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Tell us about your research! 

What would you do as President for the day?

What's your favorite smell? And more! 

Every week, starting this Fall semester, the GSA will highlight an exceptional graduate student to share a little bit about you, your research, and your interests! 

Submit the form below to be considered for the GSA's recognition of the Grad Student of the Week (GSotW). Not all questions are required, but not all answers will be chosen. Therefore, the more you complete, the more options the GSA will have to choose from. In addition, by submitting this form, you permit us to circulate the information provided on My.umbc and the GSA's social media accounts.

Click here for the GSotW survey form :)

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Are you committed to social justice and looking to engage in the Baltimore community?  Do you love math or excel at working with K-12 students? Are you ready to mentor the next generation?  Are you seeking a part-time employment opportunity for the fall semester for 3 to 20 hours per week?  Join us.

The Reach Together Program is seeking 100 motivated and dynamic UMBC community members, with a desire to serve local 2nd - 8th grade students to serve as Math Coaches (tutors).  

The Reach Together Program is a partnership program of the UMBC Sherman Program with Baltimore City Public Schools. Over the past 10 years, UMBC has partnered deeply with Lakeland EMS and additional Baltimore school communities to improve learning outcomes and support students and families through partnership programs. The Reach Together Program builds upon our Math Coach Program, partnering with Arundel Elementary, Cherry Hill Elementary/Middle, Lakeland Elementary/Middle, And Westport Elementary/Middle schools to provide academic acceleration for students through high-dosage tutoring in mathematics.  

Become a UMBC Math Coach and work with a small group of students in grades 2nd - 8th on key concepts in math 3 hours each week during the school day at Baltimore City schools beginning in early September - May. Math Coaches will receive pre-service training and on-going support on lesson planning, math content, and maintaining a strong mentor relationship with your students.  Compensation is $18/hour and you can earn a notation on your transcript through the 096 Practicum course through The Shriver Center.

Want to learn more? Contact Sara Krauss, Assistant Director of the UMBC Math Project at skrauss1@umbc.edu or (443) 235-9324.  

Apply here today!

The DoIT Technology Support Center is looking to hire additional consultants to work during the fall semester and beyond. Please see our job description below and visit our job posting on UMBCWorks to apply. (Search for TSC Student Consultant.) The application will be open until August 6th.

Tuesdays 2pm-8pmWe're specifically looking for students available to work during the following hours:

• Wednesdays 8am-2:30pm
• Thursdays 8am-12pm
• Fridays 8am-12pm
• Saturdays 12pm-6pm

TSC Student Consultant Job Description

Technology Support Center (TSC) student consultants are the first points of technical contact for the UMBC community and those who do well often go on to work in other areas of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT). Minimally, consultants are expected to provide initial triage and support for a wide range of information technologies including accounts, hardware, instructional technologies, networking, software, telecommunications, and basic web development.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide technical assistance to users by phone, online and in person;
• Answer TSC phones in a professional and courteous manner;
• Create, update and resolve tickets in the Request Tracker (RT) ticketing system;
• Create, update, suggest and recommend relevant FAQ articles to users (www.umbc.edu/faq);
• Provide direct assistance to users on technical issues they cannot easily resolve on their own;
• Respond to all work-related communications in a timely manner;
• Escalate urgent problems to the Full-Time staff, as appropriate.

Required Skills and Experience

• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate by phone or in person.
• Demonstrated writing ability.
• Demonstrated ability to achieve successful outcomes in handling difficult situations and customers.
• Demonstrated analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Ability & willingness to learn coupled with a clear understanding of one’s technical abilities, so as to triage and escalate an issue that leads to an effective solution for the user. View on myUMBC »