“I think this competition is an amazing opportunity to help young adults have the confidence and ambition to go beyond just spitballing ideas,” said Karla Negrete ’19, participant and winner in the 8th annual Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship Idea Competition. Continue Reading Idea competition serves as springboard for young entrepreneurs UMBC’s custom-built fundraising platform, Gritstarter, launched earlier this year to aid students in their philanthropic efforts. “This is a tool that connects the UMBC community with donors and helps everyone on campus understand how philanthropy works and how they can be involved on both sides,” said Leanna Powell ’08. Continue Reading New crowdfunding platform puts fundraising power in students’ hands “It’s really important for CSJ to not just be these ivory tower conversations. We have to be thinking about the ways that we do social justice as an institution and as a community within Baltimore,” Jess Myers, director of The Women’s Center, explained. “What’s important to remember about Critical Social Justice is that it’s not just supposed to be five days. What we really hope is that it can create springboards or open doors for people to think about Critical Social Justice all the time.” Continue Reading Annual Critical Social Justice events focus on themes of resilience and resistance UMBC lands within the top 1.9% of higher education institutions worldwide in latest Center for World University Rankings. Continue Reading Center for World University Rankings names UMBC as one of the world’s top universities Fan votes have been tallied and the results are in: UMBC men’s basketball brought the nation the “Best Moment” in sports this year. UMBC’s historic victory over University of Virginia in the first round of March Madness was awarded this honor at the 2018 ESPY Awards, a red-carpet event broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. This is a first-time nomination and a first-time win for UMBC, and a thrilling experience for Retriever Nation, which joined in the celebration on social media. [EMBED 1-2 SOCIAL EXAMPLES FROM ATHLETICS OR ALUMNI FANS] Coach Ryan Odom and several members… Continue Reading UMBC men’s basketball brings home an ESPY for “Best Moment” in sports
Idea competition serves as springboard for young entrepreneurs
New crowdfunding platform puts fundraising power in students’ hands
Annual Critical Social Justice events focus on themes of resilience and resistance
Center for World University Rankings names UMBC as one of the world’s top universities
UMBC men’s basketball brings home an ESPY for “Best Moment” in sports
