Sylvia Brown gives speech

“Because We Can”: Endowed Scholarship Luncheon Celebrates Philanthropy at UMBC

As UMBC heads into its 50th year, we’ve been looking back on our tales of grit and moments of greatness. What better time to do that than the Endowed Scholarship Luncheon, a yearly event where donors meet the students who’ve benefited from their contributions? Throughout this spring’s luncheon, speakers stressed the importance of investing in young people, and how education can bring forth greatness from humble beginnings. Sylvia Brown came from such beginnings in rural Virginia, and said that she wouldn’t have been able to get where she is today – teacher, administrator, philanthropist – without the help of caring… Continue Reading “Because We Can”: Endowed Scholarship Luncheon Celebrates Philanthropy at UMBC