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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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Broad(mead) Vistas in Aging: Rich Compton '08

The Erickson School’s masters program for the Management of Aging Services (MAgS) counts among its alumni 08professionals as diverse as lawyers, publishers, artists, nursing directors, and, of...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:50 PM

First of the Fab Fours: Robin Keller Mayne '69

When Robin Keller Mayne ’69, American studies, graduated from UMBC, she wore no robes and no mortarboard. There was no crowd to cheer her across the stage. In fact, there was no stage. It was...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:46 PM

Pictures from Providence: Sharon Knecht ’99 and ’03 M.A.

Most members of the UMBC community who drive between the university’s main campus and its south campus don’t know that they’re passing a bit of Baltimore’s cultural and religious history along the...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:40 PM

Bioengineering and Blitzing: Brooke Coley '03

Brooke Coley ’03, chemical engineering, remembers it as a dream play for a football defense.  Two defenders burst through the offensive line just moments after the snap, trapping the quarterback...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:29 PM

Bioengineering and Blitzing: Brooke Coley ’03

Brooke Coley ’03, chemical engineering, remembers it as a dream play for a football defense.  Two defenders burst through the offensive line just moments after the snap, trapping the quarterback...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:29 PM

Building and Bonding: James Donlan '85

If you marvel at how well UMBC’s buildings have been maintained over the last decade or so, you can point to the hard work of James Donlan ’85, economics, who until recently served as the...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:24 PM

Building and Bonding: James Donlan ’85

If you marvel at how well UMBC’s buildings have been maintained over the last decade or so, you can point to the hard work of James Donlan ’85, economics, who until recently served as the...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 7:24 PM

Venus, If You Will: Deborah Randall '94

Many theatre companies are born out of a mixture of inspiration and frustration. Take The Venus Theatre in Laurel, for instance. When its founder, Deborah Randall ’94, theatre, graduated from...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 4:27 PM

Venus, If You Will: Deborah Randall ’94

Many theatre companies are born out of a mixture of inspiration and frustration. Take The Venus Theatre in Laurel, for instance. When its founder, Deborah Randall ’94, theatre, graduated from...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 4:27 PM

Center of Attention: Andre Gudger '99

Ask Andre Gudger ’99, information systems management, how he recalls his undergraduate years at UMBC, and he sums it up in a single word: “intense.” Gudger remembers a swirl of study and ambition...

Posted: November 11, 2010, 4:09 PM