UMBC News

On Saturday, February 10, UMBC presents its first Sweetheart Swing, held in honor of couples who met at UMBC. The event is open to the entire campus. This unique event, complete with a swing dance exhibition and lessons, will be held from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom. Tickets for the Sweetheart Swing are $25 per person. For more information, call (410) 455-ALUM.

The UMBC Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Wayne Cameron, will perform on March 11 at 3 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is $7 general and $3 students and seniors. For more information call (410) 455-2942.

The UMBC community will gather on Wednesday, February 2 at 1 p.m. to honor the Chess Team's fourth national championship in five years. The victory rally will be held in the UMBC University Center Ballroom.

UMBC's Music Department presents Talujon Percussion Quartet, one of America's leading percussion groups, on February 28 at 8 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Admission is $7 general and $3 students/seniors. Because this concert is part of UMBC's Progressions Series, seating is very limited. For more information call (410) 455-2942.

The UMBC community will gather on Wednesday, February 2 at 1 p.m. to honor the Chess Team's fourth national championship in five years. The pep rally will be held in the UMBC University Center Ballroom.

The first-ever e-Lincoln Prize for Civil War research went to the Valley of the Shadow project, for its outstanding combination of CD-ROM, text, and online media. UMBC assistant professor of history Anne Rubin managed the Valley project while a graduate student at the University of Virginia, and continues to work on the project as a consultant.

UMBC will honor Gino Gemignani, Jr., senior vice president of Whiting-Turner Contracting Company, as Engineer of the Year. The award ceremony will be held from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom on Wednesday, February 21.

UMBC's champion chess team will be featured on NBC's "Today Show" tomorrow, February 27. The "Leonard's Look" segment will air between 7:30-8:30, pending any breaking news.

UMBC's champion chess team will be featured on NBC's "Today Show" tomorrow, February 27. The "Leonard's Look" segment will air between 7:30-8:30, pending any breaking news.