Welcome!
The Wisdom Institute (WI) was founded in 2018 as UMBC’s Association for Retirees. We welcome all staff and faculty retirees to join us so they may continue to engage with one another and with UMBC. There is no cost for membership as we are lifelong members of the UMBC family. WI members live near and far from campus. They have the option to become involved as little or as much as desired at any given time.
We come together as a community to offer:
- Connections among staff, faculty, and students – past and present,
- Participation in the ongoing life and growth of the University,
- Opportunities for in-person and virtual activities that benefit retirees, the campus, and/or the broader community.
The biannual WI newsletters keep our membership informed and engaged. Occasional email blasts provide reminders of WI activities that typically include hikes, virtual happy hours, holiday gatherings, tours, performances, and our annual Signature Event.
New retirees need only to affirm with UMBC’s Human Resources Office that they wish to automatically become members of the WI when they retire. Persons already retired are grandfathered into the WI and only need to contact us to ensure that they are added to the WI list with up-to-date contact information. We strive to be all inclusive. Life partners of retirees may request status as Affiliate members. Also, former UMBC employees who retired from other institutions may request to join the WI as Affiliate members.
Kathy Sutphin and Kathy Raab are the new WI Directors. For more information about our new directors, please visit the Message from Our Directors’ page. We love to hear from our retirees! Please send updated contact preferences or questions about the WI community to wisdominstitute@umbc.edu.
