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What Goes Around, Comes Around: Interviewing Dakota

Started as a student and ended as Staff, Dakota talks MCS

By: Rae Daniel I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing my co-worker and former UMBC MCS student Dakota Boodhoo. While attending UMBC, Dakota was able to get an internship at a BCPL...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 5:15 PM

Graham Whaples, UMBC Alumni ‘19

By: Sophia Blackwell  Photo Credit: Ashley Harper Cottrell Meet Graham Whaples,  a UMBC Alumni, ‘19, MCS & American Studies, as he talks about his fond memories at UMBC as an Athletics...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 5:05 PM

Alumni Spotlight: Chloe Love Obispo, ‘22

By: Louna Temsah  Photo Credit: Chloe Love Obispo  Meet Chloe! A UMBC MCS and softball alumni. Chloe discusses new career opportunities and her current roles after graduation.   Could you...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 4:59 PM

Jacqueline Pollauf featured at American Harp Society

Affiliate Artist, Jacqueline Pollauf, will give a lecture recital at the American Harp Society's Summer Institute, a national conference taking place in Los Angeles, California at the Colburn...

Posted: May 24, 2023, 11:03 AM

2023 GES Student Awardees!

Congratulations to our 2023 GES Student Awardees! Tara Willey Excellence in Teaching Award Awarded to a GES graduate student in recognition for outstanding contributions to undergraduate...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 7:11 PM

Graduating GES MS Students: Theses & Future Plans

Masters Moving to New Missions

Congratulations graduating GES Master's students! Here's to celebrating the completion of your theses and building on your recent work through future plans! Chris Blume: Thesis:...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 6:10 PM

Alumni Spotlight: Ashton Greenwood, ‘17

Ashton talks marketing jobs and Diamond Comic Distributors

By: Spencer Derrenberger Photo Credit: William Greenwood Meet Ashton Greenwood, an MCS alum from the class of 2016. During her time at UMBC, she worked on UMBC’s Bartleby Creative Arts...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 6:04 PM

Alumni Profile: Joey Scalise

Joey talks about how MCS follows him after graduating UMBC

By: Rae Daniel Photo Credit: Joey Scalise  Alumni and good friend of mine, Joey Scalise started his UMBC career in 2017. He graduated in 2021 and has since taken various topics he learned in...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 5:41 PM

Graduating GES PhD Students: Dissertations & Future Plans

New Doctor(ate)s in the House!

Congratulations graduating GES PhD students! Here's to celebrating your degree completion, successful dissertation defenses, and future plans! Ohad Paris Dissertation: "Ecological and...

Posted: May 23, 2023, 4:47 PM

Hrabowski Innovation Grant Winner

Congratulations to Dr. Lindsay Johnson upon receiving the Hrabowski Innovation Grant for her project entitled, "Team-Taught Course Development: Experimental Archaeology of the Global Medieval and...

Posted: May 22, 2023, 8:45 AM