<?xml version="1.0"?>
<News hasArchived="false" page="23" pageCount="29" pageSize="10" timestamp="Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:26:26 -0400" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts.xml?page=23">
<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76426" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76426">
<Title>2018-2019 Election for Non-College Faculty Representative</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><div>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and <strong>select ONE who you would like to have represent non-College faculty</strong> as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019.</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/files/10505" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Candidate Information</a></li></ul></div><div>The voting poll is available at the bottom of this post.</div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and select ONE who you would like to have represent non-College faculty as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee...</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76426/guest@my.umbc.edu/5b17c0c07d927cdf9fec44d34b1d7729/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>2</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:39:50 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76425" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76425">
<Title>2018-2019 Election for CNMS Faculty Representative</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><div>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and <strong>select ONE who you would like to have represent CNMS faculty</strong> as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019.</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/files/10503" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Candidate Information</a></li></ul></div><div>The voting poll is available at the bottom of this post.</div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and select ONE who you would like to have represent CNMS faculty as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019....</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76425/guest@my.umbc.edu/cbf88c09678d6938bdd75f6f44fb6ecd/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>2</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:39:14 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76424" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76424">
<Title>2018-2019 Election for COEIT Faculty Representative</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><div>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and <strong>select ONE who you would like to have represent COEIT faculty</strong> as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019.</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/files/10504" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Candidate Information</a></li></ul></div><div>The voting poll is available at the bottom of this post.</div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and select ONE who you would like to have represent COEIT faculty as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019....</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76424/guest@my.umbc.edu/2bdff2c39aa12513b4db07771b95b364/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>2</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:38:45 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76423" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76423">
<Title>2018-2019 Election for CAHSS Faculty Representative</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><div>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and <strong>select TWO you would like to have represent CAHSS faculty</strong> as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019.</div><div><ul><li><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/files/10502" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Candidate Information</a></li></ul></div><div>The voting poll is available at the bottom of this post.</div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Please review the candidates in our nomination document linked below and select TWO you would like to have represent CAHSS faculty as part of the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee 2018-2019....</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76423/guest@my.umbc.edu/437cfa3eddc95da73a53d2aa2b0f91b1/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>3</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:37:50 -0400</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Tue, 08 May 2018 12:38:22 -0400</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76406" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76406">
<Title>End-of-term reception for Adjunct Faculty</Title>
<Tagline>AFAC spring reception May 10th</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content">For all UMBC adjunct faculty--<div><br></div><div>If you can find the time, drop in: <div><br></div><div>The Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee hosts its spring 2018 reception this Thursday.</div><div><br></div><div><p><span>Come by for good food and good conversation. </span></p><p> </p><p><span>     Where:    The Fireside Lounge, UMBC Commons</span> </p><p><span>     When:     Thursday, May 10, 4:30 - 7:00 p.m.</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p>Plan to join us. All are welcome. </p></div></div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>For all UMBC adjunct faculty--    If you can find the time, drop in:     The Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee hosts its spring 2018 reception this Thursday.      Come by for good food and good...</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76406/guest@my.umbc.edu/437df60e2d91a0f7ad6fb4d649ab7c26/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>0</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Mon, 07 May 2018 16:26:23 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76265" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76265">
<Title>Reminder - deadline tomorrow (5/3)</Title>
<Tagline>Call for nominations for the AFAC</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content">Volunteers warmly welcomed.<div><br></div><div><div>Here is the link for nominations, if you would like to serve on UMBC's Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC):</div><div><br></div><div><strong><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1</a></strong></div><div><br></div><div>All positions are two-year terms, staggered. This term's elections are for </div><div><div>CAHSS: 2 positions</div><div>COEIT: 1 position</div><div>CNMS: 1 position</div><div>Non-College-Affiliated: 1 position</div><div><br></div></div><div>Members of the AFAC are elected by adjunct faculty in their respective Colleges.</div></div><div><br></div><div>Nominate a volunteer today :)</div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Volunteers warmly welcomed.     Here is the link for nominations, if you would like to serve on UMBC's Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC):     https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1     All...</Summary>
<Website>https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76265/guest@my.umbc.edu/f97956557d40e8896d4cbc48961b6cac/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>0</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Wed, 02 May 2018 15:47:54 -0400</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Fri, 18 May 2018 12:06:30 -0400</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="76114" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/76114">
<Title>Call for Nominations - Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee</Title>
<Tagline>(Update)</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><span>To all adjunct faculty at UMBC:</span><div><br></div><div>Here is the link to nominate yourself, if you wish to serve on UMBC's Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC):</div><div><br></div><div><strong><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1</a></strong></div><div><br></div><div>CAHSS: 2 positions</div><div>COEIT: 1 position</div><div>CNMS: 1 position</div><div>Non-College-Affiliated: 1 position</div><div><br></div><div>All positions are two-year terms, staggered by year. Members of the AFAC are elected by adjunct faculty in their respective Colleges.</div><div><br></div><div>New members will serve from fall 2018 through spring 2020.</div><div><br></div><div>Please check out our mission and postings on this website.*</div><div><br></div><div><em>Further information:</em></div><div><br></div><div>We meet on payday Fridays. Full participation is essential. </div><div>Stipend for serving on the committee equivalent to stipend for teaching one (3-credit) course at UMBC per year</div><div>Our administrative liaison is Vice Provost Patrice McDermott.</div><div>The AFAC was chartered by UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski and Provost Philip Rous.</div><div>Nominating and running for the AFAC expresses a commitment. All AFAC members are understood to have an obligation to represent the adjunct faculty at UMBC and to be available to meet with faculty and administrators.</div><div><br></div><div><div><strong>DEADLINES:</strong></div><div><ul><li>We will ask for nominations to be completed within the next seven days, through (midnight) Thursday, May 3</li><li>Elections will be conducted through the following eight days, ending (midnight) Friday, May 11</li><li>Winning candidates will be notified and introduced as soon as possible after votes are tallied, before end of term Tuesday, May 15</li></ul><div>*Updated from former Elections page under myUMBC by UMBC Office of Institutional Advancement</div></div></div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>To all adjunct faculty at UMBC:    Here is the link to nominate yourself, if you wish to serve on UMBC's Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC):     https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1...</Summary>
<Website>https://goo.gl/forms/Dtte3aVqkkxCCBnn1</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/76114/guest@my.umbc.edu/be16f4a3038ad99eb39c25d38a07ad46/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>0</PawCount>
<CommentCount>1</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Thu, 26 Apr 2018 18:08:37 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="75933" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/75933">
<Title>CAHSS to open new Center for Social Science Scholarship</Title>
<Tagline>New CS3 for the social sciences</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p><a rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>The Center for Social Science Scholarship</span></a></p><p></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>[From Dean Scott Casper,] the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the creation of <strong>The Center for Social Science Scholarship </strong>(<strong>CS3)</strong>. Research, education and engagement strongly rooted in the Social Sciences are essential to UMBC’s mission to address the most pressing social challenges of our times . . . </span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>The result of many years of discussion and a year-long planning process involving UMBC and national Social Science scholars, the <strong>CS3</strong> has a four-fold mission:</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>a) to seek out, nurture, and promote excellence in the Social Sciences;</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>b) to support and strengthen Social Science scholarship at UMBC, including by convening and connecting scholars with shared interests across disciplines;</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>c) to spotlight Social Science scholarship (research, teaching, and community and professional engagement) at UMBC; and</span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>d) to enhance the future of innovative, collaborative, cross- and inter-disciplinary, and cutting edge Social Science scholarship at UMBC. </span></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>The <a rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>CS3</strong></a> will be available to all who do Social Science work, including those from other fields who collaborate with Social Science scholars. The <strong>CS3 </strong>will act as an administrative core for units, programs, sub-centers, and activity clusters such as the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR), the Collaborative for Interdisciplinary Promotion of Health Equity Research (CIPHER), the Social Science Forum (SSF), and other endeavors to be created.</span><span> </span></p><p><span>Over time, the <a rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>CS3 </strong></a>will provide events, training, visibility, and support for grants, activities, and other Social Science initiatives. <strong>CS3 </strong>programming will embrace all Social Sciences-related scholarship at UMBC, with a special focus on innovative spark, cross-disciplinary opportunity, and the potential to make a difference and deepen understanding within and beyond the academy. </span></p><p><span>Established with funding from the CAHSS Dean’s Office, the Provost’s Office, and the Office of the Vice President for Research, the</span><span> </span><strong>CS3</strong><span> </span><span>will be led by a faculty Director, to be identified through an internal search in Spring 2018.</span></p></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>The Center for Social Science Scholarship      [From Dean Scott Casper,] the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences is pleased to announce the creation of The Center for Social Science...</Summary>
<Website>https://cahss.umbc.edu/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/75933/guest@my.umbc.edu/01d185989211a40a15bfe37fa4a29348/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>1</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Sun, 22 Apr 2018 14:16:21 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="75843" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/75843">
<Title>AFAC elections for 2018-2019 coming up</Title>
<Tagline>Reminder: nominate</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content">A quick FYI and reminder as the end of term approaches: the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC) will soon post a call for nominations for 2018-2019.<div><br></div><div>All AFAC members are elected. Adjunct faculty elect the representatives in their own colleges (only). Members of the AFAC serve for two years. Elections are at end of term and are staggered.*</div><div><br></div><div>At the end of spring 2018, we will hold elections for five members--two in CAHSS, one in CNMS, one in COEIT, and one non-College-affiliated.</div><div><br></div><div>Your honest services are warmly welcomed.</div><div><br></div><div>(Note: Since adjunct faculty are not otherwise compensated for university service, there is a modest stipend for serving on the AFAC, equivalent to your department's adjunct stipend for one three-credit course (per year). Therefore the stipend varies somewhat by department.)</div><div><br></div><div>If you join us, you will be working for the betterment of all adjunct faculty at UMBC.</div><div><br></div><div>If interested, read the AFAC mission statement, other documents, and further information posted on this AFAC Groups site. </div><div><br></div><div>The Call for Nominations, with deadline and nomination form, will be posted on the AFAC Elections Group page under myUMBC. </div><div><br></div><div>[Update:]</div><div>*Terms of current AFAC members end in May 2018 or in May 2019. </div><div><br></div><div>Ending May 2018: Paul Comitz, COEIT; Bonnie Kegan, CNMS; Robert Bennett, CAHSS; Dan Jenkins (res.), CAHSS; Norman Prentiss, non-College-affiliated.</div><div><br></div><div>Ending May 2019: Jon Squire, COEIT; William Slowikowski, CNMS; Margie Burns, CAHSS; Maggie Knisley, CAHSS.</div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>A quick FYI and reminder as the end of term approaches: the Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC) will soon post a call for nominations for 2018-2019.    All AFAC members are elected. Adjunct...</Summary>
<Website>https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/75843/guest@my.umbc.edu/b2fd1b9623512b26b7191bc1fec3ed83/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>1</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Thu, 19 Apr 2018 10:30:26 -0400</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Fri, 18 May 2018 12:05:32 -0400</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="75498" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts/posts/75498">
<Title>New: Year-long contracts option for CAHSS adjunct faculty</Title>
<Tagline>CAHSS departments may now offer academic-year contracts</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content">For all adjunct faculty in CAHSS:<div><br><div>The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences has notified departments that they now have the option to offer year-long contracts to adjunct faculty, as appropriate.</div><div><br></div><div>The year-long (academic year) contracts were piloted in CAHSS in 2017-2018. The pilot program is now being expanded within CAHSS.</div><div><br></div><div>The contract letter is much the same except that the teaching appointment is for the entire academic year (regular fall and spring terms) instead of for a semester.</div><div><br></div><div>If interested, please contact your department chair! These contracts help streamline the work of staff and others.</div><div><br></div><div>It is projected that CNMS and COEIT will pilot the year-long contract letters next; if successful, the pilot program can then be expanded within those Colleges. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>For all adjunct faculty in CAHSS:   The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences has notified departments that they now have the option to offer year-long contracts to adjunct faculty, as...</Summary>
<Website>https://my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/75498/guest@my.umbc.edu/e29f691f4add51722349058881781bfc/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>academic-year</Tag>
<Tag>appointment</Tag>
<Tag>cahss</Tag>
<Tag>letters</Tag>
<Group token="adjuncts">Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/adjuncts</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/original.jpg?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xlarge.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/large.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/medium.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/small.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/054/39aca26227b4762cf59f50e09159ca84/xxsmall.png?1447723806</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Adjunct Faculty Advisory Committee (AFAC)</Sponsor>
<PawCount>1</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Mon, 09 Apr 2018 14:00:12 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

</News>
