UMBC-Shady Grove Back-to-School Celebration on February 1st

Calling UMBC-Shady Grove Retrievers – we hope you are able to join us on Wednesday February 1st anytime between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. for our Back-to-School Celebration! We know you are busy preparing for the semester – that being said, we want to take pause and celebrate YOU! Come when you can and leave when you must. Information about each component of our celebration may be found below!

  • UMBC-Shady Grove Resource Fair (1:00 – 6:00 pm)
  • UMBC-Shady Grove Peer Advisory Team Pep Space (1:00 – 6:00 pm)
  • UMBC-Shady Grove Program Director Office Hours (4:00 – 6:00 pm)
  • USG Welcome Day on Wednesday, January 18th (1:00 – 3:00 pm)

Visit with us to connect with other UMBC Retrievers, faculty, and staff and celebrate your #RetrieverPride, get to know the services available to you, find the classrooms you will be using this semester, and pick up some UMBC swag!

RSVP for UMBC-SHady Grove’s Back-To-School Celebration

UMBC-Shady Grove Resource Fair (1:00 - 6:00 pm)

The UMBC-Shady Grove Resource Fair will run from 1:00 to 6:00 pm on Wednesday February 1st in the lobby of the UMBC-Shady Grove administrative wing in the Clifford and Camille Kendall Academic Center (Building III, outside of the UMBC-Shady Grove Welcome Center, room 4159).

  • Check in for our Back-To-School Celebration and pick up UMBC swag!
  • Learn more about UMBC and USG resources
  • Submit your request for your UMBC ID and set up an appointment to request your USG ID
  • Print your schedule and find your classrooms/”walk your schedule”
  • Grab a UMBC themed activity for the kids!

UMBC-Shady Grove Peer Advisory Team Pep Space (1:00 - 6:00 pm)

Join the UMBC-Shady Grove Peer Advisory Team for snacks, games, and connection – Peer Advisors will be available to greet UMBC-Shady Grove Retrievers and their families from 1:00 to 6:00 pm.

UMBC-Shady Grove Program Director Office Hours (4:00 - 6:00 pm)

A number of our UMBC-Shady Grove Program Directors will be in their offices and available to meet YOU from 4:00 – 6:00 pm.

  • Professor Jeannette Kartchner: Computer Science
  • Dr. Andrew Nolan: History
  • Dr. Chuck Eggleton: Mechanical Engineering
  • Dr. Diane Alonso: Psychology
  • Dr. Katie Morris: Social Work
  • Dr. Elizabeth Friar: Translational Life Science Technology

USG Welcome Day: January 18th, 1:00 - 3:00 pm

Congratulations on your recent admission from one of our partner institutions at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG)! Join us at USG Welcome Day on Wednesday January 18th, 1:00 – 3:00 pm in the BSE to learn more about on-site services that are available for you and how to navigate your way around the campus. We look forward to seeing you soon!
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