Skip to main content

College of Engineering and Information Technology

  • Apply
  • Directory

  • Search UMBC

    Search Context
Search Context

College of Engineering and Information Technology

  • HOME
  • ABOUT US
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Governance
    • 2025-2026 Advisory Board
    • College at a Glance
      • COEIT Databook
      • Enrollment and Graduation Data
    • Vision & Mission
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Faculty and Staff Achievements
      • Alumni Awards
      • Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
      • Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Grants
      • Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards
      • START and SURFF awards
    • GRIT-X
    • Accreditation
    • COEIT News Archive
      • Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering News
      • Computer Science and Electrical Engineering News
      • Information Systems News
      • Mechanical Engineering News
      • Center for Women in Technology News
      • Engineering and Computing Education Program News
  • DEPARTMENTS & UNITS
    • Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering
    • Computer Science and Electrical Engineering
    • Information Systems
    • Mechanical Engineering
    • Center for Women in Technology
    • Engineering and Computing Education Program
      • First-Year Experiences
      • Professional Graduate Engineering Programs
      • Grand Challenge Scholars Program
      • ECEP Community Initiatives
      • Professional Development Award
  • ACADEMICS
    • Programs and Degrees
    • Graduate Programs
    • Undergraduate Programs
    • Undergraduate Advising
    • Transfer Students
      • Computing and Engineering Transfer Institute
    • Career Center
    • Meet A Retriever
    • Professional Programs
      • Guaranteed Admission
    • Student Organizations
      • Collaborative Student Funding Program
      • COEIT Clubs and Organization Special Projects and Events Program
      • COEIT Community Engagement Program
  • RESEARCH
    • COEIT Research Day
      • COEIT Research Day 2026 – Agenda
      • COEIT Research Day 2026 – Speakers
      • COEIT Research Day 2026 – Call for Submissions
      • COEIT Research Day 2025 – Agenda
      • 2026 – Talks & Poster Sessions
      • 2025 – Talks & Poster Sessions
      • 2024 – Talks & Poster Sessions
    • COEIT Seed Grants
      • Call for 2026 COEIT Innovations and Interdisciplinary Projects
      • Call for 2026 COEIT Student Summer Projects
      • COEIT Innovations and Interdisciplinary Proposal Awards
      • COEIT Student Summer Project Awards
      • COEIT Summer Research Pathways Awards
      • Cybersecurity Leadership Exploratory Grant Program Awards
    • Research Centers & Institutes
      • Center for Accelerated Real Time Analytics
      • Center for Advanced Sensor Technology
      • Center for Artificial Intelligence at UMBC
      • Center for Navigation, Timing & Frequency Research
      • Center for Real-time Distributed Sensing and Autonomy
      • Center for Research in Emergent Manufacturing
      • Center for Research in Use-Inspired Cyber-Physical Systems
      • Center for Scalable Data and Computational Science
      • Center for Space Sciences and Technology
      • Center for Urban Environmental Research & Education
      • Building Reliable Advances and Innovations in Neurotechnology (I/UCRC)
      • Institute for Harnessing Data and Model Revolution in the Polar Regions
      • UMBC Cybersecurity Institute
    • Graduate Research
    • Undergraduate Research
      • Opportunities in Your Major
      • Summer Research Opportunities
      • Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day
      • Undergraduate Research Awards
    • Find UMBC Faculty Experts
    • NSF CAREER Awards
    • NSF Research Experiences for Undergraduates
    • Partner with Us
    • Research Highlights
  • GIVING
  • CONTACT US
    • Faculty Mentoring
    • New Faculty Orientation
    • COEIT Shared Services Center
    • Faculty Job Openings
    • Corporate and Foundation Relations
    • Visit Us
  • Apply
  • Directory
  • ABOUT US
    • Leadership and Staff
    • Governance
    • 2025-2026 Advisory Board
    • College at a Glance
      • COEIT Databook
      • Enrollment and Graduation Data
    • Vision & Mission
    • Diversity and Inclusion
    • Faculty and Staff Achievements
      • Alumni Awards
      • Faculty and Staff Excellence Awards
      • Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Grants
      • Presidential Faculty & Staff Awards
      • START and SURFF awards
    • GRIT-X
    • Accreditation
    • COEIT News Archive
      • Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering News
      • Computer Science and Electrical Engineering News
      • Information Systems News
      • Mechanical Engineering News
      • Center for Women in Technology News
      • Engineering and Computing Education Program News

Location

Information Technology & Engineering Bldg
Dean's Office ITE 217

Contact

  • Phone: 410-455-3270
  • Fax: 410-455-3559
  • Contact Us

Computer Science and Electrical Engineering News

Showing items tagged visual-storytelling. Show All

Meet a Retriever—Lola Akinmade Åkerström ‘98, M.S. ‘02, award-winning visual storyteller

Meet Lola Akinmade Åkerström ‘98, M.S. ‘02, award-winning visual storyteller, international bestselling author, and travel entrepreneur. Originally a geographic information systems professional,...

Posted: August 21, 2024, 8:00 AM

Location

Information Technology & Engineering Bldg
Dean's Office ITE 217

Contact

  • Phone: 410-455-3270
  • Fax: 410-455-3559
  • Contact Us
UMBC

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250

Directions & Parking Information

Resources

  • UMBC Alumni
  • Career Center
  • UMBC Events
  • UMBC Help
  • UMBC News
  • Visit Campus
  • Work at UMBC

Important Contacts

  • Online Directory
  • Contact UMBC
  • Request Support

Emergency Info

  • UMBC Police: 410-455-5555
  • Sign Up for Text Alerts

Contact Us

  • Request Info
  • Apply

Top Stories of the Week

  • Please enter a valid email address to subscribe to UMBC Top Stories of the Week.

© UMBC: A University System of Maryland
Member Institution
  • Accreditation
  • Equal Opportunity
  • Privacy Policy
  • Title IX
  • Web Accessibility
  • Consumer Information

Subscribe to UMBC Weekly Top Stories

I am interested in:

  • I am interested in: Undergraduate
  • I am interested in: Graduate
  • I am interested in: Professional Masters