Dear UMBC Community,

Our commitment to serving our communities—and, specifically, to supporting the students of Baltimore City—took a beautiful step forward this month with the official opening of the Baltimore Ravens College Track Center. I was thrilled to attend and celebrate the new center and the brand-new cohort of nearly 70 talented high school students from Baltimore City, along with officials from College Track, the Baltimore Ravens, and M&T Bank—whose collaboration has made possible this expansion of College Track’s national network.

As College Track’s public higher education partner in this effort, UMBC holds a special place of honor at the center in West Baltimore through the UMBC Learning Lab. Our very own Mamady Diallo, a senior information systems major who is part of a College Track cohort from Prince George’s County, served as emcee of the entire event and impressed everyone with his poise and presence. It was a proud day for UMBC!

Following the launch event, we hosted a campus visit last week for members of the inaugural Baltimore City cohort, as well as admitted students from the Prince George’s center, providing them an opportunity to learn more about UMBC. We are thrilled to help support these students and looking forward to welcoming some of them back here as Retrievers!

Sincerely,