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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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Advancing Excellence: The Student Experience

Our UMBC: A Strategic Plan for Advancing Excellence is founded on a broadly inclusive process. With campus input, the Strategic Planning Steering Committee identified four areas widely viewed as...

Posted: April 18, 2014, 5:35 PM

UMBC Recognized for Value and Smart Students

Recent reports have recognized UMBC as a top school for “smart students” and a university that provides students with strong “ROI,” relating tuition and other costs to alumni salaries....

Posted: April 11, 2014, 1:44 PM

UMBC’s Chess Team Ranks Second in the Nation

On Sunday, April 6, 2014, UMBC Chess took second place in the President’s Cup, also known as the Final Four of College Chess. UMBC has won the President’s Cup a record six times, and this year...

Posted: April 9, 2014, 6:38 PM

Shriver Center Peaceworker Fellows Meet With City Council

The Shriver Center’s Peaceworker Fellows recently met with City Council President Jack Young and City Councilman Jim Kraft to discuss their history of public service and their vision for moving...

Posted: April 8, 2014, 8:00 PM

UMBC Reaches 10,000 Applications

The Office of Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation has reached a major milestone: receiving over 10,000 applications for the Fall 2014 entering freshmen class! This represents a 50% increase...

Posted: March 28, 2014, 4:46 PM