Stories

Learn more about the Student Affairs story through its people, expertise, and achievements. Student Affairs staff are leaders in their fields. Their compassionate, thoughtful approach puts students at the center of all they do. Staff regularly receive awards and acknowledgements for their leadership. They are interviewed for local and national news and trend stories, and for publications in their field of expertise.

Angelina Jenkins, i3b, receives ACPA Annuit Coeptis Award

for Emerging Professionals

Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b) Assistant Director Angelina Jenkins is one of just five honorees to receive a 2024 American College Personnel Association (ACPA) Annuit...

Posted: February 2, 2024, 1:01 PM

Three Questions With ... Katie Chrzanowski '07

Student Affairs Creative Services

"Three Questions With" is an opportunity to celebrate and learn more about staff in the Division of Student Affairs. We're excited to kick off this series with Katie Chrzanowski '07 in DoSA...

Posted: January 23, 2024, 9:11 AM

Chris Ambrose, Residential Life, elected to ACPA Leadership

In December 2023, Chris Ambrose, acting associate director for Residential Life, was elected to the Leadership Council of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) as the Coordinator-Elect...

Posted: January 22, 2024, 9:07 AM

Serena Studivant, OCSS, appointed to leadership position

in UMES nat'l alumni association

Serena Studivant, assistant director of commuter student success in Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS), was appointed 2nd Vice President of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) National...

Posted: January 17, 2024, 12:07 PM

OCSS staff present at NASPA Conference

Racial Equity and Social Change

Amery Thompson, assistant director for transfer student success, and Dr. Griselda Flores, director of Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS)  presented at NASPA's Racial Equity and Social Change...

Posted: December 14, 2023, 3:12 PM

Civic Life, Honors College staff lead sessions

at National Collegiate Honors Council conference

In November 2023, Tess McRae '22, coordinator for civic design with the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, joined Honors College Director Simon Stacey, Associate Director Jodi Kelber-Kaye, and...

Posted: November 30, 2023, 12:30 PM

Amery Thompson, OCSS, in UMBC Magazine

The dedication of Amery Thompson, assistant director of transfer student success, Off-Campus Student Services (OCSS), is noticed by students. In the latest UMBC Magazine "Office Hours" with...

Posted: November 30, 2023, 10:47 AM

Campus Life and i3b staff present at ACPA Conference

Campus Life and Initiatives for Identity, Including, and Belonging (i3b) staff presenting at the  March 2024  ACPA Conference in Chicago, IL. Presenters  are: Campus Life Coordinator for...

Posted: November 28, 2023, 10:26 AM