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“What if we could imagine an accessible world?”  On Thursday, December 2nd, from 12-1:30pm, join QPOC in a discussion of race, disability, and building an accessible future!  Before the event, we invite you to listen to an episode of the podcast POWER NOT PITY, hosted and produced by Bri. M, to spark the conversation.  Episode 3: What If? feat. Rivers Solomon asks:  

“What if we could imagine an accessible world? In this episode, Rivers Solomon, author of an Unkindness of Ghosts, discusses what an accessible future could look like.  Rivers Solomon is a dyke, a Trekkie, a wannabe cyborg queen, a trash princex, a communist, a butch, a femme, a feminist, a she-beast, a rootworker, a mother, a daughter, a diabetic, and a refugee of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. Rivers' debut novel, AN UNKINDNESS OF GHOSTS—pitched as ‘a science fiction meditation on trans-generational trauma, race, and identity’. It has been described as ‘a breathtaking science fiction debut from a worthy successor to Octavia Butler.’”   

This event is open to everyone, however, we ask that you respect that this space will be prioritizing the voices and needs of disabled people of color.  

Like in the podcast, we ask you to reflect on: “What is your disabled power?” and/or, “How can I work to dismantle ableism in myself and in the people and world around me?” 

*For more information or to request accommodations, please email us at womenscenter@umbc.edu or call us at 410-455-2714*

If you would like to attend this event virtually, please fill out our "What If" Virtual Attendance Option Form! 

Google Meet joining info Video call link: https://meet.google.com/rib-temu-wpv Or dial: (US) +1 530-453-9093 PIN: 721 474 703#

Click here to visit the Women's Center's original event post.  

MEMORANDUM

DATE:              11/18/2021

TO:                  Business Managers/Department Chairs/Center Directors/Faculty

FROM:            Michael T. Walsh, Director, Office of Sponsored Programs

RE:                  OSP Winter Break Deadlines: Dec. 24, 2021 – Jan. 2, 2022

________________________________________________________________

This is a special announcement concerning the OSP schedule for reviewing/approving proposals with deadlines to federal, state, and other agencies that occur during UMBC’s Winter Break this year. 

Please note the following:

1. All proposals with submission deadlines occurring between Friday December 24, 2021 and Monday January 2, 2022 must be fully routed, ready for submission, and released to the OSP office for final review and submission by the close of business on  Friday December 17, 2021; and
2. All proposals with submission deadlines occurring between Monday January 3rd and Wednesday January 5th, 2022 (the first 3 business days after the break) will be due to OSP by 9 AM on December 20, 2021.

This schedule is consistent with our current policy, which requires the submission of complete proposals to OSP at least three (3) business days before the agency submission deadline. Since UMBC is closed during the Winter Break, OSP will also be closed. 

The campus closure during Winter Break will cause a heavy workload on OSP staff, so we will enforce our current policy more consistently.  Proposals received after the OSP deadlines specified above will be reviewed on a first-come/first-serve basis and will be submitted only if time permits.  In keeping with the deadline enforcement policy of OVPR, any proposal not fully routed and ready for submission by 9:00 a.m. of the deadline date will not be submitted to the agency.  If the deadline occurs over Winter Break, this deadline is the last working day before the break (12/23/21).

Thank you for your understanding.

Best Regards,

Dr. Michael T. Walsh
Director
Office of Sponsored Programs
mwalsh3@umbc.edu

Here on campus, we were fortunate to get about a week of full autumn color and mild weather before winter started arriving, and the semester is in full swing. There are only a few weeks left before finals, so be sure to take advantage of everything happening on campus! 

Advising Continues

Do you still need advising for Spring 2022? Dr. Oyen still has appointments available! Start by filling out this Google Form. 

Remember: you do not need to sign up for classes right away after your advising appointment. As long as you have met with your advisor, you can register at any time. Please let us know if you have any questions. 

Virtual Lecture with Angie Kim - Tomorrow, 4:30!

Join the Dresher Center, MLLI, and Asian Studies in welcoming novelist Angie Kim to campus virtually for a discussion of her book, Miracle Creek! The online session will take place 4:30-5:30pm on Wednesday, November 17. For more information, and to RSVP, visit MLLI's myUMBC page. 

Info Sessions - Joining the Residential Life Team

Residential Life is hosting three information sessions - tonight, Nov 22, and Dec 1 - for students who are interested in being Resident Assistants (RAs), Desk Managers (DMs), or Maintenance Assistants (MAs) during the 2022-23 academic year. Selected applicants receive a single room in on-campus housing, a meal plan, and a small cash stipend. 

More information about the information sessions is available on myUMBC, and more information about the positions themselves are available in the 'Paraprofessional' section of Residential Life's website. 

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

• Tomorrow, Nov 17, 4:30pm - Angie Kim Virtual Lecture
• Nov 24-26 (next week!) - Thanksgiving Break
• Dec 2, 4pm - Humanities Forum Virtual Lecture with Dr. Vaporis, "A Lord, A Pauper, and an Artist" - more info here 
• Dec 13 - Last day of classes; last day for full semester withdrawal

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Central question: How could scholars work with journalists and organizers to better serve the public and share access to public information without being extractive?

Join us for a discussion on how independent media outlets can reimagine journalism and get information directly to the public, without being extractive. We will explore how scholars might work with journalists to better serve the public and share access to public information.

Sarah Alvarez is the founder and editor of Outlier Media, a Detroit-based service journalism organization that identifies, reports, and delivers valuable information to empower residents to hold landlords, municipal government, and elected officials accountable for long standing problems.

Darryl Holliday is co-founder and executive news lab director at City Bureau, a Chicago-based journalism lab reimagining local media by equipping people with skills and resources, engaging in critical public conversations, and producing information that directly addresses people’s needs.

Lisa Snowden is an independent journalist in Baltimore and founding editor of the Baltimore Beat. Seen in Baltimore City Paper, Baltimore Sun, Columbia Journalism Review, Essence magazine, Washington Post, and as a force on Baltimore Twitter.

This talk is sponsored by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for UMBC’s Baltimore Field School and will be moderated by Nicole King (UMBC) and Imani Spence (UMD-College Park). Our discussion is connected to the Baltimore Field School talk in April 2021 at Red Emma’s by Lewis Wallace A View from Somewhere: Moving Towards Anti-Extractive Fieldwork Approaches.