Picturing Mobility explores what it meant to seek leisure and travel as a Black American during the Jim Crow era, and features snapshots and travel ephemera of Black leisure experiences from the mid-Atlantic during the 1920s to 1960s. From beach outings to family road trips, these images offer glimpses into everyday moments of happiness, relaxation and community, challenging dominant narratives that define the era solely through restriction and struggle. Viewers are encouraged to reflect on the emotional power of these images of Black resistance and mobility.
The campus community is invited to explore Inclusive Excellence, a set of two visual arts installations in The Commons. Developed by students in the spring 2025 Professional Practices in Graphic Design course taught by adjunct professor Katie Heater ’09, visual arts, and MFA ’13, imaging and digital arts, the striking displays can be viewed in the Mezzanine Gallery and West Entrance to The Commons.
The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) presents Pedagogy Study Hall, a collaborative exhibition, research project, and public humanities residency by interdisciplinary artist Tomashi Jackson and policy analyst and economic advocate Nia K. Evans. The project examines systems of investment and disinvestment in the arts and humanities as reflections of broader civic and economic structures. Drawing on Baltimore’s grassroots history of cultural labor and social justice organizing, Pedagogy Study Hall offers a multilayered model for public memory, artistic research, and civic pedagogy.
Join us for a special afternoon with soprano Seyoung Jeong, pianist Edwin Kim, and cellist DoYeon Kim, as they explore Faces of Love, featuring Robert Schumann’s song cycle Frauenliebe und -leben, Clara Schumann’s Drei Romanzen for Cello and Piano, and five of the most popular Korean contemporary art songs.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Please join us for presentations by two accomplished alumni, Ellington Carthan ’18, music (jazz studies and music technology), and Linehan Artist Scholar Hannah Korangkool ’15, visual arts (graphic design), who will tell us about their journeys from UMBC to their current careers. This event is hosted by the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA).
Stop by the Library Gallery for a Special Collections open house with Lindsay DiCuirci’s English 243 class! Rare books, serials, pamphlets, and even comics from the historical publications collections in Special Collections will be on display. The student docents will be available to talk with you about each item.
UMBC Theatre presents Shakespeare in Harlem by Langston Hughes, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor, a special co-production of UMBC Theatre, Chesapeake Shakespeare Company, and CSC's Black Classical Acting Ensemble. A rare gem from Langston Hughes, this collection of monologue poems revives the rhythms of jazz, the blues, and the pulse of the Harlem Renaissance—its love, struggles, and street-corner spirit. In director Gerrad Alex Taylor’s adaptation, Hughes’ words come alive in a dynamic full-length play, blending poetry, music, and dance for an immersive journey into the world he so vividly celebrated.
The Department of Visual Arts hosts Rich Zim, who is about to celebrate 40 years of professional stop motion animation, for an artist talk and claymation workshop. His notable credits include Gumby, Pee-wee's Playhouse, The Nightmare Before Christmas, James and the Giant Peach, Coraline, and The SpongeBob Movie. He is currently the CEO and president of Zim animation, where he has been making psychedelic oozing dripping clay animation sequences in his own studio for projects such as Smiling friends, Rick and Morty, Middlemost Post and many other TV shows and movies.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
The UMBC Department of Music invites you to the 2025 Annual UMBC Piano Day This event is FREE and open to all pianists, friends, family, and colleagues. Meet our piano faculty, perform in or observe masterclasses, and hear faculty and students perform in our Linehan Concert Hall. We look forward to having you with us for a day of music, food, fun, and all things piano! Register for UMBC Piano Day Schedule 11:30 AM–12:00 PM | Welcome & Check-in 12:00–12:45 PM | Facilities Tour 12:45–1:00 PM | Practice Tips Workshop 1:00–1:45 PM | Combined Masterclass & Student Performance Opportunity 1:45–2:15 […]
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Jayme McLellan is a curator, gallery director, artist, and educator. Over the past two decades, she has curated 150 solo, group, and thematic exhibitions of contemporary artists. In this presentation by the Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA), she will share stories about successes and failures in her efforts to help artists carve out their own sustainable paths.
Explore mechanical engineering at UMBC-Shady Grove! Join us for an overview of the program, a tour of our labs in USG's Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Building, and a simulation where current students will show off a project they're working on. You'll also get to connect with our staff and faculty, including new Program Director Adam Bridendolph.
In 2025, Leadership requires the agility to navigate growing responsibilities. According to Gartner, 75% of HR leaders say managers are overwhelmed, and 70% report that current leadership programs are not preparing them for future challenges.Join us virtually on November 5 to learn practical strategies to better support your organization's managers and position your team for long-term success. You'll also have the chance to hear from UMBC-Shady Grove's graduate programs in Industrial/Organizational Psychology.
SPARK VII: Industrial Afterglow, a collaboration between UMBC and Towson University, brings together over twenty artists working across sculpture, installation, sound, photography, video, textiles, and ecological documentation to explore what lingers in the wake of industrial and technological systems.
Many jobs in the social work field require licensure. UMBC-Shady Grove ensures that our social workers graduate with the preparation needed to earn their license at the bachelor's level in Maryland.During this event, you'll learn about options for licensure at the bachelor's (LBSW), master's (LMSW), and clinical level (LCSW-C). You'll also explore which level of licensure is best-suited to your career goals.
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation invites you to join us in celebrating Black Excellence at UMBC. This special event welcomes prospective UMBC students and their families to spend an evening learning more about UMBC's commitment to inclusive excellence and the ways in which all students thrive as part of Retriever Nation.Hear from a panel of successful Retrievers, connect with faculty, staff, and current students, learn about key resources offered to support students' success, and meet other students considering attending UMBC.For questions about this unique opportunity for connection and conversation, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation […]
Interested in studying a visual or performing arts field at UMBC? This custom experience will allow you to learn more about the arts majors and minors offered, our exclusive Linehan Artist Scholars Program, and how to apply - and will be capped by a student-led tour of relevant campus spaces.This event is designed to complement our more general Black & Gold information sessions and campus tours (separate registration required), but can also be completed as a standalone experience.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
The Shriver Hall Concert Series presents the Baltimore debut of the Abeo Quartet in a program featuring works by Johannes Brahms, Felix Mendelssohn and Adolphus Hailstork.
Join us on campus to experience life a UMBC Theatre Major! Our Prospective Student Days usually sell out, so be sure to claim your spot early. Included in the Day: An information session with Eve Muson, Chair of Theatre Department. An exclusive backstage tour of our facilities in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building led by Professor Adam Mendelson. FREE ticket(s) to that day’s 2pm performance of Shakespeare in Harlem, by Langston Hughes, adapted and directed by Gerrad Alex Taylor. A talkback with the cast and director post show. Parents and High School Teachers are welcome and encouraged to join […]
Journey beyond the earthly realm with Inscape Chamber Orchestra as they explore musical visions of the divine. This extraordinary concert weaves together three masters whose works touch the very essence of the sacred and sublime — Gustav Mahler, J.S. Bach, and Arvo Pärt.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
In the 47th Annual W. E. B. Du Bois Distinguished Lecture, Ousseina Alidou examines life and being human in West African Sahel women’s ecological thoughts as articulated in their literary and cultural narratives. Alidou’s aim is to expand our understanding of Sahelian women’s enduring contributions to ethical engagement with environmental concerns and preservation, climate change, vulnerability, migration, gender equity, and resilience.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
The Center for Innovation, Research, and Creativity in the Arts presents a talk by visual artist Eric Millikin. An assistant professor of visual arts, Millikin was awarded the 2024 CIRCA-IMET Artist-in-Residence Fellowship, during which he worked on Mecha/Magical Marine Materials, an ongoing series of wearable electronic and robotic sculptures based on marine biology for performances with live-coded ambient sound and spiraling video projections. The work is based in part on the work of IMET Assistant Professor Allison Tracy as well as on Edgar Allan Poe’s tales of sea-faring science and the supernatural, including depictions of necromancers creating mechanical sea monsters.
As you begin to think ahead to graduation, you might be considering graduate school. UMBC offers an accelerated program that allows students to double-count credits in their last two undergraduate years toward both their bachelor's and master's degrees. This program saves you time and tuition, and you can also earn a graduate certificate.Join our virtual Accelerated Professional Graduate Programs Information Session to learn about the accelerated tracks and the admission process for UMBC's professional graduate programs in Catonsville, MD and in Rockville, MD at the Universities at Shady Grove. Ensure that you're interested in one of our listed professional graduate […]
It's never too early to think about transferring! Join UMBC's transfer admissions team, campus support staff, and current students as we help provide you with a roadmap to becoming a Retriever - whenever that may be for you.Attendees will be able to learn more about the application process, explore financial aid and scholarship opportunities, connect with academic departments and co-curricular offices, and review how their credits may transfer to their UMBC degree. Optional campus tours will also be provided.Parking: Complimentary parking will be available. Details will be sent upon registration.Event Check-In: Check-in will take place in the Fine Arts Building […]
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Interested in studying a visual or performing arts field at UMBC? This custom experience will allow you to learn more about the arts majors and minors offered, our exclusive Linehan Artist Scholars Program, and how to apply - and will be capped by a student-led tour of relevant campus spaces.This event is designed to complement our more general Black & Gold information sessions and campus tours (separate registration required), but can also be completed as a standalone experience.
Join us to learn the IT and cybersecurity basics of database security. Mr. Gini Khalsa, technical advisor for the IRS, will demonstrate how to create, select, update, and delete (CRUD) roles apply to databases and why they are important.
What could possibly bring together the intricate melodies of Indian raga, the driving beats of techno, the infectious groove of New Orleans brass band music, the drama of powerful Western Classical works, and the innovative jazz influences of Charles Mingus? The answer, brought to life by the UMBC Wind Ensemble, is fire — in all its primal power and rich symbolism. This program will feature the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra's OrchKids Brass Band (Jared Perry, director), internationally renowned tabla artist Neelamjit Dhillon, the UMBC Percussion Ensemble (Dustin Donahue. director), and UMBC's String Chamber Orchestra (Philip Mann, director). The Wind Ensemble is directed by Brian Kaufman.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Can't make it to campus? No problem; we'll bring #RetrieverNation to you! We invite you and any guests to join us for a virtual information session and student panel from the comfort of home or work. A member of our admissions team will share information on academics, student life, career outcomes, scholarships, the application process, and more, while current students will discuss their experiences at UMBC and what makes them proud to be a Retriever. There will be ample time during and after the presentation for Q&A, and next steps will be provided for all attendees. A link to the […]
Until recently, the history profession has expressed skepticism about using history to understand contemporary events. At the same time, many historians have excelled at using historical comparisons to illuminate the current order of things. The annual Robert K. Webb Lecture, part of the Fall 2025 Humanities Forum, explains the origins of the recent turn to the present in the professional study of history, while looking at its promises and perils for the field.
Want the inside scoop on what it’s like to study the arts at UMBC? Join a virtual panel of current visual and performing arts majors where they can tell you their favorite things about life as a Retriever. Register now!
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Gamelan Ensemble under the direction of Michelle Purdy. The ensemble performs on a central Javanese gamelan (a gong-chime orchestra of Indonesia), and also on a Balinese gamelan angklung (one of many types of gong-chime orchestras from the island of Bali, Indonesia).
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
In conjunction with the exhibition the exhibition Picturing Mobility: Black Tourism and Leisure during the Jim Crow Era, on display from September 2 through December 19, the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery presents a panel discussion.
UMBC Theatre presents Street Scenes, with by Langston Hughes and his contemporaries, and music Kurt Weill and others. This production is adapted and directed by Eve Muson, with musical direction by Andrew Hann. Street Scenes weaves together scenes and songs from Langston Hughes, his contemporaries, and artistic descendants — playwrights who, like Hughes, explored the promises and failures of the American Dream. Their works pulse with young characters fighting barriers of class, faith, work, and identity, all bound by a shared mission: honoring the dignity of everyday people.
Interested in studying a visual or performing arts field at UMBC? This custom experience will allow you to learn more about the arts majors and minors offered, our exclusive Linehan Artist Scholars Program, and how to apply - and will be capped by a student-led tour of relevant campus spaces.This event is designed to complement our more general Black & Gold information sessions and campus tours (separate registration required), but can also be completed as a standalone experience.
Join a staff member from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation for a 30-minute information session covering UMBC traditions and values, application requirements, and opportunities for funding your education. After the information session, you will have an opportunity to take a student-guided tour of campus with our Grit Guides. If you require special accommodations for your visit, please email us at admissions@umbc.edu.
The Department of Music presents the UMBC Symphony Orchestra and the UMBC String Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Philip Mann. Violinist Airi Yoshioka, professor of music at UMBC, will be the featured soloist in Alexander Glazunov's Violin Concert in A minor, Op. 82. The concert will also feature the world premiere of Chesapeake, written by Rich Sigwald ’03, music, in honor of E. Michael Richards, professor of music and former conductor of the UMBC Symphony Orchestra, who passed away in 2023.
