INDS Celebrates 50 Years

On Saturday, October 12, 2019 the Individualized Study program celebrated its 50 year anniversary. The day started off at The Garden where current members of The Garden Club, INDS Program Coordinator Eric Brown, and INDS alumni spoke of its importance to the UMBC community. This was also a time to honor the memory of our dear friend Jill Wrigley, one of the founders of The Garden.

Coordinator Erin Brown stands speaking to The Garden club

More students speak during the garden club event

Members of the garden club gathered

A floral arrangement with an image of Jill placed within in memory of our past

INDS Assistant Director Steven McAlpine and members of the Kinetic Sculpture team provided insight into the many moving parts that went into the creation of the two infamous Kinetic Sculptures that sit in front of the Fine Arts Building: The Kraken and MC Hammerhead.  MC Hammerhead was unleashed and visitors were able to take it out for a ride!

The kinetic bike sculpture that looks like a shark

A wide angle of the kinetic sculpture with onlookers gathering around it

Another close-up of the kinetic bike sculpture that looks like a shark

Lunch in the Skylight Lounge was a great way for alumni, current students, faculty, staff, and friends of the program to reconnect and celebrate INDS.

A wide view of a registration desk

A staff member is tlaking casually to two students

A wide angle of a luncheon in the skylight room on campus

Another staff member tlaking casually to two completely different students

The day ended with a tour of the Herbert Run Greenway, which was designed by INDS Director Emerita Patricia La Noue and her seminar students in 1996.

A group of students are walking towards a wooded area

A group of students examining the bark of a very large tree