Category Archives: Campus Activities

Study Tips To Get You Through Finals

Posted on November 16, 2021 by Patrice M.

The fall semester is in full-swing, and we are nearing what will probably be the most stressful time for most students: final exams. Oh, that bitter-sweet end of semester. You know that the end is so close, but you have … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, students, Uncategorized | Tagged finals, study tips, test | 1 Comment

How to Land a Summer Job/Internship

Posted on October 11, 2021 by kate.allison

Looking for a job, internship, or research experience and don’t know where to start? Believe it or not, recruitment for Summer 2022 has already begun! But right now is the perfect time to start preparing to land the perfect opportunity … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, students, Work Experience | Tagged advice, career coaching, experience, Internship, resources, USG | Leave a comment

What I Wish I Knew In Undergrad

Posted on September 27, 2021 by kate.allison

Anyone else feel like life before 2020 existed in a completely different universe? I look back on memories from my undergraduate career at UMBC and I think “No, that couldn’t have been me, that feels like someone else’s life. So … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, students | Tagged advice, fun, inspiration, life, real world, school, Student Life, USG | 2 Comments

The 411 on Building 3

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Laura DeMarco

Continuing the tour of the USG campus, I went exploring this week to discover what was inside the buildings. Today, we’ll take a brief look at Building Three: the Clifford and Camille Kendall Academic Center, or B3 for short. Let’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, students | Tagged campus, Campus Recreation Center, CSEF, Library, USG Student Life | 1 Comment

Inclusion 101

Posted on April 8, 2021 by Laura DeMarco

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network recently published a research paper outlining how colleges can best help Autistic students. As an Autistic student myself, I decided to see how well USG is doing. Let’s look at ASAN’s guidelines: Show that you … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Fitness & Wellness, Life at USG, Student Event, students | Tagged #CampusResources, Autism, AutismAcceptance, College, Support | 2 Comments

Monday Mourning

Posted on February 25, 2021 by Laura DeMarco

Today’s installment of Around the Grove features heavy subject matter. If you could be triggered by discussions of filicide, murder, abuse, neglect, or ableism, you might want to skip this one. However, if these topics are not traumatic triggers for … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, Student Event, students | Tagged Advocacy, ASAN, DayOfMourning, Disability, Grief, ZetaSigma | 2 Comments

Staying Positively Positive

Posted on January 28, 2021 by Laura DeMarco

The first week of the semester is almost over! Lots of people find this time of year exciting, and rightly so! New classes, new chances to learn, new challenges–it’s undoubtedly going to be interesting if nothing else. That said, some … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, Fitness & Wellness, Life at USG, students | Tagged #CampusResources, #HappyDistractions, #HappyThoughts, #mental health, #New Semester, #Positivity, #USG | Leave a comment

(Open) Mic Check!

Posted on November 19, 2020 by Laura DeMarco

Last Friday, USG held a virtual Open Mic Night for anyone who might have been interested. Even though it was Friday the 13th, we didn’t have any technical issues. The night went very well, and everyone who attended had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, Student Event | Tagged #fun, #poetry, #StudentEvent, #StudentLife, #takeabreak, #USG, #wellness | Leave a comment

Comfort Zones vs. Self-Growth

Posted on November 9, 2020 by lynnmayo21

“Comfort, the enemy of progress” -P.T. Barnum Breaking out of your comfort zone is hard. It’s scary and uncomfortable but the greatest growth comes from stepping outside our comfort zones. Think to yourself when you experienced the most personal growth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Life at USG, students, Uncategorized | Tagged Blogging, community engagement, Community Service, public speaking, self-improvement, social work, Student Ambassadors, UMBC, USG Life, USG Student Life, Welcome to USG | Leave a comment

Broadening Horizons — Part 1

Posted on October 8, 2020 by Laura DeMarco

America has a bigotry problem. Yes, I realize the phrase “bigotry problem” borders on redundancy, but that’s also a bit too simple. What does prejudice look like? How does it impact people? More importantly, what can we do about … Continue reading →