The UMB Pulse Podcast

Co-hosted by Charles Schelle, lead social media specialist; Dana Rampolla, director of integrated marketing; and Jena Frick, senior media relations specialist, “The UMB Pulse” is a UMB Office of Communications and Public Affairs production.

“The UMB Pulse” podcast invites you to listen to our engaging conversations with inspiring people about the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), the people who make it tick, and the impact UMB has on Baltimore and beyond.

Each season, “The Pulse” shares stories about UMB Change Makers who are taking creative action to overcome barriers and solve social problems in our own community, across the state of Maryland, and globally. Furthering the mission of UMB President Bruce E. Jarrell’s commitment to Maryland, these stories shed light on programs in our own “backyard” as well as amazing UMB efforts on the other side of the world.

Other bonus episodes cover topics of interest including information, insights, and fun facts about unique landmarks on UMB’s campus and stories about interesting graduates. 

Be sure to tune in to new episodes that drop on the FIRST FRIDAY of every month. And please subscribe to “The UMB Pulse” on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you like to listen!

To find a specific segment in an episode, click on the Chapters icon within the player to see a list of important points.

How to Listen

You can “keep your finger on the UMB pulse” by subscribing to "The UMB Pulse" on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you like to listen or using the player below.

Episode transcripts are available at umbpulse.buzzsprout.com.

To find a specific segment in an episode, click on the Chapters icon within the player to see a list of important points.

Why This Podcast … and Why These Topics?

At its onset in 2021, “The UMB Pulse” aimed to be a mechanism for people to obtain informative, timely, and transparent post-pandemic return to campus communications as faculty, staff, and students navigated from teleworking and telelearning to an in-person or hybrid model — it served as a way to get back in touch with the “heartbeat” of UMB after more than a year of disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In the fall of 2021 “The UMB Pulse” to evolved into a topic-driven podcast geared toward sharing interesting and engaging stories.

Guests and Topics

The list of topics is always advancing and includes but is not limited to:

• Our internal faculty, staff, and student triumphs
• Interesting things you never knew about UMB
• Our engaging neighborhood partnerships with the West Baltimore community
• UMB change makers 
• President Bruce E. Jarrell and UMB’s commitment to Maryland 
• UMB’s global footprint
• Equity, diversity, and inclusion
• UMB’s diverse and accomplished alumni

Mailbag

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