UMBC Summer & Winter Blog
Earn your GEP Culture credit this summer as you analyze and discuss how films reflect the challenges within Korean society and culture. MLL 315: Images of Society in Contemporary Korean Films allows you the opportunity to dive deep into another culture and expand your knowledge and understanding of various customs. Taught in English, MLL 315 requires no previous knowledge of the […]
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For Summer Session 2016, we hit the streets and began polling students (online and in-person) about various aspects of campus life. Recently, we asked students a simple question, “What do you love about campus during the summer?” We received numerous great responses, but with 48% of the votes, the thing students love most about UMBC during the summer is (Drum roll, please)……More Available Parking! Despite 7,250 parking spaces […]
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Last summer’s Supreme Court ruling on same-sex marriage had a tremendous impact on our nation. This ruling, however, merely scratched the surface in terms of sexuality and gender identity in our country. We must continue this important conversation and dig deeper, paying special attention to intersections of sexuality with gender, race, ethnicity, religion, class, and disability. GWST 210: Introduction to Critical Sexuality Studies introduces students to […]
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UMBC has a variety of locations for your studying needs. Here are just a few places I like to go for peace and quiet: Six floor Library Alcove The sixth floor of the library holds an alcove with various comfortable chairs and a lovely view of campus. Warning, the chairs are very comfortable. I may have drifted asleep once or twice. […]
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Want to stay on top of a course? Want to prepare for an exam? Or maybe you want extra help on homework? The Math Lab has it all! Location: The first floor of the library. It is next to the Resources Information table. There are tutors for a variety of subjects: Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Statistics. These sessions are walk-in, […]
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