Hi Retrievers!

Given the bigger and better space CelebratingOrgs 2026 will be in this year (UC Ballroom) we are looking for orgs interested is potentially performing at Celebrating Orgs! If interested, let us know here. 

We will also be creating a video featuring student organization officers discussing their experiences and passions for their organizations. Each clip will be 30 seconds to one minute long. If you’re interested in participating, you can sign up using this calendar link!

Dont forget to nominate your org using this form!

URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!
For the full schedule see:urcad.umbc.edu

Amy Taylor, Margot Anthony | Power and Control: The Impact of Religious Cults on the Lives of Women | Lauren Allen | Social Work | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #67

Stephanie Williams and Willow Brandy |Powerand Control: The Impact of Religious Cults on the Lives of Women| Kerri Evans | Social Work | RAC 230 | 11:00-11:15

As we prepare for our upcoming spring-themed event next Monday, I invite you to make a contribution to our PCC garden! If you access the slide using your school account, you can add your flower to the PCC Garden and share a fond memory that you've had so far this semester - it doesn't have to be PCC related. I can't wait to see what our garden looks like by Monday!

Access the community garden here!

Unedited Community Garden:

Come join us today in UC 310 for an engaging workshop with Chris Adams '15 about choosing the Right Co-Founder!

You have an idea and a business plan.  Maybe you're still in the idea stage and thinking about your business plan.  Do you want a co-founder for your venture?  If so, how do choose the right partner?  What should you consider in making this decision?

Building a business partnership is much like building any meaningful relationship—it often begins with optimism, shared ambition, and a common vision. But as ventures grow, circumstances evolve, and priorities shift, maintaining alignment can be both challenging and crucial to long-term success.

Come hear Chris Adams speak on Thursday, April 2nd from 4-5 pm in University Center 310 talk about this important topic!

In this session, Chris Adams will share his firsthand experiences navigating the complexities of co-founding and growing a business. Through candid insights and practical advice, you'll discover what to look for in a potential co-founder, common pitfalls to avoid, and proven strategies for fostering a partnership built to endure.

What?  A workshop on how to choose the right co-founder for your new venture!

Where?  University Center 310

When?  Today!  Thursday, April 2nd from 4-5 pm

********** Hot breakfast buffet was ordered for this meeting. please RSVP by 4/9. Thank you! **********

Note: This meeting is being scheduled by the Provost's Office and open to AAAFSC members only. 

Provost Engagement & Connection MeetingWhen: Thursday, 4/16 from 10:30am-11:30pm
Where: ITE 456
Limited seating.  Please RSVP by Thursday, April 9, 2026 via this Google Form and mark your calendar.  Thank you! 

In order to provide more visibility for SGA candidate endorsements, we have transitioned away from updating this myUMBC page to updating SGA's website.

On the All Election Candidates webpage, you can find an expander under each candidate's statements that says "Endorsements." It looks like the image below:

Clicking on this expander will reveal the full list of each candidate's endorsements that have been confirmed by the Election Board Chair.

Because of this transition, you will no longer find endorsement updates on this myUMBC page.

Title: Homophobia and Queer Repression in Watchmen

Mentors: Keegan Finberg and Sharon Tran, English dept.

Come see Esther's oral presentation at URCAD on April 22:  1:15-1:30 RAC 106

Abstract:

My honors thesis examines representations of queerness in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ superhero comic series Watchmen (1986-7), remarkable for its literary status and influentially mature take on the superhero genre. My URCAD presentation will give an overview of this thesis with a focus on analyzing how the character Rorschach constructs a superhero alter ego to repress his queerness and acquiesce to neoliberal norms of masculinity outlined by Margaret Thatcher’s British New Right of the 1980s. This reading is informed by methods from queer studies, superhero comic studies, new historicism and Marxism. I unpack the ways in which superhero comic tropes are subverted to portray repressed queerness, put those tropes into conversation with the politics of the AIDS epidemic, and consider Rorschach’s identity factors, primarily his lower working-class status, to explain why and how he represses his queerness in the manner he does. Ultimately, I demonstrate that considering Watchmen as a queer superhero story can open up new avenues of scholarly conversation for exploring the superhero genre’s unique capacity to portray repressed queerness via costuming. Given the current political moment’s rising homophobia, finding ways of seeing queer people in media, especially those struggling with homophobia, has become incredibly salient.

URCAD.umbc.edu

WE FORGOT TO MENTION THAT THERE WILL BE LOTS OF FREE FOOD AVAILABLE AT THE EVENT TOO!!

The food includes:

• Sweet & sour chicken
• General Tso's chicken
• Beef & broccoli
• and more!!

gogogogo get your tickets!!

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p.s. we might be giving away airpods :) 
you'll only know if you come !

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