UMBC is one of the most diverse campuses in the nation, and we value the richness that such diversity brings to our campus community. At UMBC, Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b for short) creates opportunities for students to build their awareness of self and knowledge of diverse people, cultures, and belief systems. In our work, i3b aims to equip students, staff, and faculty with the awareness, knowledge, skills, and actions to co-create a more inclusive and social justice-oriented campus community. Through facilitated discussions, classes, informal gatherings, educational engagements, presentations, and campus-wide events, individual students, student organizations, as well as faculty and staff learn the skills to create inclusive, just, and mutually respectful communities at UMBC and beyond.
Our Centers:
The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being
The Gathering Space serves as a spiritually-centered space where UMBC community members can gather at the intersection of religion, faith, spirituality, and other lived experiences.
Learn more about The Gathering Space
The Mosaic
The Mosaic strives to provide diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning opportunities that center and celebrate racial, ethnic, and national identities.
Learn more about The Mosaic
The Pride Center for LGBTQIA2+ Diversity
The Pride Center for LGBTQIA2+ Diversity is a communal space that envisions, nurtures, and advocates for a flourishing, healthy, and inclusive LGBTQIA2+ community.
Learn more about The Pride Center
Recent Posts:
Are you a student over the age of 25?Do you have 60 credits?
Here is a great opportunity for students who have answered 'yes' to both questions in the tagline. You can apply for the Newcombe scholarship as well as the Bryson Neville scholarship....
Posted: March 1, 2013, 2:56 PM
Apply for Leadership, Experience, and Empowerment !
From UMBC's Women Involved in Learning and Leadership There is an AMAZING opportunity to attend a leadership conference specifically designed for dynamic college women with incredible...
Posted: February 22, 2013, 3:10 PM
By: Ashley Edokpayi (TRW Staff)
UMBC hosted the guest speaker Stephen Prothero, acclaimed expert and author on religion, offered members of the UMBC community religious and spiritual insight during the discussion "God is Not...
Posted: December 13, 2012, 11:18 AM
For nearly a year, Jo Ann Santangelo documented the stories of people living in Austin, TX in effort to reduce the stigma associated with the virus. This is the result of Santangelo's work:...
Posted: December 1, 2012, 12:03 AM
World AIDS Day is December 1st. Do you know your status?
Join the Peer Health Educators and The Office of Student Life in a campus-wide event all about spreading the knowledge, not the virus. *Free rapid and CONFIDENTIAL HIV testing! *Activities!...
Posted: November 19, 2012, 3:26 PM
