Events

Nov

Location

Online

Date & Time

November 5, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Do you have an idea for a project, program, or initiative to help UMBC community members (including students) engage in social change? Need some funding to make it real? The BreakingGround...

View Event Details for BreakingGround Student Grants: Fund Your Ideas for Change

Oct

Location

Online

Date & Time

October 29, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Do you have an idea for a class, program, or project to help UMBC community members (including students) engage in social change? Need some funding to make it real? The BreakingGround initiative...

View Event Details for BreakingGround Faculty & Staff Grants: Support Learning for Change

Oct

Location

University Center : 312

Date & Time

October 23, 2025, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Description

On Thursday, October 23, UMBC’s Center for Democracy and Civic Life will host Dinner with Friends, an engaging, facilitated conversation that will connect you with other members of the UMBC...

View Event Details for Dinner with Friends | October 2025

Oct

Location

The Commons : Main Street

Date & Time

October 6, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Description

Swing by Main Street on Monday, October 6, 2025, from 12:00–1:00 PM to register to vote, check your registration, and get information on the upcoming Maryland Primary election, all in one stop....

View Event Details for National Voter Education Week Voter Registration Table

Sep

Location

The Commons : 2B24

Date & Time

September 5, 2025, 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Drop by to make new friends, enjoy some light refreshments, and learn about the Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s programs, including opportunities to: Explore your values and build skills...

UMBC students, faculty, and staff participate in engaging conversations in the Center for Democracy and Civic Life office.

View Event Details for Center for Democracy and Civic Life Open House

Jun

Location

Online

Date & Time

June 28, 2025, 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Description

In a world that can feel overwhelming, many people turn to spiritual or religious practices for grounding and comfort. You're invited to join us for a virtual dialogue where members of the UMBC...

View Event Details for Anchored in the Storm: Spirituality in Unprecedented Times

Apr

Location

University Center : 312

Date & Time

April 17, 2025, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Description

[This event has been postponed.] Dinner with Friends is a dinner and conversation program at UMBC that brings students, faculty, and staff together to discuss issues affecting our communities...

View Event Details for [POSTPONED] LGBTQ+ Justice: Social Change Stories

Mar

Location

Off Campus

Date & Time

March 17, 2025, 9:00 am – Mar 21, 2025 9:00 pm

Description

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a five-day immersive learning experience in which UMBC undergraduate and graduate students explore the systemic and human dimensions of complex social issues in...

View Event Details for Alternative Spring Break (ASB) 2025

Mar

Location

University Center : 312

Date & Time

March 10, 2025, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Description

Dinner with Friends: Lockdown Stories is a dinner and conversation program. UMBC community members (undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and alumni) will have the opportunity to...

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Feb

Location

University Center : 312

Date & Time

February 19, 2025, 5:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Description

Dinner with Friends: Stories Are Everything is a dinner and conversation program. UMBC community members (undergraduate and graduate students, staff, faculty, and alumni) will come together to...

View Event Details for Dinner with Friends: Stories Are Everything

Center for Democracy and Civic Life

Division of Student Affairs

Center for Democracy and Civic Life

Events

BreakingGround Student Grants: Fund Your Ideas for Change

Info session Nov 5 @ noon – Apply now to make it real!

BreakingGround Faculty & Staff Grants: Support Learning for Change

Info session Oct 29 @ noon – Apply now for up to $2,500!

Dinner with Friends | October 2025

Join us for dinner and good conversation

National Voter Education Week Voter Registration Table

Center for Democracy and Civic Life Open House

Anchored in the Storm: Spirituality in Unprecedented Times

[POSTPONED] LGBTQ+ Justice: Social Change Stories

What does a just world look like, and how do we get there?

Alternative Spring Break (ASB) 2025

Dinner with Friends: Lockdown Stories

How did you experience the COVID lockdowns five years ago?

Dinner with Friends: Stories Are Everything

Info session Nov 5 @ noon – Apply now to make it real!

Info session Oct 29 @ noon – Apply now for up to $2,500!

Join us for dinner and good conversation

What does a just world look like, and how do we get there?

How did you experience the COVID lockdowns five years ago?

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