Quadmania 2010

Our annual spring festival, Quadmania, will take place Friday, April 16, Saturday, April 17, and Sunday, April 18. The carnival will be in Lot 17 on Friday, 5-10 p.m., Saturday, noon-10 p.m., and Sunday, noon-6 p.m.. In addition, the Quadmania musical stage will return to the Quad! Two dozen UMBC, local and regional acts will take the stage on Friday, 5-10 p.m., and on Saturday, noon-10 p.m. Sunday’s events will include national entertainment with musical act Third Eye Blind in the RAC at 8 p.m. I want to take this opportunity to invite you, your family and friends to attend. Carnival tickets are available for $10 and concert tickets are available for $10 at the Commons Information Center.

In order to facilitate a successful and enjoyable event, we need to prepare space for carnival rides, games and musicians. Starting on April 13 through April 18, half of Lot 17 (portion closest to Geffen Hill) will be closed to all non-essential vehicles. Pay close attention to posted signs in the area.

Due to the increase in the number of people on campus throughout the weekend, we are advising campus members of the following:

* Given the significant increase in pedestrian traffic, stay alert, be mindful of your speed and remember that pedestrians always have the right of way;

* Do not leave your car on-campus over this weekend;

* All buildings, except The Commons and Albin O. Kuhn Library, will be closed and secured over the weekend (as is standard campus protocol) – buildings will be locked, checked and patrolled by campus police;

* If you already have key access to a building on-campus, you will certainly be able to enter. However, for additional safety purposes, security personnel will ask for appropriate UMBC campus identification before entering. If you do not have key access and will need access to your building over the weekend, for any reason, contact campus police prior to April 16. In order to keep buildings secured, access will only be granted in cases where it is absolutely necessary, and when proper UMBC campus identification is shown;

* If you are hosting an event on-campus and you have not registered with or reserved your event through the Campus Scheduling Office already, contact Event Planning and Conference Services, ext. 5-3615.

* If you would like more information regarding Quadmania 2010, call the Office of Student Life at ext. 5-3462, e-mail Lee Calizo at calizo@umbc.edu, and/or checkout the Quadmania Web site.

Thank you for your cooperation and support of this UMBC campus tradition. Hope you will come out for the fun!