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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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Education Trust: UMBC Excels in Promoting Hispanic Student Success

A new report from The Education Trust finds that UMBC is among the top colleges in the country for promoting Hispanic student success. The brief, “Advancing to Completion: Increasing degree...

Posted: September 26, 2012, 6:53 PM

UMBC Prepares for 2012 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Chess Championship

The UMBC Chess Team is training for the 2012 Pan-Am Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship (“The World Series of College Chess”), which will take place December 27-30, in Princeton, NJ. The...

Posted: September 24, 2012, 2:52 PM

U.S. News Again Recognizes UMBC as Leader in Innovation and Undergraduate Teaching

From Freeman Hrabowski, President, and Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President We are delighted to share the news that UMBC has been recognized again as a national leader in innovation...

Posted: September 12, 2012, 3:19 PM

UMBC ‘Cracks the Code’ on Student Success, The Baltimore Sun

The Baltimore Sun recently chronicled UMBC’s rise over the past two decades into a nationally-recognized powerhouse for academic innovation. As the campus approaches its 50th anniversary in...

Posted: September 11, 2012, 2:03 PM

UMBC’s New BreakingGround Initiative in the Baltimore Sun

“On campus, the good side of politics” is new Baltimore Sun op-ed written by David Hoffman, UMBC Assistant Director of Student Life for Civic Agency, and SGA President Kaylesh Ramu ’13, political...

Posted: September 4, 2012, 8:46 PM

UMBC Launches BreakingGround: Dig in. Shape your world.

As the new semester brings fresh energy to campus, UMBC is launching BreakingGround: a campus-wide initiative to deepen and share our innovative approach to democratic engagement. In a time of...

Posted: August 29, 2012, 7:28 PM

UMBC Alums Compete in Major League Lacrosse’s Championship Weekend

Four UMBC alums competed in Major League Lacrosse’s Championship Weekend, held at Harvard University Stadium in Boston, Mass on August 25 and 26, 2012. Attackman Drew Westervelt is a member of...

Posted: August 27, 2012, 6:33 PM

UMBC Men’s Soccer Program Selected to Finish Fourth in 2012 America East Conference

The UMBC men’s soccer program was selected to finish fourth in the 2012 America East Conference race by the league’s eight head coaches. The Retrievers placed fourth in the conference in 2011,...

Posted: August 17, 2012, 2:32 PM

UMBC’s “Great College to Work For” Ranking Garners Media Attention

A number of news outlets have noted that UMBC again made The Chronicle of Higher Education’s list of “Great Colleges to Work For.” This marks the third time in a row UMBC has made the annual list,...

Posted: August 10, 2012, 6:28 PM

UMBC Named “Great College to Work For”

UMBC has again been named one of America’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education. “We are a ‘Great College’ because of the people here,” says President Freeman...

Posted: August 6, 2012, 2:19 PM

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