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by David Hoffman The application for UMBC's STRiVE 2013 leadership retreat (January 14-18, 2013) is now available.  If you're a UMBC undergraduate interested in learning about...

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...

Today is the last day to register to vote in the State of Maryland.  The 2012 General Election will be held three weeks from today (Tuesday, November 6). In addition to voting for President of...

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...

I know UMBC students who have chosen their majors based on what they believe they are supposed to do. In many cases they just know that they have to be practical, or fulfill the expectations of...

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...

Twice in the past three years, the Homecoming Bonfire was a washout.  But not tonight.  Here is some of what happened on Erickson Field. The "before" picture. Rumor has it there were 350...

I found it in the street when I was 11 or 12, somewhere along my newspaper route: a small, oval stone, perfectly smooth, perfectly black. At that age I was quick to confer mythological...

They aren't the sort of people who call a lot of attention to themselves.  They're dedicated to UMBC, or to one of its departments, organizations, courses or programs.  They make their...

BreakingGround is philosophy of campus and community engagement reflected in courses, programs, projects, and stories from UMBC change agents.  And now it's also a MyUMBC group open to all....