As we celebrate Founder’s Day 2022 and our 56th fall semester, what could be more appropriate than a fun Retriever history quiz? (Don’t worry, we’re not grading you.) Continue Reading Founder’s Day Quiz – Take a Spin Through Retriever History
UMBC has grown in so many ways thanks to the leadership of President Freeman Hrabowski and the drive of our RetriEVER Empowered community near and far. Here are seven key points of Retriever pride from the last three decades. Continue Reading Milestones and Momentum 1992 – 2022
Valerie Sheares Ashby, current dean of Duke University’s Trinity School of Arts & Sciences, may not officially start her role until August 1, but she’s already making a splash on campus. Continue Reading Incoming President Surprises an Excited Campus
UMBC’s Catonsville campus has changed significantly since opening in 1966. How will it continue to transform? Continue Reading Change of Scenery—Then & Now
Stan VanDerBeek, who taught at UMBC for almost a decade, was more than an artist; he was a visionary who thought beyond limits and boundaries. Continue Reading Beautiful Dreamer
What’s the real story behind True Grit? Why was a Chesapeake Bay Retriever chosen as the school’s mascot? Continue Reading The True Story of UMBC’s Mascot, True Grit
With great sadness I share with you that Dr. Walter… Continue Reading Passing of Founding Faculty Walter K. Sherwin
Bobby Mills ’91, economics, played a prominent role in building… Continue Reading A Whole New (DI) Ballgame — Bobby Mills ’91
By Steve Levy ’85, Associate Athletic Director, Athletic Communications Above… Continue Reading Men’s Soccer Q&A: Forty Years (and Counting) of Celebrations
There’s something irresistible about our fair university’s unofficial mascot, the… Continue Reading Campus Treasure – The UMBC Squirrel
For 25 years, the Women’s Center has provided co-curricular programming,… Continue Reading Back Story – Spring 2017
UMBC celebrates its 50 years in style Saturday, September 17,… Continue Reading House (of Grit) Party
