Community Building and Well-Being

Pillar: Cultivating a Culture of Belonging, Dialogue, and Well-Being

Strong communities are built through connection, engagement, dialogue, and shared opportunities to learn and grow. IEIE partners with UMB schools, administrative units, and community partners to cultivate a culture of belonging and well-being where students, faculty, staff, and community members can connect, contribute, and thrive.

Through programs, resources, events, partnerships, and learning opportunities, we help strengthen community, foster meaningful engagement, support personal and professional growth, and connect people with the resources they need to succeed. Our work reflects UMB’s mission, strategic priorities, and core values and supports the University’s commitment to student, faculty, and staff success.

The impact of this work includes: 

• Students connect, access resources, and pursue success through supports informed by assessment findings, needs, and engagement data.
• Faculty benefit from data-informed learning, collaboration, mentoring, and growth opportunities that strengthen teaching, engagement, and community.
• Staff experience stronger engagement, connection, and contribution through initiatives shaped by feedback, participation data, and climate assessments.
• Schools and units use data-informed partnerships and shared learning to guide decisions, strengthen community, and advance institutional effectiveness.

Together, these efforts help cultivate a university community where individuals can learn, contribute, and thrive while advancing UMB's mission to improve the human condition and serve the public good.

Key Areas

Access and Engagement Events

Related Resources

Some areas related to equity and compliance are managed by partner offices. IEIE helps connect you to these services but does not oversee them directly.

UMB Policy on Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunity

Notice

The University of Maryland, Baltimore (“UMB”) complies with state and federal law and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, age, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy or related conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, marital status, protected veteran's status, or any other legally protected classification.

Policy Statement

UMB prohibits discrimination against students, faculty, staff, and applicants for admission or employment, on the basis of any legally-protected characteristic, in admissions, financial aid, educational services, housing, student programs and activities, recruitment, hiring, employment, appointment, promotion, tenure, demotion, transfer, layoff or termination, compensation, selection for training and professional development, and employee services. UMB also prohibits harassment, including acts of violence, on the basis of any legally-protected characteristic, at UMB and in connection with UMB’s programs and activities. This policy also prohibits retaliation against any student, faculty, staff, or applicant for admission or employment who asserts a claim of discrimination under this policy or one who participates in an investigation of a complaint of discrimination.

UMB Notice of Non-Discrimination - Policies and Procedures