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The Power of Becoming Visible

[Cross-posted on the UMBC BreakingGround website] We had started the week as strangers, but the twelve of us had bonded by sharing experiences and stories at UMBC’s winter 2015 STRiVE...

Posted: January 21, 2015, 3:38 PM

Apply for STRiVE 2015

by David Hoffman The application for UMBC's STRiVE 2015 leadership retreats (attend either January 12-16, 2015 or March 16-20, 2015) is now available.  If you're a UMBC undergraduate...

Posted: October 20, 2014, 12:37 PM

True Story

by David Hoffman There was a time years ago, in high school and college, when I felt awkward, repulsive and worthless. I had a hard time talking to strangers because I imagined that they must...

Posted: February 2, 2014, 4:50 PM

Last Chance to Apply for STRiVE

by David Hoffman The application deadline for UMBC's annual STRiVE leadership retreat is this Friday, November 15th at 11:59 p.m.  To learn about STRiVE and apply, follow this link (and check out...

Posted: November 13, 2013, 1:23 PM

Apply for STRiVE 2014

by David Hoffman The application for UMBC's STRiVE 2014 leadership retreat (January 13-17, 2014) is now available.  If you're a UMBC undergraduate interested in learning about yourself, building...

Posted: October 15, 2013, 4:21 PM

Real People Profiles: John Malloy

We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are...

Posted: February 3, 2013, 5:22 PM

While You Were Away

If you haven't been on campus since the fall final exam week, or even if you have, you may have missed these recent developments at UMBC: SGA extended the deadline for this year's Prove It!...

Posted: January 25, 2012, 1:31 PM

The Last Secret of STRiVE

The situation started to get unpredictable on the afternoon of the first day. We were standing in a big circle, in the middle of a planned activity, when somebody suddenly initiated a kick-wave....

Posted: January 15, 2012, 9:32 PM

Last Chance to Apply for STRiVE

The application deadline for UMBC's annual STRiVE leadership retreat is this Friday, November 11th at 5:00 p.m.  To learn about STRiVE, follow this link.  To apply, follow this one.  Don't miss...

Posted: November 10, 2011, 11:09 AM

Apply for UMBC STRiVE 2012

STRiVE is a highly regarded, 5-day student leadership retreat, but none of those words really conveys the wonder of the thing.  I've been a facilitator at each of the annual SGA- and Office of...

Posted: October 27, 2011, 9:11 AM