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From Ben Lowenthal, Associate Vice President, Financial Services I am very pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Charlene Uhl as Director of Budget & Financial Analysis in Financial Services, effective April 23, 2012. Charlene has extensive experience in the state of Maryland budgeting arena, currently serving as Supervising Budget Examiner for Higher Education at the Maryland Department of Budget and Management. In addition, she has worked as a director of several non-profit and governmental agencies in her career, providing leadership and strategic direction, with a proven record of success. Charlene’s undergraduate degree is in Biology & Social Work. She… Continue Reading Charlene Uhl Named Director of Budget and Resource Analysis

President Hrabowski has been named to the 2012 TIME 100, the magazine’s annual list of “the 100 most influential people in the world.” The list, now in its ninth year, recognizes the selectees’ activism, innovation, and achievement. “The TIME 100 list is about the infinite possibilities of influence and the power of influence to change the world,” says Richard Stengel, TIME Managing Editor. In writing about President Hrabowski, the only college president on the list, and UMBC, TIME highlighted the university’s transformation from a regional institution to a national model for research universities in the United States: “When you think of the top… Continue Reading President Hrabowski named one of TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World (Updated 4/20)

Jen Dress, assistant director of Student Life was honored at the national convention of ACPA College Educators International with the Commission for Student Involvement’s Outstanding Mid-Level Professional Award. Dr. Lee Calizo, director of Student Life was honored at the national convention of ACPA College Educators International, with the Standing Committee for Women’s Research and Scholarship Award.

K. Jill Barr, assistant dean for Graduate Enrollment Management, recently returned from a consulting trip to Qatar University. Barr was asked by the American Bar Association to provide guidance on the development of student services and a career services office for the law school at Qatar University. She will return this fall for a follow-up visit.

Robert Deluty, associate dean of the graduate school, has published a new book of poetry, “Unacknowledghed Miracles.” In his review, Dr. Richard Berlin writes: “Once again, Robert Deluty’s poems had me hooked from beginning to end. On dazzling display are the characters Deluty embraces with his warm, sly sense of humor—the skinny and obese, professors and hookers, husbands and wives, children and grandparents, and of course, Jews and Gentiles. Deluty’s deft embrace of our shared humanity is his greatest gift. And his ability to share his heartfelt observations through poetry is an ongoing miracle.” Copies of “Unacknowledged Miracles,” as well… Continue Reading Robert Deluty, Graduate School, Publishes His 35th Book

Marie desJardins, computer science and electrical engineering, competed in the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament in Brooklyn last weekend. She placed 44th out of 593 solvers, 22nd (of 568) in the “B” category (solvers who haven’t competed in the A (elite) or B finals), and 5th (of 87) in the Mid-Atlantic. She was the 8th ranked woman in the tournament, and the top-ranked woman in the Mid-Atlantic region. She also earned an “I Beat Dr. Fill” button for outscoring the crossword-solving computer program, “Dr. Fill.” The tournament page is here: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/ Rankings: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/2012/standings/rank.htm Dr. Fill: http://www.crosswordtournament.com/articles/bg031112.htm