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Women’s Soccer Raises Funds to Fight Cancer

The UMBC women’s soccer team raised $1300 for breast cancer research during its recent “Fight in Pink” contest on Oct. 14 against Stony Brook. The money will go directly to the Susan G. Komen for...

Posted: October 26, 2012, 7:02 PM

Sorority Gives Back at Homecoming

When alumnae of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. Lambda Phi Chapter reunited during this month’s Homecoming weekend, it was more than just the predictable flurry of pink and green and catching up...

Posted: October 24, 2012, 7:01 PM

Warm Support for Hrabowski Fund for Innovation

FROM: Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs TO: The UMBC Community RE: Warm Support for the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation Dr. Hrabowski addresses guests at A...

Posted: October 23, 2012, 1:25 PM

Second Annual 1966 Society Dinner

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski hosted the second annual 1966 Society dinner on September 19 in the 4th Floor English Department Conference Room in UMBC’s new Performing Arts and Humanities Building. The...

Posted: October 8, 2012, 8:10 PM

With BreakingGround, Philanthropy Takes on Infinite Forms

Philanthropy is an extremely personal act. We all give in different ways, and for very different reasons. Many of us give back by writing a check to a favorite program, providing an immediate...

Posted: September 7, 2012, 8:18 PM

Bieberich Receives First Annual Haud Collumi Scholarship

Graduate student-athlete Joseph Bieberich ’12, environmental science, will receive the first annual Haud Collumi Scholarship, which is funded largely by alumni of the UMBC Rugby Football Club....

Posted: July 24, 2012, 7:09 PM

Portraits of Giving: Helen Phillips '98, M.S. '01, MechEng

We all give to UMBC for different reasons. In this “Portraits of Giving,” double alumna Helen Phillips ’98, M.S. ’01, mechanical engineering, shares the story behind why she created a scholarship...

Posted: July 23, 2012, 1:09 PM

UMBC Beats Giving Goals for FY12

UMBC’s alumni showed themselves to be true “Retriever Believers” this fiscal year, helping UMBC to exceed its goals for alumni giving for Fiscal Year 2012, the Office of Development reports....

Posted: July 20, 2012, 7:55 PM

Donors Care – Q&A with Jean Rittermann

UMBC’s donors support the university for many reasons, and for that we are grateful. One such donor is Jean Rittermann, President of Conveyor Handling Company, Inc., who along with her sister,...

Posted: June 25, 2012, 5:46 PM