The Annet Couwenberg: Sewing Circles virtual gallery is now viewable online! Check it out at cadvc.umbc.edu. You can also see the exhibition in person Tues – Sat, 10am to 5pm through December 11. 

Winter 2022 Registration Opens Monday, October 18!

Winter 2022 classes meet January 3-28, and many will take place online. Students who enroll in Winter courses typically take one class (up to 4.5 credits). Winter can be a great opportunity to catch up or get ahead if you are planning to graduate in four years! 

Asian Studies students may be especially interested in the following electives which will be offered this winter: 

• HIST 381 - From Samurai to Salariman: Japanese History Through Film and Literature - Prof. Vaporis
  Meetings: asynchronous, online
  This course counts towards UMBC's GEP/GFR 'culture' requirements
• HIST 434 - The Vietnam Wars in International Context - Prof. Oyen 
  Meetings: asynchronous, online
  This course counts towards UMBC's GEP/GFR 'social science' requirements
• MUSC 230 - Musics of the World - Prof. Beck
  Meetings: synchronous (Tues/Thurs/Fri 9am-12:10pm), online
  This course counts towards UMBC's GEP/GFR 'arts and humanities' requirements and UMBC's GEP/GFR 'culture' requirements

For general information about Winter Session 2022, visit the Winter Session website.

Friday, October 29, 2021 · 2 - 3 PM

Dr. Melissa Michelson

Dean of Arts & Sciences and Professor of Political Science, Menlo College

Mobilizing Black Turnout with Celebrations of Community: The Party at the Mailbox Project.  

An innovative program developed by Black Girls Vote to increase turnout in the Baltimore primary election of June 2020 called Party at the Mailbox was enormously successful; those efforts were replicated in the November 2020 election. Dr. Michelson will discuss how Party at the Mailbox worked, by cultivating a spirit of community celebration that capitalizes on Black group consciousness and Black attitudes about the power of the vote.  Dr. Michelson is an award-winning author of multiple books about Latinx and LGBTQ politics and will also be available to answer questions about that research.

Social Science Spotlight: Mapping Juvenile Justice

UMBC's Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership 20th Anniversary Celebration and
Arboretum, by Robert Morris, Performed by UMBC's RUCKUS & Music Department,

A UMBC Livewire Event

On Saturday, October 23rd the campus will host UMBC's annual new music festival, Livewire. At 3:30 pm, RUCKUS, the new music ensemble-in-residence, will be joined by additional faculty and student performers to present a special performance of Robert Morris’s Arboretum. 

Arboretum is a concert-length work designed as an immersive experience. Performers move around the Sculpture Park as they play, and audience members are encouraged to move as well, changing their perspective on the work over its duration. The composer describes this work as “slowly unfolding... the experience of this music is like watching sunsets, clouds passing, or sea changes.”

The event also marks the 20th Anniversary Celebration of the Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership and will include remarks on the Partnership's history and presence at UMBC and in Baltimore.

 Hot cider and a limited number of grass mats will be provided. Feel free to bring your own blanket, lawn chairs, and picnic to enjoy among the crunch of the fall leaves. This event is free and open to the public. 

Find maps, directions, and learn more at cadvc.umbc.edu/beuys.

This event is curated by Sandra Abbott and Daniel Pesca and presented through a partnership between UMBC’s Music Department, Center for Art, Design and Visual Culture, and the Joseph Beuys Tree Partnership. The Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park is supported in part through the generosity of Nature Sacred (naturesacred.org). CADVC’s programs are supported in part by the Maryland State Arts Council and Baltimore County Commission on Arts and Sciences.

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UMBC is closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation and is dedicated to ensuring the health and safety of the university community. For complete information, please visit our COVID-19 website. Please note:

• We encourage you and/or your social pod to maintain at least three feet distance from others. 
  
• Help us all stay healthy and don’t visit campus if you aren’t feeling well.
  
• Masks are not required outdoors unless you are participating in an event that requires them or you are part of a group with children under 12 who cannot physically distance or receive the vaccine.
  
• Students, faculty, staff, and visitors to campus must wear a mask in indoor public spaces.  Masks must cover your nose and mouth.

For free parking during the event, park immediately adjacent to the Joseph Beuys Sculpture Park. Find  links to campus maps and directions to campus when you click on the link below.

https://about.umbc.edu/visitors-guide/directions/

We hope you enjoyed celebrating Homecoming 2021 last week and this past weekend! The semester continues, and so does the approach of autumn leaves and weather.

Advising is Coming!

We've set up a convenient Advising Guide on our website to help you with your planning. Take a look, and let us know if you have any questions. We're here to help! Spring 2022 registration begins on November 2, 2021. Start planning now so that you'll be ready when your registration time begins!

Winter Session 2022

Thinking about taking a class during the Winter Session? Winter session registration opens on Monday next week (Oct 18). Winter can be a great time to catch up on GEP requirements or to take an elective you couldn't quite fit into your fall or spring schedule! 

Most of the course offerings this winter will be online, but a few are available on-campus. If you aren't sure what classes might be an option for you and your degree plans, please email us, and we'll be happy to help!

Career Fair for Students with Advanced Japanese Skills

Do you have at least three years of Japanese language study? Thinking about plans for after you graduate? The Boston Career Forum's Virtual Booth Days event will take place on October 30 and 31 (Japan time) and will connect students with more than 160 companies around the world. Registration is free, but space is limited - if you're interested, you can sign up online, or check out the attached flyer for more information. 

ASCOM Meetings - Fridays at Noon

Want to get involved on campus? Interested in meeting fellow Asian Studies students? The Asian Studies Council of Majors (ASCOM) meets every Friday at noon this semester in Fine Arts 558! 

Upcoming Events and Deadlines

• ASCOM meeting: every Friday at noon, Fine Arts Building 558
• Winter Session registration opens Monday, Oct 18
• Spring 2022 Schedule of Classes available Monday, Oct 25

Is there something you'd like to see in these bulletins, or something you have a question about? Let us know! 

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FREE NIH online course!

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The Introduction to the Principles and Practice of Clinical Research (IPPCR) course trains registrants on how to effectively and safely conduct clinical research. The course focuses on the spectrum of clinical research and the research process by highlighting biostatistical and epidemiologic methods, study design, protocol preparation, patient monitoring, quality assurance, ethical and legal issues, and much more.

Course Objectives

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• Provide an overview of basic biostatistical and epidemiologic methods involved in conducting clinical research.

• Describe the principles involved in the ethical, legal, and regulatory issues in clinical human subjects research, including the role of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).

• Describe principles and issues involved in monitoring patient-oriented research.

• Describe the infrastructure required in performing clinical research and the steps involved in developing and funding research studies.

Intended Audience

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This course will be of interest to physicians, scientists, medical and dental students, nurses, public health professionals, and others conducting or planning a career in clinical research.

Course Directors

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	John I. Gallin, MD – Course Co-Director Dr. John Gallin serves as the National Institutes of Health's Associate Director for Clinical Research and Chief Scientific Officer of the NIH Clinical Center. He has published more than 365 articles in scientific journals and has edited two textbooks – "Inflammation, Basic Principles and Clinical Correlates" (Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 1999, now in 3rd edition) and "Principles and Practice of Clinical Research" (Academic Press, now in 4th edition, 2018). Dr. Gallin is a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American Physicians, the National Academy of Medicine, and he is a Master of the American College of Physicians.
	Anne Zajicek, MD, Pharm.D., FAAP – Course Co-Director Dr. Zajicek is a board certified pediatrician and pediatric clinical pharmacologist who currently serves as Deputy Director of the Office of Clinical Research at the National Institutes of Health.
	Laura Lee Johnson, Ph.D. – Course Co-Director Laura Lee Johnson, Ph.D. is the patient focused drug development liaison and the division director for the Office of Biostatistics at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). She specializes in design, logistics, implementation, and analysis of research studies of all sizes and in measurement tool and endpoint development. Prior to working at the FDA she spent over a decade at the U.S. National Institutes of Health working on and overseeing clinical research and research support programs.
	Lisa Cordes, Pharm.D., BCACP, BCOP – Course Co-Director Dr. Lisa M. Cordes is an Oncology Clinical Pharmacy Specialist and Educator for the National Institutes of Health. In her current position, she provides clinical and protocol support to the Genitourinary Malignancies Branch and the Clinical Pharmacology Program of the National Cancer Institute, and is co-director of the Principles of Clinical Pharmacology course. Click here for more information!