University of Maryland Baltimore County

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (often referred to as UMBC) is an American honors public research university, located in Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County, Maryland

Baltimore County is a county located in the northern part of the US state of Maryland. In 2010, its population was 805,029. It is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. Its county seat is Towson. The name of the county was derived from the barony of the Proprietor of the Maryland...

, mostly in the community of Catonsville, Maryland

Catonsville, Maryland

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , all of it land.-Demographics:In 2010 Catonsville had a population of 41,567...

. Established as a part of the University System of Maryland

University System of Maryland

The University System of Maryland is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 12 Maryland institutions of higher education. It is the 12th-largest university system in the United States, with over 125,000 undergraduate, 43,000 graduate and roughly 13,000 combined full-time and...

in 1966, the university specializes in the natural sciences and engineering, while also offering programs in the liberal arts.

Academics

UMBC offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs in different areas of studies. There are 54 majors, 42 minors and 20 certificate offerings in its undergraduate program. UMBC's Graduate School offers 33 master's degree programs, 23 doctoral degree programs and 20 graduate certificate programs. The university is divided into three colleges, two schools, as well as its graduate school.

Colleges

The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences includes the Departments of Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mathematics and Statistics, and Physics. It also home to the new Department of Marine Biotechnology.
The College of Engineering and Information Technology offers different areas of study in five departments: the Departments of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Information Systems, and Mechanical Engineering.
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences houses the most departments in the university and awards more than half of all undergraduate and graduate degrees. Among many others, it includes the departments of Political Science, History, Music, Visual Arts, and Sociology. Many of the departments will be soon housed in the new Performing Arts and Humanities Building. Groundbreaking is scheduled for September 2010.

Schools

The Erickson School of Aging offers undergraduate and graduate level programs that focuses on various aspects of aging studies, including policy and management issues.
The School of Social Work links with the University of Maryland, Baltimore's (UMB) School of Social work in offering undergraduate and graduate level programs.

Student Profile

The average cumulative GPA of all undergraduate students in the Spring 2009 semester was 2.87.

Location

UMBC's campus is located on 500 acres. It is 15 minutes from Baltimore's Inner Harbor and 45 minutes from Washington, D.C. Baltimore Washington International Airport is five minutes away, as are AMTRAK and light rail stations. UMBC, three miles outside the Baltimore city limits, successfully lobbied the government to use 'Baltimore' as its address. While its suburban campus has minimal interaction with its surroundings, students variously consider it to be located in the towns of Catonsville (by CDP

CDP

-Places:*Census-designated place, an unincorporated area in the U.S. for which Census data is available at the community level*College of DuPage, a two-year community college in DuPage County, Illinois....

) or Arbutus

Arbutus

Arbutus is a genus of at least 14 species of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae, native to warm temperate regions of the Mediterranean, western Europe, and North America.-Description:...

(whose street grid it borders).

Research and Technology Park

bwtech@UMBC Research and Technology Park is a 71 acre development on the campus hosting technology, bioscience and research organizations, many of which are engaged in partnership with the University. Research Park tenants include the US Geological Survey, RWD Technologies, US Forestry Service, CardioMed Device Consultants, Audacious Inquiry, Med-IQ, Physician Practice, Inc., Retirement Living TV

Retirement Living TV

Retirement Living TV is an American cable television network targeted at a demographic aged 50 years and older. Its topics and programs include health care, finance, travel, lifestyle, comedy, and drama....

, Ascentium Corporation, Solvern Innovations, RMF Engineering, Inc., Convergent Technology, Clear Resolution Consulting, Fearless Solutions, and Goddard Earth Science and Technology Center.

Campus police

UMBC police staff include sworn police officers, just like campus police forces of other universities. Unlike the campus police of the University of Maryland, College Park

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

and the University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore, was founded in 1807. It comprises some of the oldest professional schools in the nation and world. It is the original campus of the University System of Maryland. Located on 60 acres in downtown Baltimore, Maryland, it is part of the University System of Maryland...

, the campus police are not accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc., is a credentialing authority , based in the United States, whose primary mission is to accredited public safety agencies, namely law enforcement agencies, training academies, communications centers, and campus public safety...

. Accreditation is expected by the University System of Maryland

University System of Maryland

mandated 2013 deadline.

Student life

The Resident Student Association and Student Events Board provide social programming during all academic semesters at UMBC. Over 100 student-run organizations exist on campus.

Chess

UMBC has won the Pan American Chess Tournament

Pan American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship

The Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship is the foremost intercollegiate team chess championship in the Americas...

an astounding 9 times in 13 years (1996–2009). The school provides substantial chess scholarships to outstanding high school graduate players at the International or Grandmaster level. Former UMBC team captain GM Alexander Onischuk

Alexander Onischuk

Alexander Onischuk is an American chess grandmaster. Originally from Ukraine, he immigrated to the US in 2001 and currently lives in Northern Virginia. He was the 2006 U.S. Chess Champion...

has gone on to become US Champion in 2006. Professor of Computer Science Alan Sherman

Alan Sherman

Alan Theodore Sherman is an associate professor of computer science at UMBC, director of the UMBC Center for Information Security and Assurance , and faculty advisor of the UMBC Chess club...

has been instrumental in building up the UMBC chess dynasty by recruiting players from around the world.

Athletics

The school's sports teams are called the Retrievers

UMBC Retrievers

The UMBC Retrievers represent the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in NCAA Division I athletics. The official colors of the Retrievers are black and gold with red . The Retrievers field 17 varsity sports; eight men and nine women. UMBC competes in the America East athletic conference...

, with colors black and gold. The mascot of the University is the Chesapeake Bay Retriever

Chesapeake Bay Retriever

The Chesapeake Bay Retriever is a breed of dog belonging to the Retriever, Gundog, and Sporting breed groups. Members of the breed may also be referred to as a Chessie, CBR, or Chesapeake. The breed was developed in the United States Chesapeake Bay area during the 19th century...

, the state dog of Maryland

Maryland

Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...

, named True Grit

True Grit (mascot)

True Grit is the name of the mascot at UMBC. True Grit appears in two forms: Both as a statue in front of the Retriever Activities Center of a Chesapeake Bay retriever and as a costumed mascot, an anthropomorphized Chesapeake Bay retriever...

. There is a statue of True Grit that stands in front of the Retriever Activities Center

Retriever Activities Center

Retriever Activities Center is a 4,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Catonsville, Maryland. The arena opened in 1973. It is home to the UMBC Retrievers basketball and volleyball teams. It hosted the 2008 America East Conference men's basketball tournament finals....

(RAC). The Retrievers participate in NCAA Division 1 as a part of the America East Conference

America East Conference

The America East Conference is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located mainly in the northeastern United States. The conference was known as the ECAC North from 1979 to 1988 and the North Atlantic Conference from the fall semester of 1988 to the end of the spring...

, fielding 17 varsity sports; eight men and nine women. The Retrievers fight song

Fight song

A fight song is primarily an American and Canadian sports term, referring to a song associated with a team. In both professional and amateur sports, fight songs are a popular way for fans to cheer for their team...

is the UMBC Riser, and was written by Dr. George LaNoue, a professor of policy sciences.

In 2009, the men's lacrosse

UMBC Retrievers men's lacrosse

The UMBC Retrievers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's college lacrosse competition. The Retrievers play their home games at UMBC Stadium, located in Baltimore, Maryland with a capacity of 4,500...

team secured their fifth consecutive outright or shared America East regular season championship and their third America East tournament championship in four years. UMBC has secured a berth in the NCAA tournament

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....

each of the past four seasons. In 2007, the unseeded Retrievers upset seventh-seeded Maryland, 13–9, in the NCAA tournament

2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...

to advance to the Division I second round for the first, and so far only, time in school history.

The Retrievers won their first regular season American East Men's Basketball title in 2007-08, and also qualified for their first NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. They had previously competed in the Division II men's basketball tournament.

The Retrievers Men's Soccer Team won the America East Conference in 2010 receiving an automatic bid to the NCAA Division I men's soccer tournament. The Retrievers won their first round game against Princeton but lost in the second round in a shootout to a ranked Dartmouth team. This is the best UMBC has ever done at the tournament. Star striker, Levi Houapeu, from that 2010 team was drafted as a 5th pick in the 3rd round of the 2011 MLS Superdraft by the Philadelphia Union. He is the first UMBC player to be drafted into the MLS.

The Retrievers, Men's Swimming and Diving Program captured their 13th straight conference championship in the 2009-2010 Season. Since Joining the America East Conference in 2004, the Retriever Men have not lost their crown.

Retrievers Basketball games are broadcast by Paul Mittermeier and Gary Stein

Gary Stein

Gary Stein is a sportscaster currently living in Baltimore, Maryland. He broadcasts for CBS Radio, Orioles Radio and Terrapin Sports Radio in Baltimore, where he also is Director of Sales. He hosts the Maryland Terrapins' Toyota Tailgate pre- and post-game show on ESPN Radio 1300 and Sports Radio...

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In 2010, a contest was launched to find a new logo for Athletics. In May 2010, the UMBC Athletic Department unveiled a new logo for the Retrievers created by Jim Lord.

Financial aid and scholarships

The Meyerhoff Scholarship Program

Meyerhoff Scholarship Program

The Meyerhoff Scholarship Program was founded at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 1988 with a grant from the Robert and Jane Meyerhoff Foundation, under the guidance of future UMBC President Freeman A. Hrabowski III. It is focused on minority scholarship and awareness in the...

at UMBC is a program focused on the cultivation of underrepresented minority scholarship and awareness in the math, science, and engineering disciplines. Other scholarship programs include the CWIT Scholars Program, the Humanities Scholars Program, the Linehan Artist Scholars Program, the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program and the Sherman Teacher Education Scholars Program.

Rankings

Only the most recent ranking from each source is listed in the table below.

Ranking System	Rank
US News Up-and-Coming Schools U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...	1
MUP Top Research Universities Center for Measuring University Performance The Center for Measuring University Performance is a research center at Arizona State University. The Center is best known for an annual report it produces, The Top American Research Universities, that ranks American universities on nine different measures: Total Research, Federal Research,...	46
US News Top Public Schools U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...	83
US News High School Counselor Rankings U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...	147
US News and World Report National University U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...	157
Washington Monthly National University The Washington Monthly The Washington Monthly is a bimonthly nonprofit magazine of United States politics and government that is based in Washington, D.C.The magazine's founder is Charles Peters, who started the magazine in 1969 and continues to write the "Tilting at Windmills" column in each issue. Paul Glastris, former...	213
US News Best Undergraduate Teaching U.S. News & World Report U.S. News & World Report is an American news magazine published from Washington, D.C. Along with Time and Newsweek it was for many years a leading news weekly, focusing more than its counterparts on political, economic, health and education stories...	4

The Carnegie Foundation

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

Founded by Andrew Carnegie in 1905 and chartered in 1906 by an act of the United States Congress, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching is an independent policy and research center, whose primary activities of research and writing have resulted in published reports on every level...

classifies UMBC as a research university with high research activity. An overall ranking by U.S. News placed this university first in its 2012 list of Up and Coming schools. For the past 9 years, UMBC has been listed in the top 5 "up and coming" national universities.

The U.S. News undergraduate teaching ranking for all national universities ranked UMBC 4th for 2012 tied with Yale. UMBC is also listed in Princeton Review's The Best 371 Colleges.

Notable professors

Africana Studies

Acklyn Lynch- scholar, writer, cultural critic and activist.

Aging Studies

William H. Thomas
William H. Thomas (physician)
Dr. Bill Thomas is an international authority on geriatric medicine and eldercare from upstate New York. He is the founder of the Eden Alternative, a philosophy and program that de-institutionalized nursing homes in all 50 states and worldwide over the past 20 years...

- researcher of geriatric medicine and eldercare.

American Studies

Warren Belasco - food scholar.

Biological Sciences

Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg - immunologist
Immunology
Immunology is a broad branch of biomedical science that covers the study of all aspects of the immune system in all organisms. It deals with the physiological functioning of the immune system in states of both health and diseases; malfunctions of the immune system in immunological disorders ; the...

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Chemistry

James Fishbein- organic synthesis
Organic synthesis
Organic synthesis is a special branch of chemical synthesis and is concerned with the construction of organic compounds via organic reactions. Organic molecules can often contain a higher level of complexity compared to purely inorganic compounds, so the synthesis of organic compounds has...

and medicinal chemist.
Michael F. Summers - Howard Hughes Investigator and a biological NMR spectroscopist.

Computer Science

Tim Finin
Tim Finin
Tim Finin is a Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County...

- Author, conference organizer; winner of 2009 IEEE Technical Achievement award.
Anthony M. Johnson
Anthony M. Johnson
Anthony M. Johnson was president of the Optical Society of America in 2001.He is a Fellow , Optical Society of America [OSA]; Fellow , American Physical Society [APS]; Fellow , American Association for the Advancement of Science [AAAS]; Fellow , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers...

- Deputy Director of the Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment
Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment
Mid-Infrared Technologies for Health and the Environment is an Engineering Research Center funded by the National Science Foundation. It was launched on May 1, 2006 as part of NSF's larger program of ERCs...

project based at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....

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Cultural History

Maurice Berger
Maurice Berger
Maurice Berger is an Americancultural historian, curator, and art critic.- Biography :Maurice Berger is a cultural historian, art critic, and curator. He is Research Professor and Chief Curator at the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, University of Maryland, Baltimore County. A student of...

- Research Professor and Chief Curator of the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture

Emergency Health Services

Stephen Dean
Stephen Dean
Stephen Anthony Dean is a former English cricketer. Dean was a right-handed batsman. He was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire.Dean made his debut for Hertfordshire in the 1980 Minor Counties Championship against Norfolk...

- expert in Emergency Medical Services
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...

system design.
Brian Maguire - Fulbright Scholar and expert on the safety of EMS
Emergency medical services
Emergency medical services are a type of emergency service dedicated to providing out-of-hospital acute medical care and/or transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient, or the medical practitioner, believes constitutes a medical emergency...

professionals.
John Ashworth - Senior Vice President of the University of Maryland Medical System, Associate Dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, and former director of the Maryland Shock Trauma Center
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center
R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center is a free-standing trauma hospital in Baltimore, Maryland and is part of the University of Maryland Medical Center. It was the first facility in the world to treat shock...

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English

Christopher Corbett
Christopher Corbett
Christopher Corbett is a Professor of Practice at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County . Before teaching at UMBC, Corbett was a news editor and reporter for the Associated Press. He has written for major newspapers including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post and...

- former news editor and reporter with The Associated Press
Associated Press
The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...

, and the adviser for UMBC's student newspaper, The Retriever Weekly.

Gender and Women's Studies

Carole McCann
Carole McCann
Carole McCann PhD is a professor in Gender and Women's Studies and American Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County .McCann is the author of Birth Control Politics in the United States, 1916-1945 and co-author of Feminist Theory Reader: Local and Global Perspectives along with...

- researches reproductive politics, cultural politics of gender, sexuality, race and science, U.S. women's history
Anne Brodsky
Anne Brodsky
Anne Brodsky is a professor in Psychology and Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County . She is also the Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program. Also, she wrote the book,"With All Our Strength: The Revolutionary Association of the Women of...

- Director of the Gender and Women's Studies Program.

Language, Literacy, and Culture

Christine Mallinson
Christine Mallinson
Christine Mallinson is an assistant professor of Language, Literacy, and Cultureand affiliate assistant professor of Gender & Women's Studiesat the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Her research connects issues of language, region, education, race/ethnicity, gender, and other social...

- sociolinguistics scholar and co-author of Understanding English Language Variation in U.S. Schools

Mathematics

Bimal Sinha - scholar in environmental statistics
Environmental statistics
Environmental statistics is the application of statistical methods to environmental science. It covers procedures for dealing with questions concerning both the natural environment in its undistrurbed state and the interaction of humanity with the environment...

and founder of graduate program in statistics.
Manil Suri
Manil Suri
Manil Suri is an Indian-American mathematician and writer, most notable for his first novel, The Death of Vishnu, which was long-listed for the 2001 Booker Prize, short-listed for the 2002 PEN/Faulkner Award and won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize that year...

- author of The Death of Vishnu
The Death of Vishnu
The Death of Vishnu is a novel by Indian-American writer Manil Suri. The book is about the spiritual journey of a dying man named Vishnu living on a landing of a Bombay apartment building, as well as the lives of the residents living in the building. The novel was nominated for the PEN/Faulkner...

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Political Science

Thomas Schaller
Thomas Schaller
Thomas F. Schaller is Professor of Political Science at University of Maryland, Baltimore County . A weekly political columnist for the Baltimore Sun, he has published commentaries in a variety of publications, including the New York Times, Washington Post, Boston Globe, Salon, The American...

- talk show host and political commentator.

Philosophy

Stephen E. Braude
Stephen E. Braude
Stephen E. Braude is an American philosopher and parapsychologist. He is a past president of the Parapsychological Association, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Scientific Exploration, and a professor of philosophy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is also an accomplished jazz...

- parapsychologist
Parapsychology
The term parapsychology was coined in or around 1889 by philosopher Max Dessoir, and originates from para meaning "alongside", and psychology. The term was adopted by J.B. Rhine in the 1930s as a replacement for the term psychical research...

and Temporal Logic
Temporal logic
In logic, the term temporal logic is used to describe any system of rules and symbolism for representing, and reasoning about, propositions qualified in terms of time. In a temporal logic we can then express statements like "I am always hungry", "I will eventually be hungry", or "I will be hungry...

researcher.

Psychology

John C. Borrero - behavior analysis, behavioral assessments, and translational research.
Christopher Murphy - domestic violence researcher.
Carlo DiClemente - expert in addictions, co-developer of the Stages of Change model
Transtheoretical Model
The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change assesses an individual's readiness to act on a new healthier behavior, and provides strategies, or processes of change to guide the individual through the stages of change to action and maintenance....

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Thomas Blass - world renowned expert and biographer of Stanley Milgrim, author of "The Man Who Shocked The World".

Public Policy

Tim Brennan - the 2006 T. D. MacDonald Chair in Industrial Economics at the Canadian Competition Bureau.
Donald F. Norris - expert in urban and metropolitan politics and electronic government.

Sociology

Christopher Hewitt - published expert on U.S. terrorism.

Notable alumni

Arts and entertainment

Dennis Bowen - musician, internationally toured as drummer of the Dan Deacon
Dan Deacon
Dan Deacon is an American composer and electronic musician based out of Baltimore, Maryland. Since 2003, Deacon has released eight albums under several different labels...

Ensemble, and drummer of Double Dagger
Double Dagger
Double Dagger were a post-punk trio from Baltimore, Maryland composed of only drums, vocals, and a very loud bass guitar which fills the space a guitar would normally take. Vocalist Nolen Strals and bassist Bruce Willen also comprised the graphic design team Post Typography, which has done work for...

on Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...

Records.
Brian Dannelly
Brian Dannelly
Brian Dannelly is an American film director and screenwriter best known for his work on the 2004 film Saved!.-Early life:Dannelly was born in Würzburg, Germany before moving with his family to Baltimore, Maryland aged eleven. He attended a Catholic elementary school, Arlington Baptist High School...

- Director/writer of the 2004 film Saved!
Saved!
Saved! is a 2004 teen comedy-drama film involving elements of religious satire. It was directed by Brian Dannelly and written by Dannelly and Michael Urban. It stars Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin, Patrick Fugit, Eva Amurri, Martin Donovan, and Mary-Louise Parker...

; series director/producer for the television shows Weeds
Weeds (TV series)
Weeds is an American television comedy created by Jenji Kohan and produced by Tilted Productions in association with Lionsgate Television. The central character is Nancy Botwin , a widowed mother of two boys who begins selling marijuana to support her family after her husband dies suddenly of a...

, Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies
Pushing Daisies is an American comedy-drama television series created by Bryan Fuller that aired on ABC from October 3, 2007 to June 13, 2009. The series stars Lee Pace as Ned, a pie-maker with the ability to bring dead things back to life with his touch, an ability that comes with stipulations...

, and others.
Duff Goldman
Duff Goldman
Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman is a pastry chef and television personality. He is the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop which is featured in the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes...

- the star of the Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....

reality television show Ace of Cakes
Ace of Cakes
Ace of Cakes is an American reality television show which airs on the Food Network. The show focuses on the daily operations of Duff Goldman's custom cake shop, Charm City Cakes, in Baltimore, Maryland; including small-business ownership, working with various vendors, tasting with customers,...

, the owner of Charm City Cakes
Ace of Cakes
Ace of Cakes is an American reality television show which airs on the Food Network. The show focuses on the daily operations of Duff Goldman's custom cake shop, Charm City Cakes, in Baltimore, Maryland; including small-business ownership, working with various vendors, tasting with customers,...

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Robert Mugge
Robert Mugge
Robert Mugge is an American documentary film maker. He specializes in films about music and musicians.Mugge was born in Chicago and grew up primarily in the Washington, D.C. area. He received a B.A...

- Film writer, director & producer.
Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech
Johnathon Schaech is an American actor, writer, and director.-Early life:Schaech was born in Edgewood, Maryland to Joseph, a Baltimore City law enforcement officer, and Joanne Schaech, a human resources executive. He is of German and Italian descent, and was raised Roman Catholic...

- Actor, writer, director, and producer.
Kathleen Turner
Kathleen Turner
Mary Kathleen Turner is an American actress. She came to fame during the 1980s, after roles in the Hollywood films Body Heat, Peggy Sue Got Married, Romancing the Stone, The War of the Roses, Who Framed Roger Rabbit and Prizzi's Honor...

- Oscar-nominated actress.
Crystal Chappell
Crystal Chappell
Crystal Chappell is an American actress. She played Carly Manning on Days of our Lives from 1990 to 1993, Maggie Carpenter on One Life to Live from 1995 to 1997 and Olivia Spencer on Guiding Light from 1999 to 2009. On October 2, 2009, she began reprising the role of Carly Manning...

- Daily "Soaps" Television Actress, Twitterer.

Education

James P. Clements - 23rd president of West Virginia University
West Virginia University
West Virginia University is a public research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery; Potomac State College of West Virginia University in Keyser;...

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Journalism

Tony Harris
Tony Harris (journalist)
Tony Harris is a United States television reporter and news anchor, now anchoring on Al Jazeera English. Harris was most recently a news anchor on CNN.-Life and career:...

- CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...

news anchor.

Newsmakers

Matthew VanDyke
Matthew VanDyke
Matthew VanDyke is an American journalist and documentary filmmaker. He gained notoriety during the 2011 Libyan civil war as a freedom fighter and prisoner of war ....

, freedom fighter and Prisoner of War (POW) in the 2011 Libyan Civil War
2011 Libyan civil war
The 2011 Libyan civil war was an armed conflict in the North African state of Libya, fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and those seeking to oust his government. The war was preceded by protests in Benghazi beginning on 15 February 2011, which led to clashes with security...

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Politics

Ron Dillon, Jr.
Ron Dillon, Jr.
Ronald Chaney "Ron" Dillon, Jr. is an American politician and former Chairman of the County Council of Anne Arundel County, Maryland. Dillon is a Republican; he was elected to the Council in November 2002 and re-elected in 2006, serving until his second term ended in December 2010.Dillon is a CPA...

- Anne Arundel County Councilman, District 3.
Allan H. Kittleman
Allan H. Kittleman
Allan H. Kittleman has been a member of the Maryland Senate since 2004, representing Carroll County and Howard County. He was Minority Whip from 2007 to 2008. On September 16, 2008 Senator Kittleman replaced outgoing Minority Leader David Brinkley. Senator Nancy Jacobs took over the Whip...

- Maryland state senator, District 9.
James N. Mathias, Jr
James N. Mathias, Jr
Jim Mathias is an American politician from Ocean City, Maryland who serves in the Maryland State Senate. He was formerly a member of the Maryland House of Delegates from 2006 to 2010.-Background:...

- former mayor of Ocean City, MD, member of the Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

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Dan Patrick - Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

State Senator, Radio Talk Show host.
Victoria L. Schade
Victoria L. Schade
Victoria L. Schade was a Republican member of the Maryland House of Delegates, District 31 in Anne Arundel County.-Background:...

, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
Maryland House of Delegates
The Maryland House of Delegates is the lower house of the General Assembly, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maryland, and is composed of 141 Delegates elected from 47 districts. The House chamber is located in the state capitol building on State Circle in Annapolis...

, District 31.

Sports

Mehdi Addadi - Olympic swimmer at the 2000 Summer Olympics
2000 Summer Olympics
The Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games or the Millennium Games/Games of the New Millennium, officially known as the Games of the XXVII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated between 15 September and 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia...

in Sydney.
Cleopatra Borel-Brown
Cleopatra Borel-Brown
Cleopatra Borel-Brown is a female shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago. Her personal best throw is 19.03 metres, achieved in August 2010 at the London Grand Prix in London. She has 19.48 metres on the indoor track, achieved in February 2004 in Blacksburg.-Achievements:-External links:...

- Shot putter from Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...

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Wayne Franklin
Wayne Franklin
Gary Wayne Franklin is an American Major League Baseball pitcher for the independent Chico Outlaws of the Golden Baseball League. He previously played for the Houston Astros , Milwaukee Brewers , San Francisco Giants , New York Yankees , and Atlanta Braves...

- Former Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball
Major League Baseball is the highest level of professional baseball in the United States and Canada, consisting of teams that play in the National League and the American League...

(MLB) pitcher for the York Revolution
York Revolution
The York Revolution is an American professional baseball team based in York, Pennsylvania. It is a member of the Freedom Division of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball, an independent league not affiliated with Major League Baseball...

in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
Atlantic League of Professional Baseball
The Atlantic League of Professional Baseball is a professional, independent baseball organization located primarily in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, especially the greater metropolitan areas of the Northeast megalopolis. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League...

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Levi Houapeu
Levi Houapeu
Levi Houapeu is an Ivorian footballer who currently plays for the Philadelphia Union of Major League Soccer.-Youth and college:...

- Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer is a professional soccer league based in the United States and sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation . The league is composed of 19 teams — 16 in the U.S. and 3 in Canada...

(MLS) player currently playing for the Philadelphia Union.
Dan Marohl
Dan Marohl
Dan Marohl is an indoor lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. Marohl attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County where he was teammates with former Philadelphia Wings teammate Jeff Ratcliffe...

- National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

(NLL) forward for the Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

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Steve Marohl
Steve Marohl
Steve Marohl was an All-American lacrosse player at UMBC from 1988 to 1992. He is presently the all-time Division I leader in single-season scoring with 37 goal and 77 assists for 114 career points in 15 games...

- NLL forward for the Baltimore Thunder
Baltimore Thunder
The Baltimore Thunder were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in 1987...

and the Pittsburgh Crossefire
Pittsburgh CrosseFire
The Pittsburgh CrosseFire were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2000 NLL season. They were based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The franchise started out as the Baltimore Thunder before moving to Pittsburgh. After a single season, they moved again to Washington, becoming the...

; Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...

(MLL) attack for the Baltimore Bayhawks.
Brendan Mundorf
Brendan Mundorf
Brendan Mundorf is a lacrosse player who plays for the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse and the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League.-College career:...

- NLL forward for the New York Titans; MLL forward for the Denver Outlaws
Denver Outlaws
The Denver Outlaws are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They began playing in the MLL in 2006 as an expansion team. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Western Conference. With the MLL contraction in the 2009 season from 10 to 6 teams The...

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Jeff Ratcliffe
Jeff Ratcliffe
Jeff Ratcliffe is a former lacrosse player for the New York Titans and the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League...

- NLL forward for the New York Titans.
Brian Rowland
Brian Rowland
Brian Rowland is a retired Canadian soccer player who was a goalkeeper in both the indoor and outdoor versions of the sport...

- United Soccer Leagues Second Division goalkeeper for Crystal Palace Baltimore.
Drew Westervelt
Drew Westervelt
Drew Westervelt is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse.-College career:...

- NLL attack for the Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia Wings
The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional box lacrosse league in North America. They play at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....

; Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...

attack for the Denver Outlaws
Denver Outlaws
The Denver Outlaws are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They began playing in the MLL in 2006 as an expansion team. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Western Conference. With the MLL contraction in the 2009 season from 10 to 6 teams The...

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Jay Witasick
Jay Witasick
Gerald Alphonse "Jay" Witasick, Jr. is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher. He was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2nd round of the 1993 Major League Baseball Draft. He made his major league debut on July 7, as a member of the A's versus the California Angels...

- MLB pitcher who is currently a free agent.
Cayle Ratcliffe - NLL defender for the Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester Knighthawks
The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...

Awards and Honors

Richard D. Kemp - Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics

External links

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Academics
Athletics
Student life
- Retriever Weekly - A weekly print and online campus newspaper.
- UMBC Underground - A news blog.

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