April 2: Retriever Ready Action Update

Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Email covid19@umbc.edu.

Update on Fall 2021 Semester

• Read the latest update on the fall semester here.

• As we prepare for a primarily in-person campus in the fall, we look forward to creating opportunities for students to safely gather and participate in campus events and activities. You can read an update about this planning, and free hour’s move to Fridays, here.

COVID-19 Health & Safety

• UMBC’s Public Health Dashboard was updated with new data on March 31. There were 11 new positive on-campus cases during this reporting period. While our campus positive rate remained steady at 0.2 percent during this reporting period, the Baltimore County positivity rate increased from 5 percent to 6.2 percent. 
• We urge community members to remain vigilant and continue to observe health and safety precautions including masking, social distancing, and frequent hand washing both on and off campus.

COVID-19 Vaccine

• The Governor announced yesterday that all Marylanders aged 16 and older are now eligible to pre-register for a COVID-19 vaccine at the state’s mass vaccination sites. Vaccination appointments for this group will begin on April 27. We encourage all community members to get vaccinated once you are eligible. Click here to learn more.

Open Processing and Healing Space for Students on Anti-Asian Violence

• There will be a processing and healing space for Asian and Asian American students and their allies on Friday, April 2, from 3 ﹘ 4 p.m. EST. This will be a student-centered space for finding words to describe our experiences on the impact of the violence in Atlanta and the exacerbated anti-Asian climate over the past years and historically, listen to each other’s stories, and advance community connection through solidarity and coalition. This event is presented by the Asian American Faculty and Staff Council, the Counseling Center, Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b), and the Women’s Center.

Online Learning Resources for Students

• Students: Check out these resources guides from UMBC's Fostering Online Learning Improvement and Opportunity (FOLIO) Group to help you engage during online learning:
• Student Guide to Engaging During Virtual Learning
• Student Guide to Engaging Beyond the Virtual Classroom

UMBC Together

• Check out this Retriever Weekly article, “UMBC COVID-19 vaccine hunters find appointments for frontline staff” and help us celebrate these incredible community members!

• Visit the UMBC Together website for recent social media posts and the UMBC Together myUMBC group for information on upcoming events.