You’re Invited to UMBC’s Fall Opening Meeting, August 20, 20
What defines us is not whether crises happen, but how we respond to them. How is UMBC continuing to redefine excellence in higher education at the intersection of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Black Lives Matter movement, and economic disruption?

Faculty, staff, and students are invited to share your stories and learn together in a series of virtual gatherings during the 2020-2021 academic year, beginning with:

The Empowered University: Shared Leadership, Culture Change, and Academic Success in a Pivotal Time 
The Annual UMBC Fall Opening Meeting
Thursday, August 20, 2020   
11:30-12:45 p.m. via WebEx

Register Here

Start with Virtual Conversations and Real Coffee

To help kick off our Fall Opening Meeting on August 20, unmute and enjoy informal conversation with colleagues over coffee from OCA Mocha, UMBC’s community-building coffee shop in Arbutus, from 11:30 to 11:45 a.m. All faculty, staff, and students who register for the Fall Opening meeting will be invited to enjoy a complimentary beverage from OCA Mocha. This offer will be honored on pick-up and delivery orders from August 20-September 20, 2020.

For more information about this event and the follow-up community gatherings, please visit umbc.edu/go/fall-meetings.
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Today we focus on building and maintaining partnerships and teams. “Teamwork makes the dream work!” is a saying you’re probably familiar with. Leadership exists through powerful relationships; no one can be a leader alone. Often the greatest leaders have a partner or teammates who can see their true selves and can challenge the leader’s thinking for the betterment of the cause or group efforts. A key characteristic in fostering partnerships and building teams lies within shared purpose and committing to shared goals.

It is also important to note that one should strive to make connections and build relationships in an authentic manner. Connections and relationships should be forged with good intentions, not through manipulation or deceit. One of the best ways to nurture partnerships and teams is to listen and be present. Being a great leader requires creating a shared vision and developing rapport with your partners and team, in order to ensure the group’s success.

Take a moment to reflect on the list below, which was adapted from Patrick Lencioni's (2002) The Five Dysfunctions of a Team. This list identifies key commitments that help create and foster an effective team.


Five Commitments for an Effective Team:

  1. Opening up and building trust within the team

  2. Engaging in respectful discourse and conflict

  3. Committing to the team’s purpose

  4. Holding oneself and others accountable for their performance

  5. Focusing on collective results


“All change, even very large and powerful change, begins when a few people start talking with one another.” -- Margaret Wheatley



Day 6 Challenge Questions:

  • What partnerships/teams are you a part of and how does each of these groups impact your life?

  • In what ways are you challenged AND supported by your partnerships/teams?


BONUS Question: 

  • What TV show, movie or documentary have you seen that further supports these statements, and how?


For reference, to access the Challenge Guidelines click on the "Download Image" button below. To provide your answers using mobile, follow and share your comments on the Challenge Day 6 posted on the Campus Life Instagram (@umbccampuslife). Visit the Online Leadership Challenge page to access all the Challenge Day posts and for more information.
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Check out the new STAY CONNECTED with STUDENT AFFAIRS!


10 ways to stay connected through
  • virtual engagement opportunities
  • academic resources
  • health, and well-being tips
and just a few things we love at UMBC like
  • The Commons Pun Board
  • squirrels
  • coloring pages
  • and much more!

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Dear UMBC Community,

Our actions during the COVID-19 pandemic can protect one another’s health or increase spread of the disease. By continuing online learning and remote work this fall for most students, faculty, and staff, UMBC will dramatically reduce the density of people on campus, from a population of 16,000 students, faculty, and staff during a normal semester to an anticipated daily population of 2,500 this fall.

USM Chancellor Jay Perman announced this past week that due to changing public health conditions, students, faculty, and staff approved to return to campus for the fall semester are now required to provide confirmation of a negative COVID-19 test prior to the start of the semester and to begin daily symptom tracking 14 days prior to arrival on campus.

There are both off-campus and on-campus options for faculty, staff, and students to access free COVID-19 tests.
Further details about testing appointments and online symptom tracking will be shared directly with students, faculty, and staff approved to return to campus via UMBC email. General  information about testing and online symptom tracking requirements for students and employees is available on the Retrievers Return Roadmap website.

Faculty, staff, and students already approved to be on campus this summer for Research and Creative Achievement activities should continue daily online symptom tracking. Those in this group who have not already reported a negative COVID-19 test must do so before August 17.

We recognize that individuals’ circumstances may vary, and that you may wish to share a particular question or concern through the covid19@umbc.edu inbox. All messages with an email address will receive responses.

Thank you for your collective efforts to keep our UMBC community healthy.

President Freeman Hrabowski, Provost Philip Rous, Vice President for Student Affairs Nancy Young
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Dear UMBC Community,

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Dr. Kimberly Moffitt as Interim Dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) effective August 17, 2020. 

Dr. Moffitt’s appointment brings to a conclusion a successful search that began in early July. On behalf of the entire campus community, I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to all members of the Search Committee, chaired by Professor Timothy Nohe. Their commitment and hard work constitutes an outstanding contribution to the future of CAHSS and UMBC. I also wish to acknowledge the advice and counsel the CAHSS and campus communities provided to the Search Committee.

Dr. Moffitt joined the UMBC community in 2006 as an assistant professor of American Studies, and, prior to her appointment as Interim Dean, served as director of the Language, Literacy & Culture doctoral program. She is a professor of Language, Literacy & Culture and affiliate professor of Africana Studies.

Dr. Moffitt brings to her new position an outstanding record of scholarship and leadership in shared governance, including serving as president and vice president of UMBC’s Faculty Senate, a member of the Faculty Senate Executive Committee, UMBC’s NCAA Faculty Athletic Representative, and as a member of several other university committees.

Dr. Moffitt received a B.A. in political science from the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, an M.A. in mass communication from Boston University, and a Ph.D. in mass communication/media studies from Howard University. Prior to joining the UMBC faculty, she was the first Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Fellow from Howard University and completed a teaching postdoctoral fellowship at Hope College in Holland, Michigan before holding a faculty position at DePaul University.

As a media scholar and critic, Dr. Moffitt’s work centers on topics that encompass ideas of citizenship, identity, representations, and belonging in society. Specifically, she explores the mediated representations of the black body and its extremities (e.g., hair), often in programming such as Disney and other media forms. Her research seeks to understand how these representations influence communication among different cultures, affect policies within institutional structures, and impact the self-esteem and self-worth of those occupying black bodies. She has an extensive publication record, including five co-edited volumes and numerous scholarly articles and book chapters. In addition to her service at UMBC, Dr. Moffitt also extends her expertise into the greater Baltimore community by facilitating workshops on diversity and inclusion, as well as appearing as a featured guest on several media outlets, both locally and nationally. Dr. Moffitt is a founding parent of Baltimore Collegiate School for Boys charter school and a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She remains actively involved in her disciplinary association, National Communication Association, and is also a board member of the National Association of Media Literacy Education.

As Interim Dean of CAHSS, Dr. Moffitt will lead the College in advancing excellence in teaching, research, and service. She will work collaboratively with colleagues across campus to promote innovative interdisciplinary teaching and research. Dr. Moffitt will supervise the College’s planning and budget development; oversee teaching, research, outreach, and administration within the College; develop and promote activities that support a diverse faculty; and oversee faculty development, promotion and tenure, and appointments. She also will participate in campus-wide shared governance processes, serve as a member of the university’s leadership team, and provide effective leadership and support to students, faculty, and staff as the UMBC community continues to face the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Moffitt will build on the remarkable legacy of Dean Scott Casper, who will step down as dean on August 17 to become Dean Emeritus and President of the American Antiquarian Society.

UMBC is very fortunate to have someone of Dr. Moffitt’s impressive experience, abilities, and talent to serve as Interim Dean of CAHSS. Please join me in congratulating and supporting her.

Philip Rous, Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
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Campus Status: UMBC is open, with most students, faculty, and staff studying, teaching, and working remotely. Facilities remain closed. If you have an emergency, please call UMBC Police at (410) 455-5555. Maryland is currently under a Safer at Home Order. However, travel and other restrictions remain in Baltimore County and other areas.

The latest campus updates are posted on the Retrievers Return website. If you have questions or concerns, please email covid19@umbc.edu.

Student Services and Support

Business Continuity and Staff Support

Campus Access

  • UMBC’s buildings are secured, with some employees and research teams on campus and taking appropriate health and safety precautions. Only employees with permission from their supervisor, approved researchers, and/or approved students should be on campus.
  • Faculty Summer Office Access Requests: If you need to access the campus to prepare course materials for a class that you are teaching this fall, or access to your office to teach online during the summer, please submit a Summer Office Access Request.
  • Faculty Fall Office Access Requests: If you need to access the campus during the fall semester to prepare course materials for a class that you are teaching, or access to your office to teach online during the fall semester, please submit a Fall Office Access Request. Please submit your request by August 13, 2020. Decisions will be rendered by August 18, 2020.
  • If you have a one-time emergency need to visit campus and have gained appropriate approval(s) but do not have keys to gain access to the building/office that you need to visit, please call UMBC Police Deputy Chief Bruce Perry at (443) 677-2195 or Lieutenant Derrick Johns at (410) 207-0850.

UMBC Together

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Happy Tuesday! Below are the abstracts you can register to attend for LeadingOrgs on Saturday, August 22nd from 10 am - 4pm. As a reminder, each org should have one representative from their org attend at least one of the sessions. As a reminder participation in LeadingOrgs is required of each club at UMBC.

Please complete the registration link for your club here!

Available sessions: 

  • Community Is Not Cancelled: Building Meaningful Connections in Virtual Spaces

    • 10:00 am - 11:00 am

    • Presenters: David Hoffman and Romy Hübler

    • Abstract: Student organizations are UMBC’s most important resource for building community and supporting students’ sense of belonging. During this most challenging semester students have ever faced, student organizations’ role is going to be more necessary than ever. But how will you be able to build community while forced to maintain physical distance? This session will focus on tools and techniques you can use to support and deepen your members’ engagement with your group, relationships with each other, and sense of connection to UMBC.

  • Identity Conscious Leadership: Identity Development & Creating Equitable Spaces

    • 11:15 am - 12:15 pm

    • Presenters: Carlos A. Turcios and Erin Waddles

    • Abstract: Racial, ethnic, and gender diversity are some of the characteristics that make UMBC a unique campus. As the United States continues to grapple with structural oppressive systems, it is essential to identify how our identities play significant roles in our personal lives, as students, and as effective student org leaders. During this session, participants will learn how their identity can “show up” through scenario-based activities, tips on how to create equitable and inclusive spaces, and recommendations on how to disrupt implicit and explicit bias.

  • Green Dot Bystander Intervention Preview

    • 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

    • Presenters: Jasmine Lee and Jeff Cullen 

    • Abstract: Power-based personal violence, which includes sexual violence, partner violence, or stalking, occurs at devastatingly high levels on our campus. But power-based personal violence is not inevitable. It can be prevented. Green Dot is built on the premise that in order to measurably reduce the perpetration of power-based personal violence, a cultural shift is necessary.  In order to create a cultural shift, a critical mass of people will need to engage in a new behavior or set of behaviors that will make violence less sustainable within our community. The “new behavior” is a green dot. The critical mass is YOU: your organization, your executive board, and your members. This session is a preview of the skills taught in the Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training, available upon request to all student organizations. We need you and your organization as partners in the project of canceling the culture that supports sexual violence at UMBC.

  • Creating a Virtual Space for Involvement Fest 

    • 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm

    • Presenters: Tori Heasley and Amber Moore (Lift Innovate) 

    • Abstract: This session will prepare organizations for Involvement Fest by teaching them how to create, manage, and utilize a virtual space through Webex. This will be the platform used for recruitment during Involvement Fest.

  • Becoming a Retriever Leader: Authenticity, Team-Building & Collective Action

    • 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

    • Presenter: Beatriz Gutiérrez-Malagón

    • Abstract: When it comes to leadership, everyone has an integral role in accomplishing the desired goals of a team. For a student organization to run effectively its officers need to be mindful of how they show up as individuals, how to work with others, and how to take action. In this session we will be utilizing student leadership concepts to analyze where you currently stand as a student leader and as a student organization. By the end of the session participants will be able to identify areas of strength, areas for growth and positive changes that could be made within their role or their organization during their time at UMBC.

If you have any questions please email Courtney Campbell at cocamp@umbc.edu. 
]]> Hi Student Org Officers! Happy Tuesday! Below are the abstracts you can register to attend for LeadingOrgs on Saturday, August 22nd from 10 am - 4pm. As a reminder, each org should have one... https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/94651/guest@my.umbc.edu/1fcf2b278ba9074613d00911e4b19b3c/api/pixel Campus Life https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/osl https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/xsmall.png?1520955747 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/original.png?1520955747 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/xxlarge.png?1520955747 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/xlarge.png?1520955747 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/large.png?1520955747 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/medium.png?1520955747 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/small.png?1520955747 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/xsmall.png?1520955747 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/031/29ef8c120a1b5783630e8bbe933d9db4/xxsmall.png?1520955747 Campus Life https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/xxlarge.jpg?1596575702 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/xlarge.jpg?1596575702 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/large.jpg?1596575702 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/medium.jpg?1596575702 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/small.jpg?1596575702 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/xsmall.jpg?1596575702 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/094/651/64046ffe8889d36113c462ba04b7a526/xxsmall.jpg?1596575702 2 0 true Tue, 04 Aug 2020 17:14:12 -0400 Tue, 04 Aug 2020 19:53:05 -0400 Online Leadership Challenge Day 5 Followership; the unsung hero For today's challenge we are going to dive into a not-so-popular topic. When it comes to discussing the subject of leadership, more often than not we find ourselves focusing on leaders and fail to give followers the proper recognition they deserve. In order to truly be a great leader, one must learn to be a great follower as well. Followership is about taking direction well, being an active member of a team and delivering what is expected of you. Leadership and followership are fundamental roles that individuals shift into and out of under various conditions. Everyone—leaders included—is a follower at one time or another. 

Therefore, if you find yourself in the role of a follower be sure to take note of the qualities and skills you pick up during that experience. This will not only help you be an effective follower, it can assist you on your path to becoming the leader you wish to be. When followers embrace their integral role in the process of leadership, they create a positive impact for the team and cause they serve.

Watch this super short TED video on How to Start a Movement:
tinyurl.com/followership2010


Day 5 Challenge Questions:
  • What are your reactions or thoughts? 
  • What do you think about the way the speaker discusses the importance of followers?

For reference, to access the Challenge Guidelines click on the "Download Image" button below. To provide your answers using mobile, follow and share your comments on the Challenge Day 5 posted on the Campus Life Instagram. Visit the Online Leadership Challenge page to access all the Challenge Day posts and for more information.
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https://mailchi.mp/uconn/2019-pti-registration-is-open-284232?e=b0cf1f0e22

Also, please note that if you are a current UMBC student, our Accommodate student survey is still open. Please sign in to Accommodate and complete the survey!
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Dear UMBC Community,

In preparation for the potential impact of Hurricane Isaias, the UMBC Police, Facilities Management, Environmental Health and Safety, and the Office of Emergency Preparedness have met to make preparations for the storm. Should it become likely the University will be adversely affected by the storm, the UMBC Police will follow the Emergency Operations Plan and will work in conjunction with other university departments to mitigate any effects of the storm. Whether you are on campus or at home, you should:
The current forecast has the storm affecting campus mainly from late afternoon Tuesday into Wednesday morning. Please avoid driving during these hours. The current risk to our area is mainly from flash floods since we could see up to eight inches of rain in certain areas.

Paul Dillon, UMBC Chief of Police
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