Monday, September 19
FOUNDERS DAY CELEBRATION
“UMBC AT 50: REFLECTIONS AND ASPIRATIONS”
State of the University Address by President Freeman Hrabowski, III
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
RAC Arena, Program begins at noon
On this date in 1966, the first students started classes at UMBC. Join us as the campus celebrates 50 years of UMBC and the founding generation of faculty, staff, students, and alumni that has made the campus a national model for inclusive excellence.
The program includes:
- Weekend celebration photo highlights
- Living history presented by faculty, staff, student, and alumni leaders
- Special remarks by UMBC’s first graduate, Robin Mayne ’69, American Studies
- State of the University Address: “UMBC at 50: Reflections and Aspirations.” President Freeman Hrabowski
- Festive Picnic Lunch
TOUR of 50th ANNIVERSARY EXHIBITION
3 p.m.
Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery
The curators of “Sharing the Past, Building the Future: UMBC at 50” will give a tour and answer questions about the Library Gallery exhibition celebrating UMBC.
A VISIONARY’S PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE OF THE ARTS
Talk 5 – 6 p.m.; Reception 6 – 6:30 p.m.
Linehan Concert Hall, Performing Arts and Humanities Building
Later in the afternoon, the UMBC community is invited to A Visionary’s Perspective on the Future of the Arts, featuring David Yager, president of the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, who will inspire us to think futuristically about the potential of an arts education. Formerly a professor and chair of the Department of Visual Arts at UMBC, Yager founded/directed the Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture (CADVC), the Imaging Research Center, the M.F.A. program in Digital Arts, and the Innovation and Design Lab (a collaboration with the Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions).