UMBC’s Division of University Communications and Marketing

Mission

Through strategic, innovative, inclusive, and creative communications and marketing, UCM serves as the central strategic voice of UMBC. Our work elevates UMBC’s brand and reputation, drives enrollment, engages alumni and donors, and positions UMBC as a driver of economic growth in our region and beyond. We ensure our public mission remains visible, valued, and supported.

Our teams use creative strategies, storytelling, and campaigns to help achieve the university’s strategic goals. Contact us to learn how we can help you get the visibility and results you want.

Vision

UCM will be seen as the central trusted resource that sets the UMBC standard for innovative and strategic marketing and communications practice. Through our bold and collaborative work, by 2030, UMBC will be a nationally recognized, distinct leader in public higher education excellence and community impact.

Commitments

  • We build and promote a strong brand
  • We are a digital-first team
  • We enhance reputation and visibility across all audiences and stakeholders
  • We amplify university strategic goals
  • We drive innovation in marketing and communications
  • We impact enrollment

Recently Published


From UMBC News and Magazine

Manil Suri, Mathematics, Writes for NPR Books

The Indian Supreme Court last week upheld a ban on gay sex, a ban that was instituted more than 150 years ago and had been repealed in 2009. The law is known as Section 377 and makes homosexual...

Posted: December 17, 2013, 4:16 PM

Update on Campus Strategic Planning Process

TO:  The UMBC Community FROM:  Provost Philip Rous and Faculty Senate President Kathleen Carroll As co-chairs of the Strategic Planning Steering Committee, we have the inspiring opportunity...

Posted: December 16, 2013, 6:44 PM

Winter 2013 Commencement

REGALIA PICK-UP: Faculty and staff regalia will be ready for pick-up from the Bookstore between December 9 and December 16. Regalia will not be available for pick-up at the RAC. The Graduate...

Posted: December 16, 2013, 4:58 PM

Laura Hussey, Political Science, in Capital News Service

Tension has been building in recent weeks between Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown and Attorney General Douglas Gansler, both Democratic candidates in Maryland’s race for governor. The Gansler campaign...

Posted: December 13, 2013, 9:04 PM

Gymama Slaughter, CSEE, Receives NSF CAREER Award

The National Science Foundation (NSF) announced on December 11, 2013 that Gymama Slaughter, an assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering (CSEE), received an NSF CAREER...

Posted: December 13, 2013, 9:04 PM

Faulkner ’11, visual arts, at Mikow Gallery

It’s not often you find someone who has an art gallery in their home. But that’s exactly what UMBC professor Carolyn Forestiere and her husband, Asher, decided to do in the fall of 2012 when they...

Posted: December 13, 2013, 8:25 PM

Laura Hussey, Political Science, in The Washington Post

A recent column in The Washington Post argues the ongoing technical problems with the rollout of the Affordable Care Act in Maryland are unlikely to have a negative impact on Lt. Gov. Anthony...

Posted: December 12, 2013, 9:38 PM