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The Contested Legacy of September 12th

The days after September 11, 2001 had a dreamlike quality: painted in brilliant colors but blurry at the edges, as if the strange scenes could dissolve at any time into the more concrete, familiar...

Posted: September 12, 2011, 8:04 AM

Full Listing of PROMISE Seminars and Workshops

The PROMISE Success Seminars and Workshops website contains full lists of workshops for: Graduate Students Postdoctoral Fellows Interest in teaching and the professoriate (PROF-it)...

Posted: September 9, 2011, 11:17 PM

Real People Profiles: Dinah Winnick

I’m 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: September 8, 2011, 7:08 AM

Real People Profiles: Nayaba Bawa

I’m 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: September 7, 2011, 8:46 AM

Ode to SEB

There's a kind of community spirit that involves cheering for the status quo: Without apologies, and hostile to any kind of change. And there's another kind of community spirit that involves...

Posted: September 5, 2011, 8:20 PM

Scenes from Involvement Fest

James Willett and Stephanie Ward seek to inspire. Graduate Coordinator of Student Life for Service Kayla Keelan takes names for the Welcome Week Service Project Caitlyn Leiter-Mason and...

Posted: September 2, 2011, 8:25 PM

Real People Profiles: Ben Ofori

I’m 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: September 1, 2011, 8:33 AM

Catie Collins' Convocation Address

At the 2011 UMBC Convocation, SGA President Catie Collins shared that she felt out of place when she started at UMBC, unsure of herself and her path.  She encouraged new students to dive into...

Posted: August 30, 2011, 7:57 PM

Collin Wojciechowski's Convocation Address

UMBC junior Collin Wojciechowski is serving this year as the sole student member of the University System of Maryland's governing Board of Regents.  He addressed new UMBC students today, sharing...

Posted: August 30, 2011, 7:52 PM

September 2011 Seminars for Graduate Students at UMBC

SEPTEMBER Professors Beyond Borders (PBB): An Introduction (Dr. Sabine O’Hara, National Director) Friday, 9/9/11 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Commons 329 Refreshments will be served....

Posted: August 30, 2011, 12:14 AM