UMBC Waking Up
While you were sleeping, our videographer Corey Jennings ’10 caught some quiet footage of our beautiful campus coming to life! See more videos of campus life at UMBCtube.
Campus Life
CoLab Continues to Inspire Collaborative Creativity
For the second consecutive summer, the Interdisciplinary CoLab provided students with an innovative team-based applied learning opportunity. Continue Reading CoLab Continues to Inspire Collaborative Creativity
Top 10 Reasons to Choose UMBC
So, you’re thinking about becoming a Retriever? Here are 10 reasons why we know you’ll love it here at UMBC. (Twelve, if you count the puppies and squirrels.) Continue Reading Top 10 Reasons to Choose UMBC
Fish out of Water
The challenges of building a human-powered amphibious sculpture include working with nary a blueprint in sight, avoiding flying sparks from your professor’s power tools, returning to the theatre department’s dumpster again and again seeking out items to upcycle into an ever-changing design, and—oh yeah—not sinking in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor when all is said and done. By Randianne Leyshon ’09 Race day photos by Poulomi Banerjee ’16, all other images by Marlayna Demond ’11, unless otherwise noted. A dismembered hammerhead shark takes up most of the office space. Professor Steven McAlpine proudly holds up the dorsal fin and other grey body… Continue Reading Fish out of Water
Double Dribble
Lyric had no idea when she was cheering at her mother’s alma mater’s Homecoming games or attending UMBC Nike Basketball Camp in 8th grade that she would one day leave her own legacy on the same court. Continue Reading Double Dribble
The Best Team You’ve Never Heard Of
For years, the UMBC swimming and diving team has been quietly winning its way into university history. Since 1999, they have amassed 32 championship trophies. Continue Reading The Best Team You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s Not a Goodbye, It’s a “See You Later”
Commencement 2019—around 2,000 brilliant graduates destined to change the world, droves of mentors whose support made everything possible, and one tornado warning that tried to rain on our parade. But as is the UMBC way, we weathered the storm. This year’s spring commencement exercises featured memorable special guests. Distinguished speakers included Baltimore County Executive John A. Olszewski, Jr., Ph.D. ’17, public policy; Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Music Director Marin Alsop, and National Institute on Drug Abuse Director Nora Volkow. And don’t forget a special appearance by the world’s most photogenic service dog, Chief. The Class of 2019 is remarkable in so… Continue Reading It’s Not a Goodbye, It’s a “See You Later”
Hitting All the Right Notes
UMBC’s Russian Chorus is one of only three like it in the whole country. Students and alumni continue to participate primarily because of one man: Slava Liberman. Continue Reading Hitting All the Right Notes
The Threads that Bind Us
The Mosaic has been an influential presence, shaping conversations at UMBC for the past 15 years. Continue Reading The Threads that Bind Us
URCAD Puts Student Research in the Limelight
UMBC celebrates a day of undergraduate research and creative achievements. Continue Reading URCAD Puts Student Research in the Limelight
Pitch Perfect
Every time the lefthander steps on the field, it seems like she’s either breaking another record or coming up clutch. Continue Reading Pitch Perfect
Gratitude for a Great Season
This season has been another remarkable one for Retriever Nation. After a series of incredible nail-biter victories and another trip to the America East title game, the UMBC men’s basketball season has ended. Continue Reading Gratitude for a Great Season