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UMBC Athletics Director Tim Hall has been named the new president of the Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association (ADA) for the 2017–18 academic year. Hall, who recently entered his fifth year as the Retrievers’ athletics director, previously served as ADA 1st vice president in 2016 – 17. The organization serves more than 1,600 institutions. “There are so many critical issues that athletic directors face in today’s climate and this group has always put the studentathlete in the center of its bulls-eye,” said Hall. “I am anxious to get started guiding this committed group of leaders.” Hall currently serves on the… Continue Reading Good Sport

UMBC’s Tim Hall named president of Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association

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“Tim Hall’s appointment as president of the I-AAA Athletic Director’s Association is a recognition not only of his role as a leader in intercollegiate athletics, but also of the value he places on collaboration,” said UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski. “I know he will work hard over the next year to advance initiatives critical to all of the association’s institutions.” Continue Reading UMBC’s Tim Hall named president of Division I-AAA Athletics Directors Association

Going the Distance: UMBC swimming and diving alumni pitch in for giving day

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It’s been a good year for the UMBC Swimming and Diving team. After defending their America East championship title for the third year running, sending one athlete to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio, having another qualify for the Olympic Trials and earn bronze at the NCAA Championships (again!), and seeing several of their own compete internationally, you might even say the season’s been going swimmingly. So, too, are the team’s fundraising efforts: with the help of their famously close-knit alumni community, the team raised nearly $40,000 on their recent giving day. In the United States, where football, baseball, and basketball… Continue Reading Going the Distance: UMBC swimming and diving alumni pitch in for giving day

All in the Family: Milani Family Women’s Lacrosse Locker Room dedicated on campus

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Jim Milani ’73, political science, says that when he was first approached by Gary Rupert about naming a locker room for the women’s lacrosse team, he thought the late former athletic director and development officer was out of his mind. “Usually, it’s millionaires who get the opportunity to name a building,” says Milani, who’s worked for UMBC since his graduation over four decades ago and currently serves as Director of Administrative Affairs for the College of Engineering and Information Technology (CoEIT), “and I’m not a millionaire.” But when Rupert reminded him of his family’s consistent presence on campus, and their… Continue Reading All in the Family: Milani Family Women’s Lacrosse Locker Room dedicated on campus

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