President Hrabowski Included in “Reverend King’s Successors” List by The Daily Beast

President Hrabowski was included in The Daily Beast’s “Reverend King’s Successors” list. The article celebrated black leaders – both familiar and new – to determine who will carry King’s legacy. To read the entire article, click here.

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Maryland Charity Campaign Secures 1,085 Gifts

In a year when needs in the community beyond the campus are greater than ever, the UMBC campus community went above and beyond last year’s record of 930 gifts for the Maryland Charity Campaign (MCC). As of noon on Wednesday, December 16, the stretch goal of 1000 gifts has been exceeded and gifts total 1,085. There were $172,000 dollars raised – an increase of $14,000 above last year – and more are coming in. An outstanding 56% of our community made a gift.

The MCC Cabinet and department coordinators.

A special announcement was made by Lisa Akchin, associate vice president of marketing and public relations and MCC Chair, at the Holiday Party on Wednesday, December 16.

“There would not be a UMBC 1000 without the efforts of a group I call the UMBC 85 – the dozens of department-based Maryland Charity Campaign coordinators who go above and beyond to make a difference,” said Akchin.“Many volunteer for this role year after year, and the campaign benefits greatly from their commitment and experience.”

“The Maryland Charity Campaign reflects who we are as a campus,” said President Freeman Hrabowski. “When it comes to caring about the greater community, the leadership of UMBC is noticed and appreciated within the University System of Maryland and around the state.”

Special thanks to:

• Leaders of the campus senates
• Members of the Maryland Charity Campaign Cabinet
• Department Coordinators
• Lead Coordinator Dorothy Anderson
• Co-Chairs Lynne Schaefer and Terrance Worchesky
• Other key supporters: Debbie Michaels, Rose Huber and Laura Arnwine in Institutional Advancement; Nancy Abell, Rick Mason, Barb Jackson, Pam Davis and Dan Wieworka in Administration and Finance

Also a big thank you to everyone who donated to the 2009 MCC. Congratulations!

SGA Thanks Faculty and Staff for Support

The Student Government Association (SGA) showed their support and appreciation to UMBC employees by presenting the Faculty Staff Senate with an award of gratitude on Tuesday, December 8. Remarks were made by President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Elliot Hirshman, followed be a presentation by Yasmin Karimian, SGA president, who said that students appreciate the financial sacrifices made by faculty and staff.

“I don’t think we say it enough,” Karimian said, “but thank you. Because of your efforts, students are safe to graduate. You’re helping us financially finish our education, and we truly appreciate everything you’ve done.”

Karimian, along with the rest of the SGA, voted unanimously to present this award.

Provost Hirshman also spoke about the university’s civility during tough economic times.

“Two million dollars was taken out of our budget,” said Hirshman, “and people continue to perform at the highest level of achievement. I also want to thank and acknowledge everyone for their efforts.”

Below is Karimian presenting the award to Tim Topoleski, president of the Faculty Staff Senate.

The Giving Tree

This year the MCC is more focused on showing the spirit of giving rather than the dollar amount that you give. Every dollar can make a difference.

• A $20 donation can provide lodging, or a home-away-from-home,  at the Ronald McDonald House for families whose children are receiving medical care at local hospitals .
• A $10 donation to an animal shelter can provide spay or neuter surgery for one dog or cat, which can prevent hundreds of unwanted puppies or kittens from being born and ending up in shelters or on the streets.
• A $5 donation can provide five handbooks for the American Heart Association’s Heartsaver CPR in Schools program, which teaches students emergency rescue procedures.
• A $1 donation to any charity, combined with other donations, can have endless possibilities.

Dawn Swierczewski, business service specialist for the Department of Biological Sciences, is a coordinator for the Maryland Charity Campaign. She’s constructed a giving tree in her department. For every person who donates to the MCC, a paper button goes up on the wall, and the logo of the charity selected is added to the tree.

Don’t you want to be part of the giving tree?

Photo Gallery: Halloween in UMBC’s Administration Building

Many floors on the Administration building got into the Halloween spirit by decorating their offices and dressing up in costumes. Check out the creativity!

Mary, the beekeeper, is ringing up customers at the Coffee Shoppe on the first floor:

Human Resources has been transformed into a country western scene.

  

 

 

Financial Services turned back a few years and became the 1950s.

 

Student Business Services took on a similar approach.

 

 

Stay tuned for more pictures from the Office of Institutional Advancement on Monday!

Happy Halloween!

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