The UMBC Center for Democracy and Civic Life is looking for Alternative Spring Break (ASB) '22 leaders and interns. Please see their message below if you are interested in applying.

We are currently looking for Alternative Spring Break (ASB) '22 leaders. Each leader will help develop plans and learning opportunities for the week of UMBC’s Spring Break, and will work in collaboration with the other leaders and Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff to create a holistic, empowering ASB experience for all participants. All undergraduate students are invited to apply. Applications are available now through April 12th. For more information, see this myUMBC post. 

Also the Center for Democracy and Civic Life has three intern positions available for 2021-2022; read about them here.

Baltimore County Council candidate Paul D. Dongarra is looking for interns to help support him in his campaign efforts. He is running for an open seat for the Baltimore County Council in district one. 

● Developing Campaign Literature including: website content, print material, phone banking and canvasser scripts.

● Voter registration with the goal of increasing voter turnout from 2018 gubernatorial campaign.

● Interfacing with Campaign Platform to develop robust voter identification program (analyzing voter data to identify individuals most likely to vote and identifying issues of interest to them)

● Analysis of Precinct information from previous council races to determine best voter outreach strategies

There are many other responsibilities that this internship includes. These responsibilities and further information about how to apply for the internship can be seen on the pdf attached to this post. The internship is unpaid. However, I would like to remind you of the following opportunity regarding obtaining financial support for unpaid internships. 

Do you plan to pursue an unpaid internship or service/volunteer opportunity at a Maryland-based organization for Summer 2021? Whether you have already accepted an unpaid summer position OR are planning to obtain one, we encourage you to apply now for a competitive financial stipend through UMBC's Student Internship & Service Fund! This fund is co-sponsored by the Career Center and Shriver Center, and is made possible by the generous support of our  alumni, campus and community members.

Stipend Award Amounts:

• $1,500 stipend for unpaid internships totaling 120 hours or more this summer
• $750 stipend for unpaid service opportunities totaling 60 hours or more this summer

Eligibility Requirements:

• GPA of 2.5 or higher (if you are a transfer student and do not yet have a UMBC GPA, email klawrence@umbc.edu)
• You must be a full-time undergraduate or graduate student who will return to UMBC in Fall 2021.
• You must have obtained an unpaid position at a Maryland-based organization for Summer 2021, OR you must secure a position by May 1, 2020. We will work with selected candidates to assist you in this process.

HOW TO APPLY: 

Please submit your resume and a brief statement of purpose by Sunday, April 4. Search the job ID 9322922 under "Jobs" in UMBCworks.

If you need ASIA 100, please take note that the course is ONLY taught in fall semesters.  To maximize flexibility this fall, there will be two sections: section one (ASIA 100-01) is an online asynchronous course, and section two (ASIA 100-02) is a completely in-person course meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.  Please make sure you sign up for the section that fits your needs and schedule best.

The schedule is now out, and I'll be sending around the list of Asian Studies electives available this summer and fall later this week.

For advising, please fill out this form. Once I go through your responses, I will authorize you to register. If you'd like a meeting to talk about anything (or just to check in), sign up here: https://calendly.com/oyen.  I am happy to talk classes, what fall on campus may look like, future plans, the future of study abroad, possible independent studies, undergraduate research awards, or anything else that is on your mind. 

You can also email me (oyen@umbc.edu) with additional questions.

Dr. Oyen

Mr. Lee Boot, Director of UMBC's Imaging Research Center and affiliate faculty member of the LLC Program, is offering PUBL 610 Data Visualization Concepts during summer session 1. The course will be held from June 1 to July 8 on Tuesday and Thursday evenings online.

The field and practices of data visualization are rapidly expanding to
provide ways to effectively analyze and communicate data-derived information. The opportunities for, and value of, the knowledge, skills and abilities needed to do this well are valuable across sectors and domains. In this course students will learn and apply foundational concepts needed not only to represent data, but to communicate their meaning in ways that can powerfully engage others. This course provides an opportunity to learn the visualization-related fundamentals of perception, chart-making, design, and storytelling.

This special topics course will count as a methodology course for LLC student's course requirements.

Please see the attached flyer for details.

"Announced today, 2022 U.S. News Best Graduate School Rankings name several UMBC programs in engineering and public affairs as among the best in the nation." - UMBC News

In this article by UMBC, multiple Public Policy Masters and PhD alumni are highlighted, demonstrating the breadth of the Public Policy degree.

From the article:

"UMBC has offered robust graduate programs in policy sciences for more than four decades and formally established the School of Public Policy in 2014. Today, the school is best known for research in government performance, health disparities, and improving educational outcomes. UMBC also has expertise at the intersection of economics and public policy.

Slavery, Warfare, and Rebellion in the Caribbean

Professors Brown and Kars will discuss New World slave rebellions in Jamaica and Guyana, about which they just published books.  Prof. Crawford will moderate the discussion.

Low Lecture organized by the Department of History.