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OCSS' Housing Bus Tour is a resource to help current and future commuter students in viewing housing properties around campus. We will be visiting 3 properties that are accessible through one of...

At UMBC “you can get to where you want to go.” Blake Hipsley ‘19, a dual degree recipient in physics and mathematics, was a McNair Scholar. Since his sophomore year, Hipsley has pursued research...

“I’m not alone in the struggles…or alone in my successes.” Damarius Johnson ’19, Africana studies, is also a first-generation college student as well as a transfer student from the Community...

“[My] parents came here to give me a better life, and I’m living it.” Ashley Batista ’19, biological sciences, is the first member of her family to graduate from college. Her parents emigrated...

Congratulations to the many First-Generation College  Student Graduates from UMBC!  Commencement is this week, and First-Gen graduates have been picking up their regalia and their First-Gen cord. ...

Going home over the summer? Working a low-paying or unpaid internship and worried how you’ll pay for groceries? Just interested in a free bag of nonperishable food?   Retriever Essentials has an...

Come see these students, who also tutor in the Learning Resources Center and SI P.A.S.S. program, at URCAD: Zayd Ali | Biological Sciences  Ablation Of TRPV1+ Nerve Affects Proinflammatory...

Tell us a little about yourself. Hi, my name is Maria Packard and I am a senior Math major and Psychology minor.  My career goal is to become a high school math teacher, so after I graduate I...

Tell us a little about yourself. I am a second semester Freshman who is pursuing a major in Mechanical Engineering. I am a very quiet person by nature, but tend to become more comfortable as I...

Tell us a little about yourself. Hello! My name is Celeste Chung and I am a second semester senior pursuing a degree in Biology with a minor in Psychology. I am on the pre-pharmacy track and...