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UMBC Magazine: See The Challenge, Be The Change

Written by: Megan Hanks Mastrola. Modeled after a national program, UMBC’s Grand Challenge Scholars Program was established in the College of Engineering and Information Technology (COEIT) in Fall 2016. Over the past six years, the program has expanded, drawing together students from various disciplines to address major challenges that the world is facing. Ranging from engineering better medicines and securing cyberspace. …

Posted: July 11, 2022

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Celebrating Retriever Achievements

The weeks around Homecoming offer multiple ways for the UMBC community to reconnect with our Retriever pride and celebrate the accomplishments of our amazing alumni. Two marquee events during this...

Posted: October 18, 2022, 11:21 AM

Non-Linear Paths to Leadership

Francisco Cartagena describes his academic journey as unorthodox. Now an employee for the City of Gaithersburg, Cartagena started his educational path as an undocumented student. While charting...

Posted: October 10, 2022, 4:05 PM

Music Man

Devin Walker ’89, political science, is a man with a plan. And a cause and a vision and a passion. Oh, and a Grammy nomination. “Uncle Devin, the Children’s Drumcussionist,” as he’s...

Posted: October 3, 2022, 3:42 PM

Peaceworkers in Action

Michael Hassett and Chiara Collette first met each other in 2014 at the Los Angeles International Airport before boarding a 17-hour flight to the Kingdom of Tonga in the middle of the southwestern...

Posted: July 13, 2022, 1:19 PM

Lucky in Love

St. Patrick’s Day might not be known as a day celebrating love and lifelong devotion, and True Grit’s may not come to mind as the most romantic place to eat, but for Marcie and David Zisow the...

Posted: April 28, 2022, 1:32 PM

Black and Gold, Through and Through

For a university only in its 55th year, there are a surprising number of personnel who’ve been around for a good percentage of that time. So while Anthony Adams’ 25 years as assistant and then...

Posted: April 6, 2022, 7:45 PM

We are RetriEVER Grateful

With the conclusion of the Grit & Greatness campaign and three decades of leadership from retiring President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III, UMBC has many reasons to feel grateful. Alumni from all...

Posted: March 30, 2022, 12:24 PM