Campus departments, services and programs focused on assisting the UMBC community with career-related concerns.

KEY SERVICE PROVIDERS

• Academic Services: Offering academic advising and graduate/professional school planning – Academic Services, Room 102, 410-455-2500, arc@umbc.edu
• Career Services Center: Providing services and programs to assist students and alumni with career exploration, career skill development, full- and part-time job searching, and the graduate school application process. – Math/Psych 204, 410.455.2216, careers@umbc.edu, www.careers.umbc.edu
• The Shriver Center: Connecting students with internship, co-op and service learning opportunities. –
  Public Policy, 1st Floor, 410.455.2493, www.shrivercenter.org

OTHER CAMPUS DEPARTMENTS/PROGRAMS

• Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship: 410.455.5740, armor@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/entrepreneurship/
• Allied Health Advising: Areas of Coverage: PreNursing, PrePharmacy, PrePhysicians Assistant, PrePhysical Therapy, PreOccupational Therapy, PreDental Hygiene, PreMedical and Research Technology/Med. Tech (Prospective students to alumni, no matter the declared major. Pre-professional students always have two advisors--their assigned academic advisor in their major and their pre-professional advisor. If a student is PreAllied Health and Undecided, then they would only have one assigned advisor until they decide to declare a major.)
  Academic Services Room 102
  Allied Health Advisor/Asst. Director Academic Advising:  Paula Ashby, ashby@umbc.edu, 410-455-2500
  PreNursing Advisor:  Kelly Simer, kellysimer@umbc.edu, 410-455-2856
• Alumni Relations: Alumni House, 410.455.2904, alum@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/alumni
• Financial Aid: Library Pondside, 410.455.2387, finaid@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/financialaid
• Graduate Student Association: Commons 308, 410.455.2773, gsa@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/gsa/
• Human Resources: Administration 532, 410.455.2337, www.umbc.edu/hr
• McNair Scholars Program: Provides opportunities for first-generation college, low-income and,underrepresented students to participate in undergraduate research, including an eight-week summer research experience and preparation for Ph.D. study – Math/Psych 2nd floor, 410.455.3277, mcnair@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/mcnair
• Meyerhoff Scholars Program: Theater 106C, 410.455.3139, www.umbc.edu/meyerhoff
• Pre-Law Advising Office: Public Policy 357, www.umbc.edu/politicalsci/prelaw.htm
• Pre-Med Advising: Areas of Coverage: PreMedical, PreDental, PreOptometry, PrePodiatry, PreVeterinary (Prospective students to alumni, no matter the declared major. Pre-professional students always have two advisors--their assigned academic advisor in their major and their pre-professional advisor.)
  PreMed Advisor:  Christy Botdorf, botdorf@umbc.edu, 410-455-8068, University Center 116
• Prestigious Scholarships and Fellowships: 410.455.6865, nlm@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/prestige
• Study Abroad Office: Provides opportunities for semester, year and short-term study abroad experiences. – Administration Bldg. 222, 410.455.2624, sao@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/ies/studyabroad
• Transfer Student Network: Commons 309, 410.455.2770, ocss@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/ocss
• UMBCServes: www.umbc.edu/umbcserves
• UMBC Training Centers: Technology Center, 443.543.5400, info@umbctrainingcenters.com, www.umbc.edu/trainctr
• University Counseling Services: Providing personal and career counseling to UMBC students. – Student Development & Success Center, 410.455.2472, www.umbc.edu/counseling.
• Visionaries in IT speaker series: http://www.umbc.edu/visionaries/
• Writing Center: Library Lower Level, 410.455.3126, hickerne@umbc.edu, www.umbc.edu/lrc/writing_center.htm