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.
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The Mosaic
The Mosaic strives to provide diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning opportunities that center and celebrate racial, ethnic, and national identities.
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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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Please note that we will have modified hrs for Spring Break!
Hello Campus Partners, The UMBC Campus will be closed starting Saturday, March 16 - Tuesday, March 19. Our spaces will reopen on Wednesday, March 20, 2019, with the hours below:...
Posted: March 13, 2019, 6:34 PM
Check out our vacant positions to join our awesome staff!
Campus Life's Mosaic is excited to announce that we have TWO student intern positions open in our office to begin Winter 2019. We are looking for excited, proactive, hard-working students our...
Posted: November 12, 2018, 5:26 PM
(Adapted from pronounsday.org). International Pronouns Day seeks to make asking, sharing, and respecting personal pronouns commonplace. Referring to people by the pronouns they determine for...
Posted: October 17, 2018, 4:13 PM
As part of LGBTQ+ History Month, National Coming Out Day (NCOD) is an annual LGBTQ+ awareness day observed on October 11 (October 12 in some parts of the world). The initial idea was grounded in...
Posted: October 11, 2018, 11:53 PM
Those Who Are Silenced In Our Society
I Rise For Those Who Are Silenced In Our Society… What does this mean? Who is actually silenced? Of course, everyone can speak up... right? Not necessarily. Growing up was interesting for me. I...
Posted: October 23, 2017, 5:44 PM
