Hey, Graduate Students!

Are you ready to indulge in a stack of deliciousness and take a break from your academic adventures? OGSL is excited to invite you to our Pancake Party! Get ready for a morning of fluffy pancakes, tasty toppings, and fantastic company.

Date: February 14

Time: 11:30 AM- 1 PM

Location: Commons 308

Be sure to RSVP to ensure we have enough pancakes for everyone. We can't wait to see you at the OGSL Pancake Party!

RSVP Link: Here

Library Services for Graduate Students

February 5, 12 - 1 pm Explore resources and services the library has to offer for graduate students.

Writing Wednesday Workshop: Research 101

February 7, 12 - 1 pm This workshop is designed to give you an overview of how to begin the searching process, with an introduction to the AOK Library's searching tools.

How to Write a Social Science/Humanities Literature Review

February 12, 4-5 pm Recommended for graduate students and offering strategies and tips for writing a literature review in the social sciences and humanities.

How to Use Zotero for Citation Management

February 20, 12-1 pm A hands-on overview of setting up a free Zotero account, adding sources to your Zotero library, and generating a bibliography.

How to Write a STEM Literature Review (Introduction)

February 21, 12-1 pm This workshop will help you learn how to begin to advance your literature review, and how to connect your ideas to the literature in your STEM field.

How to Use EndNote Online for Citation Management

February 27, 12-1 pm Learn how to utilize the full range of features included in this cloud-based citation manager, including setting up an account, importing and transferring references, sharing references, and accessing your references in Microsoft Word.

Research & Publication Workshop: CAHSS Faculty Perspective

March 4, 3-4 pm How do you start the process of writing a publication? What are impact factors and how do you decide if your data is impactful enough to be submitted to a particular publication or journal? We have invited a panel of productive and avid publishing faculty at UMBC from our CAHSS college to talk about this and other topics related to publication.

Writing Wednesday Workshop: Stepping Up Your Research Game: Searching Strategically

March 6, 12-1 pm In this workshop you will learn and practice new ways to streamline your research process using the relevant (and irrelevant) information you find along the way.

How to Write a Stem Literature Review (Advanced)

March 7, 12-1 pm This workshop will help you learn how to begin and advance your literature review, and how to connect your ideas to the literature in the field.

Creating an Academic Research Poster Using PowerPoint

March 11, 12-1 pm Learn how to create an academic research poster that stands out. In this workshop, learn the design principles and guidelines that will help you create an effective and aesthetically pleasing poster using PowerPoint. We'll discuss layout, fonts, colors, graphics, and more.

Creating an Academic Research Poster Using Canva

March 28, 12-1 pm Learn how to create an academic research poster that stands out. In this workshop, learn the design principles and guidelines that will help you create an effective and aesthetically pleasing poster using Canva. We'll discuss layout, fonts, colors, graphics, and more.

How to Conduct a Preliminary Patent Search

April 1, 12-1 pm Patent searching can be daunting and an overwhelming process. Come learn how to conduct preliminary patent searches of U.S. patents and published applications using free online resources of the USPTO.

Writing Wednesday Workshop: How to Cite Sources for Your Research & Writing

April 3, 12-1 pm Do you have questions about how to cite and incorporate sources in your writing assignments? Avoid accidental plagiarism by learning how to properly cite your sources and show your skills as an academic writer and researcher.

Writing Wednesday Workshop: Finding Your Flow: Navigating Final Papers

May 1, 12-1 pm Ready to write your final paper but not sure where to start? Gather what you've got so far (even if it's just the assignment description) and join us for this workshop where we will offer plenty of tips and tricks to get you motivated and excited to find your flow for your paper!

STOP By for your FARM FRESH, producer only, seasonal products

Next Market Feb 21st 

Market  at 5820 Edmondson Ave.  Remind your neighbors

New Dates for March Markets-3/13 and 3/27

Benchmark Sharpening

Todd is back to sharpen your Knives 

 

Andy's Egg and Poultry will have a selection of lamb, chicken, turkey, sausage and pork cuts and farm fresh eggs.

                                  

Broom's Bloom Dairy -  Visit Andy's Eggs for Whole Milk, Chocolate Milk, 2% milk, Mozzarella and feta cheese and pints of their delicious Ice Cream

 

 

Glenville Hollow Farms will have  spaghetti squash, white or orange Sweet Potatoes,  cabbage, turnips,  White potatoes and don’t forget the popcorn great snack or gift.  Crimson crisp, honey crisp, pink lady and fuji Apples from a neighboring orchard and blended apple and Honey Crisp Apple cider.    Sweet jelly    Email me with any special requests GlenvilleHollowFarms@gmail.com. 

 

 

PATAPSCO FARM 

Has all your favorite microgreens

 

Lisa's Love 

The University System of Maryland Board of Regents and the University System of Maryland Student Council are introducing the Board of Regents Student Excellence Scholarships to recognize exceptionally talented students who are making contributions in various aspects of student life. Each awardee will receive a commemorative stole and a $2,000 scholarship to commemorate their outstanding achievements.

Scholarships will be granted to up to two undergraduate students (one first-year or sophomore and one junior or senior) and up to one graduate student from among the diverse USM student community exhibiting achievements in the following categories: (1) Leadership and Advocacy; (2) Outreach and Engagement; (3) Innovation and Creativity; and (4) Academics, Scholarship, and Research.

Students are responsible for self-nomination, and the deadline to submit an application is February 9. More information on criteria and the selection process is available here. 

Accessibility and Disability Services and Student Disability Services joins The Mosaic Center and all UMBC partners with honoring Black History Month.

Rediscover how some members of the Black Civil Rights Movement also played essential roles as activists in the US Disability Rights Movement, and paved the way for disability rights activists to influence social change and legislation. Many people with disabilities were part of both movements and continue to be today.

Dr. Sami Schalk presented at UMBC less than a year ago on 504 and Beyond: Disability Politics and the Black Panther Partyvia the Dresher Center - the and co-sponsorship with ADS and I3B.

Why Black Disabled History Matters by Dikko Yusef of WID provides a great summary

Some of the intersectionality within the documentary  Crip Camp shows how intersectional being black and disabled can be - beyond the Black Panthers. Further back in history, learn new things about the famous Black figures who also had disabilities. For instance, Harriet Tubman lived with epilepsy and narcolepsy, a reminder that disability is both directly and indirectly linked to many forms of violence.

In the links described below, you may rediscover or learn for the first time about Black history  being made in this moment, and there is so much to learn from the past.  Research forays have been known to start at Brad Lomax, and end up at the Wild Zappers, a DC-based all black all deaf dance company - what new-to-you ancestral influencers and history-makers will become front-of-mind to you? The research of Dr. Stephanie Keeney Parks takes a racially nuanced approach to Autism via In A Different Key. In 2022 Megan Thee Stallion launched a website to support mental health.  Haben Girma remains an important advocate for disability inclusion.

Test your knowledge by taking this quiz with the National Black Disability Coalition (NBDC): (link)http://www.blackdisability.org/content/black-disabled-trivia

Important figures in Black History:

• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) has a Black History Bio for each day of February: (link)https://www.ndrn.org/resource/disability-rights-in-black/
• On the website for Respect Ability, an advocacy organization, you can find an article featuring the experiences and voices of current African-American celebrities who have disabilities. (link)https://www.respectability.org/2018/02/highlighting-african-americans-disabilities-honor-black-history-month/
• Learn about Black History heroes who are or were deaf or blind: (link)https://dcmp.org/learn/203-black-history-month

·       Enter “Black History” plus any disability (i.e. "autism," "dyslexia," etc.) into a search engine and explore more about the intersectionality of disability.

Explore Black History and Disability Rights:

The National Center for Learning Disabilities (NCLD) has a great article about the integral role Black disability rights activists played in securing rights for all US citizens with disabilities.  (link)https://www.ncld.org/news/honoring-black-history-month-unsung-heroes-of-the-disability-rights-movement/ For more on Brad Lomax, a leader in the 1977 protests that led to the implementation of section 504 of the rehabilitation act, see this NYT obituary (link) https:/www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/obituaries/brad-lomax-overlooked.html

Black Disabled and Proud: College Students with Disabilities is a website by the HBCU Disability Consortium. Their page titled “Black Lives Matter and Disability” speaks to the recent and daily making of Black history as it intersects with disability. (link)https://www.blackdisabledandproud.org/black-lives-matter.html The page includes links to thoughtful articles as well as self-care info.

The Disability Visibility Project’s Black Lives Matter page has podcasts (with transcripts) that explore the individual experiences of people who are actively contributing individually and/or organizing to raise awareness about being Black and having a  disability.  (link)https://disabilityvisibilityproject.com/tag/black-lives-matter/  Click through on the posts and find things like Jen White Johnson’s Black Disability Lives Matter mural (link)https://jenwhitejohnson.com/Black-Disabled-Lives-Matter-Mural-Project 

The Zinn Education Project offers Teach The Black Freedom Struggle classes with ASL and transcripts via this link - with the reminder that violence in any format may create disability. If you are looking for UMBC-based disability resources - use these links:

• Student Disability Services: For ALL students - graduate and undergraduate, as well as Information for Faculty working with student accommodations
• Accessibility and Disability Services: Work Accommodation for Faculty, Staff and Student Employees as well as technical accessibility support
• Report Accessibility Concerns online 24/7 here

Thumbnail image of two black young women with their hair in white headbands at a 1960's era protest  with one larger sign behind them reading "Martyr Medgar Evers" and a poem that begins "The Black Man Fell and helpless lay/ A Gaping Wound upon his back/ A Witness to the Savage Way/ A Beast Had Made His Foul Attack...." accompanies this post. Photo credit: Unseen Histories downloaded from Unsplash.com