Primary goal: Create vibrant, exceptional, and comprehensive undergraduate and graduate student experiences that integrate in and out of classroom learning to prepare graduates for meaningful careers and civic and personal lives.
Research Questions
- What roles do safety, sense of community and belonging, and campus pride play in students’ experiences?
- What are the student experiences that influence preparation for the lifespan and the careers of undergraduate and graduate students? What roles do civic agency, academic support, health, and fitness play in this preparation?
- What is the current compositional diversity of UMBC? What is the impact of UMBC’s compositional diversity and multiculturalism on undergraduate and graduate student experiences?
- What are the experiences that influence students’ learning about culture and preparation for participation in global citizenship?
- What are the experiences of undergraduate and graduate students with interactions, delivery of service and care of campus offices, units, departments, faculty, and staff?
- How does faculty and staff infrastructure impact student experiences?
Members
Co-Chairs
Devin Hagerty
Professor, Political Science
Kim Leisey
Associate Vice President, Student Affairs
Members
Ken Baron
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advising, Academic and Pre-Professional Advising
Craig Berger
Coordinator of Student Life for Campus and Civic Engagement
Jessica Carrick, ’10
Alumni Representative
Tanvi Gadhia, ‘09
Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
Keith Harmon
Director, Meyerhoff Scholars Program
Bruce Herman
Director, Counseling Center
Romy Hubler, ’09, ’11
Vice President, Graduate Student Association
William Klotz, ‘14
Alumni Representative
Tahira Mahdi, ’10,’14
Graduate Student
Michael Moubarek, ’14
Undergraduate Student
Neil Rothman
Lecturer, Mechanical Engineering
Christine Routzahn
Director, Career Center
Anne Rubin
Associate Professor of History
[on sabbatical, Fall 2014]
Bryan Wilkinson ’09
Graduate Student
Ae Lim (Ally) Yang ’17
Undergraduate Student
Senior Advisor
Nancy Young
Vice President, Student Affairs
Consultants
Dale Bittinger
Assistant Vice Provost, Undergraduate Admissions and Orientation
Jessica Hammond
Sr. Associate Athletic Director/SWA for Academic Services for Student-Athletes
B. Collier Jones
Campus Portal Architect, Information Technology
C. Jill Randles
Assistant Vice Provost and Assistant Dean, Undergraduate Education
Brian Souders
Associate Director, International Education Services