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Round Up: UMBC in the News, 9/19

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One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community. Jim Bailey ‘03 and ‘08 M.A., History, Speaks at 9/11 Commemoration Ceremony Thomas Schaller, Political Science, on MSNBC UMBC Featured in The Baltimore Sun’s Special Section on Education Vice Provost Patrice McDermott Calls for Gender Equity in Peer Review Roy Meyers, Political Science, in the Herald-Mail Anne Sarah Rubin, History, in The… Continue Reading Round Up: UMBC in the News, 9/19

Meet the Staff: Shannon Williams

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Here in the Office of Alumni Relations, we spend a lot of time telling stories about and talking with our wonderfully supportive alums. However, we’ve decided to turn the tables and take time to get to know the people behind the scenes – the advancement and alumni relations staff members who are hard at work on behalf of our alumni. Today we’ll be hearing from Shannon Williams, the Fall intern at Alumni & Development Communications. Name: Shannon Williams Job Title: Intern at Alumni & Development Communications Focus Area: Help out with all tasks necessary in the Alumni House Years at UMBC:… Continue Reading Meet the Staff: Shannon Williams

Calm in a Storm

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It was the middle of the night in November 2013, just after Typhoon Haiyan struck, when Sako Narita ’04, interdisciplinary studies (international emergency health services), received an urgent phone call from Japan with a request: a disaster response team organized by Humanitarian Medical Assistance (HuMA) to help provide aid to the Philippines needed her expertise. The call did not come as a surprise to Narita, who is currently a master’s student in UMBC’s emergency health services (EHS) department. She had prior experience providing disaster response for the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in her native Japan and a previous typhoon in… Continue Reading Calm in a Storm

Stories of a Big City Farm Girl edition 3

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Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series of three posts from Lexi, our summer intern here in the Alumni Communications office, about her experiences as a new-to-Baltimore student. Even though everyone on the East Coast eats relatively the same things – meat, seafood, corn, potatoes – there are two foods that are incredibly underestimated by those not from the Delmarva and Pennsylvania area: Old Bay and scrapple. I grew up with Old Bay as a seasoning for anything and everything crab. Crab bisque, steamed crabs, crab cakes, even on some sushi that had crab in it. You could… Continue Reading Stories of a Big City Farm Girl edition 3

Fall Fun for Alums!

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Spend some time with fellow alumni at these great fall events: Annapolis Lighthouse Cruise with CYA Saturday, September 20, 4 p.m. check-in, 4:30 – 6 p.m. cruise Watermark Cruises, Annapolis MD Join fellow UMBC alumni and friends as we explore and cruise by the Thomas Point Lighthouse, the most recognized lighthouse in Maryland. The event with take place on a 65′ yacht, the Cabaret II where you will enjoy a close-up view of this iconic treasure. Check in begins at 4 p.m. and the ship departs from the City Dock at 4:30 p.m. There will be an informal alumni happy… Continue Reading Fall Fun for Alums!

Meet the Newest Alums: McGee, Hartman, Good, and Bennett

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UMBC is  full of hard-working people who aspire to do great things, and the class of 2014 is no exception. Today, we wanted to share with you what some of our recent graduates are planning to do with their Retriever education. Between setting UMBC Track and Field varsity team records and holding internships with leading firms and government agencies, Brandan McGee, financial economics and health administration and policy, was also president of the Economics Council of Majors. In the 2012-2013 school year, McGee won the UMBC Student Affairs Leadership Award. Now, after graduation, he plans to earn an MBA while… Continue Reading Meet the Newest Alums: McGee, Hartman, Good, and Bennett

U.S. News Names UMBC National Leader

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UMBC Continues to Earn Top Rankings UMBC attracts inquisitive minds that thrive on solving problems through collaboration, and the latest U.S. News and World Report’s Best Colleges Guide reveals why. Our campus continues to lead the list of universities making “the most promising and innovative changes,” while ranking fifth on the list of campuses with an “unusually strong commitment to undergraduate teaching”—ahead of Yale, Brown, and Stanford—and being recognized for prioritizing intensive undergraduate research and creative work. Excellence and Innovation Drive Enrollment Just as higher education leaders are taking notice, students and families are as well. Applications have increased 50% in… Continue Reading U.S. News Names UMBC National Leader

Stories of a Big City Farm Girl, Vol. 2

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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a series of three posts from Lexi, our summer intern here in the Alumni Communications office, about her experiences as a new-to-Baltimore student. In my last post, I described how different the driving conditions in Baltimore are from rural Delaware. Multiple lane highways, aggressive drivers, lots of honking, and mis-informed GPSes always created interesting adventures. But did you know that in Delaware, a lot of high schools don’t require you to learn how to parallel park during driver’s ed? Well, Milford High School didn’t at least. We just had to be able to… Continue Reading Stories of a Big City Farm Girl, Vol. 2

Alums in the News: Moriarty, LaClair, Mayhew, and Macchi

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Here at UMBC, we take pride in what our alums accomplish after graduation. Take a moment to see which Retrievers have been on the move and making news! As Baltimore’s Gamescape, an exhibit at Artscape, moved out of MICA and into the Single Carrot Theatre, Jonathon Moriarty ‘13, computer science and visual arts, prepared to present his game, CAVE, to judges and guests. Gamescape promotes the rise of “indie developers,” or those who don’t work for big companies. Moriarty, who first got involved with the exhibit as a member of the game developers club at UMBC, returned for his fifth… Continue Reading Alums in the News: Moriarty, LaClair, Mayhew, and Macchi

Round Up: UMBC in the News 9/5

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One of the things that makes UMBC great is how wonderful our alumni, students, faculty, and staff are. Because of these amazing people, UMBC often finds itself “in the news,” so each week, we’ll be sharing with you a round-up of the most newsworthy achievements from our community. Michele Osherow, English, Participates in the U.S. Premiere of “The Veil” Pres. Hrabowski Discusses Degree to Career Pathways in The Washington Post Niels Van Tomme, CADVC, Receives Vilcek Curatorial Fellowship Read more at UMBC Insights!

Lift Off

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Kamili Jackson ’97, M.S. ’99, mechanical engineering, has witnessed one NASA space launch in person during her nine years at the agency: the Hubble Servicing Mission 4 in 2009. Jackson was a contracted materials engineer at NASA for that mission, helping the team make decisions on what metals, plastics and ceramics should be used for the craft. And as she watched her hard work blast off and enter orbit, she was filled with satisfaction. That same year, Jackson co-founded a project that helps high school students take off into careers in engineering – the Future Innovative Rising Engineers (FIRE), National… Continue Reading Lift Off

Stories of a Big-City Farm Girl, Vol. 1

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Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of three posts from Lexi, our summer intern here in the Alumni Communications office. She’ll be sharing some of her stories and experiences at UMBC over the coming weeks. Let me introduce myself. Hi, I’m Lexi. I’m a 21 year old from Camden, Delaware, where nothing exciting ever really happens, except for a few weekends each year. Slowly but surely, events like NASCAR and the Firefly Music Festival are putting the little old diamond state on the map, and less and less people ask me which state Delaware is in. I’ll… Continue Reading Stories of a Big-City Farm Girl, Vol. 1

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