New Director of Office of Sponsored Programs Announced

Announcement New OSP Director

I am happy to report that after an external search that included a search committee from various areas across campus and multiple, very experienced candidates, Michael Walsh’s skills and capabilities in research administration shined!  Mike was offered and has accepted the OSP Director position.  His start date as Director will be 11/1/21.

Mike is a “home-grown” talent.  Mike received both his Master of Arts (Historical Studies) and PhD (Public Policy) degrees at UMBC during which time he began working at UMBC serving as a Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant for both the History and Political Science Departments.  He started his career in the Office of Sponsored Programs as a  Grants and Contracts Specialist, and worked his way up to Manager & Training Coordinator and then Assistant Director.  He is also an Adjunct faculty member at the Community College of Baltimore County teaching History.  Mike has served various rolls on the Council of University System Staff (CUSS) and UMBC’s Professional Staff Senate (PSS).  He has presented at the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), and was a recipient of NCURA’s Travel Award.   

Please join me in congratulating Mike on this spectacular accomplishment. 

We will be moving next to fill the OSP Assistant Director position, which is now open as a result of Mike’s promotion. 

 

Dean Drake

Associate VP, Research