Video: montage of various students on UBalt campus
Kennedi AmakerM.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management student
‘UBalt chose me’
UBalt is the first space I’ve been in where I don’t feel like I’m constantly trying to prove I belong.
Kennedi Amaker chose UBalt’s M.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management program—embarking on a new journey for a future she hadn’t imagined but now wanted.
Kennedi AmakerM.S. in Negotiations and Conflict Management student
Eric JurkiewiczB.S. ‘25, MBA student
Growing with every ‘Yes’
I just feel like it’s home. I walk into the buildings, and I just feel so welcome. I just feel like I belong here.
Eric Jurkiewicz learned early at The University of Baltimore to accept the opportunities that came his way. He said yes to sitting on a student panel, to joining an honors society, to becoming a peer tutor for math and statistics.
I really wanted to make change, not just help out single veterans here and there who fell on a hard time. I wanted to really change the things that were causing veterans, as a community, issues.
Bryant Lepic had a list of criteria for his future law school. The University of Baltimore School of Law checked every box.
It's interesting to see different people, the different paces that they go at, and the different communication styles and levels of clarity that they give you.
Graduating Integrated Design students at The University of Baltimore get a taste of the creative pressure they will experience in a professional setting in Seminar in Publications Design course, one of two capstone courses for the M.A. in Integrated Design program.
Understanding this do/be intersection helps students make stronger career decisions and helps them run effective job searches in a highly competitive labor market.
At The University of Baltimore’s Career and Internship Center, advisers are encouraging students to consider not what they want to be, but what do they want to do. It’s a subtle change that center director Lakeisha Mathews said can help students focus on impact rather than title.
Whether that be a student organization, campus job or getting to know other community members, connecting with campus is one of the best indicators of success.
We asked UBalt staff to share the questions and answers to what students ask the most. Whether you’re a new student, already an alum back to finish a graduate degree, or somewhere in between, there’s something for everyone here to have a great start to the semester.
