MA Students at the LLC Graduate Student Conference
The Department of English is pleased to announce that two of our graduate students in the Texts, Technologies, and Literature MA program will be presenting as part of the microtalks session for the second LLC Graduate Student Conference here at UMBC on October 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM. Congratulations to Ging Shamberger and James Harris for this accomplishment; we look forward to a wonderful presentation.
The conference, focused on the theme of #IAM Intellectual Activist Movement(s), "will be a a space of reflection and dialogue about the value of being an intellectual/activist: on lessons learned, on unanswered questions, on how changing socio-cultural landscapes interact with our work, and on what it means to be an intellectual activist in 2016 in Baltimore, the U.S., and internationally."
Please see the attached schedule for registration information and panel session, if you are interested in attending.
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Inside Scoop: Careers in Writing
Do you have a talent and passion for writing, but are not sure how to pursue it as a career? Do you want to know what it really takes to become a successful writer? Whether you are interested in creative writing, publishing, technical writing, PR/communications, or blogging, the Career Center's Inside Scoop: Careers in Writing event is for you. This event will be held on Monday, October 3, 2016, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM in the Commons, Room 331. Come meet a panel of local professionals to hear how the launched their writing-based careers. Panelists will include:
Seth Sawyers (UMBC '95) is a writer whose creative nonfiction and fiction has appeared in The Rumpus, The Millions, Salon, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Sports Illustrated, The Baltimore Sun, and elsewhere. An editor at the Baltimore Review and a former adjunct instructor with the UMBC Department of English, he is at work on a novel. He also works as a sales writer for a healthcare firm based in Columbia.
Jamaila Brinkley (UMBC '05) spent ten years writing technical documents for government clients before retiring to use all of her pent-up creativity to write fiction and raise her family. She is the author of historical romance with a hint of magic. Her first book, Thieves' Honor, was released in May 2016 from Soul Mate Publishing.
Stephanie Shaffer (UMBC '13) is a former English and French double major, Writing Fellow, and Writing Tutor at UMBC. Now, she is an editor at iJET International, which provides intelligence-driven, integrated risk management solutions that enable multinational organizations to operate globally with confidence.
Megan Hanks (Lehigh University '11) is now the STEM Communications Manager at UMBC. She held a full-time internship at a public relations agency outside of Philadelphia and then went to work for a different public relations company. She got her first official job at a membership organization for physicians where she did public relations, media relations, and internal communications.
This is a great opportunity for students interested in pursuing writing beyond the classroom as a potential career. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kacie Lawrence, Acting Associate Director of the UMBC Career Center, at
klawrence@umbc.edu. No registration or RSVP is required.
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The 3rd Annual Culturally Responsive Teaching Conference
Registration is Open!
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Register for Critical Diversity in Higher Education Workshop
Open to Faculty & Staff
View the MyUMBC event posting here.
This presentation provides an overview of competing ideas about what constitutes “diversity.” After explaining why this is important in promoting a diverse workforce, the presentation then offers insights about the tangible impact of critical diversity at research universities in the U.S. Participants will leave the session with an expanded perception and appreciation of diversity in higher education and several strategies to apply for improving community inclusion.
Dr. Cedric Herring is a Professor and Director of the Language, Literacy, and Culture PhD Program at UMBC. He is the former national President of the Association of Black Sociologists, and he was awarded the Joseph S. Himes Lifetime Achievement Award for his scholarship on topics such as workplace diversity.Dr. Herring has published eight books and more than 75 scholarly articles.
Space is limited – Please register now! Registration deadline is October 5, 2016.
If you register for a workshop and your attendance plans change or a workshop fills and you would like to be added to the wait list, please email us at hrtraining@umbc.edu. Please arrive early so we can begin promptly at 12:00 p.m.
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Welcome new faculty Robin Neveu Brown and Erica Rebollar
Outstanding dancers share their artistry with UMBC students.
It's an exciting semester for the UMBC Department of Dance!
Robin Neveu Brown joins the UMBC Dance Department faculty as our full-time Artist-in-Residence for Fall 2016, teaching Advanced Technique, Repertory, Improvisation and Workshop. Robin has taught in many settings, from K-12 through higher education, and at Dance Exchange, The Collective, and Dance Place. For more information on Robin, go
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Erica Rebollar (Artist-in-Residence in Fall 2015) joins the faculty as full-time Visiting Lecturer for the 2016-2017 school year. Erica brings her rich experience in dance and choreography to dance students of all levels, teaching Dance History, First Works, Senior Projects, Composition, Beginning and Intermediate Contemporary Dance. An outstanding choreographer, Erica is artistic director of Rebollar Dance, based in Washington, DC. For more information about Erica, go
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The Law School Expo, hosted by The Legal Studies
Club in conjunction with the Towson University
Pre-Law Chapter of Phi Alpha Delta, Law Fraternity
Int'l, offers an unparalleled opportunity for all of
TU's students whom are interested in pursuing a
career in the legal field to learn about the law
school admissions process from the schools
themselves! Please join us again for an evening of
networking with admissions representatives from
area law schools, LSAT advisors, as well as career
services opportunities!
Monday, October 10, 2016 4:00 - 6:30 p.m. UU Chesapeake 3
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The Kraken Won Its 2nd Award at the Lowell Kinetic Race!
The Kraken Upcycle Took a Trip This Weekend to Lowell, MA
Congratulations to a local team in Lowell, MA for their recent win at the Lowell Kinetic Sculpture Race in New
England, MA with our very own Kraken! Race coordinator, Bianca Mauro, transported the Kraken Upcycle up to Lowell MA this past weekend. The team succeeded in finishing the 6.5 mile course race, which went
through the city to a mud pit, through the state park and beach to a sand trap, and
finally across the Merrimack River. In addition, the Kraken Upcycle has
also won its second award in three years of racing: Lowell Kinetic
Sculpture Race's Golden Flipper Award for most interesting water entry, as the team rode down the ramp into the water at full speed!
We surely know Steven McAlpine is proud. Congratulations again to the entire crew, we're excited to see what's
next for the Kraken!
The race web site is
http://lowellkinetic.com/ and a short film trailer can be viewed here:
https://vimeo.com/143338349.
The Kraken is a moving art piece composed
entirely of plastic bottles, plastic bags, soda rings, and other
pollutants of the world's water sources. On a typical day, you'd find it
proudly standing outside the Fine Arts building. More about the
Kraken's origins and history can be found in INDS' newsletter,
here and
here.
Dear colleagues and friends,
We are so pleased to announce our latest educational outreach initiative, "Valuable Voices" -- a free iPhone app for teachers!
The app provides 12 ready-to-implement exercises for students and educators -- one a month, for a year's worth of teaching -- to build awareness of language and culture. The teaching exercises are geared toward middle/high school English but can easily be adapted for elementary or even college, in a variety of content areas.
To download the app, go to the App Store on your iPhone and type in "Valuable Voices" -- attached is a screenshot so that you know what to look for. To our knowledge this is the only sociolinguistics app of its kind. Hopefully one day we can expand to create more apps -- and hopefully expand to make the apps available to Android users, too.
We would love to hear any feedback you may have, and please pass this along to any teachers or students who may be interested. We’ll be presenting on the app and some of our other educational initiatives at several conferences coming up, including at the Linguistic Society of America/Society for Linguistic Anthropology as well as the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and we plan to incorporate insights from those who have used it.
We couldn't have done this work without our team of undergraduate and graduate student assistants, as well as our many teacher consultants and their students, who are always our inspiration!
Thanks to all of you for your support!
Christine
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