Community News

Dear Colleagues, We have reached an important milestone in our three-year response to COVID-19. With the end of the federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 on May 11 and the resulting...

Dear UMBC Community,  As the July 4 holiday approaches, we would like to thank all of you for your commitment to the university and our students. To that end, July 3 will be observed as an...

Dear Colleagues,  I am writing to inform you that Dr. Patrice McDermott has shared with me her intention to step down from her position as vice provost for faculty affairs on July 31, 2023. ...

Dear Colleagues, Last week's Commencement was a joyous culmination of our students' UMBC journeys, and I know that you shared in that joy because you played important roles in their journeys....

Dear Colleagues, We are writing to share with you the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 salary guidelines that we received from the University System of Maryland (USM) for faculty and staff in Regular and...

Kim Leisey, senior associate vice president for student affairs, will retire from UMBC at the end of the academic year after 36 years of service to Maryland's higher education system, 32 of those...

Dear UMBC Community, The federal Public Health Emergency for COVID-19 ends today, May 11, 2023. As a result of this decision by the Department of Health and Human Services, and continued low...

The spring 2023 Student Course Evaluation (SCE) process is in progress. The SCEs will be available online through Tuesday, May 16, 2023, at midnight. Student Course Evaluations are valuable for...

Dear Friends,  The inauguration of our sixth president on April 27 was nothing short of spectacular. What an honor it was to hear remarks from Maryland Governor Wes Moore, Maryland Delegate...

In April 2022, a new grading option for undergraduate courses, Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) grading, was approved by the Faculty Senate to be implemented in fall 2023. Further modifications...