Selfie Contest

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Join Us in Our Selfie Contest!

To compete tag your photos: #umbcURCAD

We are throwing back to 1997. Students are encouraged to “tag” the graffiti wall- the most creative entries win!

Take a selfie at URCAD and upload it to URCAD social media to enter to win a gift card to the UMBC Bookstore!

Submit photos to: aprilh@umbc.edu by 4/24

Categories are:

  • Best Overall Selfie ($100)
  • Best Selfie with Your Mentor ($50)
  • Best Selfie with Your Presentation ($50)
  • Best Selfie with a Family Member ($50)
  • Best Selfie with Graffiti ($50)

Winners from URCAD 2026

Best Overall Selfie goes to:
Nathan Dayie

Two students standing in front of a wall filled with grafitti. Both students are touching their finger tips together completing a circle.
Nathan Dayie “completes the circuit” with friend, Raine Gibson at URCAD!

…with a Family Member goes to:
Leen Jawhar

Leen's father affectionally kisses his daughter on the cheek, her eyes are closed, she is smiling
Leen is a bio major and member of the Honors College and UMBC Women’s Soccer team. Her father came to support her at URCAD.

…with Presentation goes to:
Lama Mohamed

Lama with six friends gather in front of her poster presentation, they are all smiling while giving a peace sign.
Lama Mohamed and friends with her artwork, “Imagining Science” embody scale, unity, and balance! She’s a Visual Arts AND Biological Sciences major, proving that UMBC students cannot be put in boxes!

…in front of the Graffiti wall:
Onkarpreet Kaur

Onkapreet stands with a friend in front of the graffiti wall
Onkarpreet is a biological sciences major whose research studies maternal care and brain development. She is with her sister, Jasmine Kaur (a UMBC junior and bio major).

…with a Mentor:
Francheska Burrola

Francheska and a friend stands in front of her poster presentation with her mentor
Francheska is a member of the Honors College and a McNair Scholar. Pictured with Dr. Venkatesh Srinivasan and Garima Sharma, research mentors in Dr. Govind Rao’s lab at the URCAD poster session.