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Building A Tradition – Lafayette Gilchrist '92

The path to preserving Maryland’s traditional arts and culture sometimes begins when a jazz musician walks through an unlocked door in UMBC’s Fine Arts building. One of Baltimore’s master jazz...

Posted: August 6, 2011, 6:59 PM

Gag Reels

Aspiring actors and videographers often yearn to be discovered. But three recent UMBC students and alumni aren’t waiting around for a big break. They’ve made their own success by collaborating on...

Posted: August 6, 2011, 6:54 PM

Mind Over Matter – Jay Witasick '93

The tough-minded attitude that pitcher Jay Witasick ’93, learned on the way to the major leagues served him well during a 12-year career there – and informs his work these days with TWC Sports...

Posted: August 6, 2011, 6:50 PM

Tech Boomer: Kara Freeman ’91

Sometimes a small act of kindness can lead to big results. One year into her undergraduate education, Kara Freeman ’91, engineering and information technology, was doing well at UMBC....

Posted: August 6, 2011, 6:36 PM

Bridging the Distance

How does a student 1,500 miles from home cope when disaster strikes? How does he offer help and hope across an ocean? Huguens Jean ’12, Ph.D., electrical engineering, flew to Haiti in March 2010...

Posted: August 6, 2011, 6:27 PM

Class of 2011

On May 23, UMBC’s alumni community grew by more than 2000 members at the university’s 41st annual spring commencement ceremonies. UMBC Magazine would like to introduce you to four graduates who...

Posted: August 6, 2011, 6:06 PM

Finding Their Light

UMBC’s Department of Theatre takes center stage at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts – and extends the university’s impressive legacy in college theatre’s biggest annual festival....

Posted: August 1, 2011, 6:00 PM

Missing Journalist Imprisoned But Healthy

A story in today’s Baltimore Sun reports that freelance journalist Matthew Van Dyke ’02, political science, is being held in a prison in Tripoli, but that he is in good health. Read the full...

Posted: July 21, 2011, 3:42 PM