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Aerial photographs of campus have been made periodically throughout UMBC's history. This 1969 view shows various ongoing construction projects, including the first dormitories (slightly above and left of center), the Physical Plant building (now the…

This photograph, one of the periodic aerial views made during the early years, shows the completed Loop Road" (now called Hilltop Circle) and Susquehanna Hall (1970) and the first phase of Patapsco Hall (1972). Yet to be constructed was the second…

Aerial photographs of campus have been made periodically throughout UMBC's history. This 1969 view shows various ongoing construction projects, including the first dormitories (slightly above and left of center), the Physical Plant building (now the…

The Library was built in three phases. This photograph shows Phase I, facing the Library Pond and completed in 1968, and Phase II, completed in 1975 and extending back towards the apartments. The unfinished concrete exterior, modeled in a Brutalist…

The third and final phase was the construction of the Library Tower, completed in 1995. The tower serves as an emblem of the university, completing the vision of the campus master plan from 1965 that stated that the building will be viewed on axis…

The Commons was built on the foundation of the Gym I building, which was no longer needed after the university funded improvements for the Retriever Activities Center.

The Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Chemistry Building and and the Janet and Walter Sondheim Hall were both dedicated in 2005 to honor two families that have served as long-time supporters and benefactors for UMBC. Academic IV - one of the least popular…

The first phase of the Retriever Activities Center renovations included the replacement of the locker rooms and training rooms. The master plan for the RAC was scheduled to take place over the next three years and would renovate the entire building…

The Fine Arts Building was originally intended to house a television studio, as well as the Departments of Music, Dance, Theatre, and Visual Arts. Eventually English, Philosophy, Ancient Studies, and American Studies were located there. When the…

Prove It!, first offered by the SGA in 2008, is an opportunity for UMBC students to plan and execute projects to improve the campus experience. Project plans are submitted and the winner is given a monetary prize - which has varied from $10,000 to…