September 2: 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

• Our campus vaccination rate continues to rise past 94 percent. More information on our Public Health Dashboard.

• If you are immuno-compromised or at a higher risk of contracting COVID-19, check out our new webpage with resources for high-risk individuals.

• Watch this CDC video to learn more about COVID variants.

• Visit this page to understand next steps if you test positive for COVID-19 or are exposed to someone who has tested positive. 

On-Campus COVID-19 Testing Tip

• If you are required to take an on-campus COVID-19 test and plan to pick up or drop off your test kit at the UMBC Police Station, please remember to gain access by pressing the call button on the gate and the dispatcher will open the gate for you. Testing is not for public use, only those who have been notified should test. 

The UMBC Center for Well-Being 

• Discover UMBC’s newest building, the Center for Well-Being, which includes Retriever Integrated Health (University Health Services, the Office of Health Promotion, and the Counseling Center); Student Conduct and Community Standards; and the Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b) Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being. 

• The Center is located between Chesapeake and Susquehanna Halls and across from the Library field.

• Learn more here and join us for upcoming events throughout the fall, including an open house on Friday, September 3 from 12 to 1 p.m.

Togetherall: Round-the-Clock Mental Health and Well-Being Assistance

• Togetherall is a safe online community where undergraduate and graduate students can share feelings anonymously and get support to improve their mental health and well-being. This community is safely monitored by licensed and registered mental health practitioners.

UMBC Together

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