Lisa (Dates) Price '87, information systems, and Dwayne Price '87, information systems, met at freshman orientation and shared a major and a circle of friends. Lisa decided to make her move with a "Secret Admirer" card on Valentine's Day, and they've been together ever since Dwayne solved that mystery. Read m...

Patti Katowski '81, health science and policy and sociology, and Bob Pfeiff '82, economics, are a classic case of "opposites attract." As students, Bob was the quiet one and Patti was the outgoing one, but they were drawn together all the same. Read more at http://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-magazine-winter-2014/h...

Amy Young-Buckler '92, history, first became aware that her now-husband, John Buckler '93, ancient studies, was interested in her when he'd casually drop by her study spot in the library to chat...at 3 AM. Read more at http://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-magazine-winter-2014/hearts-and-minds/

In the fall of 2003, Kevin Yang ’07 computer science and financial economics and Katelyn Niu ’05, biochemistry, found themselves in the same physics study group. But their relationship began to bloom a year later, when a computer virus brought them together. Read more at http://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-magazine-winte...

Katie and Jessica Porras spent a large amount of time as campus staffers helping students find their identities. But it wasn't until after they worked together that they realized their true feelings for each other. Read more at http://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-magazine-winter-2014/hearts-and-minds/

I met my husband, Thomas Gregg, at UMBC in December 2002, when I was a graduate student and he was an undergrad. He had recently re-located to Maryland and UMBC from Illinois after finishing his military service with the US Army. I had come to UMBC after having finished my Peace Corps service in Lithuania, to join th...

My boyfriend and I met at UMBC over winter break in 2010 when we were both participants at the STRiVE Leadership Retreat. We began dating shortly after and have been together ever since! My boyfriend is currently enrolled in the MD/PhD program at the NYU School of Medicine, where he began the summer after graduation. A...

In August 2000, Kenneth Knight ’03, information systems, and M.S. ’05, information systems, was a transfer student looking for advice on his classes. During a fire drill, a mutual friend led him to Angela Washington Knight ’03, information systems, and M.S. ’05, information systems, and from then on, Kenneth sa...

Oscar was a year ahead of me in the Public Policy program. We were in the same Government Budgeting class with Dr. Roy Meyers, and I wasn't feeling entirely comfortable with the concepts. But this guy who sat a few seats from me really seemed to know what he was doing (his stint in the Peace Corps included overseeing a...

Two athletes from soccer Shannon Bagrosky and lacrosse Al Hernandez came together from friendship and grew into one love.