The Beats Go On

Sep 11, 2012 / 10 minutes of reading

At his San Francisco museum, UMBC alumnus Jerry Cimino ’76 makes sure the world is still hep to one of America’s greatest literary movements. By Jenny O’Grady Photos by Mirissa Neff and Brittany Powell The Beat Generation was a uniquely American movement – producing pockets of poetry and art across the land. You could find them in 1950s New York City in their early days clustered around Columbia University – or down in the cafes and jazz clubs of Greenwich Village. Some of them found refuge at Black Mountain College in North Carolina. And they drank and declaimed in juke… Continue Reading The Beats Go On

Search Engineers

Sep 11, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

British writer and scientist Arthur C. Clarke once wrote that “any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” And for many of us, that’s exactly how the beeps and pings and connecting dings that keep our schedules, steer our cars to the right destination, and even maintain our bonds with family and friends over great distances seem to work. Like magic. But to the humans behind the technologies – including Silicon Valley-based UMBC alumni at Apple and Google – it’s anything but abracadabra. It’s a combination of hard work, entrepreneurial drive and visionary imagination at its geekish best. Let’s meet… Continue Reading Search Engineers

A SIRI-ous Mind

Sep 11, 2012 / 10 minutes of reading

Biz Whiz – Andrew J. Sherman '83, Poli Sci

Aug 15, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

Andrew J. Sherman ’83, political science, has forged a career that is bursting with achievements. He is a senior partner in the global law firm of Jones Day, a faculty member at Georgetown University Law Center and an adjunct professor at both the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University and the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland College Park. He is also the author of 21 books including Harvesting Intangible Assets: Uncover Hidden Revenue in Your Company’s Intellectual Property and Mergers and Acquisitions from A to Z, as well as a motivational title: Road… Continue Reading Biz Whiz – Andrew J. Sherman '83, Poli Sci

Biz Whiz – Andrew J. Sherman ’83, Poli Sci

Aug 15, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

Up on the Roof – Summer 2012

Jun 6, 2012 / 4 minutes of reading

UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, takes your questions. Q. What books have you been reading of late? And how do you prefer to read: ebooks or paper? — James Polchin ’89, political science Founding Editor, Writing in Public A. One thing that I’ve been reading lately is Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 by David Kennedy, who is a professor at Stanford University (Oxford University Press). This period in American history fascinates me, and both Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt fascinate me. She was very helpful in pushing the involvement of women, of… Continue Reading Up on the Roof – Summer 2012

The News – Summer 2012

Jun 6, 2012 / 5 minutes of reading

TAKE A SEAT The first phase of UMBC’s Performing Arts and Humanities Building is on schedule for its Fall 2012 opening. Soon, the departments of English and theatre will move into the building – along with the James T. and Virginia M. Dresher Center for the Humanities, the Linehan Artist Scholars Program and the Humanities Scholars Program. It’s a big event in UMBC’s history, but did you know that you can already put your personal stamp on the university’s newest building? UMBC is offering chances to name a seat in the building’s state-of-the-art proscenium theatre. The new theatre is the… Continue Reading The News – Summer 2012

Over Coffee with Provost Rous

Jun 6, 2012 / 12 minutes of reading

On July 1, Philip Rous will become provost at UMBC after serving for a year as the interim provost. In his 22 years at the university, Rous has filled key leadership positions – including president of UMBC’s faculty senate and dean of the College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences (CNMS). UMBC Magazine spoke with him about his view of the university. Q. UMBC is known for its exceptional undergraduate education experience. How has the university earned that reputation? A. The importance attached to undergraduate education has been here ever since the founding of the university. Those who came to teach… Continue Reading Over Coffee with Provost Rous

From You – Summer 2012

Jun 6, 2012 / 3 minutes of reading

UMBC Magazine welcomes your letters to the editor on any issue related to the content of the magazine. Readers can email comments to byrne@umbc.edu. Faxed comments are accepted at 410-455-1889. Readers can also send letters to “Letters to the Editor,” UMBC Magazine, 1000 Hilltop Circle, Administration Building, Baltimore, MD 21250. THE NAKED TRUTH Our article in the Winter 2012 issue (“Blow Up”) drew a number of terrific responses. It is amazing that photographs of dancers taken 42 years ago are an issue to be examined again in 2012. It is likely that these photographs still might offend the Maryland Senate… Continue Reading From You – Summer 2012

Discovery – Summer 2012

Jun 6, 2012 / 10 minutes of reading

HOMEFRONT HELPERS During World War II, millions of Americans kept snapshots and letters from loved ones deployed overseas. In the last decade’s wars, military families have had many more options to stay connected: email, cell phones, Skype, and (when the Pentagon says so) Facebook. Thousands of military families also have acquired Flat Daddies: life-sized, laminated, waist-up photographs of absent fathers (and, less commonly, mothers). Flat Daddies, which were first marketed in 2003, have come in for a certain amount of ridicule. (Esquire magazine honored them in its “Dubious Achievement” awards in 2007.) But Rebecca A. Adelman, an assistant professor of… Continue Reading Discovery – Summer 2012

At Play – Summer 2012

Jun 6, 2012 / 5 minutes of reading

PERFECT BLEND The UMBC Gospel Choir started in 1976 as a small, student-run organization. These days, it’s a key part of the university’s musical community, performing on-campus and boasting more than 40 dedicated members under the direction of Janice Jackson ’79, music. The choir’s traditions give the group both continuity and a “family feel,” says Comfort Oke ’13, the group’s official historian. Members gather every Wednesday night at 8:45 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall. Each session begins with Bible study and then an hour of practice. As rehearsals draw to a close, students link arms and share things… Continue Reading At Play – Summer 2012

To You – Summer 2012

Jun 6, 2012 / 2 minutes of reading

Geographically, Silicon Valley is far away from UMBC. In fact, the Apple Campus at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino, California is 2,850 miles from UMBC. And Google’s headquarters is 2,846 miles away in Mountain View, California. But “Silicon Valley” isn’t just a place. It’s also an aspiration – a beacon that’s bright enough to attract some of the best global technology talents and entrepreneurs. Considering the attention that UMBC has received in recent years for its strengths in undergraduate teaching and learning, it’s no surprise that a number of UMBC graduates have taken the education they got inside Hilltop Circle… Continue Reading To You – Summer 2012

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