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Groundbreaking ceremony for the daycare center
In 1977, the campus Women's Union proposed a full-time daycare facility. Although the expense for salaries and playground equipment would be significant, the Union argued that costs would be offset by increased enrollment of mothers with small…
Hillcrest Building and Loop Road
Although the silo may be the most recognized structure remaining from Spring Grove Hospital's occupancy of the land that now hosts UMBC, the Hillcrest Building was also built and used by Spring Grove. Hillcrest was built in 1921 specifically to house…
Illustrative Campus Build-out Plan from the 2009 Facilities Master Plan Update
UMBC's 500 acres have seen significant development in the last 50 years. The footprint varies from original master plan but much of the same design elements are present - the loop road, academic and residential areas intersecting at the Library and…
Invitation to the Dedication of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery , Invitation, 1982, 5 x 7 . University Publications, UPUB L1-013
The library went unnamed, aside from Library or University Library, until the official dedication ceremony on December 13, 1982 when it was named for UMBC’s founding chancellor, Albin O. Kuhn. The occasion was hosted by Chancellor Dorsey and took…
Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park by Marlayna Demond
The Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park was established at UMBC in April 2001 as part of a Baltimore-wide tree-planting effort. Designer and project coordinator for the Fine Arts Gallery (now the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture) Renee van der Stelt…
Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership Program
The Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park was established at UMBC in April 2001 as part of a Baltimore-wide tree-planting effort. Designer and project coordinator for the Fine Arts Gallery (now the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture) Renee van der Stelt…
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…
Letter to the Editor, Bail L. Rao, Sun (Baltimore, Md.)
The proposed merger of UMBC and the University of Baltimore was not without controversy. In many Letters the Editor published by the Baltimore Sun, readers pointed out that combining two schools with different students and missions (UB served…
Letter to the Editor, Paul D. McElroy, Sun (Baltimore, Md.)
The proposed merger of UMBC and the University of Baltimore was not without controversy. In many Letters the Editor published by the Baltimore Sun, readers pointed out that combining two schools with different students and missions (UB served…
Letter to the Editor, R.D. Bush, Sun (Baltimore, Md.)
The proposed merger of UMBC and the University of Baltimore was not without controversy. In many Letters the Editor published by the Baltimore Sun, readers pointed out that combining two schools with different students and missions (UB served…