As we celebrate Founder’s Day 2022 and our 56th fall semester, what could be more appropriate than a fun Retriever history quiz? (Don’t worry, we’re not grading you.) Continue Reading Founder’s Day Quiz – Take a Spin Through Retriever History UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby started her first day at UMBC getting straight to what excites her most—getting to know the people of UMBC face to face. Continue Reading Welcoming UMBC’s Newest Retriever, President Valerie Sheares Ashby A massive painting dwarfed Rob Kempton ’12, English, as he… Continue Reading Lost in the Art: English major guards and curates paintings at Baltimore Museum of Art Valerie Sheares Ashby, current dean of Duke University’s Trinity School of Arts & Sciences, may not officially start her role until August 1, but she’s already making a splash on campus. Continue Reading Incoming President Surprises an Excited Campus There are three things we find endlessly amusing: throwbacks to… Continue Reading U Made the Best Choice In honor of National Veterans Week, we’re chatting with UMBC senior media and communications major Alexandra Hulett, a veteran of the United States Army. Continue Reading Q&A: Celebrating our Veterans UMBC Magazine sat down with five alumni working in Hollywood to hear how they got their start, and what has kept them going creatively during the pandemic. Continue Reading The Show Must Go On Many caregivers in our community—whether they’re caring for children, providing assistance for aging parents, or balancing life with chronic illness—are turning to each other and resources offered by UMBC for support. Continue Reading Caring for Each Other—and Ourselves Robert Deloatch ’11, M9, has followed his research interests to an exciting job at Apple. We asked Robert about what his experience as a Meyerhoff Scholar means in his life today, and what he would say to a future scholar. Continue Reading Career Q&A: Robert Deloatch ’11, M19 When the pandemic first hit, many of us found ourselves looking closely at what surrounded us and what confined us. For Brea Souders ’01, visual arts, however, the circumstances drove her to look outward through the screen of her upstate New York window, and to wonder deeply about the lives happening beyond her driveway. Continue Reading Q&A: View from the End of the Road A new online exhibit featuring alumnus Zachary Z. Handler’s pandemic portraits of friends and strangers makes the most of a challenging situation. Continue Reading ERRANDS with Friends
Founder’s Day Quiz – Take a Spin Through Retriever History
Welcoming UMBC’s Newest Retriever, President Valerie Sheares Ashby
Lost in the Art: English major guards and curates paintings at Baltimore Museum of Art
Incoming President Surprises an Excited Campus
U Made the Best Choice
Q&A: Celebrating our Veterans
The Show Must Go On
Caring for Each Other—and Ourselves
Career Q&A: Robert Deloatch ’11, M19
Q&A: View from the End of the Road
ERRANDS with Friends
