HAPPENING NOW - COEIT Town Hall Grab a slice and share your voice! COEIT TOWN HALL, 11-1PM, COMMONS 329Join us NOW for an open discussion with GSA representatives and COEIT senators!
This is your chance to share feedback on campus experiences and connect with peers and leadership from COEIT!
Friday, November 14 | 11am - 1pm
Commons 329
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Dear graduate students and postdocs at UMBC,

The Graduate School at UMBC and the PROMISE program are partnering this year to host our Annual Fall Harvest Dinner and Networking event on Friday, November 21, 2025 from 6PM to 8PM in person on the UMBC campus in the Commons Building, 3rd floor, Skylight Room. 

We call this even a Fall Harvest Dinner to celebrate all that has been planted, sowed, and harvested this past year - in reality and symbolically. Of course, our event occurs very close to November when many American families celebrate a "Thanksgiving" meal. The Thanksgiving tradition often includes sharing food and verbal expressions of gratitude for what we have in our lives. Our PROMISE staff understands that this national holiday also has roots in a darker history, one of colonialism and the massacre of hundreds and thousands of indigenous Americans. Thus, we will be choosing to incorporate some non-traditional elements into out Fall Harvest celebration: we will pay our respects to the indigenous peoples of this land and their beautiful, deep connection to mother nature and celebrate the diversity of our community. We hope this time together will be an opportunity to connect with grad students and postdocs from other departments and share a delicious dinner with our peers. We hope you are available to join us!

Please make sure to RSVP. The dress code for this occasion is business casual. Bring your UMBC student ID to enter the event!

 If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at promise@umbc.edu.

Sincerely, 
The PROMISE team

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

Photo by Kerstin Wrba on Unsplash
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]]> This event is November 20 5-7 pm Apartment Community Center https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/154532/guest@my.umbc.edu/d29a9b75f4954ce6519003f9dcc1edb1/api/pixel UMBC Black Graduate Student Organization https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/bgso https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/xsmall.png?1580000154 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/original.png?1580000154 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/xxlarge.png?1580000154 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/xlarge.png?1580000154 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/large.png?1580000154 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/medium.png?1580000154 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/small.png?1580000154 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/xsmall.png?1580000154 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/746/2bd1085a1a5e6f23860f2b30f0b93f33/xxsmall.png?1580000154 UMBC Black Graduate Student Organization 1 0 true Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:23:58 -0500 Quarterly Patching Downtimes - 11/21 & 11/22

As part of our ongoing commitment to security, the Unix Infrastructure group will be conducting its quarterly system patching on Friday, November 21st and Saturday, November 22nd.  While many of the systems will be patched without any service disruption, there are some systems which require the downtime of key services.  The schedule below outlines which key services will be offline and for how long.

Friday, 11/21/2025 between 5pm and 10pm (most systems will only be down for a short period during this time):

  • Access to Cyrus (legacy) email (accounts not migrated to UMBC Gmail)
    • All mail will be queued up and delivered after the server is patched
  • All HFS (afs) servers - gl.umbc.edu home directories will be offline
  • Between 9:00pm and 10pm only: Certain software licenses will be unavailable (autodesk, cadence, idl, schrodinger, xilinx, mathematica). 
  • Between 9:00pm and 10pm only: The web hosting environments (virthost) will be partially unavailable (pages will be available but any database calls will not work)
  • Between 5:00pm and 6:30pm only: LDAP-Master and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected.
Saturday, 11/22/2025 between 7am and 8am (most systems will only be down for a short period during this time):
  • myUMBC lite page will be up resulting in reduced myUMBC functionality
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Hi everyone!

We're back at the Apartment Community Center! We hope to see you there!
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Dear Graduate Students,

Thank you to everyone who showed interest in serving on the GSA Elections Committee. We received an incredible response from students committed to strengthening transparency, accountability, and representation within our graduate community.

We are excited to announce the selected Election Committee Co-Chairs:

✨ Reena Kale — GSA Co-Chair
✨ Neil Kpamegan — Non-GSA Co-Chair

Please join us in congratulating both Reena and Neil!

We look forward to working with them as they help lead the upcoming GSA election cycle.

We also want to extend our appreciation to all other candidates who applied. Your dedication to graduate student governance is deeply valued, and you will be considered for Election Committee member positions. We hope you continue to stay involved and support ongoing GSA initiatives throughout the year.

Thank you for your continued engagement and commitment to our community.

—Team GSA

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Good morning, Retrievers!
Our ThriveFest Breakfast is happening right now until 12 PM in Lower Flat Tuesdays!

Swing by to grab some breakfast, connect with fellow grads, and kick off your Friday with good energy.

Come through before it's gone!


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Hello Graduate Retrievers! 

Check out what's happening around campus and online over the next few weeks — opportunities to connect, learn, and engage with your grad community:

Week of 11/10

★ Wednesday, 11/12, 12-1pm, Online:

Exploring the Gadgets & Gizmos In Your AI Toolkit: Examples from the Social Sciences (UMBC Library) RSVP here

★ Wednesday, 11/12, 12-1pm, Commons 308

GSA President Office Hour

★ Wednesday, 11/12, 2:30-3:45pm, PAHB 456

RCR Microcredential Series Session 10: Safe Laboratory Practices RSVP Here

★ Thursday, 11/13, 10am-12pm, Commons Lower Flat Tuesdays

Grad Retriever Breakfast with ThriveFest 

★ Friday 11/14, 11am-1pm, Commons 329


COEIT Town Hall (GSA) RSVP here

★ Friday, 11/14, 11-1pm, Commons 329

Intellectual Property Fundamentals RSVP Here

★ Friday, 11/4, 12-1pm, Online


Students Conducting Human Subjects Research RSVP Here

CAHSS Town Hall (GSA) RSVP here

★ Friday, 11/14, 1:30-2:30pm, Public Policy 438



Week of 11/17

★  Monday, 11/17, 10am-2pm, Commons 308

OGSL Coffee Mondays

★ Tuesday, 11/18, 4-5pm, Online:

Skills for Graduate Students: Managing and Organizing Your Research (UMBC Library) RSVP here

★ Wednesday, 11/19, 12-1pm, Commons 308

GSA President Office Hour

★ Wednesday, 11/19, 2:30-3:45pm, PAHB 456

RCR Microcredential Series Session 6: Collaborative Research and Intellectual Property RSVP here

★ Thursday, 11/20, 2-3:30pm, Online:

Leveraging Strengths of Neurodiverse Students in the Classroom (CIRTL). Counts towards a CIRTL certification. RSVP here

★ Thursday 11/20, 4-5pm, University Center 115


G-RISE Career Talk: Dr. Thomas: a public health researcher and biobehavioral scientist RSVP here

★ Thursday 11/20, 2025, 4:30-6pm, Information Technology Engineering 229


Decoding Graduate School series- Decoding the Discourse: When Faculty Say X, They Really Mean Y (GSPD)  RSVP here

★ Friday, 11/21, 12-1pm, UC 204

Intercultural Connection Games (International Education Week) RSVP here

★ Friday 11/21, 1-2pm, ILSB 233: 

Effective Teaching series for TAs: Overcoming End of Semester Overwhelm (GSPD) RSVP here. Counts towards a CIRTL certification. Open to all!

★ Friday 11/21, 6-8pm, Skylight Room

Fall Harvest Dinner (GSPD & PROMISE) RSVP here  


Week of 11/24

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]]> Hello Graduate Retrievers!  Check out what's happening around campus and online over the next few weeks — opportunities to connect, learn, and engage with your grad community: Week of 11/10 ★... https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/154486/guest@my.umbc.edu/39d93c15cefad8c7a1c23da0c69d35bd/api/pixel UMBC Graduate Student Association https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/original.png?1688588974 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/large.png?1688588974 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/medium.png?1688588974 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/small.png?1688588974 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxsmall.png?1688588974 UMBC Graduate Student Association 0 0 true Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:28:11 -0500 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 16:29:23 -0500 iREDEFINE 2026 Opportunity for ECE Graduate Students and Postdocs Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Ass.


Join iREDEFINE‑26, an NSF-sponsored workshop designed to help you explore and prepare for faculty careers in ECE. The event runs March 21-22, 2026 at the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort & Spa in Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.

Selected fellows receive up to $2,000 in professional development funding, access to the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Heads Association (ECEDHA) Annual Conference & ECExpo, and dedicated programming including mock interviews, research presentations, and networking with chairs.

Eligibility: 
  • within 2 years of completing your PhD, interested in academia.
  • Apply by December 1, 2025. Recommendation forms due December 12, 2025. 
  • Decisions announced January 21, 2026.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to boost your path to an academic career and engage with the broader ECE community!

Click here for complete  announcement details and registration

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Is it Magical Wizardry or is it DoIT?

It can be both! The Division of Information Technology (DoIT) and the Undergraduate Admissions & Orientation (UGAO) team collaborated to understand a problem and a solution. A solution that improved the experience for both staff and future UMBC Retrievers.

Working in university admissions means answering a constant flow of questions from prospective students. For years, UMBC's Undergraduate Admissions & Orientation team managed this tidal wave of calls and emails using a combination of two different systems: Google Sheets for call logs and a separate Request Tracker (RT) queue for emails. This approach created a fragmented picture of each student's journey, leading to frustration for both staff and students.

Imagine a prospective student calls with a question, and a few days later, emails with a follow-up. In the past, the staff member answering the email wouldn't have had any record of the previous phone call. This forced them to piece together the student's story from multiple sources, slowing down the process and creating a disjointed experience. It was clear there had to be a better way.

This is where a collaborative spirit and a little "magical wizardry" came in. A few members of the DoIT and the UGAO team realized that if they could connect these two systems, they could create a single, comprehensive view of every student interaction. They spent an afternoon figuring out how to connect the systems using an API, proving that the idea was possible. This initial proof of concept was followed by a year of hard work, development, and user testing by a dedicated team.

The result is a new, integrated system that automatically creates a Salesforce Case whenever an email or call comes in. This brings all student interactions—calls, emails, campus visits, application status—into one central location. For the student "Grit Guides" who answer calls, this means they can instantly see a student's full history, providing better, more efficient support.

The new system also gives UGAO a powerful new tool for managing their operations. They can now easily see call and email volumes, allowing them to staff their team more effectively and balance workloads. This shift from two separate systems to a single, unified one is more than just a tech upgrade; it's a commitment to a better user experience for both staff and students. It's a testament to the power of partnership, proving that when DoIT and campus partners work together, they can solve seemingly complex problems and make a real difference.

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