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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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Jones ’06, social work, on Hrabowski as Role Model

In a Q&A with City Biz List, Joseph T. Jones ’06, social work, CEO of The Center for Urban Families, shares some of the challenges of his childhood years, and some of the secrets to his...

Posted: March 22, 2013, 8:15 PM

Alums Collaborate to Create Music Video

More than a dozen members of the UMBC community — including at least eight alumni — collaborated recently to create a music video entitled “Adapt.” Performed by “Ko the Timeless” — AKA Koushik...

Posted: March 22, 2013, 1:45 PM

Alumni Association Celebrates Scholarship Recipients

Members of the UMBC Alumni Association Board of Directors celebrated recipients of this year’s Alumni Association Scholarships last week at UMBC’s annual Scholarship Luncheon. The event, which...

Posted: March 22, 2013, 12:19 AM

Bloom ’03, VPA, Awarded Writing Fellowship

Ryan Bloom ’03, visual and performing arts, an English lecturer at UMBC, was recently awarded a fellowship at Yaddo, an artists’ community in Saratoga Springs, New York. Yaddo’s mission is to...

Posted: March 21, 2013, 3:45 PM

Career Q&A: Magician Peter Wood ’06, Theatre

Matt and Peter Wood, magicians Every so often, we’ll chat with an alum about what they do and how they got there. Today, we’re talking with Peter Wood ’06, theatre, a magician whose new show,...

Posted: March 5, 2013, 2:41 PM

Bell-McKoy ’73, Soc, In Essence, BBJ

Associated Black Charities CEO Diane Bell-McKoy ’73, sociology, has recently been featured in Essence magazine and the Baltimore Business Journal, her foundation reported. In the March issue of...

Posted: March 4, 2013, 6:24 PM

Tattoo Artist Holloway ’92, VPA, in DelmarvaNow

Over the last 20 years, Eastern Shore tattoo artist Todd “Noble” Holloway ’92, visual and performing arts, has made a name for himself as a businessman — and a permanent impression on his...

Posted: March 4, 2013, 2:41 PM

Behind the Mask

Brendan Mundorf ’07 is one of the world’s best (and toughest) lacrosse players. Now he’s bouncing back from an injury to pursue a professional championship. By Jeff Seidel ’85 Brendan Mundorf...

Posted: February 25, 2013, 7:04 PM

Whitehead ’09, Ph.D. LLC, on White House Panel

Photo courtesy Loyola University Maryland Karsonya “Kaye” Whitehead ’09, Ph.D. LLC, was one of four experts chosen nationwide to speak on the White House’s Black History Month panel held this...

Posted: February 25, 2013, 5:55 PM