UMBC and Carroll Community College recently signed a new dual-admissions agreement that will offer students who transfer to UMBC directly from Carroll a clear pathway to a bachelor’s degree after completing an associate degree at Carroll. UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby and Carroll Community College President James D. Ball, along with Rosalie Mince, provost at Carroll, signed the memorandum of understanding on April 10 during a ceremony held at Carroll. The agreement, which goes into effect for students planning to transfer to UMBC, establishes a collaboration between Carroll and UMBC that encourages Carroll students to graduate with an associate degree… Continue Reading New pipeline created to ease transfer process for future Carroll Retrievers
Dear UMBC Community, I am thrilled to announce the appointment of Tracey A. Reeves as Vice President for Communications and Marketing at UMBC. Tracey is a strategic thinker whose experience, expertise, and capacities as a highly collaborative leader will enable us to take communications and marketing at UMBC to great new heights in service of our ambitious aims. She joins UMBC from Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, where she serves currently as vice president for communications and marketing. She will begin at UMBC on June 3. In her role at Bates, Tracey has been a trusted advisor to the president… Continue Reading Leadership Announcement
UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby has announced that Manfred H. M. van Dulmen will join the university in July as provost and senior vice president. He will succeed interim provost David Dauwalder. “From the first time I met him, Manfred’s commitment to students, his care for people with whom he worked, his humility, and his drive for mission-driven excellence were clear, as was his desire to be at UMBC,” says President Sheares Ashby. “I could not be more thrilled about this appointment.” Van Dulmen says UMBC’s values of inclusive excellence and history of innovation attracted him to the role, and he… Continue Reading UMBC welcomes Manfred H. M. van Dulmen as new provost and senior vice president
Dear UMBC Community, We cannot know how long the war between Israel and Hamas will last, but we know that with each passing day, our own community feels deeply the pain and anguish of what is happening and sympathy and compassion for the people of that region and all that they have lost and will yet lose. And we know that many within our community are increasingly concerned about antisemitism and anti-Arab and anti-Muslim hatred everywhere, including here at home. That concern, most especially the need to ensure the safety of our community, is why I write to you… Continue Reading Caring for Our Community
Dear UMBC Community, For the second time in less than a week, a local university community has seen its celebrations marred by gun violence. This time the incident occurred at Bowie State University, one of our fellow University System of Maryland institutions. While the two people injured in the shooting Saturday are not Bowie State students, the campus community is nevertheless feeling the impact of this incident. I have extended a message of care to Bowie State President Aminta H. Breaux, and I know that the entire Bowie State family is in our thoughts. As we advised last… Continue Reading Care and Support for a Fellow USM Institution
Dear UMBC Community, I write to share updates on two searches for key university leadership roles: vice president for communications and marketing and provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. First, I am pleased to announce that we are beginning the search for the vice president for communications and marketing. University Communications and Marketing, formerly part of the Office of Institutional Advancement, comprises a team of talented individuals dedicated to advancing our mission by telling the UMBC story and engaging diverse audiences and stakeholders here on campus, among our alumni, families, and friends, and externally in our local… Continue Reading Leadership Searches Update
Dear UMBC Community, Our care and support go out to the Morgan State University community after last night’s shooting on campus that left five people injured. Through colleagues, friends, family members, and neighbors, we are closely connected to Morgan State, and I know our colleagues throughout Baltimore and across Maryland are likewise extending their support to Morgan State President David Wilson and everyone in the Morgan State family. For any members of our community who may need support, I encourage you to please find help through the counseling resources and other forms of support available to you, including… Continue Reading Expressing Support for the Morgan State University Community
Dear UMBC Community, As I said at my inauguration in the spring, there is much to celebrate in reflecting on UMBC’s journey and the institution it has become since its founding in 1966. Over the decades, UMBC has become a national model for inclusive excellence, a comprehensive Research 1 public university, and a welcoming learning community that engages actively in advancing our surrounding neighborhoods, the state of Maryland, and the wider world. We are inspired and propelled by our shared values and a shared vision for UMBC. We have the vision. The time is now to take up… Continue Reading Strategic Planning: A Beginning
Dear Colleagues, UMBC is fortunate to have so many talented and dedicated staff working to support our mission and our students every day. The annual staff awards provide the opportunity to recognize and honor the exceptional contributions of our staff. I encourage you to reflect on the work happening within your units and across the campus, and take a moment to nominate a staff colleague for one of the following prestigious awards: UMBC Presidential Distinguished Staff Awards University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Staff Awards Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award for Exempt or Non-Exempt Staff Karen L. Wensch… Continue Reading From the President: Nominations for Staff Awards
Dear UMBC Community, It is my great privilege to share the news that UMBC has again–for the 14th consecutive year–been recognized in the Great Colleges to Work For program, and that we were among just 11 institutions nationwide (and one of only two universities with the Research 1 Carnegie Classification) to excel in all 10 recognition categories. Of course, it comes as no surprise to me that UMBC would be recognized nationally time and again for its workplace community and culture. We are fortunate, indeed, to come to work each day propelled by the worthy and noble mission to serve… Continue Reading UMBC Again Named a “Great College to Work For”
Dear UMBC Community, We have arrived: It is the first day of classes! Whether you are a long-serving faculty or staff member, a returning student, or one of the many members of our community for whom today is the beginning of your first academic year at UMBC, welcome to the start of the fall semester. The first day of school has been a favorite day of mine since I was a young child, and the excitement never diminishes for me. Today, I am inspired to see our new students beginning their journeys, and I am filled with joy to see our… Continue Reading Happy First Day of Classes!
