Graduating this May? The UMBC Alumni Association is hosting a May Grad Day next Monday, May 3rd. Come out to the Commons terrace from 12PM-2PM and celebrate with the other 2010 graduates, enjoy some food, drink, and tunes by DJ Andy (of Fishbowl fame). There will be a raffle and a gift for seniors from the Alumni Association. Pick up your ticket along with your cap and gown at the Bookstore and join the celebration.
For questions or more information, contact Heather Gleason in the Office of the Alumni Relations at 410-455-6353 or gleason2@umbc.edu.
Today is Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day (URCAD!) Come out and check out the cool things your peers have been working on lately all day today. Be sure to check out the poster presentations in the UC Ballroom between 10AM-3PM, where students will be on-hand to talk about their research on a one-to-one level.
It’s a great experience for anybody who is interested in research in their own field or others, or even people who have no interest in research at all. The things UMBC undergraduates are capable will blow you away! Check out the full schedule for a full listing of events, including oral presentations, several exhibits, and readings from Bartleby.
I’ve updated the weekly events post below to reflect the parking forums that will take place this week on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.
The Governor’s capital budget for FY2011 has been announced, and includes $37.4 million for the construction of the new Performing Arts and Humanities Facility, covering a broad range of subjects like Dance, Music, and Theatre. With this funding secured and plans to break ground this summer, the school is hosting student forums on parking (an issue we’ve covered before) to hear from the student body.
What experiences have people had in the last semester that might give fresh perspective on this issue? Personally, I’ve heard a few murmurs about the overflow lot filling up recently. What are your thoughts? Join the discussion and get yourself ready to ask these questions in a true forum this week. Be heard, UU!
Got some free time, but not sure what to do with it? Check out a few of the things going on around UMBC this week.
Monday, February 1st
- Involvement Fest, 11AM-2PM Commons Mainstreet, Come meet the members of student organizations at UMBC and get involved
Tuesday, February 2nd
- Involvement Fest, 11AM-2PM Commons Mainstreet, Come meet the members of student organizations at UMBC and get involved
- Celebrate Black History Month by watching the movie Good Hair in the Patapsco lobby, 7PM
Wednesday, February 3rd
- Involvement Fest, 11AM-2PM Commons Mainstreet, Come meet the members of student organizations at UMBC and get involved
- Parking Forums, 6-7PM UC Ballroom. Come make your opinions heard on the parking issue at UMBC
Thursday, February 4th
- Parking Forums, 1-2PM UC Ballroom. Come make your opinions heard on the parking issue at UMBC
- Ballroom Dance Club’s Jam Session, 6PM - 9PM Commons Mainstreet. Music, dancing, food!
- Deadline to submit an application to be on the Student Activity Fee Review Board!
- Zombieland, 10PM Lecture Hall 1, Tickets $2 at the CIC
Friday, February 5th
- Service Learning Fair, 11AM-1:30PM Commons Mainstreet - Academic credit for volunteering? Sweet!
- Parking Forums, 12-1PM Lecture Hall 7. Come make your opinions heard on the parking issue at UMBC
- Zombieland, 8PM Lecture Hall 1, Tickets $2 at the CIC
Saturday, February 6th
Something not up here that should be? Love it? Hate it? Use that comment box down there and let us know, or send in an article and we’ll get the word out for you.
Welcome back for the Spring 2010 semester! UMBCUnderground has been hibernating for two months, but we’re back now. Start sending in your topics for discussion and we’ll get the ball rolling on some great publications. To start you off, here’s a list of upcoming events this week:
Wednesday, January 27th
Thursday, January 28th
- Women’s Basketball vs. Stony Brook - RAC 7 PM, FREE with your red ID!
- Open Mic Night - Sports Zone 8PM, FREE! Open Mic Night returns, come strut your stuff. Free wings!
- Where the Wild Things Are - 10PM in Lecture Hall 2. Buy your ticket for $2 at the CIC.
Friday, January 29th
- Patapsco Addition Meeting - Harbor MPR NOON. Learn what’s going on with Patapsco and make your opinion heard. Free pizza!
- Nature Walk - Meet in Commons Circle 4PM, FREE!
- Where the Wild Things Are - 8PM in Lecture Hall 2. Buy your ticket for $2 at the CIC.
- SEB Magic Show - Sports Zone 9PM, FREE! Come check out some magic by Rusty Ammerman.
- SEB Live Music - Flat Tuesday’s 9PM, FREE! Featuring Rosiere, Arden, and The Town Criers
Saturday, January 30th
- Where the Wild Things Are - 8PM in Lecture Hall 2. FREE with your Red ID!
- Luau Dance Party - Flat Tuesday’s, 9PM, FREE! Music, dancing, food!
What you see above is just a small sampling of the events going on. Know about something that isn’t up there? Send it on in and we’ll make sure people hear about it. Have a great week and let’s kick the semester off right!
The final eight options for Project Black and Gold (submitted by students, mind you) are up for vote on myUMBC now through December 18th. They are as follows:
- “Be Proud, Be Bold, Be Black and Gold”
- “Black and Gold, Breaking the Mold”
- “Great Dogs Aren’t Just Born, They’re Bred”
- “In Dog Years, We’re almost 200!”
- “Raise The Ruff!”
- “Retrievers, Ruff and Ready!”
- “UMBC: Where Every Dog Has Its Day”
- “Woof!”
In keeping with the logo theme, what do you think of these slogans?
Sure, we’re a bit late to this, but if you didn’t know, there’s a vote on myUMBC (unfortunately only through midnight tonight), choosing between these three options (some are disappointed about an obvious omission from the vote)
What do you think about these designs?
What’s going down this week, UMBC? Here’s a small selection:
Tuesday, November 17th
- Leonid meteor shower peak hours at around 3:30 AM and 5PM (Heightened rates until around 7:30PM). Watch the skies!
Wednesday, November 18th
Thursday, November 19th
- The Great American Smokeout, Commons Mainstreet, 11AM-2PM
- INDS 40th Birthday / Benefit Concert and free cake, Recital Hall, Free w/ Red ID, 7PM
- UMBC Ideas Competition Finalist Presentations / Voting, Sports Zone, 7-9PM
- Inglourious Basterds, LH1, $2, 10PM
Friday, November 20th
- Inglourious Basterds, LH1, $2, 8PM
- SEB Game Show Night, Gameroom, 9PM
- Live Music, Flat Tuesdays, Free, 9PM
Something missing from this list? Got an event you’d like to promote? Go ahead and post it in the comments, or drop it to us as an article.
Freeman Hrabowski clocked in at #7 on Time’s list of the top 10 college presidents yesterday. According to them,
The president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has been so successful at cultivating his school’s reputation for…science and engineering…that he fears the university will be forever typed as a hard-discipline powerhouse at the expense of everything else.
In light of all the national attention we’ve been receiving lately, I’d say this is spot on. Way to go, Freebo!
About 10 minutes ago, there was a helicopter hovering around the library and the Terrace area with a spotlight on. It circled the library a few times, then hovered over Terrace for a while. I called the University Police, and they said the helicopter was assisting in a search effort for a missing student.
Anybody have some more information on this?
