Real People Profiles: Andrew Gordon
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. 

NOTE:  This is the first Real People Profile of a UMBC alumnus who is not also a UMBC employee.  Andrew Gordon graduated from UMBC in 2008 with a degree in English.  He is a Social Media Administrator for a Baltimore nonprofit organization.
Name: Andrew Gordon

Hometown: Middletown, MD

Q: When did you attend UMBC? 

A: From Fall of 2004 to Spring of 2008. 

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) did you play on campus? 

A: I tried to make things better, sometimes publicly, sometimes anonymously.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) did you enjoy most? 

A: I liked helping others. I liked feeling like I was inspiring others to find their own ways to help others, to improve their surroundings. 

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC? 

A: I guess that I had a lot more responsibility than I originally thought (Freshman year). That if you're dissatisfied with the way things are, if you have an idea for something you want to do, you should go for it. That... big things can happen from a single, seemingly small idea. That... classes are great, but it's the people you meet and the endeavors you take on outside of class that are likely to mean the most in the long run.

Q: Complete this sentence: “I am a big fan of __________” 

A: My wife.

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:  When I started at UMBC, I used to go to what's now the student orgs space to write because it was one of the quietest places on campus, almost always completely deserted.

For most of my time at UMBC and for years before, the first floor of the UC was locked and inaccessible to students. In 2006, the SGA made a major push and unlocked this prime real estate, turning it into the Study Place. Now I hear it houses Starbucks and Chick-fil-a, which is pretty funny to me.

I have a vivid memory of walking from Harbor to the UC late one Spring night during my Freshman year with Jordan Hadfield. We went to visit and bring water to Eric Jonathan Smith, a candidate for SGA President that year, who slept outside the UC and fasted to show his dedication to the position. He didn't win.

I spent a lot of the last few weeks before my graduation up on that terrace thing attached to the Biology building - although once I almost got locked in when the security guards were going around to chain closed the main doors to each of the buildings. I spent a lot of my first year walking the loop of the CERA - this was back before they built that research park and water something something a little further back from the road, back when the rugby team played on the "driving range" over there.

I always wanted to have secret meetings or something in the space behind LH2. Never did. I always wanted to have a secret meeting in the Fireside Lounge. That did happen, though not until I was an alum.

It wasn't that long ago that Quadmania was actually held on the Quad. It wasn't that long ago that the sidewalk going through the Quad didn't exist and in the winter, the dirt path would become a solid sheet of ice. The Commons parking garage offers a longer ride, but using the bottom, gated floor of the Library Deck to longboard down is a much better, safer bet. Fun fact: UMBC Underground (or The Underground as I hear it's called now) was started in the basement of Potomac, Room 060.

When I first started at UMBC, I was kinda miserable. By the end, UMBC had become a home for me. While you (the current student reading this) may not find that to be the case for you, I will guarantee you that each year will go by faster than the last, and before you know it, you're packing up your stuff and heading to the First Mariner Arena, wondering how you got where you are. Make it count. Get outside of your room often, remember this is probably going to be the least stressful part of your life, and just enjoy your time to the fullest.
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I'm happy to talk with you about what it means to serve in an SGA position: the opportunities, the time commitment, what you'll learn, what you'll need to know.  Just send me an email: dhoffman@umbc.edu.  Especially if you're thinking about running for SGA President, I'd like to fill you in on how SGA works.

The application deadline is Friday, March 12th (the Friday before Spring Break).  The application is online; just follow the link.  If you want to get reminders or additional information sent to you by email, email me.

More information about SGA:

SGA's blog
SGA's web site

Links to a couple of SGA leaders' Real People Profiles . . .
Jen Kent, Executive Vice President
James McCauley, Treasurer

Links to a few old stories of my own amazing SGA experiences . . .
The Good Fight (story of an election that went horribly wrong)
An Election I Won
"That Was Mine"
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I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses. 
Name: Joel DeWyer

Hometown: Ocala, Florida by way of Delphos, Ohio

Q: How long have you been at UMBC? 

A: Gosh, I think this is year #7. 

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: I oversee The Commons Information Center, The Gameroom, Flat Tuesdays Pub, & the Event Admissions crew.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most? 

A: Participating in policy discussions & developments while still maintaining direct contact with the student body and our student employees. 

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC? 

A: Sometimes being right isn’t nearly as important as admitting when you’re wrong.  Listening has gotten me much further than I think talking ever could have.

Q: Complete this sentence: “I am a big fan of __________” 

A: Chess . . . seriously, I am--”.

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:   I have written in the little yellow book . . .  have you?
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I sat in on the first few minutes of the committee's meeting, and it was thrilling to watch the group work.  The members include campus leaders from the administration, faculty, staff and student body.  Some of the students are SGA members (SGA conceived, developed and is sponsoring Prove It!); others not.  One was selected at random from the entire undergraduate population.  The spirit in the room is amazing: Everyone truly believes that UMBC students have the creativity, passion and entrepreneurial skills to pull these big projects off.  The committee members are volunteering their time because they know this is a big deal: Prove It! is a groundbreaking way to say to an entire campus community, "We all create this place together."  Other campuses have launched contests modeled after Prove It!, but UMBC's is the original.

Stay tuned for more Prove It! news in the next few weeks; it's about to get really interesting.
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I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses. 
Name: Janet McGlynn

Hometown: Baltimore

Q: How long have you been at UMBC? 

A: Nine years. 

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Facilitate undergraduate research programs and other work for the Office of Undergraduate Education.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most? 

A: Helping students to find opportunities they didn't know about at UMBC. One of these is the chance to pursue independent research, scholarship, and creative work. 

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC? 

A: Talk with your professors. Seek their advice about your future plans. Tell the professor (right away!) when you start to have a problem in a course.

Q: Complete this sentence: “I am a big fan of __________” 

A: The classes designed for students in their first year at UMBC: First-Year Seminars (FYSs) and the Introduction to an Honors University courses (IHUs, the "Y" classes). Students who take any of these classes get so much information about making the most of their time at UMBC.

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:  I love the Fireside Lounge. I am amazed by the number of paid summer research fellowships available for undergraduates, mostly in the sciences, but some for students in other fields. The Career Services Center and Shriver Center staff are fabulously helpful to students who bring in their resumes for review.
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]]> http://cocreateumbc.blogspot.com/2010/02/snowmageddon-ii-in-my-neighborhood.html https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/164/guest@my.umbc.edu/dd4b5d8a8af5d4ef562ca35fb9cedafb/api/pixel Co-Create UMBC https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/co-create https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xsmall.png?1499890363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/original.jpg?1499890363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xxlarge.png?1499890363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xlarge.png?1499890363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/large.png?1499890363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/medium.png?1499890363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/small.png?1499890363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xsmall.png?1499890363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xxsmall.png?1499890363 Co-Create UMBC 2 0 true Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:44:00 -0500 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 13:44:00 -0500 Immediate Research Opportunity - Health Care

Paid research in HAPP starting immediately. Apply by e-mail this weekend. Sophomore with 3.5 GPA and HAPP major preferred. Other majors and years OK if interested in health care research. Must have own transportation.

]]> Paid research in HAPP starting immediately. Apply by e-mail this weekend. Sophomore with 3.5 GPA and HAPP major preferred. Other majors and years OK if interested in health care research. Must... http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oue/2010/02/immediate_research_opportunity.html https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/156/guest@my.umbc.edu/69dc402c5160d64ff3df00f74fbf7cea/api/pixel undergraduate-education-news undergraduate-research Undergraduate Research https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/undergradresearch https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/original.jpg?1600355057 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xlarge.png?1600355057 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/large.png?1600355057 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/medium.png?1600355057 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/small.png?1600355057 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xsmall.png?1600355057 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/006/875606ced2b629148af4caa1a4e8dd3c/xxsmall.png?1600355057 Undergraduate Research 14 6 true Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:18:12 -0500 Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:18:12 -0500 Students Needed for Summer Research

Seeking Biology or GES student to work full time on outdoor summer research on the Eastern Shore for credit or pay. Looking for two students with basic computer skills. Prior GIS/GPS experience a plus as well as any outdoor field experience. For details contact Dr. Bernard Lohr. blohr@umbc.edu. For other summer research opportunities, go to http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/opportunities/summer.html

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From an upstairs window.

 
My car.  Compare with the final photo, below.

 
Barrington Road (my street).

  

The trench I helped to dig across said street.  When my neighbor started to dig in my direction, I found that I couldn't say 'no.'  (Or, 'what's the point exactly?').




The same intersection on Sunday (trench is at right).


My wife Sharon walking our dog Bucky.  Well . . . carrying.

 

Indeed, the cars should go slowly to avoid the playing children.

 
Another neighborhood intersection, with evidence that some fool brave soul has managed to drive through it.



Explanation for my aching shoulders and back (and goofy sense of accomplishment).

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Sometimes those moments hinge on strokes of luck, for better or worse: the random encounter, the missed connection.  More rarely (it seems to me), they involve someone else's intentionally grabbing the dice and changing your game.

23 years ago today, my friend Barak changed my life forever by eating an egg.  Here's the story.
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