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• 🗓 Date: March 11th, 2026
• 🕛 Time: 12:00 PM
• 📍 Location: ILSB 233
• 🎙 Speaker: Tirth Patel

Dear UMBC Students,

You are invited to join the discussion, ask questions about how generative AI can support your academic work—responsibly and effectively? We invite you to join us for a session designed to help students move from AI basics to thoughtful, ethical, and practical use.

This session is led by UMBC's Generative AI and Pedagogy Fellow and features guest speaker Dr. John Schumacher, who will give a talk on Generative AI Skills for Students - From Basics to Responsible, Effective Use, and how undergraduate and graduate students can use generative AI to support learning, writing, studying, and research—while staying aligned with academic expectations.

The meeting will be held TODAY Monday, March 9, 2026, at 12 noon in the Learning Collaboratory, Room 115, in the University Center (UC).  

We hope you can join us!
Sincerely,
The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences

ORIGINAL POST: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/cnms/events/151133 

Hello!!  The Institutional Research team (IRADS) is launching The Sophomore Experiences Survey (SES) this week in conjunction with Dr. Laurie Schreiner's team from Azusa Pacific University. We need your help to spread the word by getting it on as many monitors/screens as we can! The survey launches tomorrow (3/10) and runs through April 21. Below is a link to the animation for the SES. Please post on screens in your areas. If you wish, I can also drop off flyers for any bulletin boards in your area. Email me at tinney@umbc.edu. Many thanks and take good care :)

https://vimeo.com/1166445546?share=copy&fl=sv&fe=ci

Thanks,

Shannon

All COEIT undergraduate students are invited to complete the 2026 COEIT Undergraduate Student Voice & Experience Survey.

This survey aims to understand your experiences in your major, classroom interactions and environment, campus involvement and resources, and the diversity and inclusion within COEIT. As this is the first time we're offering this survey since 2016, your feedback is incredibly valuable in helping the COEIT community collect critical benchmarking data.

Take the Survey Here: https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5iI6xaFXbYdbZGu 

Survey Deadlines & Prize Drawing:

• Priority Deadline: Monday, March 23, 2026

• Final deadline: Friday, April 10, 2026 

• Incentive: Complete the survey by the priority deadline (3/23/26) and select "yes" for the very last survey question to provide your email. This email address will only be used to enter you into a prize drawing to receive $25 Retriever Dollars (multiple winners will be selected!). Your email address will not be linked to your survey responses.

All students studying a COEIT major received an email from Dean van Briesen that includes the survey link and additional details. 

We encourage you to complete this important survey by the deadline! 

A conversation between Dr. David Hoffman, director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life and Amanda Taylor, assistant vice president of civic and global engagement for the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), was featured in the American Democracy Project February 2026 "ADP Connect" newsletter. 

In this conversation, "American Democracy Project's Theory of Change," Drs. Hoffman and Taylor discuss the ideas that shaped "Higher Education's Role in Enacting a Thriving Democracy: Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement Theory of Change," a 2018 document that has been a touchstone for the American Democracy Project. Dr. Hoffman wrote the Theory of Change, which highlights innovations and examples from UMBC, in collaboration with leaders from three national higher education networks. Hoffman and Taylor also discuss the next steps for practitioners working to advance civic learning and democratic engagement at their own institutions.

Dr. Hoffman shared that he is excited to see renewed enthusiasm for the Theory of Change, discussions of which will take place at the American Democracy Project Summit on March 15-16 in Chicago. "The Theory of Change addresses how people can build thriving, inclusive communities even in a time of widespread polarization. It invites all of us in higher education to approach civic engagement as a set of empowering practices useful in everyday settings like schools, workplaces, and neighborhoods. I love that lessons we are learning at UMBC have inspired higher education leaders across the U.S."

In February, Matt Hoffman, director, Center for Religion, Spirituality, and Pluralism, was elected to serve as Membership Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Education (ACSLHE). He was first elected to the ACSLHE Board of Directors in 2024.

"I am happy for Matt to be elected into this position," said Dr. Doug Garrard, interim assistant vice president and dean of students. "It is reflective of the standing Matt has with his colleagues, his knowledge and experience, and his passion for the work that he does, both on our campus and in the broader community."

As someone committed to holistic wellbeing, Hoffman feels called to support and inspire college students—from all traditions and backgrounds—as they navigate faith, the demands of school, discern vocation and explore questions of identity and belonging. Overseeing the Gathering Space—a space utilized by 400+ weekly visitors and 30+ religious and belief orgs—he has prioritized programs that lift up spirituality, invite spaces for education and collaboration, and highlight intersectional identities and interfaith work, centering radical love and belonging and energetic pluralism. 

"ACSLHE has been a home away from home for me during my time at UMBC. It has been a joy to connect with, learn from, and build relationships with colleagues from across the country who share a similar passion for this work," said Hoffman. "It is also critical for me that we lift up and model how to support religious and spiritual diversity at a public institution to other campuses across the country, an area that is so central to UMBC's own value of inclusive excellence." 

ACSLHE supports higher education chaplains and nurtures religious and spiritual life  professionals through scholarship, education, and collaboration. The organization's goal is to be the leading authority on religious and spiritual life in higher education. ACSLHE's diverse membership, numbering almost 450 individuals from a plethora of religious traditions, serve the needs of undergraduates, graduate and professional students, faculty, staff,  administrators, and local communities at diverse institutions. They facilitate multi-faith understanding, dialogue, and engagement within higher education and beyond to address the pressing issues facing our campuses and the broader society.  

Start your morning the UMBC commuter way.

Join us for breakfast with fellow commuters and connect with helpful on-campus resources. There's no better way to kick off your day!

Good Morning Commuters (GMC) takes place every Tuesday from 8:30–11:00 AM *except one a month when Good afternoon Commuters (GAC) is held* and is complimentary with your Commuter Gold Card.

Gold Cards are a one-time purchase per academic year and can be bought at any GMC event (cash only):

• $5 for Commuter Students

• $10 for Residential & Graduate Students

We can't wait to see you there!

https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocss/events/149336