Announcing the New Office of Sponsored Programs Director

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I am happy to report that after an external search that included a search committee from various areas across campus and multiple, very experienced candidates, Michael Walsh’s skills and capabilities in research administration shined!  Mike was offered and has accepted the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Director position. His start date as Director will be November 1, 2021. 

Mike is a “home-grown” talent. He received both his M.A. in Historical Studies and Ph.D. in Public Policy from UMBC. He began working at UMBC as a graduate student, serving as a Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant for both the History and Political Science Departments. He started his career in OSP as a grants and contracts specialist, and worked his way up to manager and training coordinator, and then assistant director. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Community College of Baltimore County, where he teaches history. Mike has served in various roles with the Council of University System Staff (CUSS) and UMBC’s Professional Staff Senate (PSS). He has presented at the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), and has received NCURA’s Travel Award.    

Please join me in congratulating Mike on this spectacular accomplishment.

We will be moving next to fill the OSP Assistant Director position, which is now open as a result of Mike’s promotion.  

Dean Drake, Associate Vice President, Research