UMBC Magazine‘s longtime photographer Marlayna Demond ’11 is used to going to great lengths to get her shot. A former Linehan Scholar, she climbs on tables and ladders to achieve the right angle. She waits quietly in the cold for the right moment to snap the shutter. (Here’s one example of that.) She takes hundreds—and sometimes thousands—of photos to get the one perfect for print. And who even knows how many squirrel portraits she’s captured over the years, simply because we asked? In short: she’s a true team player. So, when we decided to write a feature on UMBC’s award-winning… Continue Reading Behind the Lens: Photographing UMBC Swimming & Diving
Good luck, Retrievers! UMBC men’s basketball is officially heading to the America East championship final to defend our title. The Retrievers take on the Vermont Catamounts this Saturday, March 16, 11 a.m., in Burlington. UMBC men’s basketball advances to the America East final after a gripping semifinal victory Learn more about ways of watching the game here. Fan Favorites This year’s trip to America East evokes memories of last year’s historic season when against all odds, the team beat number one-seeded University of Virginia to become the first-ever no. 16 seed to defeat a no. 1 seed in an NCAA… Continue Reading Teamwork on the Court and in Class
This March 23, in celebration of Maryland Day, the Maryland Historical Society will launch a year-long retrospective of alumna Mimi Dietrich’s work at its Baltimore headquarters. Titled “Hometown Girl,” the show dives deep into her decades-long quilting career. Continue Reading Stitching Her Story
This weekend, while millions watch the biggest football event of the year, Maceo Thomas ’93 will celebrate community and resistance through capoeira. Continue Reading Roda to Resistance
Beneath the black and gold, and far beyond what might immediately catch your eye, lies a world of wonder. You just need to know where — and how — to look. Continue Reading Tiny Beautiful Things
Throughout its history, UMBC has encouraged community members to take risks and make lasting changes to guide our institution to become The Empowered University it is today. Continue Reading Unabashedly Inspirational
With their hearts in the work and their ears to the ground, the people behind some of UMBC’s longest-standing homegrown programs are solving big societal problems. But the work is never done. Continue Reading Moving the Needle
