Chapter of Young Alumni

Chapter of Young Alumni members share time and talents

UMBC’s Chapter of Young Alumni made a difference in our community this month, volunteering at two locations — and having a blast doing so together. Above: On November 16, CYA members visited the Baltimore Community ToolBank, where they collectively put in more than 20 hours of labor doing fun tasks such as painting tools, sorting and pairing gloves, and much more! Later that week, CYA members traveled to the Patapsco Heritage Greenway to clean up streams near UMBC. Lots and lots of trash and treasures later, folks make a big dent in their stream cleanup efforts. Interested in joining a future volunteer… Continue Reading Chapter of Young Alumni members share time and talents

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[Photos] You Helped Us Raise $5K for Scholarships!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the 10th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction hosted by our Chapter of Young Alumni. By attending the event, you helped us raise nearly $5,000 for student scholarships. In fact, since 2009, together we’ve raised almost $30,000 to support UMBC students. We’re also grateful to our generous sponsors, whose contributions came in at nearly $7,500 this year. Without their support, this event would not be possible. We loved seeing you all there and hope you had as good a time as we did! We’ve shared just a few photos from the… Continue Reading [Photos] You Helped Us Raise $5K for Scholarships!

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[Photos] You raised $6K for student scholarships!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the 9th Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction hosted by our Chapter of Young Alumni. By attending the event, you helped us raise more than $6,500 for student scholarships. In fact, since 2009, together we’ve raised almost $25,000 to support UMBC students. We’re also grateful to our generous sponsors, whose contributions came in at nearly $7,000 this year. Without their support, this event would not be possible. We loved seeing you all there and hope you had as good a time as we did! We’ve shared just a few photos from the event… Continue Reading [Photos] You raised $6K for student scholarships!

Meet the Staff: Jessica El-Zeftawy ’08, Political Science, Sociology; ’12, M.P.P.

Here in the Office of Alumni Relations, we spend a lot of time telling stories about and talking with our wonderfully supportive alums. However, we’ve decided to turn the tables and take time to get to know the people behind the scenes – the  advancement and alumni relations staff members who are hard at work on behalf of our alumni. Today we’ll be hearing from Jessica El-Zeftawy ’08, Political Science, Sociology; ‘12, M.P.P., the Alumni Programming Coordinator. Name: Jessica El-Zeftawy (formerly Bard) Job Title: Alumni Programming Coordinator Focus Area: I work with the UMBC Chapter of Young Alumni (CYA) to… Continue Reading Meet the Staff: Jessica El-Zeftawy ’08, Political Science, Sociology; ’12, M.P.P.

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