University of Maryland, Baltimore County student organizations

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County funds a number of notable student-run organizations and clubs on campus.

UMBC Chess

The UMBC chess team has won Pan-American Championships against fields with dozens of teams, including Ivy League institutions and other top competitors.[1] Through 2002, the team had proven dominant in winning the Pan-American Intercollegiate Chess Championship six out of seven years. However, in the two following years it was upset in the tournament by its chief rival in chess, UT-Dallas. In 2005, UMBC defeated UT-Dallas en route to its third consecutive Final Four of College Chess. However, with this success certain aspects of the program have also drawn scrutiny. It has been reported that UMBC is only one of two schools (along with UT-Dallas) in the United States to offer major scholarship packages for chess proficiency, and was cited as a potential motivator in a WSJ article discussing the potential for firmer guidelines on eligibility for collegiate chess. The university hosted the 2006 Pan American Chess Championships, which were held at the Washington, D.C. Renaissance Hotel in late December. The team's most recent achievement was a third-place finish in the 2013 President's Cup behind UT-Dallas and the winners from Webster University in St. Louis.[2]

UMBC Mock Trial

UMBC Mock Trial began competing in 2012 within the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA), which governs intercollegiate Mock Trial. In 2015, UMBC Mock Trial earned the team's first bid to the Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS), which is the second level of sanctioned playoffs within AMTA.[3] The team earned a second consecutive ORCS bid in 2016.[4] Also in 2016, UMBC Mock Trial co-hosted their first invitational tournament, the First Annual Charm City Classic Mock Trial Invitational.[5]

UMBC Debate

UMBC has a debate club that competes in American Parliamentary Debate Association tournaments. The club is open to all UMBC undergraduate and graduate students and does not hold try outs for the team. Since its re-inception in 2009, UMBC has had an annual spot in hosting an APDA sanctioned tournament.[6]

Greek Life

Inter-Fraternity Council

Active

Dormant

Panhellenic Association

Active

Dormant

Panhellenic Council

Active

Dormant

Multicultural Greek Council

Active

Dormant

The Retriever Weekly

The Retriever Weekly is a student newspaper serving the UMBC student, faculty, and staff body. It is published in weekly editions both in print and online, and covers campus events, athletics, visual and performing arts, popular entertainment, and political commentary. The editorial staff consists of an Editor-in-Chief, Managing Editor, and section editors for News, Opinion, Arts & Entertainment, Sports, and Photography. The staff also includes several layout assistants and copy editors, as well as a Business and Technology department.

Student government

Graduate Student Association

The Graduate Student Association represents all graduate students at UMBC. The association serves as a bridge between the graduate student body and the larger campus community.

UMBC Student Government Association

The Student Government Association (SGA) represents all undergraduate students at UMBC. The SGA meets with key administrators and approves campus wide policies in support of undergraduate student issues. Student body elections are held annually in the spring. The current President of the Student Government Association is Bentley Corbett-Wilson.

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.retrieverweekly.com/news/umbc-chess-team-finishes-third-in-president-s-cup-1.3028321#.UZZVsaIp8i0
  3. ↑ "AMTA 2015 Baltimore Regional Results" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "AMTA 2016 Baltimore Regional Results" (PDF).
  5. ↑ "AMTA 2016 Invitational Tab Summary" (PDF).
  6. ↑ http://www.apdaweb.org/schedule
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