K-Street Free Korean Language Virtual Event - July 5-7

Looking for something fun to do this summer? Why not check out K-Street, a free online event from Korean Buddy? Through learning about Korean popular music (K-pop), learning a K-pop dance or two, experiencing the sights and sounds of famous Korean sites through virtual tours, and making friends with fellow students from South Korea, we hope to get people excited about language learning! Check out the attached flier for more information!

- Date: Monday, July 5th to Wednesday, July 7th

- Event fee: Free

- Inquiry: 917-244-5249

Learn more about Korean Buddy and K-Street on their Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M14B_spgvc

Impact of Covid-19 on Wellbeing

Doctoral students at the University of Louisville are conducting a study regarding the impacts of Covid-19-related stress on mental health in Asians and Asian-Americans. The investigators are looking for Asians and Asian-Americans who live in the US, who are age 18 or older, to respond to a brief online survey. The deadline to respond is the first week of September. 

A link to the survey is available here: https://louisvilleeducation.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1BrXsTr6YWtDwRT 

For detailed information about the study, please see the attached flier or email asianstudies@umbc.edu. 

Welcome Meredith Power, Program Management Specialist!

Asian Studies is excited to welcome Meredith Power as our new Program Management Specialist! Meredith joins Asian Studies after several years in Residential Life, and is also an alumna of UMBC (History '21). She will begin her Historical Studies MA at UMBC this fall.

She will be in the office (FA 548) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Feel free to stop by and say hello when you're on campus! Meredith is also available by email - m.power@umbc.edu - any time. 

Registration is Open! Do You Still Need Advising?

Fall 2021 registration is ongoing. Do you still need advising, or do you have questions about what classes might be best for you? Set up an appointment with Dr. Oyen here (www.calendly.com/oyen), and she'll be happy to help! 

Please note: Dr. Oyen will be out of the office July 12-25, so advising will not be available during that time.

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The Office of Sponsored Programs will hold an “Open Door Session” on the process on Thursday, July 15th, 10-11 a.m. (more sessions are planned for the academic year).

Webex link: https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=mf1894425d9a45b801a0e08c105049db2

UMBC’s CIRCA presents THING THEATRE, Thursday, June 24 at 8pm on zoom! This event is online and free, featuring work from Maryland puppetry artists Schroeder Cherry, Dirk Joseph, and Colette Searls. Susan Stroupe will host the event and moderate a live Q&A with the artists. 

On Saturday, June 26 from 10:30am-12:30pm the Maryland Art Place will be hosting a free Thing Theatre Workshop. Puppetry artist Colette Searls (UMBC Theatre) and designer Kelley Bell (UMBC Visual Arts) will guide participants in this in-person workshop to make “disposable puppets,” bring them to life, and build them a tiny modular home! Open to artists and non-artists alike. 

Register here: https://circa.umbc.edu/thing-theatre-workshop/

Both events are supported by the Maryland State Arts Council through a Maryland Traditions Folklife Network Grant.

Latin-American dance music has been deeply foundational in establishing the identity of South American popular music, however its importance within the compositions of 19th-century composers is often overlooked. Fenner explores the history and compositions of some of these late Romantic-era composers and analyzes the impact that Latin-American dance music had on their works.

• A new section covering requests for reasonable and accessibility accommodations regarding the proposal process or requests for accessibility accommodations to access NSF’s electronic systems, websites and other digital content;
• A table entitled, NSF Pre-award and Post-award Disclosures Relating to the Biographical Sketch and Current and Pending Support. This table identifies where pre- and post-award current and pending support disclosure information must be provided. Proposers and awardees may begin using this table immediately;
• Increasing the page limit for the biographical sketch from two to three pages; 
• Updates to the current and pending support section of NSF proposals to require that information on objectives and overlap with other projects is provided to help NSF and reviewers assess overlap/duplication;
• Adding planning proposals and Career-Life Balance supplemental funding requests as new proposal types;
• Updates to travel proposals will require that AORs certify that prior to the proposer’s participation in the meeting for which NSF travel support is being requested, the proposer will assure that the meeting organizer has a written policy or code-of-conduct addressing harassment.