By Ashley Miller ’12, UMBC Athletic Communications Intern

UMBC student-athletes are devoted to giving back to both the campus and neighboring community. These young men and women make significant contributions to society as often as they can. Teams as well as individual student-athletes are involved in numerous charity and community organizations.

“UMBC Athletics is proud of the work our student-athletes do in the community,” said Kelly Fahey ’07, coordinator of student-athlete affairs at UMBC. “We are excited to further develop our relationships with the surrounding community and our partnerships with local organizations.”

This fall has been a busy semester for the Retrievers, as they raised money for various fundraisers, collected shoes for the less fortunate, and even met with younger children to discuss the importance of education and physical fitness.

Read the full story about work done with Soles for Souls, Race for the Cure, Young Life Capernaum, Meadowood Education Center, League of Dreams, and the Casey Cares Foundation here.

mybrotherbobby:

Oh God.

Ivan strikes again!

Hopefully you all have found study groups and are preparing for your final exams.  

The Laramie Project

Wednesday, November 30, 2011 - Sunday, December 11, 2011

UMBC Theatre

UMBC ID = $5.00

General Admission = $10.00

• Friday, 12/9 @ 8pm - Ticket #: 1 of 10

• Saturday, 12/10 @ 8pm - Ticket #: 4 of 10

• Sunday, 12/11 @ 2pm - Ticket #: 1 of 10

Additional tickets for this show are also available through the Theatre Department box office

Endemic Benefit

        The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (12/9, Olson) reports, "According to the Robinson-based company's poll of department heads at those schools, 37 percent gave their institutions a 'C' or lower grade for how well they retain and graduate black, Hispanic and Native American students. Twelve percent ranked majority male recruiting/graduating records as poor, and only 14 percent said the same regarding females." Among factors deterring minority students from pursuing STEM studies in college, according to the survey: "32 percent of faculty heads cited 'limited quality' college-prep in STEM fields; 17 percent cited a 'lack of role models'"; and "10 percent said 'their cultural background doesn't value science (and/or) the pursuit of science.'" Although 84 percent of the respondents "found minority and female recruiting and retention to be a key issue for their universities, only one-third of them said their universities had comprehensive plans to recruit and retain minority and female students in STEM studies."

        The State (WV) Journal (12/9, Bonnstetter) reports, "STEM chairs said the number of women in their STEM courses has stayed steady." The respondents "also said they believed women came to college most prepared to tackle STEM subjects, while minorities came the least prepared." Preparation aside, the Journal reports, "one-third of survey participants said they believed that minority students were less likely to graduate with a STEM degree than women or majority students. Women were considered as likely to graduate as their male counterparts."

        Pennsylvania's Essential Public Radio (12/9, Song) reports Dr. Mae Jemison, the first female African-American astronaut, "said that some schools are overcoming the obstacles to diversity by changing the introductory courses, by eliminating confidence-eroding situations, by exposing students to role models in their particular group, and by challenging stereotypes."