Administrative Services
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Campus Card
Campus Card and Mail Services (CCMS) provides Campus Card ID, Meal Fund, Meal Plan purchases, US Mail & Notary, and Vending support to the campus community.
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University Communications & Marketing
UMBC's communications and marketing teams support the University's mission and strategic priorities in a variety of ways, including telling the UMBC story through brand, content creation, and design. UMBC's Marketing & Creative Studio is a collaboration between University Communications and Marketing's Creative Services, Digital Strategy, Marketing, Photography, and Video teams. The group works in partnership with select clients across campus to clarify needs and develop design and marketing strategies anchored by the mission of UMBC that meet their goals and objectives. Please use the form links below to begin a project with the group.
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Commonvision
UMBC's Design and Print Center, known as commonvision, provides services including specialty printing, copying, scanning, finishing, design services, and animations. Contact commonvision to request services.
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Meal Plans
UMBC provides faculty and staff meal plans for on-campus dining destinations. Some plans are available for payroll deduction and all can be purchased with a credit card.
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Event & Conference Services (ECS)
Whether you're planning a simple meeting or a large-scale event, we can help make your vision a reality. Event & Conference Services is UMBC's full-service event planning support team, and a one-stop-shop for scheduling event spaces and resources on the UMBC campus. We are dedicated to delivering high-quality event services and professional customer service to our clients.
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Facilities
Our mission is to provide excellence in planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance of UMBC's facilities, grounds and utilities. In addition, we are committed to superior customer service in all we do, strive to be customer-focused, as well as effective stewards of the university's limited resources.
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Business Services
Business Services Department of University of Maryland, Baltimore County oversees the processing of payments to vendors that do not involve pcard, expense reimbursements, travel, working fund and petty cash.
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General Accounting
Financial Services Department at University of Maryland, Baltimore County oversees the Accounting and Financial Reporting, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Budget and Resource Analysis, Cash Management, Plant Accounting and Inventory, Debt Management, Contracts and Grants, Commitment Accounting, Financial System, and Student Accounts and Payments.
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Inventory Management
Plant Accounting oversees inventory, debt management, and all aspects of capital projects.
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Travel System
The UMBC Travel System is an online, integrated system that is used to facilitate the travel processes at UMBC. It supports published policies and procedures with an automated method to obtain authorization prior to travel (Pre-Approval) and submit travel related expenses for reimbursement from the State of Maryland when travel is complete.
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Discrimination & Harassment Reporting
The Office of Equity and Civil Rights (ECR) is responsible for managing UMBC's efforts related to Title IX as well as other civil rights issues, including discrimination, harassment, hate and bias. Use this form to report alleged conduct related to sexual misconduct, discrimination, harassment, hate, or bias on the basis of race, creed, color, religion, sex, gender, pregnancy, ancestry, age, gender identity or expression, national origin, veterans status, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, or genetic information.
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Health
Retriever Integrated Health (RIH) is committed to providing the UMBC community with high-quality services, support, and resources. RIH is an interdisciplinary team that includes our administrative staff members and a variety of healthcare professionals, representing disciplines of acupuncture, dietetics, health education, massage, nursing, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, counseling, and social work. RIH can be reached at 410-455-2542 during regular hours. If you are experiencing an emergency that requires an immediate response and you are on campus, please call UMBC Police at 410-455-5555. If you are off-campus please call 911, or go to the nearest hospital emergency room. If you have health concerns outside of regular business hours (8.30 a.m. - 4.30 p.m. Monday - Friday, summer hours) and wish to speak with someone from UMBC's After-Hours Support Line, please call 410-455-3230.
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Recreation
UMBC Recreation promotes health and well-being within our diverse community by offering a variety of facilities, programs, and equipment while welcoming and inspiring inquisitive minds. They provide a holistic environment through Fitness & Wellness, Club Sports, Intramurals, Physical Education, and Aquatics to foster a balanced and healthy lifestyle. The UMBC Wellness Initiative (WIN) is committed to the health and well-being of the campus community and encourages faculty and staff to explore the various resources available.
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Work Related Injury or Illness
All work related injuries should be addressed as soon as possible. Use the guidance at the linked Request Help page to properly report and seek treatment for your injury.
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Human Resources
The Department of Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management is the campus resource center for providing professional services and information in the areas of employment, benefits, compensation, and classification, training and development, payroll, employee relations, policy, administration, and human resources data management and reporting.
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Parking
UMBC Parking Services is committed to providing equitable parking infrastructure for all students, faculty, staff, and visitors through the use of innovative, sustainable, and customer-driven measures that support the university's mission.
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UMBC Transit
UMBC Transit provides safe, reliable, responsive shuttle and charter bus services to meet the transportation needs of the UMBC community. Shuttle routes cover residential communities near campus, as well as shopping areas surrounding UMBC.
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Procurement
In support of UMBC's mission, this department procures goods and services using best value practices while working collaboratively to meet the needs of our customers. The office ensures the University's procurements are conducted in a competitive, fair and open environment and in full compliance with applicable policies, laws, and regulations. We identify opportunities to establish contracts that capitalize on the University's buying power and work closely with the institution's community to ensure contract compliance.
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Office of Research & Creative Achievement (ORCA)
The Office of Research and Creative Achievement (ORCA) serves as an advocate for UMBC's research and creative achievement community, ensures access to key research infrastructure, and supports our faculty, staff, and students in their pursuit of research, scholarship, and creative achievement across all levels.
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Office of Research Development (ORD)
The Office of Research Development (ORD) serves faculty, students and staff by expanding the opportunities they have to engage in new scholarly activity. To this end, ORD provides: Limited Submission Process, Seminars and Workshops, Extramural Relationship Building, Large and Complex Proposal Efforts, Locating Extramural Support Opportunities, Internal Funding Opportunities, Core Instrumentation, and Research Centers.
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Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP)
The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) is institutionally responsible for all pre-award and non-financial post-award functions, including proposal submissions, the negotiation and acceptance of all sponsored agreements on behalf of UMBC, award modifications, subrecipient monitoring and non-financial closeout of awards. OSP works with the unit administrators to provide assistance to faculty/staff with proposal preparation, applicable sponsor guidelines, as well as sponsored projects training, education and communication. OSP works closely with the Office of Contract and Grant Accounting (OCGA) in managing all extramural awards and campus outreach initiatives for sponsored projects.
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Office of Research Protections and Compliance (ORPC)
The Office of Research Protections and Compliance (ORPC) provides a centralized resource to ensure UMBC conducts its research activities in a manner consistent with federal, state and institutional regulatory requirements.
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Office of Technology Development (OTD)
The OTD assists the UMBC community in all phases of intellectual property protection and commercialization, including: evaluating disclosed inventions for patent ability and market potential; filing patent applications, copyright and trademark registrations; reviewing and negotiating material transfer agreements and non-disclosure agreements related to UMBC technologies; negotiating technology licenses; license monitoring and revenue distribution, and assisting entrepreneurial faculty in new company formation.
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Research Administrative Systems (RAS)
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Administrative Shared Service Center
The Administrative Shared Services Center (Admin SSC) centralizes business operations for a number of units within the reporting structure of the Office of the President. We serve the Office of the President, Division of Institutional Equity and the Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs, is a component of the Financial Services Office. The Admin SSC provides business operations support in the areas of finance, budget, procurement and human resources.
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CAHSS Shared Service Center
The central functions of the Office of the Dean of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences include oversight and support for the College in the areas of faculty affairs, academic programs and instruction, planning and budget, administration, research, K-16 initiatives, and external relations.
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CAHSS - CARAT Support
The Creative Achievement and Research Administration Team (CARAT) assists CAHSS faculty, departments, and centers in all stages of the funding process, from identifying funders and developing proposals, to administering awards and reporting to sponsors.
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CNMS Business Central
The College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences Business Central (CNMS BC), the shared services center serving the college, is housed in the Dean's Office. CNMS BC provides administrative support to the college's departments for payroll, hiring and procurement*. * purchases that are not p-card eligible, greater than or equal to $5,000, sub-awards, and services
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COEIT Shared Service Center
The COEIT Shared Services Center strives to provide seamless support to our faculty, staff, and students in COEIT and DoIT. Each department is assigned to an individual team member as the first point of contact and serves as a liaison between you and other UMBC offices such as HR, Financial Services, Procurement, OSP and/or external counterparts.
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DPS Business Center
The Division of Professional Studies (DPS) is a partnership-based organization within UMBC's Division of Academic Affairs. Through creative collaboration, the DPS staff team-up with faculty, staff, students, and external stakeholders to generate future-focused responses to the evolving needs of our community.
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Enrollment Management Service Center
The Enrollment Management Service Center assists all members of Enrollment Management with their personnel and HR related questions and requests. There is also the option to request assistance via a Request Ticket or quick links for more expedited resolution.
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Office of Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA)
The Office of Earth & Space Research Administration (ESRA) serves as a centralized shared resource to support UMBC's Collaborative Research Centers with NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) with administrative pre-award and post-award support.
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OCAM Business Services
The Office of Center Administration and Management (OCAM) serves as a centralized shared resource to support the following UMBC Research Centers with administrative pre-award and post award support for their externally funded activities.
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OPSSC - Office of the Provost Shared Services Center
The vision of the Office of the Provost Shared Services Center (OPSSC) is to be a UMBC gold standard for shared services by providing seamless, efficient, and collaborative support in Operational HR, Payroll, Financial Planning & Analysis, and Grants Management, empowering departments to focus on their core missions while we streamline processes, thus ensuring compliance while delivering exceptional service.
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Student Affairs Business Services Center
The Student Affairs Business Services Center (SABSC) handles all payroll, purchasing, and other business affairs related to the Division of Student Affairs (DoSA)
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Shriver Center Business Services
Business Services supports The Shriver Center administratively, fiscally and by overseeing the technological needs of the Center.
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General Support
If none of the above categories describe your issue, choose this option. UMBC's Student Support Team will review your request and direct your ticket to the correct support group.
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