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
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Make sure you check out our newsletter below with our events this month! Congratulations to Mehr Lamba and Sofia Encarnación for getting featured in Dylan's Corner! Have any questions about...
Posted: March 1, 2019, 3:44 PM
Hello Mosaic Community Supporters Be sure to check out QueenEarth at tomorrow's PAWTalk! All UMBC community members are welcome to take part in an Open Mic night at the conclusion of...
Posted: February 18, 2019, 5:11 PM
Please check out this important post by President Hrabowski
Dear Members of the UMBC Community, Following recent press reports of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) proposal to narrow the federal definition of gender used to enforce...
Posted: October 29, 2018, 5:55 PM
Check out what Mark has to say about the AAPI Experience
Written By Mark Gabriana, Mosaic Intern for East Asian and Pacific Islander Student Engagement in Campus Life Many times in the past, I have referred to myself as someone “from the Orient”, or as...
Posted: October 26, 2018, 4:31 PM
Check out what Emily has to say about the immigrant experien
Written By Emily Melluso Graduate Assistant for the Office of the Vice-President for Student Affairs Content Warning: Includes cases of graphic sexual assault. Unless otherwise noted, all...
Posted: October 26, 2018, 11:39 AM
