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Best in Class — Rick Wade ’85 and Meagan Wade ’13

Neither Rick Wade ‘85, nor his daughter Meagan Wade ‘13, considered a career in teaching until they each found themselves in elementary school classrooms by happenstance. Rick had intended to...

Posted: October 3, 2018, 8:34 PM

Homecoming Offers Black and Gold Fun for All

Black and gold streamers are flying across campus and pathways are covered in paw prints. That can only mean one thing: Homecoming 2018 is here. Running October 4 through 14, Homecoming is a great...

Posted: October 3, 2018, 8:09 PM

Alumni Awards 2018: Mark Doms ’86, math and economics

From undergraduate student at UMBC to Chief Economist and Under Secretary of Economic Affairs for the Department of Commerce under the Obama administration, Mark Doms ’86, mathematics and...

Posted: September 28, 2018, 1:44 PM

Alumni Awards 2018: Saira Khan ’09, English

When Saira Khan ’09, English, was accepted into UMBC, she had just moved back to the United States form Pakistan. As Khan reacclimated to the country, she found UMBC’s welcoming campus a good fit....

Posted: September 21, 2018, 7:07 PM

Alumni Awards 2018: Kimberly Ellison-Taylor ’93, ISM

Eli Meir Kaplan/AP Images for American Institute of Certified Public Accountants For many in the UMBC community, “success is never final” has become a familiar motto. Kimberly Ellison-Taylor ’93,...

Posted: September 19, 2018, 6:40 PM

2018 Alumni Awards: Mimi Dietrich ’70, American studies

On September 19, 1966, UMBC opened its doors to students for the first day of classes in the institution’s history. Mimi Dietrich ’70, American studies, was among those “pioneer” students,...

Posted: September 13, 2018, 4:42 PM

2018 Alumni Awards: Zainab Alkebsi ’09, political science

Growing up, Zainab Alkebsi ’09, political science, always knew she wanted to become a lawyer. The daughter of Yemeni immigrants, Alkebsi is the first in her family to attend law school, as well as...

Posted: September 11, 2018, 4:39 PM

UMBC Night at Oriole Park

More than 375 alumni and friends enjoyed a night of fun at this year’s annual UMBC Night at Oriole Park, on August 27. Guests enjoyed food in the bullpen and some snazzy UMBC-branded O’s caps —...

Posted: September 5, 2018, 7:43 PM