New Media Studio and Maryland Traditions’ “Mill Stories” Project in Dundalk Eagle
New Media Studio and Maryland Traditions’ “Mill Stories” Project in Dundalk Eagle.
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Jenny O’Grady, Institutional Advancement, Awarded “b-grant”
The 2013 Baker Artist Award winners were announced this week, and Jenny O’Grady, Director of Alumni and Development Communications, is one of nine b-grant recipients. The b-grant Prize is awarded annually to up to nine artists, and recognizes emerging artists and established artists exploring new directions in their work. Read more about the prize and view O’Grady’s work at the Baker Artist Awards website, or view the coverage of the awards’ announcement in the Baltimore Sun.
UMBC Graduate Student to Compete In U.S. Chess Championship
The 2013 U.S. Chess Championship has been scheduled for May 2 to 13 at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis (CCSCSL), and UMBC graduate student, Sabina Foisor, has been invited to compete. Sabina, an international student from Romania and a Women’s Grandmaster, will be competing in her fifth consecutive U.S. Women’s Championship. She recently competed with the U.S. Women’s Team in the World Team Championships held in Astana, Kazakhstan and helped the UMBC Chess Team finish 3rd in the nation at the Final Four of Collegiate Chess the first weekend in April. Good luck, Sabina!
Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 40th Book
Robert Deluty, associate dean of the graduate school, has published a new volume of poetry, The Knife and the Pumpkin. In his review, Ronald Pies writes: “Robert Deluty’s latest collection of poems takes its title from an intriguing comment by the novelist, Simone Schwarz-Bart: ‘Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin.’ Physicians and therapists might be put in mind of a kindred statement by Sophocles: ‘A wise doctor does not mutter incantations over a sore that needs the knife.’ Both sayings teach us that, sometimes, there is no avoiding pain in getting to the… Continue Reading Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 40th Book
Inaugural Grants from the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation
FROM: Freeman Hrabowski, President Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs We are delighted to announce the projects receiving inaugural grants from this fund. These projects build on our faculty’s strong track record of, and commitment to, reimagining what it means to teach and learn. We received a large number of outstanding applications and, unfortunately, could not fund all of the projects. Those selected for awards represent each of our colleges and a wide range of disciplines, and many of them take an interdisciplinary approach to their work. Implementation and research grants The Math Gym – A… Continue Reading Inaugural Grants from the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation
Anthony Adams Named One of Nation’s Top Assistant Coaches by College Soccer News
For the sixth time since 2000, UMBC associate head men’s soccer coach Anthony Adams has been recognized by College Soccer News as one of the top assistant coaches in the nation. The web publication cited Adams among 15 assistant or associate head coaches at the NCAA Division I level. He earned his fifth accolade after the 2010 season, and in 2003, he was one of 27 college coaches in the nation (all sports) to be honored as an Assistant Coach of the Year by AFLAC. Adams earned four letters for UMBC from 1992-95 and was a starter in the backfield… Continue Reading Anthony Adams Named One of Nation’s Top Assistant Coaches by College Soccer News
UMB-UMBC Research and Innovation Partnership Seed Grant Program
TO: All Full-time, Tenure-Track Faculty FROM: Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs I am delighted to announce a new joint UMBC-UMB Research and Innovation Partnership Seed Grant Program. This research initiative has been developed in close collaboration with our UMB colleagues with the goal of establishing, enhancing and promoting long-term research partnerships between faculty at UMBC and UMB. The UMBC-UMB Research and Innovation Partnership Seed Grant Program provides research funding of up to $75,000 to be expended over a period of twelve months. All proposals submitted to this program must include at least one PI from UMBC… Continue Reading UMB-UMBC Research and Innovation Partnership Seed Grant Program
Library Purchases ARTstor and ScienceDirect’s Freedom Collection
The Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery is pleased to announce the addition of two electronic collections for the UMBC community. ARTstor Digital Library provides access to over one million images in the arts, architecture, humanities and sciences. These images are hi-resolution and may be downloaded and used for classroom and research purposes. ScienceDirect’s Freedom Collection contains the full text of over 1,700 social science, science, medical, and technology journals published by Elsevier. See the Library’s website for more information about these resources. Thanks to the Office of the Provost for its continued support of the Library.
UMBC Chess Team Ties for First Place Following the “World Series of Chess”
“The University of Maryland, Baltimore County chess team tied four other college teams for first place at the Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship on Sunday — maintaining its record as one of two colleges with the most top finishes in the history of the international event,” wrote Kevin Rector in the Baltimore Sun. The UMBC chess team tied for first place December 30, 2012 in the Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, advancing to the 2013 President’s Cup, known as the “Final Four” of chess. The team headed into the 2012 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship with a record nine titles to its… Continue Reading UMBC Chess Team Ties for First Place Following the “World Series of Chess”
David Clurman, Assistant Director of Residential Education, Receives Distinguished Service Award
David Clurman, Assistant Director of Residential Education, was awarded the James Hurd Distinguished Service Award by the Mid-Atlantic Association of College and University Housing Officers (MACUHO). David’s active involvement in MACUHO began in 1998 and since that time he served 10 years on the executive board, including as president in 2009 and as the host co-chair of this year’s conference that was held in downtown Baltimore.
Earnestine Baker, Executive Director of the Meyerhoff Program, to Retire
FROM: Greg Simmons, Vice President for Institutional Advancement & Keith Harmon, Director of the Meyerhoff Scholars Program Earnestine Baker announced Monday at a combined Meyerhoff Scholars Family Meeting that she will retire from UMBC this month. Ernie has been an extraordinary member of the UMBC community for almost 30 years, and it is fitting that the Meyerhoff Scholars be among the first to receive this news, as she has spent most of her career at UMBC working to support the growth and success of this program and its students. Ernie joined UMBC in 1983 as the Coordinator of Minority Recruitment in… Continue Reading Earnestine Baker, Executive Director of the Meyerhoff Program, to Retire
Tom Mandato Named Assistant Director of Athletics for Operations
Tom Mandato has been named Assistant Director of Athletics for Operations at UMBC, Director of Athletics Dr. Charles Brown announced in early December, 2012. Mandato’s duties will include the maintenance of all athletic facilities, including the Retriever Activities Center and Arena, the UMBC Stadium Complex, the UMBC Aquatic Complex, the tennis courts, and practice and recreation fields. He will coordinate the scheduling of these facilities, supervise event operations, equipment room and athletic grounds staff, building security, and will serve as the department liaison to UMBC Facilities Management and the campus scheduling office. The Philadelphia, Pa. native has spent the last… Continue Reading Tom Mandato Named Assistant Director of Athletics for Operations