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Slideshow: House of Grit

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Many of our earliest Retrievers remember fulfilling their physical education requirements in Gym I (above), while students looking for a place to lift weights from 1999 to the present spent that time in the Retriever Activities Center across from the Administration Building. Today, UMBC is mere months away from opening the new UMBC Event Center, a 172,000 square foot multi-purpose facility that will house men’s and women’s basketball and women’s volleyball, as well as provide a venue for a variety of events, such as concerts, featured speakers – and Commencement. Learn more about the new UMBC Event Center  — set to… Continue Reading Slideshow: House of Grit

At Play – Spring 2017

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Making a Case Just six years after its founding, the UMBC Mock Trial team is already taking the nation by storm. Having outperformed hundreds of other college and university teams since September, the team made a historic trip to the American Mock Trial Association’s National Championship Tournament in Los Angeles, California, in April, competing against a select group of only 48 teams from across the United States. UMBC received team and individual honors in L.A., including an honorable mention for the Spirit of AMTA award, for best display collegiality and fair play, and two All-American awards—the highest individual honor in… Continue Reading At Play – Spring 2017

Video: Top 5 Reasons to Catch Retriever Fever

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From the bonfire and Alumni Awards, to our soccer game and annual Comedy Show featuring Trevor Noah, UMBC Homecoming is not to be missed! What are YOUR top five reasons for catching Retriever Fever? UMBC Homecoming 2017 runs October 5-14, right here on campus! Learn more at homecoming.umbc.edu. Video by Jenny O’Grady.

Video: Eclipse-Watching, UMBC Style

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Along with the rest of the country, members of the UMBC community came together to try to catch a glimpse of August’s total eclipse of the sun. Although Maryland was not in the “path of totality,” the 80% view from Catonsville still elicited the “oohs” and “ahs” of bespectacled Retrievers in front of the Albin O. Kuhn Library – where staff offered demonstrations in pinhole viewer construction – and around campus. [nivoslider id=”8382″] Photos by Marlayna Demond ’11

The News – Spring 2017

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Cyber Winners UMBC’s Cyber Defense Team took first place at the 2017 National Collegiate Cyber Defense Competition held in San Antonio, Texas in April, defeating nine other regional winners from across the country in a contest to protect their networks from cyber attacks and threats efficiently and effectively. “We are as excited about the national cyber defense competition as we are about an NCAA athletic competition,” says UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski. “UMBC is developing brainpower to protect our nation and build the economy in the Baltimore region… Our campus is an ecosystem for cybersecurity talent development.” Cyber Dawgs’ faculty advisor… Continue Reading The News – Spring 2017

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What Do Retrievers Eat?

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With mouth-watering masalas, sushi, fried chicken, and other delicious dishes to be had in The Commons, True Grits dining hall, the UC and elsewhere on campus, what exactly do current Retrievers choose to eat when left to their own devices? UMBC Magazine intern Allison Cruz ’18 braved the lunch lines to find out. Read more about UMBC’s high marks for dining here.

Back Story – Fall 2016

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UMBC’s 50th anniversary coincided with the release of Our UMBC: A Strategic Plan for Advancing Excellence. It is a road map for UMBC’s future in key areas including academic research and scholarship, student experience, innovative curriculum, and how the university connects with the world outside it. UMBC Magazine talked about Our UMBC with Provost Philip Rous, who led the effort, and with two alumni – former alumni board President Bennett Moe ’88, visual and performing arts, and UMBC’s coordinator for student organizations Romy Hübler ’15, Ph.D., language, literacy, and culture – involved in creating the plan. What principles in drafting… Continue Reading Back Story – Fall 2016

Windows On Today — Emily Russo

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Senior and student athlete Emily Russo is majoring in biology and minoring in psychology. A guard and three-year captain on the women’s basketball team, Emily serves as president of UMBC’s Student Athlete Advisory Committee and as a member of the Athletics Policy Committee. She also works part time in Dr. Michael Summers’ HIV-1 Lab on campus. >> Back to Windows On Today

Windows On Today — Ayo Akindana

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Junior business technology administration major Ayo Akindana is a marketing intern with MissionTix in Baltimore, and is involved in UMBC’s Alex.Brown Center for Entrepreneurship, as well as the African Students Association. >> Back to Windows On Today  

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Windows On Today — Navaal Mahdi

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Senior Navaal Mahdi, media and communications studies, is an Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Scholar, and is completing three internships this fall: social media intern for the Career Center; digital marketing intern for the Division of Professional Studies; and producer of the Compact Nation Podcast for Campus Compact. She’s also planning her wedding in December.>> Back to Windows On Today

Windows On Today – David Atlas

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Junior mathematics major David Atlas, who is also minoring in computer science and statistics, is an intern working on projects like data visualization and prediction models for T. Rowe Price. He is also an active member of UMBC Hillel. >> Back to Windows On Today

Windows On Today — Andrea Davis

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Junior Andrea Davis is majoring in sociology with a minor in Africana Studies, as well as a Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar. She serves as executive aide of the president for the Student Government Association and vice president for involvement for the Student Events Board (seb), as well as civic engagement and leadership intern for the Office of Student Life, and an Orientation Peer Advisor for the Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation. >> Back to Windows On Today

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