Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Please email covid19@umbc.edu.
COVID-19 Health & Safety
- Check out this video from the CDC about proper handwashing techniques. Make sure to protect your health and the health of your fellow Retrievers through physical distancing, wearing masks, and proper handwashing.
Student Ambassadors Are Ready to Answer Your Virtual Learning Questions
- Students: Do you have questions about virtual learning? UMBC’s Student Ambassadors are ready to help! Undergraduate and graduate students can connect with peers who serve as a “brain trust,” sharing information and resources on how to become successful virtual learners in the time of COVID-19. Ambassadors provide information, share their experiences using effective strategies, and direct students to available resources.
Virtual Event Planning Tips
- Planning a virtual event? Check out these tips and this recorded roundtable discussion with UMBC experts about hosting events during COVID-19.
Faculty & Staff: Annual Leave “Carryover” Limit Update
- The University System of Maryland Board of Regents has approved a temporary exception to the 400 hours of accrued annual leave that regular nonexempt and exempt faculty and staff are ordinarily able to carry into a new calendar year. Learn more in this message from UMBC Human Resources.
UMBC Together
- The Baltimore Sun shared an update on UMBC's fall semester and public health dashboard.
- Visit the UMBC Together website for recent social media posts and the UMBC Together myUMBC group for information on upcoming events.
