RETRIEVER ACTIVITIES CENTER

The RAC is a multi-purpose recreational facility which includes two gymnasiums used for recreational sports and physical education courses. The recently renovated RAC includes fitness studios, an indoor track, weight training space, a cardio studio, an aquatics center with an Olympic-sized pool, tennis courts, and locker rooms. The RAC Arena, which seats 4,000, is used for sports and other special events.

Inside the Retriever Activities Center (RAC) are multiple fitness studios(34) where students, faculty/staff, and community members can take part in free* hour-long workout sessions such as aerobics, ab crunch, yoga, belly dancing, taekwondo, cycling, and much more.

*Community members can pay $5 per class or sign-up for a membership.

The bronze dog statue outside of the RAC has a name— True Grit (35). A Chesapeake Bay Retriever, True Grit is our mascot at UMBC. If you notice, his nose is shinier than the rest of his body. It is tradition on campus to rub his nose for good luck. Go ahead and try it!

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Across Hilltop Circle and down UMBC Boulevard is the bwtech Research & Technology Park center, a local center for business and technology. Many students do internships and research there, often working with UMBC alumni.

This was the first home of Fearless Solutions, a Baltimore software company started by Delali Dzirasa ’04 (36) just five years after graduation. Fearless’ success and growth led to new offices downtown as well as being named Maryland Minority-Owned Small Business of the Year by the U.S. Small Business Administration.

A bridged walkway (37) joins the main UMBC campus with bwtech@UMBC North and South campuses. The walkway is accessible from Hilltop Drive, directly across from the Administration Drive Garage.