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Memorandum from Albin O. Kuhn to Students, Faculty and Staff
Mass demonstrations erupted at many U.S. campuses following the shootings at Kent State University on May 4, 1970. In response, the UMBC Assembly passed a resolution declaring Thursday, May 7th a day of mourning and reflection and established a…
Administration Building Under Construction
To the founding students and pioneers, UMBC must have seemed a large construction site. This photograph of the Administration Building under construction is viewed looking down what is now known as Academic Row.
The First Commencement Exercises of University of Maryland Baltimore County
UMBC's first graduation ceremonies occurred on June 7, 1970. Diane Juknelis, a student receiving a B.A. in political science, spoke about the new campus making its mark" as a new, innovative, young, and strong" school. The present class of graduates…
Access from I-95 to UMBC Campus, Letters and memorandum, 1972, Coll 50, President's Office Records, Series II.C, Box 31, Folder 41
Kuhn recognized that having an interchange at I-95 and Route 166 would be critical for UMBC, so he approached Governor Tawes in 1966 and asked for the interchange to be put into the I-95 plans. When Tawes asked John B. Funk, Chairman of the Maryland…
Access from I-95 to UMBC Campus, Letters and memorandum, 1972, Coll 50, President's Office Records, Series II.C, Box 31, Folder 41
Kuhn recognized that having an interchange at I-95 and Route 166 would be critical for UMBC, so he approached Governor Tawes in 1966 and asked for the interchange to be put into the I-95 plans. When Tawes asked John B. Funk, Chairman of the Maryland…
Albin O. Kuhn by Fabian Bachrach
Albin Owings Kuhn (1916-2010) was UMBC's first president (then called chancellor). He began his career in higher education at the University of Maryland, College Park; after completing his bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees there, he served…
Option II At UMBC, a self-designed, interdisciplinary major
Initially UMBC was a branch campus of College Park, and the curriculum mimicked what was available at the flagship campus. By fall 1967 UMBC’s own academic identity had begun to emerge. A divisional structure was established instead of colleges,…
1978-1979 Men’s Basketball Team Media Guide
The 1978-79 UMBC men’s basketball team won the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Regionals Championship on March 3, 1979. The Baltimore Sun reported: John Goedeke’s 2 free throws with 7 seconds remaining enabled the University of Maryland-Baltimore…
tnt Festival! [The New Theatre Festival]
The New Theater Festival, which came to UMBC in 1976, had its origins in alternative theatre such as Herbert Blau’s and Jules Irving’s San Francisco Workshop and Philip Arnoult’s Baltimore based Theatre Project. In 1974, Blau became the Dean of…
Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Report for 1976, 1986, 1996, 2001. Reports, multiple years. UPUB P12-007
Accreditation of colleges and universities in Maryland, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware is the jurisdiction of the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. The conclusion of the 1976…