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France-Merrick Coat Drive

Benefits Retriever Essentials

Please consider donating new and gently used coats, gloves, scarves, and hats which will be distributed to UMBC community members. One of the donation locations will be in the front area of...

Posted: November 18, 2021, 9:44 AM

Professor Zaidi and Shriver Center's Zareen Taj on Panel

Afghanistan Twenty Years Later TODAY, 11/18 NOON (REPOST)

Please join the panel: Afghanistan Twenty Years Later: How Everything Has Changed and Nothing Has Changed: a part of UMBC International Education Week.   The event is virtual and RSVP and...

Posted: November 18, 2021, 9:38 AM

The Choice Program at UMBC is HIRING!!!

Includes a 6-month, $25/hour job placement with youth

There are several types of positions available with The Choice Program at UMBC, to include: a 6-month, $25/hour position doing job placements with youth (Choice Jobs Program Contingent I,...

Posted: November 17, 2021, 10:00 AM

Shriver Center Spotlight

Meet the Senator: Lori Hardesty

Each month, a Staff Senator will be featured in the Professional Staff Senate newsletter.  This month, it's Lori Hardesty, Associate Director of Applied Learning & Community Engagement at The...

Posted: November 12, 2021, 4:03 PM

What’s Your Story? (REPOST)

Promoting youth literacy through storytelling and narrative

The UMBC Community Read for fall 2021 and spring 2022 is We Speak For Ourselves by D. Watkins, a Baltimore-based author, teacher, and speaker. We invite all UMBC and surrounding Baltimore area...

Posted: October 29, 2021, 3:44 PM

UPDATE!!! Zareen's Hazara family members fleeing Afghanistan

Supporting Zareen and Ali to support others in danger

UPDATE!!!! THANK YOU to everyone who donated and shared! You all are amazing. We've raised enough to cover ALL 8 of the humanitarian parole applications. I'm going to raise the fundraising limit...

Posted: September 17, 2021, 1:31 PM

Mutual Flourishing - UMBC Magazine

Community-Engaged Research

In music, science, and theatre classes, in research labs, in conservation efforts, and almost every corner of academia, there’s a growing awareness and dedication to community-engaged scholarship....

Posted: June 18, 2021, 3:55 AM

An Open Processing Space on Anti-Asian Violence

A supportive brave space for students [repost]

To view original post click here Over the past year, the violence against the Asian and Asian American community has significantly increased, specifically with targeted violence to East and South...

Posted: April 1, 2021, 1:28 PM

Internships, Service-Learning, or Research - Is It Possible?

Yes! Learn How First-Gen + Adult Learners Can Do It Too!

As a student, you’ve probably heard how important engaging in internships, research, or service- learning is during your time at UMBC. If you’re a first-gen college student or adult learner who...

Posted: March 26, 2021, 2:50 PM

UMBC Receives 2020 Engaged Campus Award

Campus Compact Mid-Atlantic (CCMA) has recognized UMBC with its 2020 Engaged Campus Award. This award acknowledges UMBC faculty, staff, students, and community partners’ commitment to...

Posted: February 25, 2021, 6:10 PM