc.edu with any questions. 

Submission form HERE. 
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Curious about life at a top regional accounting firm?

Join the Accounting Club for an exciting Ellin & Tucker Speaker Event this Friday, March 28th from 3:00–4:00 PM in Commons 318! Hear from professionals at Ellin & Tucker about career paths, insider experiences, and tips for breaking into the field — all while enjoying free pizza!

Don’t miss out on this chance to network and learn.
We hope to see you there!

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I just wanted to give everyone a quick update  We have the majority of the new server and software up and running but are having an issue with importing new cards from the data exchange server.  We worked on it with the software vendor, Lenel and our server team all day yesterday and are unable to resolve the issue thus far  If we do not get an answer from Lenel  this morning we might be reverting back to the older server and continuing to use it a while longer until we can address the issue .

Until this is resolved no ID cards can be authorized for access nor building hours be changed.

I will let you know of any updates I am alerted to.

Thank you for your patience and attention.
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As you develop your schedule to continue to meet your major and general education requirements, consider adding a minor if you do not have one. A minor allows you to add to your skills and pursue another academic interest.
A list of available minors is at the link below.
Programs And Degrees At UMBC - UMBC: University Of Maryland, Baltimore County

One that many ECON and FIEC students have done is the Entrepreneurship and Innovation minor. Some courses that count for the ECON and FIEC major count for this minor.  Details are at the link below.
Entrepreneurship Minor – Alex. Brown Center For Entrepreneurship and Innovation – UMBC


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A Privacy and Security Analysis of myUMBC's AI Answers: UMBC SFS Scholar Winter Study 2025


Christian Badolato
12–1pm Friday, March 28, 2025 online


Generative AI has the potential to improve user search experiences by supporting natural language querying and providing more detailed and domain-specific responses. UMBC is seeking to provide this convenience to myUMBC users through the myUMBC Answers system, which enables users to access both personal and UMBC services information from the myUMBC search bar. In this talk, we investigate the resiliency of Answers against several common generative AI attacks that were performed by the UMBC Scholarship for Service (SFS) scholars in collaboration with other students and the UMBC Division of Information Technology (DoIT). We first provide an overview of the study and the myUMBC Answers system before discussing the types of attacks which were launched against the system. We then explore the behavior of the Answers system in response to these attacks. Finally, we outline the recommendations provided to DoIT by the study participants to improve the security and user experience of myUMBC Answers.

Christian Badolato is a PhD student working with Professor Roberto Yus focusing on data privacy in the Internet of Things at UMBC after having received his master’s degree from the same university. He has several years of experience as a software architect and is a Certified Information Systems Security Professional.

Support for this UMBC Cyber Defense Lab event was provided in part by NSF under SFS grant DGE-1753681.

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