UMBC Students Win Primary Elections in PG County
Three college students, including two from UMBC, won primary elections earlier this week for seats on the Prince George's County Board of Education. The UMBC students are Edward Burroughs, 19, who already serves as a member of the Board, and David Murray, 20. Their victories were overwhelming: Burroughs defeated the second-place finisher in his district by 67%-16%, while Murray defeated the second-place finisher in his district by 55%-31%. Both appear well positioned for election to the Board in November.
Here is The Washington Post's article (front page of today's Metro section) about the success of these young candidates.
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Real People Profiles: Dana Fusco
I’m 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.
Hometown: Norristown, Pennsylvania
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: This is my 4th semester here at UMBC.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: I am a Resident Assistant in Harbor Hall.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Resident Assistant, community builder, listener, friend, prankster, goofball and fried food enthusiast.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy proving to my residents and other UMBC students that this campus is not boring, like everyone claims. There is always something to do around campus; whether it be in your building, planned by (seb) or an impromptu round of HvZ- there is almost never a dull moment at UMBC, at least not while I'm around! Everyday should be an adventure! So take a break from your busy schedule and do something silly, do something that scares you; do something extraordinary!
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: This might not be the most inspiring or academic response; HOWEVER, it certainly proved to be one of the most memorable moments I have ever had at UMBC. In January 2011 I attended STRiVE and it was an all around wondrous experience that I will always carry with me. During the snow storm that entrapped all fifty-something of us, Jeff Cullen read all of these rampant college students a bedtime story. All of us, from different walks of life, gathered 'round Mr. Cullen and were bonded together by one of his favorite books as a child. We all then discussed some of the silly stories that our parents told us when we were little- all from different cultures, and even languages, but they all had similar life lessons to be learned; which brought us all even closer.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
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 countless little gems that I have found around campus and they are wonderful, cozy little nooks to have lunch, read a book or just relax. The amphitheater behind the Fine Arts building- HUGE concrete steps where I have watched many interesting performances and had great lunches with my friends on nice days. Pig Pen Pond- sounds kind of yucky simply based off the name but is, in fact, quite the opposite; a quiet pond that makes you feel miles away from campus when you're actually just outside the loop.
I'm not going to divulge ALL of my secrets, but I encourage you to go on a little adventure and find a little gem of your own!
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Throughout the last several years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate students who participate in PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP have given various reasons for and against planning to choose careers in the academy. Among reasons against becoming a faculty member, students have told us that “professors don’t make any money” or that “professors are poor.” Students may be surprised to learn that they are often making assumptions without any data. We’ve found it interesting that students who really wanted to teach and have a research program were considering going to industry because they thought that they wouldn’t make a decent living as a professor. To combat this notion, over the years, PROMISE has been giving students opportunities to hear from, and talk with, STEM faculty from around the country during our PROMISE Summer Success Institutes (SSI). The students learned that not only were many of the professors making a very comfortable salary, but that many were, by their own admission, “living large!” Students were not aware that many faculty salaries are based on a 9 month scale, which means that faculty can do something else for 3 months in the summer, including taking advantage of other opportunities to make even more money. Some faculty choose to supplement incomes through grant funding, teaching a summer class, or working on a project in another university/industry/government lab. Some faculty choose to take the summer off to travel, spend time with family, or as PROMISE faculty “Mentor-in-Residence” put it, “go fishing.”
The following table presents a sample of faculty salaries from a few STEM fields at different ranks: Assistant Professor (entry-level, immediately following completion of a PhD or postdoctoral appointment), Associate Professor (after tenure, which generally requires 7 years of experience and a strong record of research and publications, teaching, and service), and Full Professor (promotion after having the qualifications of Associate Professor, achieving national/international reputation for scholarship, continued service to the university.) For more information on faculty rankings, see the 2011 “Promotion and Tenure” policies for UMBC as an example: http://www.umbc.edu/provost/Faculty_Handbook/section6.pdf. The numbers in the table showcase a range of salaries based on faculty rank for a few STEM fields. Some of the ranges represent high end or top levels of salaries, and others are medians. The time frame also varies as some numbers represent salary paid out over 9 months, while others represent an annual 12 month salary.
| Department |
Assistant |
Associate |
Full |
Time frame |
| Biomedical Engineering |
$83,508 |
$98,328 |
$138,162 |
9 month (As of 2011) |
| Electrical and Computer Eng. |
$84,582 |
$96,183 |
$123,568 |
9 month (As of 2011) |
| All, Community College |
$86,501 |
$95,431 |
$105,300 |
12 month (As of 2010) |
| Chemistry |
$74,000 |
$91,000 |
$142,550 |
11-12 month (As of 2009) |
| Physics |
$76,000 |
$102,000 |
$174,000 |
11-12 month (As of 2006) |
NOTES. Information has been compiled from the following sources:
PROMISE is Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), and as one of the more than 20 AGEPs across the country that serve graduate students, we present students with options related to careers in the academy. PROMISE is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation, therefore the information provided here has primarily focused on STEM fields, although data from the Chronicle and CCBC charts do not specify disciplines. As we conclude, we return to the initial question: “Can you earn a comfortable living as a professor?” The answer is, “Yes, indeed you can.”
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[Note (Added 4/6/12, 12:57 PM): The salaries listed in the table have different time frames; the 5th column on the far right of the table indicates these time periods and specifies whether the salaries are based on a 9 month scale or an annual 12 month scale. For example, according to the table, an assistant professor in biomedical engineering has a median salary of $83,508 on a 9 month scale. This corresponds to an annual salary of $111,344. Similarly, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering has a median salary of $96,183 over 9 months, which corresponds to a 12 month salary of $128,244. The salaries posted for the community college are on a 12 month scale as indicated by the far right column. In this case, the community college salary posted represents a median for all disciplines. This grouping of all disciplines differs from the posted salary for the engineers which only includes a median among engineering faculty salaries. Salaries for faculty STEM fields are higher than those for many other disciplines. Salaries for medical school faculty, not included here and excluded from the AAUP's survey posted by The Chronicle, are much higher than those in other fields. Faculty often receive 9 months of salary from their academic departments, and they supplement three additional months of "summer salary" with grants funding or other activities. ]
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Throughout the last several years, science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduate students who participate in PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP have given various reasons for and against planning to choose careers in the academy. Among reasons against becoming a faculty member, students have told us that “professors don’t make any money” or that “professors are poor.” Students may be surprised to learn that they are often making assumptions without any data. We’ve found it interesting that students who really wanted to teach and have a research program were considering going to industry because they thought that they wouldn’t make a decent living as a professor. To combat this notion, over the years, PROMISE has been giving students opportunities to hear from, and talk with, STEM faculty from around the country during our PROMISE Summer Success Institutes (SSI). The students learned that not only were many of the professors making a very comfortable salary, but that many were, by their own admission, “living large!” Students were not aware that many faculty salaries are based on a 9 month scale, which means that faculty can do something else for 3 months in the summer, including taking advantage of other opportunities to make even more money. Some faculty choose to supplement incomes through grant funding, teaching a summer class, or working on a project in another university/industry/government lab. Some faculty choose to take the summer off to travel, spend time with family, or as PROMISE faculty “Mentor-in-Residence” put it, “go fishing.”
The following table presents a sample of faculty salaries from a few STEM fields at different ranks: Assistant Professor (entry-level, immediately following completion of a PhD or postdoctoral appointment), Associate Professor (after tenure, which generally requires 7 years of experience and a strong record of research and publications, teaching, and service), and Full Professor (promotion after having the qualifications of Associate Professor, achieving national/international reputation for scholarship, continued service to the university.) For more information on faculty rankings, see the 2011 “Promotion and Tenure” policies for UMBC as an example: http://www.umbc.edu/provost/Faculty_Handbook/section6.pdf. The numbers in the table showcase a range of salaries based on faculty rank for a few STEM fields. Some of the ranges represent high end or top levels of salaries, and others are medians. The time frame also varies as some numbers represent salary paid out over 9 months, while others represent an annual 12 month salary.
| Department |
Assistant |
Associate |
Full |
Time frame |
| Biomedical Engineering |
$83,508 |
$98,328 |
$138,162 |
9 month (As of 2011) |
| Electrical and Computer Eng. |
$84,582 |
$96,183 |
$123,568 |
9 month (As of 2011) |
| All, Community College |
$86,501 |
$95,431 |
$105,300 |
12 month (As of 2010) |
| Chemistry |
$74,000 |
$91,000 |
$142,550 |
11-12 month (As of 2009) |
| Physics |
$76,000 |
$102,000 |
$174,000 |
11-12 month (As of 2006) |
NOTES. Information has been compiled from the following sources:
PROMISE is Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), and as one of the more than 20 AGEPs across the country that serve graduate students, we present students with options related to careers in the academy. PROMISE is sponsored by the
National Science Foundation, therefore the information provided here has primarily focused on STEM fields, although data from the Chronicle and CCBC charts do not specify disciplines. As we conclude, we return to the initial question: “Can you earn a comfortable living as a professor?” The answer is, “Yes, indeed you can.”
****************************************************************************************************
[Note (Added 4/6/12, 12:57 PM): The salaries listed in the table have different time frames; the 5th column on the far right of the table indicates these time periods and specifies whether the salaries are based on a 9 month scale or an annual 12 month scale. For example, according to the table, an assistant professor in biomedical engineering has a median salary of $83,508 on a 9 month scale. This corresponds to an annual salary of $111,344. Similarly, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering has a median salary of $96,183 over 9 months, which corresponds to a 12 month salary of $128,244. The salaries posted for the community college are on a 12 month scale as indicated by the far right column. In this case, the community college salary posted represents a median for all disciplines. This grouping of all disciplines differs from the posted salary for the engineers which only includes a median among engineering faculty salaries. Salaries for faculty STEM fields are higher than those for many other disciplines. Salaries for medical school faculty, not included here and excluded from the AAUP's survey posted by The Chronicle, are much higher than those in other fields. Faculty often receive 9 months of salary from their academic departments, and they supplement three additional months of "summer salary" with grants funding or other activities. ]
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Too Young to Have Regrets?
"Young people have regrets too." So begins this interesting post. The author identifies 5 regrets common to people aged 25 to 35 (yes, that's what he considers "young"):
1. I wish I was doing something useful
2. I wish I didn't waste so much time earlier in life
3. I wish I had I travelled more
4. I wish I was physically fit
5. I wish I learned to live in the moment
I like the idea of reflecting on regrets at any age, learning from them and moving on. But other than #5, I don't think this list captures my own regrets when I was in the target age range. My list might have looked like this:
1. I wish I had focused more on figuring out what I care about and want from life, rather than jumping through every hoop because it was what I thought I was supposed to do.
2. I wish I had taken care to learn more about the world of adults: What different careers really involve, how to think about money, etc.
3. I wish I had expended less energy on worrying about what might be, and learned to take things in stride.
4. I wish I had learned to trust my instincts sooner.
5. I wish I had learned to feel less guilty and ashamed when I occasionally disappointed an adult older than me.
How about you--what regrets do you have? Name them, learn from them, move on.
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College Park Pushes for "Admiral" Status
Officials at the University of Maryland College Park have launched a campaign to designate the campus as the "Admiral" of the University System of Maryland. University leaders argue that the term "flagship" does not adequately convey the institution's superiority to other campuses. "A flagship is just another ship plodding across a body of water," claimed Senny Crane, a member of the university president's staff. "An admiral, by contrast, is a commander of personnel, vessels, equipment and munitions. There's a certain majesty there. You think of someone indestructible, like Admiral James T. Kirk in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. And the truth is, we have beamed up, and we are traveling at warp speed."
While College Park's move appears to have the support of many alumni, leaders at other state schools responded with less enthusiasm. Speaking off the record, an official at one nearby university expressed pride in her institution's quirky charm and the diversity and intelligence of its students. "At my institution, we like to say it's cool to be smart, and we appreciate the many ways students, faculty, staff and alumni work together to build this community. Education on this campus is not about mass production and consumption." Asked if she was concerned that this mindset might contribute to her campus being perceived as an underdog, the official winked and replied, "Woof!"
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Got S.W.A.G.? (Secrets to Winning in Academia’s Game) Workshop – Friday, 3/30/12
Dr. Raheem Beyah and Dr. William Robinson, 2011
PROMISE SSI Mentors-in-Residence, will present their annual “Got S.W.A.G.?” workshop for advanced Ph.D. students, postdocs, and assistant professors, at the
2012 National Convention for the National Society of Black Engineers on Friday, 3/30/12. Dr. Beyah and Dr. Robinson were former graduate students in the NSF FACES AGEP at Georgia Tech, and both are now tenured engineering professors at Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt respectively. Graduate students who are going to be in Pittsburgh this week should make it a priority to attend this workshop. Students who are not attending the NSBE conference, or who will not be traveling to Pittsburgh on Friday, should read the abstract so that you can take time to think about some of the issues that need to be addressed to be prepared for success in academe.
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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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2nd Annual Got S.W.A.G.? (Secrets to Winning in Academia’s Game) Workshop
38th Annual Convention
Westin Convention Center Hotel
Pennsylvania East Meeting Room
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Title: Got S.W.A.G.? (Secrets to Winning in Academia’s Game)
Presenters: William H. Robinson, Ph.D. and Raheem A. Beyah, Ph.D.
Target audience: Assistant Professors, Post-docs, and Senior Ph.D. students
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Abstract:
Maybe you are on the tenure-track now, or you are planning to accept a tenure-track position soon. But do you have the SWAG to surf the unwritten rules of academia and win tenure at a university? You must avoid being a “one-hit wonder” by sustaining your excellence in research, teaching, and service. The workshop presenters have compiled a list of lessons they learned during the tenure-track process, and will share those experiences with the audience. We will discuss how to maximize your “street cred,” which translates to the impact of your research program. Is your research valued by the community? Can you obtain strong external letters for your dossier? High-impact publications and invited seminars are keys to visibility within the academic community. We will also discuss how to build your “entourage,” which translates to your research group. What is your recruiting and management style? Hiring and mentoring good graduate students is the lifeblood of scholarly impact. We will discuss how to “make it rain,” which means winning competitive grants and young investigator awards. Do the program managers at the funding agencies know you personally? Have you leveraged your first grant (i.e., your startup package)? Faculty members are evaluated by the amount of funds brought to the university. Finally, we will discuss “winning time,” which is the art of preparing your dossier. You must make your case to win tenure with strong summaries of your scholarly contributions in research, teaching, and service. We envision an interactive discussion with the audience in an effort to diversify the landscape of academia [1].[1] D. E. Chubin, G. S. May, and E. L. Babco, “Diversifying the engineering workforce,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, January 2005.
William H. Robinson received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1996, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998 and 2003, respectively. In August 2003, Dr. Robinson joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. His research explores hardware and software tradeoffs to improve system performance, system reliability, and system security. Dr. Robinson’s major honors include a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and selection for DARPA’s Computer Science Study Panel, both in 2008. Dr. Robinson is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and the ACM, and has additional memberships in ASEE and NSBE.
Raheem Beyah is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech where he leads the Communications Assurance and Performance Group (CAP) and is a member of the Communications Systems Center (CSC). Prior to returning to Georgia Tech, Dr. Beyah was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University, a research faculty member with the Georgia Tech CSC, and a consultant in Andersen Consulting’s (now Accenture) Network Solutions Group. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University in 1998. He received his Masters and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Dr. Beyah served as a Guest Editor for MONET. He is an Associate Editor of several journals including the (Wiley) Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal. His research interests include network security, wireless networks, network traffic characterization and performance, and security visualization. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2009 and was selected for DARPA’s Computer Science Study Panel in 2010. He is a member of NSBE, ASEE, and a senior member of ACM and IEEE.
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Dr. Raheem Beyah and Dr. William Robinson, 2011
PROMISE SSI Mentors-in-Residence, will present their annual “Got S.W.A.G.?” workshop for advanced Ph.D. students, postdocs, and assistant professors, at the
2012 National Convention for the National Society of Black Engineers on Friday, 3/30/12. Dr. Beyah and Dr. Robinson were former graduate students in the NSF FACES AGEP at Georgia Tech, and both are now tenured engineering professors at Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt respectively. Graduate students who are going to be in Pittsburgh this week should make it a priority to attend this workshop. Students who are not attending the NSBE conference, or who will not be traveling to Pittsburgh on Friday, should read the abstract so that you can take time to think about some of the issues that need to be addressed to be prepared for success in academe.
**********************************************************************
CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
**********************************************************************
2nd Annual Got S.W.A.G.? (Secrets to Winning in Academia’s Game) Workshop
38th Annual Convention
Westin Convention Center Hotel
Pennsylvania East Meeting Room
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
**********************************************************************
—————————————————————————————
Title: Got S.W.A.G.? (Secrets to Winning in Academia’s Game)
Presenters: William H. Robinson, Ph.D. and Raheem A. Beyah, Ph.D.
Target audience: Assistant Professors, Post-docs, and Senior Ph.D. students
—————————————————————————————–
Abstract:
Maybe you are on the tenure-track now, or you are planning to accept a tenure-track position soon. But do you have the SWAG to surf the unwritten rules of academia and win tenure at a university? You must avoid being a “one-hit wonder” by sustaining your excellence in research, teaching, and service. The workshop presenters have compiled a list of lessons they learned during the tenure-track process, and will share those experiences with the audience. We will discuss how to maximize your “street cred,” which translates to the impact of your research program. Is your research valued by the community? Can you obtain strong external letters for your dossier? High-impact publications and invited seminars are keys to visibility within the academic community. We will also discuss how to build your “entourage,” which translates to your research group. What is your recruiting and management style? Hiring and mentoring good graduate students is the lifeblood of scholarly impact. We will discuss how to “make it rain,” which means winning competitive grants and young investigator awards. Do the program managers at the funding agencies know you personally? Have you leveraged your first grant (i.e., your startup package)? Faculty members are evaluated by the amount of funds brought to the university. Finally, we will discuss “winning time,” which is the art of preparing your dossier. You must make your case to win tenure with strong summaries of your scholarly contributions in research, teaching, and service. We envision an interactive discussion with the audience in an effort to diversify the landscape of academia [1].[1] D. E. Chubin, G. S. May, and E. L. Babco, “Diversifying the engineering workforce,” Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 94, January 2005.
William H. Robinson received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in 1996, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1998 and 2003, respectively. In August 2003, Dr. Robinson joined the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Vanderbilt University as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to Associate Professor in 2010. His research explores hardware and software tradeoffs to improve system performance, system reliability, and system security. Dr. Robinson’s major honors include a National Science Foundation CAREER Award and selection for DARPA’s Computer Science Study Panel, both in 2008. Dr. Robinson is a Senior Member of both the IEEE and the ACM, and has additional memberships in ASEE and NSBE.
Raheem Beyah is an Associate Professor in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Georgia Tech where he leads the Communications Assurance and Performance Group (CAP) and is a member of the Communications Systems Center (CSC). Prior to returning to Georgia Tech, Dr. Beyah was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Computer Science at Georgia State University, a research faculty member with the Georgia Tech CSC, and a consultant in Andersen Consulting’s (now Accenture) Network Solutions Group. He received his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina A&T State University in 1998. He received his Masters and Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech in 1999 and 2003, respectively. Dr. Beyah served as a Guest Editor for MONET. He is an Associate Editor of several journals including the (Wiley) Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing Journal. His research interests include network security, wireless networks, network traffic characterization and performance, and security visualization. He received the National Science Foundation CAREER award in 2009 and was selected for DARPA’s Computer Science Study Panel in 2010. He is a member of NSBE, ASEE, and a senior member of ACM and IEEE.
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Real People Profiles: Melissa Hom
I’m 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.
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Member of College Democrats and Hispanic Latino Student Union, Assistant Director of the Office of Community and Governmental Affairs in SGA and a STRiVEr.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I encourage students to get involved in the community and on-campus.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I love everything I am involved in and if I had more time I would definitely be a part of so much more. I love going to College Democrats meetings because I love to listen to everyone talk and debate about different things, and they always have great things to say. They also have had some great speakers in the past and I’m excited for what they have in store for this semester.
Hispanic Latino Student Union is one of the clubs that always makes you feel welcome, even if you are not of Hispanic or Latino descent. We have a lot of different people that are a part of the club that are not Hispanic or Latino but are interested in our culture. We also throw awesome events! El Encuentro in the fall and Sazonate in the spring, both of which include lots of salsa, meringue, bachata as well as free food!
And of course one of my favorite things is OCGA and SGA in general. Office of Community and Governmental Affairs helps students get involved in the community and we also lobby in Annapolis. Right now, we’re doing some pretty great things that I am so excited for everyone to be a part of and I am so excited to start this semester as the new assistant director! What I love about SGA as a whole is the connections I’ve made and people I’ve met. Everyone there is so completely great and really wants to help students do whatever they think needs to be done on campus, and they’re all really funny people too. I’m so glad I am a part of such a great community.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: I think the most important thing I have learned while here is to make UMBC yours. I know everyone hears that a lot, but it’s so important to make the most of these 4 years because like high school, you’re going to remember these next years for the rest of your life. The friends you make, the classes you love, the events you go to, the awesome collection of free t-shirts you have, all of these things will be with you forever. When you look back on these things you want to be able to say “I helped make this happen” or “That’s why you should never forget your parking permit.” These are the years that will define who we are and what we make of ourselves, so I say live it up while you can.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Concerts, pizza, musicals, volleyball, television, ukuleles, music, baseball, singing and board games!
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: My favorite spot on campus is probably the volleyball courts near Chesapeake because I don’t have to walk all the way to Walker to play!
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