Register to Vote
by David Hoffman

 Maryland will elect a new statewide officers, state legislators and members of Congress in 2014. Take a few minutes to register to vote in the 2014 national election, here or in your home state, using these tools.

 Maryland Voter Registration Application (download a paper form, or use the Maryland Online Voter Registration system). If you're already registered but have moved since the last election, you can use the Maryland Voter Registration Application to change your address. The deadline to register before the 2014 primary election is: June 3, 2014.

If you're a student from out of state wondering whether you can register to vote in Maryland, here's some information for you.

National Voter Registration Form (if your state of residence is not Maryland, use this form. Special rules apply for residents of New Hampshire, North Dakota, Wyoming and U.S. territories; be sure to check your state election web sites, using the link below).

Links to all states' election web sites (from the U.S. Election Assistance Commission).


Contact information for all states' election offices (from Rock the Vote).

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Name: Brendan Chittick

Hometown: Frederick, MD

 Major: American Studies/History
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: Second Semester Transfer Student.

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: I am currently a Student Events Board Programmer as well as the WMBC Assistant Radio Station Manager and DJ of my own punk rock radio show Shorter Faster Louder. In addition to these roles I am also a resident of the Humanities Living Learning Community.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Pizza eatin', rock 'n' rollin', event plannin', silly boy student guy!

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I love being a part of Student Events Board because of the countless smiles I witness at the many events we host. You would not believe the hard work that (seb) puts into our events and how rewarding it is to see the student body partake in the fun. I also enjoy my role at WMBC because of my love for music and diy (do it yourself) punk culture.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: There is so much more to learn.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: PIZZA!

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A: Check out (seb)'s events all through out the semester and tune into my radio show on monday nights (11pm-1am) www.wmbc.umbc.edu.

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by David Hoffman

Craig Berger and I had the pleasure of leading the procession of new UMBC students from the Albin O. Kuhn Library across campus to the Retriever Activities Center for today's Convocation. Here is some of what we and Student Life social media intern Dina Trembisky saw.






Members of the faculty and staff greeted new students at the
Retriever Activities Center doors.


Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Dean of Students
Diane Lee quoted from 'The Banjo' by Robert Winner:
"Dance! Dance! Dance! Dance through partitions! Dance
through stairwells, envelopes, telephones!"
Provost Philip Rous quoted undergraduate Briana Hall on academic
integrity: "Be the blueprint for your own academic excellence, rather than
a copy of someone else's. The value of an original blueprint will always
exceed that of a copy, and the mere fact that you sit here today
already speaks volumes to how valuable you are, and how
excellent you are destined to be."
SGA President Jeffrey Kee talked about his journey to seriousness
of purpose.
Professor Manil Suri joked that he was not looking at his notes
because it was only fair that he take a "closed-book exam."
Senior Hallie Carter gave a shout out to her supporters from the Women's
Volleyball team, and discussed the importance of involvement.

President Freeman Hrabowski: "Watch your character, for it becomes your
destiny."
Vice President for Student Affairs Nancy Young led the UMBC
pinning ceremony.

Every great UMBC tradition involves free food ...
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by David Hoffman


The Welcome Week Service Project on Saturday, August 31st (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., transportation provided) is a chance for UMBC students to meet friends, get your hands dirty, learn about community issues and have some fun to start the year. This is an especially good opportunity for new students to get involved in service and make connections.

 Participants will provide landscaping, gardening, harvesting, renovation, and painting support for The Samaritan Women, a Catonsville organization supporting people impacted by domestic human trafficking. Meet at 8:30 a.m. at Commons Circle (the oval at the end of Commons Drive, next to The Commons). Transportation, breakfast and lunch will be provided.
   
Space is limited, so sign up at: http://goo.gl/L2HAAx, or email Mark Zachar, Graduate Coordinator for Service in the Office of Student Life: mzachar1@umbc.edu.

 Also: Members of the UMBC community are contributing to the common good on campus and beyond. Read about some of this work here.

 Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.
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 The parking lots are filling, the doors stand open, and all the people we have been waiting for, the ones who will make our community complete for the coming year, are arriving to fill our residence halls and lecture halls, athletic fields and offices. On a campus that has been open for 47 years, we are making a new beginning. For the first time, all of us are here in exactly this combination. Now come the days of handshakes and first words, of mutual exploration as we discover how we will enact our purposes together.

If you are just starting here, the first thing to know about UMBC is that it is neither a collection of buildings nor a catalog of courses, but a confluence of stories. Each of us has one: we started somewhere else; we lived, and we learned.  We all arrive at UMBC with something to offer. UMBC’s tremendous diversity signifies many things to us, not least that each one of us—student, faculty or staff member—has something that we can, and must, contribute to make this community whole. Each of us can be and become our best selves here; each of us belongs.

The UMBC you are joining is diverse, scrappy, nimble, creative, caring, intense and eager. We thrive on combining our talents and our energy in scholarship, work and play that builds community. As our Provost, Philip Rous, has said, “we are all here because we want to make a difference, and we do.” UMBC is less than 50 years old (incoming freshmen: we’ll celebrate our 50th anniversary at the start of your senior year), and still being created by our collective contributions. As UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski has said, everyone here in the first 50 years is a pioneer. It is a reminder that our contributions matter, not just for ourselves but for all those who will join this community, and see it as a beacon, in the decades to come.

I love all of these things about UMBC. I love that the builders waited to see where people walked before laying the sidewalks. I love that we have a renowned chess team but no football team. I love the hidden treasures: the sculpture park and rock garden, the amphitheater and the observatory. I love that the big event the night before classes start is called Big Crazy Fun Night. I love that so many UMBC administrators, faculty members and staff members view their contributions here as living their purposes rather than just doing their jobs. As President Hrabowski has said, at UMBC, “we belong to each other.”

So welcome to everyone just joining this wonderful work-in-progress we call UMBC! This is our time to be together, so let’s make the most of it.

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by Craig Berger

UMBC's nationally recognized Student Government Association is looking for students interested in making a difference on campus and beyond. 

If you're looking to get more involved on campus, the SGA Senate and Finance Board are looking to fill some vacancies. The Senate is looking to fill two empty Senate seats, while both the Senate and the Finance Board are searching for a secretary for the 2013-2014 Academic Year. 

The Senate is SGA’s engine for collecting ideas from students and turning them into campus change initiatives. Members meet weekly (Mondays at 5:30 p.m.) to discuss and develop initiatives, talk with campus administrators and take positions on issues. But most of the Senate’s work takes place between the weekly meetings. Members spend time talking with students, representing all undergraduates on university committees, meeting in project working groups and doing the follow-up needed to get initiatives off the ground.

The Finance Board is the branch of SGA that provides funds to support student organization activities: $230,000 this year. Most of the Finance Board’s work is done at weekly meetings, where student organization leaders present requests and Finance Board members ask questions and make decisions. These meetings, which take place Tuesdays starting at 5:30 p.m., can be both long and intense. Finance Board members have to wrestle with complex issues: applying university policies, striking a balance between supporting amazing events and stretching funds across the entire year, thinking about the precedent-setting impact of their decisions. But they have a lot of fun too, partly because it’s so interactive and engaging.

The deadline to apply for these positions is 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 9th.

You can submit your application at:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1FFXejhMfMDe0OfslDOVcP9ZwAqdiNfNHhp_q7ttAflA/viewform

Have questions? 

Contact Jack Neumeier regarding Senate positions (neujack1@umbc.edu).
Contact Sara Kim regarding the Finance Board Secretary position (ak15050@umbc.edu).

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 UMBC's nationally recognized Student Government Association (SGA) is looking for students interested in making a difference on campus and beyond. The application for positions leading departments (e.g., Director/Assistant Director) can be found here, while the application for positions staffing initiatives within the departments is available here. Please note that if you wish to apply for a Director/Assistant Director position, you must complete both applications.  

 Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to lead and learn. Questions can be directed to Jeffrey Kee, SGA President (jefkee1@umbc.edu). 




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We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Name: Yvette Pappoe

Hometown: Randallstown, MD

Major: Sociology
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: Spring '12 - Spring '13

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: Director of Outreach and Engagement in the Department of Institutional Development (SGA)

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: I am a student, a teacher, a role model, and a volunteer.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I enjoy UMBC's atmosphere of student leadership, scholarship and agency. I have never felt like my voice mattered at any institution until I came to UMBC. Plus the students and faculty are incredibly smart. 

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: The power rests in my hands.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Discourse.

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A: I don't know about men, but the Monthly InSTALLments in the women's bathrooms are so informative. 

BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.


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We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Name: Josh Massey

Hometown: Baltimore, MD

Major: Interdisciplinary Studies: Leadership Development & Social Entrepreneurship
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: 3 Years

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: On campus, I am the VP of INDS CoM, an active member of the Entrepreneurship community, and a founding member of Banana Bones (more than just a campus navigation app, coming soon).

 I am also the team lead for a social project called Cleats For Bare Feet.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Student & dedicated member of UMBC, trying to make campus even better.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I love learning new things, meeting new people, and and being a part of a community that is doing incredible things.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: College is all about learning how to think, but it is also about developing relationships. Get out there, meet people: Join clubs, get to know your classmates...and professors. Everyone has something to offer, but you have to be willing to get to know them first. You never know where the people you meet today will be 10 years from now. "Future you" will thank "present you" for getting out there. 

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Coffee & wearing sandals, even in the winter...even to weddings.

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A: There are many fun places on campus if you are willing to go off the beaten path. Personally, I love the Starbucks on campus and am there way too often. But sometimes I need a quiet, outside place to study. I may regret putting this out there, but my favorite spot is up the steps that no one ever uses next to the Meyerhoff lecture hall. Do yourself the favor and wander around.

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"Take a Bite Out of Stress!" - The Spring 2013 Shark Week-Themed Stress Free Zone T-Shirt

by Craig Berger

SGA, The Gaming Club, Active Minds, the Peer Health Educators, the Counseling Center, and the Gender and Women's Studies Department are all teaming up to host the end-of-semester Stress Free Zone beginning next Wednesday, May 15, and ending Friday, May 17.  

 Come to the Student Organization Space on the 2nd floor of The Commons between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. each day for this semester's Shark Week-themed event, filled with game-playing arranged by members of The Gaming Club, a massage therapist (Thursday, the 16th, from 11-1) and an acupuncturist (TBD) from University Health Services, and free snacks and t-shirts.

 In addition to the conventional Stress Free Zone in the Student Organization Space, there will be two opportunities to relieve your stress by hanging out with some dogs:


This is the 17th Stress Free Zone.  How did the whole thing get started back in spring 2005?  The answer is here.

Best of luck as you write your final papers and prepare for your final exams!
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