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Podcast Fever

Friendship first, story second. These have been the cornerstones of success for Count Me In, Riverdale, and Obsidian, three Retriever-made podcasts.  While their production paths differ, all...

Posted: June 9, 2020, 10:46 PM

A World of Opportunity

The stunning first-round upset of top-ranked and top-seeded Virginia in the NCAA Tournament two years ago put the UMBC men’s basketball program on the map in the United States. But the truth is,...

Posted: May 27, 2020, 9:10 PM

Stay Golden, Retrievers

Fifty years ago, UMBC’s very first class crossed the stage for the university’s inaugural Commencement ceremony. Among the faces of the 239-member founding class captured in black and white in the...

Posted: May 21, 2020, 12:15 AM

Curating COVID-19

At times of momentous change some take solace in creating. The UMBC community is no exception, adding to a long history of artists and writers recording everyday life during pandemics. From...

Posted: May 20, 2020, 9:32 PM

Treasured Moments

In his more than a decade of service to UMBC through the Alumni Association Board of Directors, outgoing president John Becker ’01, information systems, has seen a little bit of everything. As he...

Posted: May 18, 2020, 11:54 PM

Alumni Business Q&A: Fearless

UMBC alumni businesses are doing what they can to stay strong and build community during these troubled times. UMBC Magazine will be publishing occasional interviews with alumni business owners to...

Posted: May 8, 2020, 3:21 PM

Retrievers on the Front Lines of the Pandemic

By Susan Thornton Hobby Every time a coronavirus patient is released from St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx, a song plays over the loudspeaker: “St. Barnabas for All of Us.”  Trent...

Posted: May 2, 2020, 1:30 AM

Alum Helps Budding Soccer Players “Get on the Bus”

When Tim Ryerson ’94, INDS, founded Ellicott City Soccer Club (ECSC) back in 2014, he noticed something: there were pockets of Howard County that weren’t signing up. He did a little digging, and...

Posted: April 13, 2020, 9:27 PM

Alumni Business Q&A: Interrobang Theatre Company

UMBC alumni businesses are doing what they can to stay strong and build community during these troubled times. UMBC Magazine will be publishing occasional interviews with alumni business owners to...

Posted: April 9, 2020, 8:32 PM