UMBC-Shady Grove Back-to-School Celebration

Calling UMBC-Shady Grove Retrievers – we hope you are able to join us on Wednesday, January 31 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)
Sessions for Success (1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:00 pm)
UMBC-Shady Grove Program Director Office Hours (4:00 – 6:00 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

The UMBC-Shady Grove Resource Fair will run from 1:00 to 6:00 pm 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
Meet a UMBC Academic Advocate
Let us snap your picture and help you submit your request for your UMBC ID online
Stop by USG’s Auxiliary Services Office in the BSE (room 1316) to have your USG ID produced
Grab a UMBC themed activity for the kids!

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.

Students have the opportunity to connect with various representatives from USG and UMBC-Shady Grove during our three “Sessions for Success” (all sessions are hosted in building III, room 4124).

USG Service Centers and HireU (1:30 – 2:00 pm): Learn more about USG’s service centers and hear a quick introduction to HireU, USG’s new career readiness program!
Student Success: Resources and Support at UMBC-Shady Grove (2:30 – 3:00 pm): Hone in on the resources available to you and the “to-dos” you need to complete to successfully LAUNCH at UMBC-Shady Grove.
UMBC Student Disability Services Information Session (3:00 – 3:30 pm): Learn how to register with SDS, explore accommodations available to students at UMBC-Shady Grove, and greet Cassie, one of our UMBC SDS staff members!

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. Sunil Dasgupta: Political Science
Dr. Diane Alonso: Psychology
Dr. Katie Morris: Social Work
Dr. Elizabeth Friar: Translational Life Science Technology

*Kim Casimbon, academic advisor for computer science and mechanical engineering students, is also available during Program Director Office Hours in BSE, Room 3111 to greet students and will provide an engaging activity for students who stop by!

UMBC-Shady Grove Back-to-School Celebration

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

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

Sessions for Success (1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:00 pm)

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