Happy Birthday, UMBC
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Just 40 years ago, on September 19, 1966, UMBC officially opened its doors and began its rapid rise as one of the most diverse and dynamic universities in the nation.
UMBC has gained the attention and respect of many older, well established higher education leaders. Cambridge, founded in 1209, has invited UMBC’s Darwin scholar Sandra Herbert to serve as a visiting professor this year. Harvard, founded in 1636, recently recruited three of our graduates – one to a faculty position and two to doctoral and medical programs – from the lab of Michael Summers, the only Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at a Maryland public university. And Princeton, founded in 1746, is collaborating with UMBC to create a multi-million-dollar Engineering Research Center focused on sensor technology.
“The fact that we have achieved so much so quickly is a reflection of the quality and entrepreneurial spirit of our faculty, students and staff,” said President Freeman A. Hrabowski. “Ours is an exceptional community, where the life of the mind is paramount.”
“It is exhilarating to think about our future,” Hrabowski added. “At 40, the campus is young enough that all of us are still pioneers, building UMBC’s foundation.”
At noon on September 19, UMBC will begin celebrating some of the students, faculty, and staff – past and present – who make UMBC Exceptional by Example. The celebration includes birthday cake, the debut of the University’s alma mater, a talk by Carnegie Foundation President Lee Shulman, and a reception hosted by President and Mrs. Hrabowski to honor faculty and staff.
Please note that the 3 to 5 p.m. faculty/staff reception is being moved to the University Center Ballroom due to expected rainy weather. All other Sept. 19 events will continue at their originally scheduled locations.style> For more information, please visit www.umbc.edu/40th/events.html.
UMBC alumni, parents and the general public are invited to join the campus community for UMBC’s 40th Anniversary Homecoming and Family Celebration October 20-21. For more information, please visit www.umbc.edu/40th/events.html.
9/18/06
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