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
Meet a Retriever—Kyle Clelan ’08, M.A. ’09, private investments manager and Retriever Loyal donor
Posted: August 11, 2026, 8:44 AM
Mentorship and momentum: How UMBC support propelled six students into HHMI’s first Cech Fellows cohort
Posted: August 4, 2026, 4:06 PM
Nothing but beauty: Noor Zaidi leads an international interfaith team digitizing the history of one of the few shrines to a woman in Islam
Posted: July 29, 2026, 9:43 AM
Meet a Retriever—Annie Byrd ’04, M.P.S. ’23, birth worker advocate who creates employment connections for UMBC students
Posted: July 28, 2026, 2:53 PM
UMBC’s student Fulbright recipients pursue community-driven research on a global stage
Posted: July 27, 2026, 5:10 PM
Four Retrievers selected for this summer’s Key Bridge rebuilding internship
Posted: July 27, 2026, 1:01 PM
UMBC researcher awarded high-risk, high-reward NIAID grant to improve HIV prevention drugs
Posted: July 27, 2026, 11:14 AM
Major Overhaul of Immigration Regulations Impacting International Students and Exchange Visitors
Posted: July 22, 2026, 2:09 PM
A $1M alumni gift expands graduate student success and inclusive excellence in tech
Posted: July 20, 2026, 8:09 AM
Meet a Retriever–Keisha Hale, M.A. ’20, Hurricane Katrina survivor, educator, researcher, and author
Posted: July 15, 2026, 9:27 AM
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