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Scenes from the RLC Opening Celebration

On UMBC's 45th anniversary Monday, the campus celebrated the opening of the new Retriever Learning Center, a 24/7 study space in the Albin O. Kuhn Library. SGA members wait for the speeches...

Posted: September 19, 2011, 10:44 PM

The Occasional Post About My Dog

My dog Bucky now has published more articles this year than I have.  I'm just saying.  Plus he gets to wear a badge (although I got to wear it first at last semester's UMBC Black and Gold...

Posted: September 18, 2011, 6:57 PM

Real People Profiles: Dylan Cook

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 14, 2011, 4:35 PM

Your UMBC Bucket List

Earlier today I had a conversation with Caitlyn Leiter-Mason about whether she'd be applying to serve as a coach at UMBC's STRiVE leadership retreat in January.  She said no, but that being a...

Posted: September 13, 2011, 2:47 PM

100,000 Stories: Which One Is Yours?

UMBC's Women's Center is a forum for community-building, learning, empowerment and the pursuit of social justice.  In this guest post, Jess Myers, Acting Director of the Women's Center, shares the...

Posted: September 12, 2011, 1:52 PM

How to Minimize Stress and Balance your Life

On August 26, 2011, Dr. Robert Deluty, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, led a luncheon workshop for graduate students. The main goal of this workshop was to encourage graduate student to...

Posted: September 12, 2011, 1:23 PM

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