UMBC Parent Preview

The largest class in the history of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame will be inducted on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.

The honorees are Dr. Charles Brown (Director of Athletics 1989-current), Jen Dragoni (women’s lacrosse, 2000-04), Brad Green (swimming & diving 2000-04), Adam Grossman (track & field 2002-06), Ted Lawler (men’s soccer 1994-98), Brendan Mundorf (men’s lacrosse 2002-06), Josef Novotny (men’s tennis, 2001-04), Keith Puryear (head tennis coach ,1990-2008), and Drew Westervelt (men’s lacrosse 2003-07).

There are now 121 members of the UMBC Athletic Hall of Fame, which was instituted in the 1970s. Candidates are nominated throughout the two-year period and are selected for induction by a committee of current Hall of Fame members based on their excellence in competition at UMBC and subsequent graduation from the university.

The18th induction dinner and ceremony will take place at the Westin Baltimore Washington Airport – BWI. The cost to attend the induction dinner is $60, which includes a ticket to the basketball doubleheader vs. Maine that afternoon (1:00 p.m./3:30 p.m.) at the RAC Arena. The new class of Hall of Famers will be introduced at halftime of the men’s 3:30 game. The dinner will begin at 7:00 p.m., with inductions to follow. Please contact Kevin Gibbons O’Neill at 410-455-1532 or oneillb@umbc.edu for additional information about the event or to purchase tickets.

Read more about the Inductees here.

Department of Theatre presents The Laramie Projecct by Moises Kaufman and the Members of the Tectonic Theater Project, directed by Nyalls Hartman, with scene and costume design by Elena Zlotescu, lighting and projection by Daniel Covey, and sound by Jeffrey Dorfman.

On October 6th of 1998, Matthew Shepard, a young gay man, was beaten and left to die tied to a fence in the outskirts of Laramie, Wyoming. He died 6 days later. His torture and murder became a national news event that highlighted the nation's deep-seated cultural bias against homosexuality. A month after the murder, members of the Tectonic Theater Project traveled to Laramie and conducted interviews with the people of the town. From these interviews came the play The Laramie Project. Poignant, moving, and theatrically enticing, it is one of the most celebrated plays of the last decade.

Performances:
Wednesday, November 30 at 8 pm (preview)
Thursday, December 1 at 4pm (free for the UMBC community, with a talkback session following the performance)
Friday, December 2 at 8 pm (opening night)
Saturday, December 3 at 8 pm
Sunday, December 4 at 2 pm
Thursday, December 8 at 8 pm
Friday, December 9 at 8 pm
Saturday, December 10 at 8 pm
Sunday, December 11 at 2 pm

All performances in the UMBC Theatre. $10 general admission, $5 for students and seniors, and $3 for the preview.

To order tickets in advance using a credit card, order online through MissionTix or call 410-752-8950. Patrons who would prefer to pay by cash or check at will call may make a reservation through the online Theatre Box Office or by calling 410-455-2476.
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Posted by Rebekah Porter on December 1, 2011 12:43 PM | Permalink