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.

MTIP Expansion for Internship Opportunities

Career Center to increase funds, add 300 internships

The Career Center is getting ready for a groundbreaking expansion of their Maryland Technology Internship Program (MTIP), thanks to a visionary $700,000 budget boost from Governor Wes Moore and...

Posted: May 9, 2024, 11:31 AM

UMBC Career Month, April 2024

Inspiring Paths and Professional Adventures

UMBC's Career Month was a great success, with over 1,300 students exploring diverse career pathways and strengthening their professional skills. Through workshops, industry fairs, employer visits,...

Posted: May 9, 2024, 11:17 AM

UMBC Black and Gold Rush, 36 Hours of Giving is Here!

Support students through Stay Black and Gold Emergency Fund

On May 8 - 9, 2024, we call upon Retrievers everywhere to join us for Black & Gold Rush, 36 Hours of Giving, by making a gift of any size to support any area that means the most to you. UMBC’s...

Posted: May 8, 2024, 9:02 AM

Civic Life Receives Outstanding Conference Submission Award

at AERA SIG 41 Conference

Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff received the Outstanding Conference Submission Award at the American Educational Research Association (AREA) SIG 41 Conference in April 2024. The...

Posted: April 29, 2024, 8:46 AM

Three Questions With ... Tanya Voronin

Student Affairs Business Services Center

Three Questions With … is an opportunity to celebrate and learn more about staff in the Division of Student Affairs. This month, get to know Tanya Voronin, business services specialist, Student...

Posted: April 9, 2024, 8:18 AM

Director Mary Ellen Wade presents research at NASPA

Dr. Mary Ellen Wade conducted two presentations at the recent NASPA Annual Conference in March. Her first presentation was a poster session on “Exploring Contributing Factors to Undergraduate and...

Posted: March 26, 2024, 10:36 AM

Three Questions with ... Ricky Blissett '11

Associate Director, Center for Democracy and Civic Life

Three Questions With … is an opportunity to celebrate and learn more about staff in the Division of Student Affairs. This month, get to know Ricky Blissett, associate director, Center for...

Posted: March 12, 2024, 10:10 AM

Matt Hoffman, i3b, elected to ACSLHE board of directors

Association for Chaplaincy and Spiritual Life in Higher Ed.

Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging's Matt Hoffman, assistant director, Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being, has been elected to serve on the board of directors for the...

Posted: March 12, 2024, 10:08 AM

David Hoffman, Musa Jafri '24 interviewed in Baltimore Sun

Education supplement article on BreakingGround initiative

David Hoffman, J.D., Ph.D. '13, director of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life, was interviewed for the Feb. 2024 Baltimore Sun Education supplement article, "Shaping tomorrow's leaders:...

Posted: March 8, 2024, 8:23 AM