Campus Status: The University is open, with employees working remotely. UMBC’s physical campus remains closed. Maryland is currently under a Safer at Home Order. 

The latest campus updates are posted on the Retrievers Return website. 

Student Services and Support

• The Career Center will host “Working Virtually: A Day in the Life” on Monday, July 6, at 12 p.m.

• Check out upcoming virtual “Summer Session: Beyond the Classroom” July events. You can watch the June events here.

• The Tech Virtual Career Fair will be Tuesday, July 14, 1 – 4 p.m. Network with leading technology companies from the Northern Virginia/D.C. area that are currently hiring.

• Student Affairs staff are here to help you stay connected (video).

• Watch a recording of the June 26 student town hall (video).

Business Continuity and Staff Support

• The next event in the Women's Center's Faculty/Staff Summer Care Series will focus on "Permission to Feel" and will take place on July 9. Participants are asked RSVP by July 7 to express their interest.

• Effective July 1, UMBC moved from a hiring pause to a hiring freeze for all vacant regular and contingent I and II exempt and non-exempt staff positions. Departments with a critical staffing need may continue to submit a hiring exception request. Further details on the University’s hiring exception process can be found here.

• Supervisors and Department Heads are strongly encouraged to set aside 10 minutes to read “Supporting Remote Employees: A Resource for Supervisors and Department Heads.” This guide was developed by Human Resources to help supervisors understand of the challenges employees now face and offer useful suggestions for how to address them. 

Campus Access

• UMBC’s physical campus remains closed and employees continue to work remotely. Only employees with permission from their supervisor, approved researchers, and/or approved students should be on campus. 

• If you have a one-time emergency need to visit campus, call UMBC Police Deputy Chief Bruce Perry at (443) 677-2195 or Lieutenant Derrick Johns at (410) 207-0850.

UMBC Together

• Visit the UMBC Together myUMBC group for a weekly events spotlight.