Campus unrest continued to stimulate the expression of diverse views and airing of grievances not only in person, but also in print. The Red BricksandThe Red Brickwere published by student leaders to protest a range of concerns, from the lack of…
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…
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…
Places where students could socialize were limited during the early years of the campus. One popular location in 1971 was the Rathskeller, which was located in the basement of Hillcrest Building. The Ratt was a popular location that served alcohol on…
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…
Members of the Black Caucus of Faculty and Staff pursued their concerns to the State of Maryland Commission on Human Relations, which issued a report that stated: The statistical data presented to the Commission at the time this investigation was…
Memo from Homer Schamp, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, to All Faculty assuring faculty members that their right to conduct classes would be protected and warning that students who attempt disruption of classes or examinations should be…
Originally drawn in 1969, just three years after the campus opened, this development planning map was updated in 1973 and has remarkable similarity to the actual spaces used for campus buildings as they exist now. The dates of construction for…
Norman V.A. Reeves, Counselor, and Howard Rawlings, Instructor of Mathematics, co-chairs of the UMBC Caucus of Black Faculty and Staff, were in contact with Dr. Kuhn about ways to further diversify UMBC. The goal of the Caucus was the creation of a…
The first SGA meeting of the 1971-72 academic year occurred during the first week of classes, and was covered by the Retriever Weekly with photography by William Morganstern. Pictured left to right are David Rowe, newly elected People's Party…