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:
NEW Friday Hours: 10am-2pm, August - December, 2016
UPDATE: To accommodate our new Interfaith Center staffing, the Mosaic will be open according to the following schedule effective Sept. 16 through the end of exam week. Monday - Thursday:...
Posted: August 31, 2016, 5:03 PM
Learn about our keynote & check out our events calendar.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT LEAH LAKSHMI PIEPZNA-SAMARASINHA Posted the CSJ Blog on October 10, 2016 by sdevora1 Get ready for Critical Social Justice: Home with our “What You Need to...
Posted: July 25, 2016, 5:33 PM
Statement about the hate crime on June 12, 2016
The members of the UMBC Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Faculty and Staff Association are horrified, grieved, and heartbroken in response to the hate crime/mass murder in...
Posted: June 17, 2016, 9:52 AM
From President Hrabowski and Provost Rous
To: The UMBC Community From: President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Philip Rous We are deeply saddened by the senseless and appalling act of terror and hatred that took so many innocent lives...
Posted: June 13, 2016, 6:38 PM
Another follow-up to our How to be an Effective Ally Series
As another follow-up to our recent pilot How to be an Effective Ally workshop series and in recognition of National Pride Month, we thought it would be good to continue the conversation online for...
Posted: June 3, 2016, 4:53 PM
