Due to inclement weather and UMBC campus delay, GMC will began in Sports Zone at 9:30 am!
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UMBC Professor John Schumacher will lead this session. Dr. Schumacher is the Director of the Public Health Research Center (PHRC) of CAHSS and a Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health (SAPH). He is also currently serving as a University System of Maryland Generative AI Pedagogy Fellow 2025-2026.
Sponsored by UMBC's Office of Graduate Student and Postdoc Professional Development
Due to the delayed opening, The Coffee Shoppe, Starbucks, Dunkin and Einstein's will open at 9:30am on 12/2. True Grit’s will open as scheduled.
Thank you!
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Dear Retrievers and Valued Transit Riders,
Due to the rain-showers and slick road surfaces, UMBC’s main campus will open at 9:30 AM on Tuesday, December 2, 2025. UMBC Transit will begin service at 8:00 AM, with the first bus departing campus at 9:00 AM.
First Bus Departures:
Plan ahead and stay safe! We will continue monitoring conditions to ensure your safety. Please checkhere for the latest updates on inclement weather advisories and route changes.
Transit Tips for Safe Travel:
We appreciate your patience and cooperation as we prioritize the safety of our community. If you need further assistance, please get in touch with us at 410-455-2454 or transit@umbc.edu.
Safe travels,
Your Transit Team ~ Driving Student Success
Dear Colleagues,
UMBC will delay opening its physical campus today, on December 12, due to inclement weather, effective 6 a.m. The campus will reopen today at 9:30 a.m. Please note that this decision applies only to the UMBC main campus (1000 Hilltop Circle and the North and South Campus Technology Centers); students and employees at other locations should follow the inclement weather guidance for their specific site. All in-person and remote (synchronous) classes will resume at 9:30 a.m. Asynchronous online classes will occur as scheduled.
Essential personnel should report to campus as scheduled. Non-essential employees should report for duty at 9:30 a.m. If you have questions about reporting to campus or need alternative accommodations due to local weather conditions, please communicate directly with your immediate supervisor.
Please review the Inclement Weather and Emergency Closing Guide to learn more about employee leave during closures. Thank you for your flexibility as we work to keep our community safe during inclement weather.
Sincerely,
Manfred H. M. van Dulmen
Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
December 5, 2025 6PM
CADVC
One-night-only outdoor projection and performance
Friday, December 5, 2025
6–7 p.m. reception; 7 p.m. performance
Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC), UMBC
The Center for Art, Design, and Visual Culture (CADVC) at UMBC presents a special one-night-only outdoor screening and performance with KaMag, the performance collaboration between artist María Magdalena Campos-Pons and musician Kamaal Malak.
Vignettes in 3 Sessions: An Immersive Ancestral Experience with KaMag (María Magdalena Campos–Pons and Kamaal Malak) is an interactive performance created for CADVC. KaMag members of the public into a shared ritual environment—"a sacred space where ancestral energies transcend temporal boundaries, creating a transformative portal between past and present." The performance unfolds as a multi-media, multi-sensory sanctuary combining spoken word, live music, sound design, and other sensorial experiences in an intimate, participatory format.
The performance launches a new public projection of "I am Soil – My Tears Are Water" (2025), a single-channel video by Kamaal Malak and María Magdalena Campos-Pons that has been adapted for the UMBC Fine Arts Building amphitheater projection program. Conceived for large-scale projection and collective viewing, the work transforms the amphitheater into a reflective gathering space, bringing KaMag's layered meditations on ancestry, land, and healing into public space.
KaMag's recent work has included major multi-sensory performances at institutions such as Tate Modern and KaMag's recent work has included major performances at institutions such as Tate Modern and the São Paulo Biennial, where Campos-Pons and Malak have developed a practice that bridges performance, sound, and moving image to explore Afro-diasporic spiritual, historical, and ecological inheritances.
This CADVC event is presented as part of UMBC's Arts+ initiative, a new campus-wide platform that celebrates and connects UMBC's vibrant and multi-faceted arts scene through public-facing programming and interdisciplinary creative research. Arts+ positions UMBC as a welcoming arts destination for the region, bringing together students, faculty, visiting artists, and community audiences for exhibitions, performances, and other collaborative events. CADVC also thanks CIRCA at UMBC for their support of the event.
María Magdalena Campos-Pons was born in 1959 in the province of Matanzas, in the town of La Vega, Cuba. Her work is autobiographical, investigating themes of history, memory, gender and religion and how they inform identity. She is a MacArthur Fellow (2023) and currently serves as the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair and Professor of Fine Arts at Vanderbilt University, where she founded the Engine for Art, Democracy & Justice Program. She also launched Intermittent Rivers, a multi-artist initiative in Matanzas, Cuba, as part of the 2019 Havana Biennial. Her work has been presented at venues including the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University; Peabody Essex Museum; National Portrait Gallery; Museum of Modern Art; Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston; List Visual Arts Center, MIT; Pérez Art Museum; Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Berlin; Johannesburg Biennial; Gwangju Biennale; Documenta; Venice Biennale; and the Brooklyn Museum.
Kamaal Malak is a multifaceted musician, producer, academic, and researcher whose career spans diverse areas of the music industry. As a bassist and songwriter with the 2x Grammy-winning group Arrested Development, they significantly influenced conscious hip-hop in the early 1990s. His versatility as an artist is further exemplified by his collaborations with country music icon Shania Twain, bridging genres and expanding his musical reach. Beyond his performance career, Malak has made significant strides in music production, blending hip-hop, electronic, and world music influences.
Join the Center for Ethics and Values on December 4th at 7:00 PM in the Fine Arts Recital Hall for the next Public Forum of the Fall 2025 semester: The Ethics of Cryptocurrency.
The evening will feature a moderated, informal conversation with three panelists, followed by time for audience questions and open discussion.
Preregistration is recommended but not required, and a livestream will be available through UMBC's YouTube channel. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with a timely, thought-provoking topic!
Click here for details!
Calling all creators and innovators!
Have a product, business idea, or creative project you want to share? Join us on December 5th from 10 AM to 2 PM in The Commons for The EntrepreneurShop, a free pop-up space where UMBC students can showcase, test, and sell their work.
Interested in vending? Secure your spot by completing the form here!
Not vending? Come shop! Browse handmade products, art, accessories, services, and more — all created by fellow UMBC students.
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