Dear Members of the Ancient Studies Community,
You are cordially invited to an end-of-year party at my house, 1 Alquin Court, Catonsville, MD 21228, on Wednesday May 15, starting at 4:00 PM. I will provide nibbles, Italian sausage, salad, and some soft and hard drinks. You are welcome to bring whatever salads, desserts, and drinks you would like.
If you are coming, please email me (dsrose@umbc.edu) as soon as possible and indicate the number of people in your party. If you are planning to bring food (don’t feel obligated to do so), please tell me what you will be bringing.
Spouses, partners, and children are welcome.
I look forward to seeing you.
All the very best,
David
]]>Kyle Edwards, graduate of our Master's program and adjunct instructor for SOCY 321 this semester, has produced several films with this being the latest to premiere locally.
The film is an exploration of the physical barriers that manifest as symbols of oppression for Black people in Washington DC. Below are the event details along with the trailer. The screening is part of Busboys and Poets monthly produced Focus In! Film series: "Cinema for a Conscious Community” which screens films focused on social justice, peace, art, music, and/or community value.
Click the link below to see the trailer.
2004 Martin Luther King Avenue SE
Washington, DC 20020
April 29, 2019
6:30 - 9:30 p.m.
Congratulations to Evan Avila (Economics, Political Science, 2020), winner of the prestigious Truman Scholarship for 2019!
Established in 1975, the Truman Foundation is the nation’s official living memorial to our thirty-third president and The Presidential Memorial to Public Service. The Truman Scholarship is the premier graduate fellowship in the United States for those pursuing careers as public service leaders. Truman Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate or professional school, participate in leadership development activities, and have special opportunities for internships and employment with the federal government.
Evan is a Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar and member of the Honors College, studying economics and political science at UMBC. He is passionate about solving the structural disadvantages that marginalized populations face when trying to achieve long-term financial security. “Evan has taken on what other students might consider “boring” endeavors- income tax preparation, working for the U.S. Census Bureau- and turned them into deeply meaningful experiences, ones that he sees as inextricably linked to empowering people. He cares about people who are invisible to many- immigrants, retirees, the poor,” observes April Householder, Director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships.
In 2018, Evan won a national research competition, the iOme Challenge, with policy solutions for gig workers who lack access to qualified retirement plans. He has since been invited to speak on the subject at several policy conferences, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. As President and Site Manager of UMBC’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program (VITA), Evan deters predatory tax preparers by training students to prepare free income taxes for over 500 low-income households in the Baltimore area. Evan is has also interned at the U.S. Census Bureau and Treasury Department. After graduation, Evan intends to earn a dual JD/LLM in Taxation and pursue a public service career in tax and social insurance policy.
According to Arthur Johnson, former UMBC Provost and Director of the Sondheim Public Affairs Scholars Program, “Evan’s selection is a reflection of the significance and relevance of the service activities that UMBC students are providing through programs such as theSondheim Scholars, Shriver Center, Honors College, and many others. It also is further evidence that UMBC’s commitment to civic engagement is alive and well among our students. Among many other expectations, TrumanScholars are expected to become leaders of our nation and communities and we are confident that Evan will fulfill those expectations.”
For more information about Truman and other UMBC past prestigious scholarships winners, please visit: https://ur.umbc.edu/prestigious-scholarships/.
]]>Please see below for a curated list of upcoming funding opportunities. The Center for Social Science Scholarship and the Maryland Institute for Policy, Analysis, and Research (MIPAR) assist faculty members and departments in finding funding opportunities and in providing researchers with pre-award and post-grant management assistance. To set up an appointment, email socialscience@umbc.edu.
Program: Grant
Agency: Department of Transportation
Next Deadline: April 15, 2019
Have you ever wanted to influence and improve the effectiveness of transportation infrastructure at the national level? Are you detail-oriented and committed to producing economic products? Join us as we lead the development of new and improved approaches to infrastructure economics modeling and analysis.
You will learn to create economic analysis related to our Nation's transportation systems that are used by government officials, researchers, and the American people. To achieve your learning objectives, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with those other DOT offices and Federal agencies that help maintain infrastructure and economic data and analytical capabilities. Your learning opportunities will also include the ability to participate in inter-agency efforts relating to the development and improvement of transportation economic modeling and analytical applications.
https://www.zintellect.com/Opportunity/Details/USDOT-2019-0006
Program: Grant
Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Next Deadline: April 26, 2019
The Data Science Approaches to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Africa challenge is being launched by Grand Challenges Africa - supported through the Alliance for Accelerating Excellence in Science in Africa (AESA) - and the African Academy of Sciences with the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC), in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Knowledge Integration (Ki) initiative. This challenge seeks to promote new quantitative approaches to synthesizing and analyzing data and evidence obtained from African public health surveys, longitudinal observational studies, clinical trials, and other relevant data sources – including combined datasets – to produce novel insights that can be used to improve maternal and child health in the African context and around the world. Applications will be accepted until
Program: Grant
Agency: Global Financing Facility
Next Deadline: April 30, 2019
The Global Financing Facility (GFF), in partnership with Laerdal Global Health and the Government of Norway, has launched a Call for Proposals from organizations which can accelerate uptake of proven innovations to reduce maternal and newborn mortality around the time of birth and in the immediate postnatal period. In collaboration with national governments, the goal is to demonstrate and document how accelerated and sustainable delivery of such innovations will help countries achieve the life-saving impacts required to meet ambitious maternal and newborn mortality targets and, through this, facilitate further implementation across relevant GFF countries. Five grants are expected to be awarded through this Call, each with an expected implementation period of three years from inception of activities.
Program: Grant
Agency: Islamic Development Bank
Next Deadline: May 31, 2019
The Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has established a special Fund, known as the Science, Technology and Innovation Transform Fund (IsDB-STIF) to support its Member Countries in finding practical solutions to their key development challenges through the power of innovation. The Transform Fund is a multi-million-dollar fund that provides seed money for innovators, startups and SMEs to develop their ideas and compose a strong business proposal.
Program: Grants
Agency: Fulbright Scholar Program
Next Deadline: September 16, 2019
The U.S. Fulbright Scholar Program offers nearly 470 teaching, research or combination teaching/research awards in over 125 countries. Opportunities are available for college and university faculty and administrators as well as for professionals, artists, journalists, scientists, lawyers, independent scholars and many others. In addition to several new program models designed to meet the changing needs of U.S. academics and professionals, Fulbright is offering more opportunities for flexible, multi-country grants.
To Search the Current Catalog of Grants Visit: https://awards.cies.org/
Contact: scholars@iie.org
Program: Residency
Agency: Fulbright Scholar Program
Next Deadline: November 1, 2019
The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S-I-R) Program assists U.S. higher education institutions in expanding programs of academic exchange, by supporting non-U.S. scholars through grants for teaching at institutions that might not have a strong international component and/or serve minority audiences. Both the U.S. institution and the scholar grantee benefit from this experience.
Contact: sir@iie.org.
Congratulations to the following faculty, students, and alumni for their recent accomplishments!
John Borrero, Psychology, will be represented #UMBC for an invited address at the Heartland Association for Behavior Analysis on Friday March 22 (2019). @HEARTLANDABANE@UMBCGradSchool@UMBC@UMBCSocSci@UMBC_CAHSS
Matt Fagan and Maggie Buck Holland, Geography and Environmental Systems, recently argued we should be thinking differently about forest restoration policies. Restoring tropical forests isn’t meaningful if those forests only stand for 10 or 20 years (Sunbury News)
Scott Farrow, Economics, and his collaborator won a 2018 Best Paper award from the Journal of Cost-Benefit Analysis for their article “Welfare Analysis: Bridging the Partial and General Equilibrium Divide for Policy Analysis.”
Carolyn Forestiere, Political Science, who received the Presidential Teaching Faculty Award! #UMBCSocScipic.twitter.com/zsUUzMRlgm
Maheen Haq ‘20, Global Studies and Economics, has been named a Newman Civic Fellow.
Tyson King-Meadows, Political Science, will join a cohort of thirty-nine ACE fellows from institutions across the United States in the distinguished education leadership program.
Elliot Lasson, Psychology, discusses generational differences in the workplace. Your Money and Business (mpt)
Robert Provine, Psychology, is quoted in a blog about how crying can build emotional bonds between people. Why it’s ok to cry in public (Psych Central blog)
Ian Ralby '02, Modern Languages and Linguistics, and M.A '02, Intercultural Communication, who works for the United Nations, was on NPR's Planet Money podcast. #899: Mexico Fights The Fuel Pirates (NPR)
John Rennie Short, Public Policy, discusses how New York City is working to address traffic congestion.New York gets serious about traffic with the first citywide US congestion pricing plan (The Conversation)
Stacy L. Rodgers ‘83, Psychology, is the first African American and second woman to be appointed administrative officer for Baltimore County. First black woman CAO of Baltimore County (Afro) ]]>Please apply through UMBCworks (Job Posting # 9306890)
This is a 10-hour per week position beginning in the Fall 2019 semester. Weekly schedule is flexible and will work around students' academic schedule.
We are looking for an undergraduate student who is comfortable working with other students, staff, and faculty. Communication skills (both verbal and written) as well as interpersonal skills are very important, as this person is the 'face' of our department. We are looking for a student who will take the initiative to jump in and help our team as needed. Consistent close attention to detail is required.
Our student office staff assists with daily office task such as: answering the phone, filing, copying, and scanning, sorting mail and deliver packages, making sure the copiers are loaded and free from jams.
On a weekly basis, our office staff maintain our department laptops, run errands on campus as needed (picking off exams at SDS, deliver time-sensitive interoffice mail, take scantrons to the library to be graded), and respond to department inquiries via our website.
Ongoing administrative projects include keeping our bulletin boards up to date, creating departmental fliers, forwarding emails to faculty/staff, advertising events (groups, emails, posting flyers), updating course listings for each semester, keeping department directory up-to-date each semester, supporting the creation of our annual department newsletter, assisting with sensitive inventory, assisting with larger department events (such as Social Sciences Forums, End-of-Semester celebration, etc.), assisting with University events (such as Retriever Days, Transfer Student Open Houses).
Office staff report directly to our administrative assistant and support the entire SAHAP staff, which includes our program management specialist, accountant, department coordinator, advising coordinator, graduate program coordinator, department chair, and faculty. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed.
Congratulations to Susan Sterett for her recent award from the National Science Foundation. Professor Sterett intends to use the award to hold a workshop to be held at the beginning of the 2019 WPSA conference. A key component will be a session on managing conflict and improving our lives in the academy, facilitated by a professional from a university office on diversity and inclusion. The workshop will close with brainstorming some of the challenges people find in the profession, including managing rejection, and brainstorming what gatekeepers can do.
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