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ALUMNI E-TRIEVER

The UMBC Alumni E-Triever is a free monthly e-newsletter containing alumni news, events and discounts, as well as information about athletics, the arts, careers, continuing education and more. All UMBC alumni with current e-mail addresses will automatically receive the Alumni E-Triever via e-mail at the beginning of each month. If you're not receiving it, please update your e-mail address in the alumni directory.

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UMBC ALUMNI E-TRIEVER
December 2006, Vol. 8, Number 12

TOP STORIES
Are You Missing Out on Alumni Connections?  – Haven't logged on to Retriever Net, UMBC's alumni online community, yet? Register today to create an alumni e-mail forwarding address, learn about upcoming events and search our alumni database for friends from years past.

Graduate School Outreach    Interested in helping Alumni Relations improve its outreach to graduate school alums? Join in a focus group to be held in January or February 2007 by e-mailing Sandra Dzija at dzija@umbc.edu .

ALUMNI EVENTS                       Full alumni calendar

C-YA Beer Tasting   – Visit the Clipper City Brewery for a tour and beer tasting January 25, 2007 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Space is limited. Register online here.

Annapolis Reception 2007 
– Join the Alumni Association as it honors the 2007 Outstanding Alumni of the Year award winners Wednesday, February 7, at 5:30 p.m. at the Loews Annapolis Hotel. Annapolis Reception to follow.

Event Picture Pages – Check out photos from a variety of alumni events from the last few months on Retriever Net. We hope to see you in person at the next event!

CAMPUS NEWS
A New Black Hole? – An international team of astrophysicists, including UMBC's own Volker Beckmann, has discovered a possible new black hole near the center of the Milky Way. Read the full story   

Read about more campus news here.

ARTS
'Tis the Season for Student Showcases 
  – Check out the full calendar of student performances  scheduled for December, including dance, visual arts and music.

Read about this and more arts news.    

ATHLETICS
Swimming Makes a Splash – Men's and women's swimming and diving swept host Bucknell  Sunday afternoon.

Get game schedules and read the latest UMBC Retrievers news.

CAREER INSIGHTS
ACTiVATE Information Sessions    – Learn more about how this unique program trains women to start their own technology-based companies December 7 at 6:30 p.m. in the Tech Center. Get more info at www.umbc.edu/activate .
 

Winter Session 2007 – Earn up to 4.5 credits in just four weeks. Check out the winter session catalog at www.umbc.edu/winter. Registration starts November 1.



Better Than Fiction
As an author, lecturer and museum curator, Dr. Arnold T. Blumberg '93, English, has turned his lifelong love of comics into a career
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           Read more here

Got Good News? Share It!
Just married? New baby? New job? New address? Update your information online today and read the newly-password-protected Fall 2006 edition of Class Notes Online!


Alumni Perks:  Liberty Mutual
Get special alumni rates on auto, home and renters insurance, as well as Group Savings Plus.  Find out more here.


Exceptional by Example: The Campaign for UMBC
Your support ensures that UMBC remains Exceptional by Example. If you haven't already, please make your mark at UMBC today by making a gift  to the 2006-2007 Annual Fund campaign online.

UMBC's 40 Years - Online Timeline
Watch UMBC grow from "three buildings and a sea of mud" to the exceptional university it is today. Visit the online timeline to see 40 years' worth of photos, stories and videos. Flash Player 8 or later required. 


Contact the Alumni Association

UMBC Alumni Association
     Alumni House
     1000 Hilltop Circle
     Baltimore, MD 21250

     Phone:    410-455-ALUM
     FAX:       410-455-1079
     e-mail: 
  alum@umbc.edu
     
Get more information about alumni events, news and perks online at 
Retriever Net , UMBC's alumni online community!

* Please note: This copy of the Alumni E-Triever has been modified from its original layout for archiving purposes. 

 

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