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While You Were Away

If you weren't on campus for the past few months, here is just a little of what you might have missed: President Obama named UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski as Chair of the President's...

Posted: August 29, 2012, 6:25 PM

Scenes from Convocation (photos/video)

I had the pleasure of walking ahead of the procession of new UMBC students down our main academic corridor to today's Convocation.  Here is some of what I saw, including video of the addresses...

Posted: August 28, 2012, 11:07 PM

The First Day

I remember my first day of college very clearly. I'll bet almost everyone does.  Mine took place on a Monday. I had an 8:00 a.m. class, to which I arrived absurdly early, just in case. When I...

Posted: August 28, 2012, 7:45 AM

Welcome Week Service Project

The Welcome Week Service Project on Saturday, September 1st (9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., transportation provided) is a chance for UMBC students to meet friends, get your hands dirty, learn about...

Posted: August 27, 2012, 9:01 AM

Follow-up Information from the Teaching/Learning Workshop

Disabilities handout, Skillsoft link, Quotes from Dr. Deluty

Dear Graduate School Community, Thank you to the students who took time to come to our seminar, thank you to the "Top TAs" who took time out of their schedules to be panelists, and thank you to...

Posted: August 24, 2012, 4:56 PM

A Change for Co-Create UMBC

For almost five years, Co-Create UMBC has been solo enterprise.  This semester, it becomes a collaboration.  My Student Life colleague Craig Berger is going to start contributing posts along with...

Posted: August 22, 2012, 8:49 PM