August 13: Retriever Ready Action Update

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

COVID-19 Health and Safety

• As more people start coming back to campus to work, teach, and learn, we want to remind you to stay home if you are sick! Let’s do everything we can to keep our community safe. You can find the process for reporting a COVID-19 case and resources for unwell community members here.

• John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center has created an updated map and dashboard of coronavirus in every county throughout the U.S. Check out the prevalence of the virus in your county.

• Check out these CDC Public Health recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals.

• Read more information about the science behind the COVID-19 vaccines here.

Verify Your COVID-19 Vaccination ASAP

• This week we awarded our Vaccinate. Verify. WIN! student grand prize, a $500 scholarship, to a senior computer engineering major; and our faculty/staff grand prize, a free parking pass, to a Student Affairs staff member. Congratulations to all the winners during this incentive program and thank you to everyone who has verified their vaccination.

• Reminder: The deadline for commuting students to report their vaccines is August 20. Residential students received an earlier deadline to ensure they could move in. Report your vaccination ASAP. 

Employees: Look for New Electronic Timesheet Reporting Fields

• Starting on August 15, 2021, employees will notice new reporting fields for work locations and schedules on electronic timesheets. More details here.

Reminder: Fall 2021 Employee Parking Permits

• Faculty and Staff: Don’t forget to complete your Payroll Deduction/Parking Registration Form for the 2021-2022 academic year no later than August 13. Parking permits are required beginning on August 31. More information here.

UMBC Together

• Learn more about former U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams ’97, M4, biochemistry and molecular biology, including how he was inspired to pursue a medical career based on experiences he had at UMBC.

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