Many caregivers in our community—whether they’re caring for children, providing assistance for aging parents, or balancing life with chronic illness—are turning to each other and resources offered by UMBC for support.
Driving UMBC’s eSports reputation one win at a time
The UMBC Rocket League Team, one of the eSports teams at UMBC, wins the America East tournament.
Balancing free speech and inclusion event creates robust campus conversation
UMBC’s latest virtual gathering featured alumni experts to discuss balancing the university’s shared commitments to free speech and inclusion.
Celebrating UMBC’s winter 2020 graduates
After a year of tremendous change and challenges, UMBC was thrilled to come together virtually to celebrate the winter graduates of the Class of 2020. Although the pandemic prevented us from gathering together in the Event Center, our campus community still turned out to share congratulations and support for our Retrievers.
Then & Now—Electoral College
This year’s Election Extravaganze was reenvisioned via Discord, complete with chat rooms to match the physical spaces everyone was missing.
We Have 2021 Vision
We look forward to 2021 and beyond, we share a common hope, to once again be in community with one another.
Goals Achieved
UMBC women’s lacrosse coach Amy Slade is inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame.
Retrievers Behind the Scenes—Adwoa Hanson-Hall
As an international student advisor, Adwoa Hanson-Hall knows first-hand how important it is to have someone who knows the ins-and-outs of education abroad.
A Semester Like No Other
The first half of UMBC’s academic year looked different from years past, but Retriever pride remained steady as the community pulled together.
How to Throw a Hammer
It’s widely accepted that you need to practice a skill for 10,000 hours before becoming an expert. Andrew Haberman has a different number in mind—20,000 throws.