Baltimore Bonds
Current Retriever Sydney Fryer sat down for a chat with fellow Sondheim Scholar Alicia Wilson, vice president for Economic Development at Johns Hopkins University.
Fall 2019
High-Tech Gift Harnesses Data for Athletes
A UMBC alumnus donates the VX system, a wearable piece of technology that helps soccer players track their movements and their heart rates.
A Day in the Life of a Student Teacher
Lydia Coley ’20, American studies, has started a new adventure this semester, doing what she has been preparing for over the last three years—be a student-teacher.
Creating Community Through Food
Steve Chu, co-owner of Ekiben along with two other UMBC alumni, shares how the store owes its origins to UMBC and Baltimore City, and why these Retriever chefs care so much about the communities they serve.
50-Foot Woman Tells All
“I maintain a pretty high performance and art schedule, and have for a long time,” says Alexander, who is pursuing an MFA in UMBC’s intermedia and digital arts program as much for the community and the push to produce as anything else.
Climate Shift
Climate change and other environmental issues like air and water quality disproportionately affect people of color. Today, Demoz sees his role at UMBC as empowering students, especially students from underrepresented backgrounds, to take ownership of their research and contribute to their communities. Eventually, he hopes his graduates will also become mentors and advocates for their own students and colleagues—behaviors he models for them every day.
Beautiful Dreamer
Stan VanDerBeek, who taught at UMBC for almost a decade, was more than an artist; he was a visionary who thought beyond limits and boundaries.
Keeping Pace with Theatrical Intimacy
Staging intimacy—which includes everything from holding hands to simulated sex—can be one of the most challenging parts of producing a play.
Setting the Bar — The Impact of a Judicial Internship
Ainsworth says that Heard has been instrumental in holding open the door for the next generation of lawyers and judges. “She has, like, an army of little children, just all over the place, doing good work.”
Peace of Mind
UMBC is taking a holistic approach to its health services with additional preventative and new support resources for its students.
The Driving Force of Chemistry
Think of your second-grade volcano project, but the baking soda and vinegar “eruption” is happening inside an enclosed vessel, propelling the car forward down a track.