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.

I3b’s Your Story Belongs Here in UMBC Magazine

Acting Director of Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging (i3b) Ciara Christian, M.A. '18, Ph.D. '22, discussed the impact of Your Story Belongs Here, a collaborative program...

Posted: November 27, 2023, 11:58 AM

Student Affairs participates in USM symposium

USM Civic Education and Civic Engagement Symposium

The University System of Maryland (USM) hosted a Civic Education and Civic Engagement Symposium on Friday, November 3, to focus attention on the urgent need to prepare students to engage...

Posted: November 9, 2023, 1:28 PM

Intellectual sports featured in Sun Education supplement

Interview with Lesa Goodhue, VPSA Office, and students

UMBC intellectual sports programs were featured in the fall Baltimore Sun Education supplement, published on Oct. 15. The article, "More than just having fun: Being active in student organizations...

Posted: October 23, 2023, 10:42 AM

Retriever Essentials team is runner-up in nat'l competition

Addressing world hunger

Retriever Essentials, represented by student volunteers Nhi Nguyen '25, biochemistry and bioinformatics, and Ben Bhattarai '23, biology and psychology, is a second place finalist in the 2023...

Posted: October 10, 2023, 3:42 PM

I3B staff receive Hrabowski Innovation Awards

UMBC has announced the projects selected to receive grants in the 2022 - 2023 rounds of the Hrabowski Fund for Innovation competition, including two projects by staff in Student Affairs'...

Posted: October 9, 2023, 10:25 AM

Director Christine Routzahn in Sun Education supplement

July 2023 article on experiential learning

Christine Routzahn, director of the Career Center was recently interviewed for the July 2023 Baltimore Sun Education supplement story, "The benefits of experiential learning: Students gain...

Posted: September 14, 2023, 11:03 AM

Director David Hoffman interviewed on civic engagement

For Nat'l Center for Free Speech & Civic Engagement research

David Hoffman Ph.D. '13, director, Center for Democracy and Civic Life, was interviewed for "Building Community Through Governance: A Video History of Civic Literacy and Engagement Models of UC...

Posted: September 6, 2023, 10:29 AM

Student Affairs staff, students lead sessions at nat'l mtg

2023 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement

At the 2023 Civic Learning and Democratic Engagement meeting (May 31 - June 2, Boston), Student Affairs staff and students led two sessions with UMBC students and campus partners.  The Center for...

Posted: September 6, 2023, 10:17 AM

UMBC recognized for increasing democratic engagement

Musa Jafri '24 named to Student Voting Honor Roll

UMBC has been recognized for its role in increasing nonpartisan democratic engagement, graduating engaged voters, and building a strong nonpartisan student voter engagement plan. The Center for...

Posted: April 28, 2023, 1:51 PM