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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Redefining Black Excellence...Register by February 21st!
The Black Excellence Summit hosted in collaboration with the Student Government Association (SGA), Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b), Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI),...
Posted: February 17, 2021, 10:37 AM
There is no justice or belonging without love.
As a new department on campus, we have been working diligently to ground ourselves in the values that guide our work. We'd like to introduce the first of three umbrella values: radical love &...
Posted: February 10, 2021, 6:49 PM
Using dialogue to co-create socially just futures
The Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b) team is excited to announce a new initiative, OCA Mocha Mondays: Diversity Dialogues with i3b. At i3b, we believe in utilizing...
Posted: February 8, 2021, 2:10 PM
Check out what's to come this month!
Check out what's to come this month with i3b and our partnered events. If you're interested in helping us guide our equity focused, social justice-oriented work, we also encourage you to apply to...
Posted: February 1, 2021, 11:23 AM
Help us guide our equity focused, soc justice-oriented work!
The Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b) Advisory Board is a new community of UMBC faculty, staff, (undergrad/grad) students, and alumni committed to fostering an equity...
Posted: January 29, 2021, 9:48 AM
