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Looking Back on a Thrilling NCAA Tournament Run for UMBC Men’s Soccer “Extraordinary” is an apt word to describe the UMBC men’s soccer team’s dash to an America East championship, a first-round victory on penalty kicks in the NCAA men’s soccer tournament against Old Dominion University and a heartbreak exit, also on penalty kicks, against the nation’s fifth-ranked team and defending NCAA men’s soccer champions, the University of North Carolina (UNC), on the Tarheels’ home field on Sunday, November 18. A single number shows the extraordinary quality of the Retrievers’ run: UMBC’s defense, led by junior goalkeeper Phil Saunders, kept… Continue Reading Looking Back on a Thrilling NCAA Tournament Run for UMBC Men’s Soccer

bwtech@UMBC Helps Jump-Start Small Companies It started back in 1989 – with two trailers and just five companies. By 2006, the bwtech@UMBCResearch and Technology Park was a major player – boasting 42 companies, bringing thousands of jobs to Maryland, and generating $100 million in income. Now, six years later, bwtech just topped 100 companies and is widely recognized as one of the top parks for nurturing small companies. There are about 20 incubators in Maryland, but bwtech is one of only two working to grow the region’s cybersecurity industry. Twenty-four companies call the cyber incubator home, along with the CyberHive,… Continue Reading bwtech@UMBC Helps Jump-Start Small Companies

“A Lot of Heart in This Space” UMBC celebrated the grand opening of the university’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building on September 19, 2012, with “New Space”—a thought-provoking discussion among 14 of Baltimore’s most innovative cultural luminaries. Co-presented by the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance (GBCA), the event showcased the new building as a catalyst in forging vital partnerships between the university and Greater Baltimore community. Tom Hall, WYPR radio host and Baltimore Choral Arts Society director, moderated the discussion of how new spaces inspire us to think, create and engage in unexpected ways. Professors Wendy Salkind, theatre, and Jessica Berman,… Continue Reading New Space

First Impressions The first phase of UMBC’s new Performing Arts and Humanities Building is already teeming with students and faculty eager to study, teach, work and create in the brand-new space. Yet the campus celebration of the new building – scheduled for Wednesday, September 19 – will be an occasion for the university and the general public to experience the Performing Arts and Humanities Building in an event-packed day of discussion, debate and entertainment. The day kicks off at 2 p.m. when Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley joins UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, to officially cut the ribbon on building’s… Continue Reading First Impressions

All-World A UMBC lacrosse alumnus has been named to the Federation of International Lacrosse (FIL) All-World team. Brendan Mundorf ’06, sociology, scored two goals against Canada in the FIL championship game, and scored a total of 17 goals in the six-game tournament. Team USA earned the World Lacrosse title. Mundorf had the fourth most productive freshman season in the history of UMBC’s Division I lacrosse history. He also received All City-County honors from the Baltimore Sun during his senior season. Drew Westervelt ’09, interdisciplinary studies, who is also a former member of the UMBC lacrosse team, scored 12 goals in… Continue Reading All-World

Welcome to our new home. Page, that is. If you’re new to UMBC, we hope our new homepage will show you what our university is all about. If, on the other hand, www.umbc.edu is one of your old favorites – the new homepage preserves the features our research showed you loved, like easy access to myUMBC and the directory. The new homepage also adds enhanced features to better help you find campus resources, stay informed about news and events and, generally, make the most of your time at UMBC. You can take a brief, guided tour of the new homepage… Continue Reading Coming soon … our new homepage.

Labor We Love UMBC is a major research university, but one of its successes is that it still retains the personal touch of a much smaller institution.  One reason that UMBC has managed to be so welcoming is the university’s dedicated faculty and staff – many of whom go the extra mile to ensure students’ success, create environments for exceptional teaching and research, or keep the campus looking attractive and inviting. That UMBC’s faculty and staff enjoy their work is also part of this reputation. The Chronicle of Higher Education confirms that in its 2012 survey of “Great Colleges to… Continue Reading Labor We Love

President Obama Appoints UMBC President as Chair of National Education Commission President Obama has named UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski chair of the newly created President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. In addition to advising President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan, the commission will work closely with the newly-formed White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans, which is charged with coordinating federal agencies around this critical issue and identifying best practices nationwide. The commission also will lead a national dialogue – engaging the business, philanthropic, nonprofit and education communities – on African American achievement from… Continue Reading President Obama Appoints UMBC President as Chair of National Education Commission