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My experience at UMBC, learning the art and craft of cinema from the likes of Holly Lavenstein, Mark...
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In 1963, the Maryland General Assembly passes a bill to establish UMBC as one of four additional cam...
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At The Hilltop Society's 2015 dinner, our donors had a chance to get to know one another, meet stude...
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Life often defines the fruit of our destination with the seeds planted by our journey. It is life th...
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I may not be an alumna, but I am definitely a Retriever at heart. In the five years that I've worked...
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"Some of UMBC’s most notable public art from its earliest days has vanished from view. Today,...
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Giving makes a difference at UMBC. In 2011, the university successfully concluded its "Exceptio...
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I enrolled at UMBC in a hurry to finish my Bachelor's Degree. As an adult returning student, I was i...
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UMBC’s President Freeman A. Hrabowski, III has been UMBC’s leader for more than two decades, but...
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Batter up! UMBC Day at Oriole Park is this weekend, and what better way to commemorate it than with ...
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A dive into the archives of The Retriever Weekly doesn't just excavate the history of UMBC, but it a...
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In 1965, UMBC moved from a plan to a reality. Albin O. Kuhn was named as vice president of the so-ca...
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I came to UMBC as an International Student. It was quite hard to think of it then and even now that ...
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It was 86 degrees outside, inside it felt like 96 because there was no AC in this apartment. Last ni...
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I visited UMBC along with a few other potential schools in my junior year of high school. To be hone...
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At UMBC I was fortunate enough to be a part of the Men's Soccer Team. In 2010, this extraordinary gr...
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Love this Light City exhibit by Kelley Bell M.F.A. '06 and Corrie Parks--it's called Projected Aquac...
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1975: UMBC men’s cross country team goes 10-0 and wins the Mason-Dixon conference title. Read more...
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I came to UMBC in Fall 2011 with a love and passion to create music. UMBC made that dream a reality...
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UMBC was well represented at our Wedding in September 2013 in Frederick, MD. In fact, there are 7 UM...
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It's a great night at UMBC's Black and Gold Lounge here at Light City.
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1966 was a year of firsts for UMBC. The university opened its doors and on its first day of classes,...
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Want to learn more about why we created Retriever Stories? Check out our introductory video at http:...
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After my faithful service in the Marine Corps, I became a transfer student at UMBC. With my Marine C...
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April 24th 2016 I shot my first large music video production and used 2 current UMBC students (Gia P...
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Alumni with Grit & Greatness

UMBC alumni are some of the grittiest people we know. They are out there making the world a better place, and we want to celebrate their hard work and their greatness.

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Throughout the Years

Take a walk through this timeline of significant milestones in UMBC’s history and you’ll see moments of grit and greatness all along the way.

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