While You Were Away

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 13:31:00 -0500
prove-it, strive

If you haven't been on campus since the fall final exam week, or even if you have, you may have missed these recent developments at UMBC:

SGA extended the deadline for this year's Prove It! competition to March 1st. Got an idea for making the UMBC community even stronger? If you're willing to develop a practical plan and put it into action, consider submitting an entry. Three submissions will win $10,000 implementation grants plus $2,000 cash prizes for the authors to keep. Apply here.

Speaking of Prove It!, the United States Department of Education released a "Road Map and Call to Action" for advancing democratic engagement, citing Prove It! and UMBC's SGA as examples of "next generation" civic engagement efforts:

The University of Maryland Baltimore County, one of the member campuses of the American Democracy Project, transformed its student government from a client service model to one that promotes social entrepreneurship. Students now compete for cash prizes to carry out innovative ideas for improving the campus community. The [2010] winning team was selected for its plan to transform used frying oil into fuel for green campus vehicles.

The latest update to MyUMBC makes it possible to reply to individual comments on posts.

Kiplinger once again named UMBC to its list of the 100 best values among public universities.

The UMBC Chess Team placed second at the Pan-Am Intercollegiate Chess Team Championship, and now heads to the President's Cup, also known as the Final Four of college chess, on March 31-April 1, 2012.

UMBC is preparing to participate in its fifth RecycleMania competition.

The Honors College launched a new web site.

The restrooms on The Commons' first floor are now gender-neutral.

UMBC now has two electric vehicle charging stations on campus, in the stadium parking lot. They're free for members of the UMBC community and the general public to use.

UMBC shared with all students, faculty and staff members the news that the University System of Maryland Board of Regents has adopted a new policy on reporting suspected child abuse and neglect. Stephanie Lazarus, Human Relations Manager, is UMBC’s official contact for such reports. She can be reached at 410-455-5745 or slazar@umbc.edu. More guidance and education about the new policy will be provided to the UMBC community early in the spring semester.

61 UMBC students and staff devoted five amazing days to becoming better leaders at the annual STRiVE retreat, with some glorious results.

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