Community News

Retirement Celebration for Tim Sparklin

Wednesday, January 25, 2023, 1-4 p.m.

Tim Sparklin, Director of the Office of Research Protections and Compliance (ORPC), in the Office of Research and Creative Achievement (ORCA) will be retiring from UMBC after 39 years of USM...

Posted: January 19, 2023, 9:21 AM

Please Complete our Service Awards Survey Today!

Dear Colleagues, If you have not already, please take a moment to complete our feedback survey about our recent Service Awards program. Whether you attended in person or virtually or you chose...

Posted: January 17, 2023, 4:58 PM

Postponed: UMBC’s Legislative Audit

Dear Colleagues, The State Office of Legislative Audits has decided to postpone their audit of UMBC.  At this time, we do not have an estimated restart date; we will share that date with the...

Posted: January 17, 2023, 1:40 PM

Winter Weather Reminder About Windows and Doors

Dear Colleagues,  As winter weather temperatures return this weekend, please take immediate precautions in your workspaces to reduce the risk of facilities damage. Today, please check your...

Posted: January 13, 2023, 10:31 AM

We Want Your Feedback: Service Awards 2022

Dear Colleagues, Happy New Year 2023! We hope you spent some time over the holidays reflecting on your accomplishments and looking forward to new possibilities in the new year. In the spirit of...

Posted: January 6, 2023, 1:01 PM

Update on Campus Building Status and Damage Repair

Dear Community Members,  Our campus teams and partners continue to address the damage caused across campus. Unfortunately, at this time, both the Administration and Biological Sciences (Schwartz...

Posted: January 6, 2023, 11:19 AM

UMBC’s Legislative Audit Begins Next Week

Dear Colleagues, As part of the normal audit cycle, we received word this week that representatives from the State Office of Legislative Audits plan to begin their audit of the campus on Monday,...

Posted: January 5, 2023, 4:10 PM

Update on Campus Reopening and Damage Recovery

Dear UMBC Community,   Thanks to the incredible work of facilities management, environmental safety and health, our partners at ABM, and other teams, the remediation and recovery efforts on...

Posted: December 30, 2022, 12:01 PM

Community Update on Campus Water Damage

Dear UMBC Community, As we shared yesterday, over the past 48 hours UMBC's main campus has experienced a number of burst pipes which resulted in water damage in multiple buildings. Over that...

Posted: December 26, 2022, 3:51 PM

Emergency Update: Water Damage on Campus

Dear UMBC Community, As a result of the campus-wide power outage coupled with low temperatures, UMBC's main campus is currently experiencing burst pipes and water damage in a number of buildings....

Posted: December 25, 2022, 4:22 PM