Staff | UMBC-Shady Grove

Chelsea Moyer

Assistant Vice Provost, UMBC-Shady Grove

csmoyer@umbc.edu 301-738-6184 III-4115

Primary Resource for

Overall Administration
Enrollment Management
UMBC Graduate Professional Programs

Kim Casimbon

Academic Advisor, Computer Science & Mechanical Engineering, COEIT

kcasim1@umbc.edu 443-612-1315 BSE-3111

Primary Resource for

Pre-transfer and academic advising for Computer Science & Mechanical Engineering

Sandra Crespin-Melgar

Coordinator, UMBC-Shady Grove Operations

sandrac1@umbc.edu 301-738-6193 III-4121

Primary Resource for

UMBC-Shady Grove Operations & Facilities
UMBC-Shady Grove Welcome Center (III-4159)
Cross-Campus Enrollment
Event Management
Form Processing

Abigail Granger

Assistant Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Retention

abigail3@umbc.edu 443-612-1313 III-4125

Primary Resource for

Undergraduate Admissions
Undergraduate Orientation
Advising and Degree Audit Concerns
Raptor to Retriever (R2R) Transfer Access Program
TRS 201 Course
Peer Advisory Team (PAT)
Undergraduate Residency Concerns
Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

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it's the end of USG Fest. Hope you all enjoyed the content!!! Hope to see you on campus - Hyojin

Giant darts!

Dr. Morris, the Social work program director joined us :)

Peer Advisory Team table 😍

@UMBCSG

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