UMBC undergraduates: Applications to participate in STRiVE 2024 are due TODAY (Monday, November 6) at 11:59 p.m. Visit tinyurl.com/STRiVE2024UMBC to read more and submit an application. Don't miss your chance to participate in this remarkable experience! UMBC

Congratulations to our colleague Eric Ford on this profile of his work for racial healing through The Choice Program, based in The Shriver Center. Eric shares: “The racial healing truly happens by lifting the voices of young people and changing the narrative.” wordinblack.com/2023/07/rewrit…

Congratulations to UMBC alumna Stefanie Mavronis, who has been making important civic contributions since her time as an undergraduate student. Stefanie has been a key supporter of the Center for Democracy and Civic Life initiatives including Alternative Spring Break. #UMBCproud

Our Welcome Week Open House is just around the corner (… and behind some furniture)! Stop by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life office (Commons 2B24, above the Bookstore) between noon & 2 p.m. to eat, make crafts, register to vote, and learn about our spring programs. UMBC

Congratulations and thanks for your many contributions, Katie!

Speaking out is important, but it is also “helpful to remember that there can be more to civic life than raised voices.” In Maryland Matters || bsky @marylandmatters.org, director David Hoffman and former UMBC SGA president Musa Jafri ’24 describe UMBC's civic learning environment. marylandmatters.org/2024/06/19/umb…

Best consideration date for our Coordinator for Political Engagement position is this Weds., 7/24. This is an opportunity to play a vital role in supporting students & other members of the UMBC community in their learning and engagement with politics, elections, & policy-making.

It's #AllInAwards day. UMBC received the 2022 America East Campus Votes Highest Registration Rate and a Silver Seal from ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge. Thank you to everyone at UMBC who participated in the 2022 election and/or encouraged others to do so. Story: my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/dosa-ca… #UMBCproud

Check out UMBC's new Election Central website: umbc.edu/election/. Maryland's deadline to register in advance of the election is Tuesday, October 15.

UMBC students conduct exit polling across Baltimore County | Click on the image to read the full story wbaltv.com/article/umbc-p…