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Athletics scrapbook, 1991-1992 academic year, Scrapbook, 1991-1992. University Publications, UPUB A7-020
In Spring 1992, UMBC's men's baseball team became the university's first team to make it to a NCAA regionals tournament. The team had previously played in the Division II Regionals in 1979, 1980, and 1986. The Retrievers, with a 37-11 record, were…
Athletics scrapbook, 1991-1992 academic year
In Spring 1992, UMBC's men's baseball team became the university's first team to make it to a NCAA regionals tournament. The team had previously played in the Division II Regionals in 1979, 1980, and 1986. The Retrievers, with a 37-11 record, were…
Photographs of Quadmania for The Retriever Weekly, Two contact sheets, April 25, 1998, 8 x 10. University Photographs, UARC 2004-03-02-1690 to 1725
Quadmania in 1998 was almost Quad"-less. The festival was originally scheduled to be held in Parking Lot 16 due to construction in the area of the RAC and Commons; only a few weeks prior were the students informed that Quadmania would be held on the…
Letter of congratulations on the occasion of UMBC's 25th anniversary from Baltimore City Mayor Kurt Schmoke
The President's Convocation on September 19, 1991 celebrated the university's 25th anniversary. The gathering featured speeches from special guests such as former chancellors Albin O. Kuhn and John Dorsey. Maryland State Comptroller Louis Goldstein…
President Michael Hooker by Bo Rader
Michael Kenneth Hooker (1945-1999) followed John Dorsey as chancellor of the university in 1986. Hooker looked forward to the challenge UMBC presented as it did not yet have a widely-recognized reputation or competitive status. Although Hooker earned…
Installation of the Eta Chapter of Maryland at UMBC
Founded in 1776 at the College of William and Mary, Phi Beta Kappa is the nation's oldest and most prestigious academic honor society. In 1998, UMBC was among only seven colleges and universities in the United states to be offered Phi Beta Kappa…
Letter from USM Chancellor Donald Langenberg to UMB President Errol Reese and UMBC President Michael Hooker
In 1991, the Maryland Higher Education Commission recommended that the Board of Regents consider merging UMAB and UMBC in order to create one larger research university. In response, Chancellor Donald Langenberg created the UMAB/UMBC Task Force on…
Excerpts from the Installation Address by Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. (for entire 10/06/2012 publication which includes this excerpt, see UARC 2013-005)
Since arriving at UMBC . . . I have come to appreciate the unusual combination of factors at work here: the enormous talents of the people, who care about our students; our focused academic programs, interdisciplinary strengths, and commitment to…
Signed program for the Installation ceremony of Freeman A. Hrabowski III
Inscription reads: What a wonderful day in the life of this university and in my life. We at UMBC are very fortunate.” --9/24/93 Freeman Hrabowski
Name Change Questionnaire distributed to Faculty Senate Documents
In September 1987, President Michael Hooker informally proposed three new names for UMBC: 1) Maryland State University; 2) Maryland State University and Technical Institute; and 3) Maryland Institute of Technology. The topic was later taken up by the…