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Graduating Retrievers, you can now place an order for your cap & gown! You can order through the Graduation Information tab on our website or go straight to Herff Jones. Make sure to place your order before the deadline!

Standard Shipping Deadline: April 23, 2026 

Expedited Shipping Deadline: May 4, 2026

We're taking the Graduate Student Appreciation Week celebration off-campus! Join your fellow grad students for an afternoon of arcade games and food at Dave & Buster's. It's the perfect Saturday reset before the full week of events begins.

Space is limited for this off-campus excursion, so please make sure to RSVP at the link below to secure your spot!

• When:Saturday, April 4 | 11 a.m.–1 p.m.

• Where:Off Campus

• RSVP: https://forms.gle/vYrSWN3WCgcLYMJg6

FOLLOW OGSL ON mUMBC FOR ALL THINGS GSAW!

In collaboration with the Division of Institutional Equity and UMBC Campus Police:

Start by Believing: Supporting Disclosures of Sexual Violence

This workshop is designed for faculty and staff who may be the first person a survivor confides in.

Join us to:

• Learn about the Start by Believing campaign

• Build confidence in responding to disclosures of sexual assault, harassment, or domestic violence

• Strengthen our survivor-centered, trauma-informed campus community

Date: April 8, 2026

Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Location: Virtual via Webex

Let’s work together to create a culture of support, and safety at UMBC

If you plan to attend please visit this post and choose "Sign Up Virtually".

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

Looking for Kosher for Passover food? Please check out the schedule to see where meals are available!

The Center for Well-Being room 115 will be available during all hours the CWB is open, please ask Hillel staff or the Gathering Space student staff to be swiped in:

• Mon-Fri, 8 AM-10 PM
• Sat, 10 AM-7 PM
• Sun, 11 PM-10 PM

Photos of CWB 115 are included below. A selection of snacks, drinks, spreads, and frozen meals (including vegetarian options) are available. Please do not bring in any outside food or drinks that are not Kosher for Passover, and make sure to clean up after yourselves!

No RSVP necessary for hot meals at CWB. During meal times, food should be taken from 115 into the designated room for that meal slot (CWB 101 or 122). For meals at Chabad, please RSVP with Chabad.

 Thank you to Dining Services, The Center for Religion, Spirituality and Pluralism, and Chabad for their partnership in making for Kosher for Pesach food is available the entire holiday!

Chag Pesach sameach (Happy Passover)!

The NDAlliance is a national organization; participants need to join 

https://thendalliance.formtitan.com/ftproject/ndregistration/register

At CWIT, we know that every student’s path through engineering and IT is unique. That’s why we offer a variety of smaller scholarships funded by individual donors who are passionate about supporting the next generation of tech leaders.

These awards are designed to go beyond our standard scholars programs to recognize the diverse experiences of our community. Whether you are a current scholar looking for additional aid or a CWIT Affiliate or COEIT student with a specific passion for your field, these scholarships provide that extra boost to help you succeed.

• The Details: Awards range from $500 to $2000 for the 2026-27 academic year.

• Who Can Apply: All current COEIT undergraduates in good academic standing.

• How to Apply: Log in to Scholarship Retriever to see which donor-funded opportunities you are eligible for (https://umbc.academicworks.com/)

The deadline to apply is May 30, 2026.

Questions? Contact Jess Myers, CWIT's Associate Director for Research and Assessment at jessm@umbc.edu. 

**CWIT Donor-Supported Scholarships are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.**

As the Sites Project Team prepares to begin working with Phase 2 websites, we wanted to pause for a moment to recognize and celebrate some folks from Phase 1 who have been independent or early adopters of digital accessibility, great partners in the remediation process, who have wrapped their remediations, and a few other shout-outs!

We have a few Sites left in Phase 1 to begin, but a huge THANK YOU to everyone in Phase 1 for your dedication and hard work. Whether we’ve given you a silly superlative or not, we appreciate you sharing in our commitment to making UMBC’s web space more accessible for everyone.

Without further ado… some silly superlatives!

People

• Most enthusiastic: Jenny Bowers, CWIT (Thank you for letting us test our process on you!)

• Most patient: Delana Gregg, Academic Success Center & Ericka Thompson, Allied Health (Thank you for letting us test our process on you!)

• Most ready to hit the ground running: Amy Houghton, GESTAR

• Most decisive: Manil Suri, Mathematics

• Most efficient: Suzanne Sniffen, Entrepreneurship

• Most creative solutions: Chloe Leonhardt, HRSTM

• Silktide solutioner: Aurora Rivera, Social Work

• Most locked in for inclusive excellence: Katie Chrzanowski, Student Affairs

• Best digital accessibility advice: Theresa Mabe, DPS

• Expert detail wrangler: Rebecca Huppman, Student Affairs

• Most commitment: Michael Mower, UAA

• Most dedicated in-the-weeds weeds-puller: Karen Mattingly, COEIT

• Most willing to assist: Jason Duncan, CAHSS

• Most on the ball: Melissa Penley Cormier, CNMS

• Most Sites template edits in a 30-day span: Taskina Fayezeen, UCM

• Diagnosed the weirdest Silktide error: Billy Schneider, DOIT

Sites

• First Remediated Site: Center for Women in Technology

• First Batch of Remediated Sites:

  • Academic Success Center

  • Allied Health

  • Biotechnology Programs

  • Center for Democracy and Civic Life

  • Engaged Media

  • Finish Line

  • Intellectual Sports

  • Retriever Support Services

  • Student Affairs Communications and Marketing

  • The Commons

  • Welcome, Retrievers!

• No Broken Links: Sondheim

• Most content pending transfer to AOK: Tie between Undergraduate Council and URCAD

• High team involvement: Sherman Center / MECLP

A big thank you again to all our Phase 1 site admins, webmasters, college liaisons, and divisional partners for your continued effort! We are excited to see more sites hit the “finished” list shortly.

We will begin Phase 2 very soon. Keep an eye on your inboxes if your site is listed under Phase 2!

CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now with Michele Osherow, Associate Professor (English)

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216

CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now with Michele Osherow, Associate Professor (English) – Online Event

Date & Time

April 6, 2026,12:00 pm–1:00 pm

Description

The Dresher Center's CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now lunchtime series showcases exciting new work in the humanities in a dynamic and inter-disciplinary setting.

Advanced registration for lunch is first come, first basis.

Keeping the Girls in Stitches: Seventeenth-Century Women’s Embroidery as Biblical Commentary

Michele Osherow, Associate Professor, English
Spring 2026 Residential Faculty Fellow

This research considers ways early modern women used their needles to engage with biblical text and characters, offering up alternative readings of narratives and challenging dominant interpretations head-on. Women’s embroidered pictures of the Bible were not bound to scriptural accuracy; they freely inserted characters into stitched scenes or juxtaposed narratives: what emerges is a stunning complexity of material very much in keeping with the textual intricacies of the Bible itself. I’ll demonstrate this with a few focused examples, showing how the needlework riffs on biblical narrative, religious commentary, and addresses social and political interests.

Join via WebEx: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m6004cdd76ae5d33010f8426212ee6ed1

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: April 2nd (11AM)

Featuring poster presentations showcasing research from all colleges at UMBC, this is a great opportunity to share ideas, engage with research from across campus, and connect with fellow scholars.

Date: April 7, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Location: UC Ballroom

Registration form here!

Who You Are:

• A graduate or undergraduate student from any college at UMBC who wants to share their research with the university community.

What to Expect:

• Poster Presentations from students across CAHSS, COEIT, and CNMS. Come and explore groundbreaking work from all corners of UMBC.

• $2,500 Prize Pool across four categories:

  • BEST of CAHSS (College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences)

  • BEST of COEIT (College of Engineering and Information Technology)

  • BEST of CNMS (College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences)

  • Provost's Choice Award

  • People's Choice Award

• Buffet Lunch for All Attendees – Enjoy a catered lunch featuring a variety of cuisines to accommodate diverse dietary preferences.

• Limited Free Poster Printing is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are encouraged to bring posters they have already prepared for previous conferences or presentations.

Whether you are presenting your research or just want to explore the exciting projects happening across UMBC, we welcome you to participate in this celebration of academic excellence.

Click the link here to register today, or scan the QR code in the flyer! Full URL below:

https://forms.gle/AYC5NiG917QULX8NA

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