• Wellness Class on M/W 10-11am
• Computer/Library Time on Tu 10-11
• Campus Exploration on Fri from 1-3pm
• Financial Litteracy on Thur from 11:30 till 12:10.

Great opportunity available to gain practical knowledge and experience working with children with autism! Children Achieving Maximum Potential (CHAMP) is seeking therapists to work one-on-one with children with autism in their homes.  Perfect schedule for college students! Hours start at 2:00pm.  You may work as little as 2 hours at a time. 

Learn about applying the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis while working as part of a team that teaches social skills, communication, activities of daily living and leisure skills. We provide training and a flexible part-time schedule. Competitive hourly pay available. 

We are also approved with the Shriver Center for internship credits.

Immediate openings available! If you are interested please contact Emily Zychowicz at CHAMP.  301-591-9776; emily@childrenachieving.com

AND

APPLY via UMBCworks to position 9259478 (interviews are being held on campus)

Want to Learn How and Why Websites Rank on the first page of Google?

Want to Be a Part of a Cutting Edge Field thathas Added Nearly 500,000 New Jobs* Domestically Since May 2012?

Be a part of the inner workings of a major web development and online marketing firm.  Join the team at Visual Data Systems and gain experience in search engine optimization (SEO), social media marketing, email marketing and more. We’re looking for enthusiastic, outgoing and hard-working people who have a passion for the web and are good at interacting and collaborating with all types of people. Join an industry that according to SimplyHired.com has increased job listings by more than 250% since 2009.

Become a Visual Data Systems Online Marketing Intern!

Visual Data Systems Online Marketing Interns are NOT expected to have any experience as we will provide full training and practice of our marketing methodologies. Create a contest to drive social media engagement, analyze conversion metrics or test a new tool to help streamline processes.

Job perks include being able to say that you are doing your job while creating YouTube channels, building a twitter following, and customizing Facebook client pages, all while in a casual working atmosphere.

You will get to work on client projects right from the start. Your role will be split into the areas of your strengths. You will have the ability to research and test new applications/technology related to SEO and Social Media that will further enhance the Online Marketing program. We will provide full training in all aspects of your job.

You must:
* be a creative thinker with an ability to think outside the box
* be self disciplined
* have good attention to detail
* be computer and Internet savvy
* be able to fit in and work well with a team
* be interested in researching and learning the latest SEO/online marketing trends

Any of the following would be advantageous but are not necessary:
* Examples of your writing abilities - particularly anything quirky, funny or interesting
* Experience in search engine optimization, pay per click management, and/or social media marketing.
* A video or other online medium submission that demonstrates what sets you apart from other applicants.

The job is a part time position and will be based at our office in Columbia, Maryland. Your role will vary on an almost daily basis but will include:

* Social Media
* Viral marketing creation
* Online Reputation Management
* Link building
* Keyword research
* Writing creative and compelling adverts and headlines

This is a paid internship and requires around 30-32 hours per week. The Schedule is very flexible. If this sounds like the role for you, then please email your resume to Mark Randle (Intern@vdsys.com) with the subject line "Online Marketing Intern."  You can also apply via UMBCworks, Position ID: 9259169.

By: Kevin Gosztola – Thursday August 22, 2013 9:45 pm

"The soldier who was sentenced to thirty-five years in prison for releasing United States government information that was published by WikiLeaks, Bradley Manning, came out as a woman this morning when [her] defense attorney announced that Manning was a [woman] and wanted to be called Chelsea Manning...
 
...Since Manning came out publicly and made the request, one would expect the United States press would universally be moving to covering any future news stories on Manning with the appropriate and requested pronouns. However, “NBC’s Today, USA TODAY, The Boston Globe, Politico, CNN, Fox, the New York Daily News, the New York Post, the Daily Beast, the Los Angeles Times and The New York Times” are going to keep using the masculine pronoun. The Washington Post is also going to stick with the masculine pronoun as well."

 
Read the full story at http://dissenter.firedoglake.com/2013/08/22/there-should-be-nothing-for-media-to-debate-she-should-now-be-used-to-refer-to-manning/.

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For questions or support and resources for LGBTQ-identifying, questioning, and allied students, faculty, and staff, contact Zach Kosinski, Graduate Coordinator for LGBTQ Programs at (410) 455-3463 or lgbtq@umbc.edu.

Dr. Richard Forno, Director of UMBC's Graduate Cybersecurity Program and Assistant Director of the UMBC Center for Cybersecurity, appeared on WEAA (88.9FM) Baltimore's 'The Marc Steiner Show' as part of a long-form panel discussion on assorted cybersecurity issues.   He was joined by Edward Erickson of the Baltimore City Paper and Stephen Bono, CEO of Baltimore-based Independent Security Evaluators.

The show, Hacking: Implications For Our Privacy and Security, was aired on August 15, 2013.

“We turn to the topic of hacking. At recent hacking conventions in Las Vegas, cybersecurity experts revealed how easy it is to hack everything from cars to pacemakers. General Keith B. Alexander, Director of the National Security Agency, spoke at one of the conferences about his organization’s use of technology to spy on people.”

To the UMBC Community:

We are pleased to announce the establishment of two new academic departments in UMBC's College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences: the Department of Gender and Women's Studies and the Department of Media and Communication Studies.

Gender and Women's Studies (GWST) is one of the oldest interdisciplinary programs at UMBC. It has offered a minor since 1982, a major since 2007, and introduced a new minor in Critical Sexuality Studies in Fall 2012, which together enroll more than 90 students. Its four core faculty and 29 affiliate faculty representing 15 departments have built a strong record of innovative scholarship and teaching. GWST core faculty also contribute to the Language, Literacy, and Culture; Asian Studies; and Global Studies curricula and to the BreakingGround initiative through the Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) program.

In its brief history, Media and Communication Studies (MCS) has grown in majors, curricular offerings, and scholarly impact. In the fall of 2007, the fledgling MCS program had 29 majors. As it prepares to begin its sixth year, it has more than 270. MCS graduates at least 50 students each year and has graduated more than 160 to date. This fall MCS will debut a curriculum featuring new coursework in critical media literacy, digital production skills, and media and globalization.

Please join me in congratulating our colleagues on their accomplishments and acknowledging the hard work and commitment of Dr. Carole McCann and Dr. Jason Loviglio, who will serve as the chairs of our newest departments.