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Dive into the food, fun, and friends of Homecoming weekend
Homecoming is around the corner, and the calendar is full of favorite community events—along with some new opportunities and unique Halloween twists. The festivities start off October 20,...
Posted: October 18, 2024, 1:39 PM
Incoming Athletics Director Tiffany Tucker brings student-centric leadership to the role
She may be new to Retriever Nation, but it seems like Tiffany D. Tucker won’t have any problem as UMBC’s leader of the pack. Addressing a crowd of student-athletes, administrators, coaches, and...
Posted: July 23, 2024, 12:47 PM
Stepping up to the plate to preserve UMBC history
When the Fort McHenry Tunnel opened, drivers could thank Richard “Rock” Soracoe ’71, economics, for helping them see as they drove under the harbor. Soracoe spent 50-plus years in the lighting...
Posted: June 20, 2024, 1:02 PM
Finding Gold on the Water
Push, pull, push, pull. On goes this routine of synchronized oar movements as rowers—nestled in long, tapered boats—move through the water with precision and speed. The trim boats glide through...
Posted: June 3, 2024, 2:35 PM
UMBC welcomes Candice Hill as new women’s basketball coach
UMBC is excited to announce Candice Hill as the new head coach for UMBC women’s basketball team. Hill is the 11th coach in the history of the program. Hill returns to her home city of...
Posted: April 15, 2024, 10:50 AM
UMBC volleyball wins fourth-consecutive America East championship
They may say the best things come in threes, but that’s not good enough for UMBC volleyball. Over the weekend, the number one-seeded Retrievers captured their fourth-straight America East...
Posted: November 21, 2023, 1:48 PM
The long shot—4-time Olympian Cleopatra Borel ’02 inducted to Athletics Hall of Fame
Cleopatra Borel had no athletic aspirations when she arrived in Baltimore from Trinidad and Tobago in 1997. She enrolled at what was then Coppin State College on the advice of her high school math...
Posted: November 14, 2023, 3:11 PM
Meet a Retriever—Aysia Miller ’24, volleyball player and biology major
Meet Aysia Miller, a senior on the America East championship women’s volleyball team at UMBC. Originally from Mililani, Hawaii, Aysia is majoring in biology and minoring in bioinformatics. As a...
Posted: November 7, 2023, 4:37 PM
Celebrate Your Retriever Spirit at Homecoming 2023
Homecoming this year is full of fun events for canine and human Retrievers alike, whether they’re students, staff, faculty, alumni or friends and family. The week kicks off with the women’s soccer...
Posted: October 6, 2023, 1:31 PM
Standing Ovation for Outstanding Retrievers
At UMBC, we celebrate the accomplishments of our alumni community year round, but our annual Athletics Hall of Fame induction and Alumni Awards ceremony and reception give us a chance to cheer...
Posted: September 27, 2023, 11:56 AM
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