UMBC

News and events concerning UMBC.

Club Lacrosse

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on April 11, 2012
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The Sports Program at UMBC is something that isn’t always recognized. That’s why when I spoke to one of the Club Lacrosse Players, I made sure to do my part in highlighting their success. Club lacrosse is rising, winning more games, making an even more accomplished name for themselves, and becoming the talk of the town.
Here’s what they did just this year!
1) UMBC Club Lacrosse won on the Frostburg Freeze Tournament in November and won 2 games (against NYU and American) at the Beltway Bash earlier this month (and Beltway Bash coordinators predicted that they would win in our division)
2) NCLL (UMBC’s conference) ranked the UMBC team in the top 10 pre-season preview
3) They won most of their fall season, in addition to taking a stronghold of the spring season
4) They designed their own uniforms, and were finalists in a contest for their short designs. Recently, they also won a decals contest.
To sum it up, UMBC Lacrosse is gaining fame, winning more and more games, and the public is noticing them to a greater extent.
Twitt

Ethics

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on April 7, 2012
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What defines a good set of ethics? It isn’t like you get a box when you’re born, and are told only use what is in this box. They aren’t like breadcrumbs that you pick up along your trip. Or are they?
Some people seem to develop their ethics as they learn. Others have them from the beginning. And, even others have them to begin with, and continue to develop them throughout their entire life. The reason that this post is incredibly important to you is because of the increasingly growing amount of decisions that you must make.

You have to decide who you want in power with the election season picking up. You have to decide what choices you want them to make. Of course, these decisions are not going to cause a major difference at the moment, but in fact they will cause dramatic difference in your very way of living. Here’s an analogy I heard the other day:

A smoker isn’t going to be affected at the moment from smoking one cigarette. But, in fact, after smoking for an entire lifetime, they will be affected. Drastically.

So think you yourself. Does my choice matter? I think it does. I think you should choose the person who follows the rules.

Twitt

Does School Spirit exist at UMBC?

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on March 6, 2012
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Do you have school spirit? Does school spirit even exist at a place like UMBC? Rate your choice on a scale from 1 to 10. Remember, there isn’t a right or wrong answer.

UMBC may not be a traditionally spirited school, but I find that school pride comes in different forms. Perhaps, this is because of the high research background, the vastly different culture, or some other intervening cause. Here’s how you might rank your experience:

If you have no idea what school spirit is at UMBC, then you might rate your answer as a 1. If on the other hand, you have a pretty clear explanation of school pride, then you might rate your answer as a 10. Explain how you rated the level of school pride you have at UMBC.

Starting tips and things to think about…

Why did you make the decision to go to UMBC?
What choices do lead you to UMBC?
How do you spend your spare time?
Would you improve something about UMBC if you could?
Where did you come from before?
Where do you think you want to go after UMBC?

Twitt

UMBC and our Festivals

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on March 5, 2012
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This is one of my favorite times of the year. No, it is not because the weather is getting warmer (which by the way I love!). It is rather because of all the wonderful festivals that the students at UMBC plan.

Part of being such a diverse school means that a great variety of different festivals exist. I just learned of a few more going on this year that I had no idea about. In fact, I did not realize that we had the ability to do so many festivals in just a short period of time! I think, overall, it shows the level of motivation that each student can bring to UMBC as a community

Here are the groups that I know of that usually have festivals, and I know I’m missing a whole lot of them so let me know what I miss:

Hindu Student Council
Caribbean Student Council
Filipino-American Student Association
Hong Kong Student Association

And here are a few groups that have big events:

SEB
SGA

So, what did I leave off? Let me know, and feel free to promote your events right here!

Twitt

Secret Spots – Student Org Space

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on March 4, 2012
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Secret Spots aren’t actually unknown. They are simply sports on campus that are less known. I’ll keep this series running for a while. If you know of any areas I might not know about, then feel free to inform me. Otherwise, enjoy and try to track this spots down so that you can see them in person. Why do you think some of these locations aren’t as known?

 

I’ve spoken to students, and they don’t know where this is. It seems only students involved know where the Student Org Space is.

Twitt

Thanks for an Awesome First Week!

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on March 1, 2012
Posted in: Nate's Direct Impact, UMBC, Weekly Summary. Tagged: , . 1 comment

I hope that you all had as much fun discussing these topics as I did:

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Want to make campus more fun?

Entrepreneurship at UMBC

Does the education system need to change?

Secret Spots at UMBC

If you can change one thing about UMBC…

Gay Marriage Bill Passes!

The Rise TV

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I also want to let you see what I see:

summaryweek1

 

I think that it’s pretty awesome that I got such great feedback. Every once in a while (most likely every week) I’ll send a summary for those of you who want to see. Just some quick stats: 84 paws, and 397 comments. My blog wouldn’t be possible with out you all, so thank you!

Twitt

Want to make campus more fun?

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on February 29, 2012
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The United Organizations brings different groups together for this purpose. The goal is to network different groups together so that they can find common ground, and so that they might co-sponsor different events, activities, and more. Sometime by the end of the semester, you might see their first event. Follow this link to join the facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/unitedorganizations/

Here’s a list of all the organizations involved:

001- Entrepreneurial Society
002- Residential Student Association
003- Visual Arts Council of Majors
004- Shazam!
005- Accounting Club
006- Debate Club
007- Enigma Artist’s Society
008- Women’s Club Soccer
009- Student Alumni Organization
Nine organizations have formally joined, but many other groups have expressed interest. They meet every Wednesday in Commons Room 332 from 1-2pm. Feel free to stop by if you want to provide your insight! The group consists of very open minded organizations, and would love to hear your thoughts.
Twitt

Entrepreneurship at UMBC

Posted by Nathaniel Buechler on February 28, 2012
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Ever interested in innovating or solving problems? You might be interested in Entrepreneurship! But, if you don’t know where to start, then it might be difficult for you to begin your project. Here are two great places to go…

1. Entrepreneurial Society

The Entrepreneurial Society is a student organization on campus. This group of innovators and business owners meets every Wednesday from 12-1pm. The location is Academic IV, Room 011. To get involved, join their Facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/groups/187910981234892/

2. The Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship

The Alex Brown Center for Entrepreneurship allows you to seek assistance for your ideas. For more information visit their website: http://www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/

Also, there is a speaker series that is run by the Alex Brown Center. These speakers are seasoned Professionals, and are happy to share their entrepreneurial knowledge with eager students ready to start their project!

March 5 – 12:00 1:00 pm – UC Room 310
Social Entrepreneurship: Doing Well by Doing Good
Jamie McDonald, Co-Founder and CEO GiveCorps.com

March 28 – 12:00 – 1:00pm – Commons 329 
Alumni Entrepreneurs Panel

April 25 – 12:00 1:00 pm – Commons 331
Come Home to a Better World
BethAnn Lederer, CEO of WorkingWonders™ and LEED AP
Casey Willson, Retail Industry and Sustainability Programs Manager

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