UMBC Residential Life Blog
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Our Beliefs
We believe in communicating across differences no matter what position of power you hold. This blog strives to give everyone in Residential life an equal voice. Conflicting opinions, breaking news, and strange occurrences all can find a place here at Welcome to Our House Blog.
Testimonials
What People Say
Reslife hires some of the best paraprofessionals I have ever known. Without reslife, I wouldn’t have the friends I do today.
RA Megan Harper
Reslife is more than just a place of employment – it is a community of individuals who are passionate about building and maintaining communities and helping students to learn how to be better members of their communities, both today and in the future. Within the context of residential life, both students and staff have the ability to reach their leadership potential by co-creating together, which is one of the reasons that I love being apart of the community.
Assistant Director for Residential Education Kaleigh Mrowka
When you think about residential life you think about everything that you are going to get from it, but the best part about reslife is that everything that you don’t think about is exactly what you are going to get. From the experiences in the room to the experiences in the hallway. You never know what to expect from a day in reslife but you can always expect to make an impact on someone’s life.
Community Director Amery Thompson
I transferred to UMBC as a sophomore and I was a commuter. As a commuter and a new student, I found that I wasn’t able to nurture the connections that I made as well as I wanted to. Once I became a residential student, I found that I became more connected and I was able to participate in more clubs and events!
Resident Alexis Stevenson
News
What’s New with Residential Life
- Hotel Sweet HotelOne of many who can’t go home during the coronavirus By Charis Lawson Hope Mesngon is a Junior who lived in Terrace Apartments at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), but unlike most other college students living on campus, she can’t go home toContinue reading “Hotel Sweet Hotel”
- RAs pushback against Retriever chatsNew policy mandating personal check ins raises concerns by Charis Lawson A controversial new policy requiring Resident Assistants (RAs) in all UMBC apartments and residence halls to document every interaction with residents on their floor is sparking heated discussion among Residential Life staff. Previously, onlyContinue reading “RAs pushback against Retriever chats”
- The Residential Life Officeby Charis Lawson A waiting room housed by two receptionists is the first thing that one sees as he or she walks into the residential life office. Behind a door, guarded by the blinking swipe access lock is a hallway. Every two steps is aContinue reading “The Residential Life Office”
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