I want to invite you to the AOK Library & Gallery's Spotlight! Symposium Prison State.

This fall, the Symposium will explore the regional and pervasive impact of prison incarceration and the current debate around prison abolition. Specifically, we would like to engage in the conversation about prison abolition, reform, youth incarnation, cumulative trauma, rights of formerly incarcerated citizens, etc.

The inspiration for the theme is the Library's Special Collections' prison incarceration collection and the Library Gallery exhibit being hosted, called Prison Nation, simultaneously in Fall 2022.

We've scheduled nine presentations throughout the semester in the Gallery or virtually. You can click on each presentation below for descriptions and to RSVP. 

1.       Dr. Kate Drabinski, UMBC Professor: 9/30

2.       Glennor Shirley, Retired Prison Librarian: 10/10  

3.       Kevin Muhitch, UMBC Alum: 10/19

4.       Elaine MacDougall, Current graduate student: 10/26

5.       Yanet Amanuel, ACLU: 10/28

6.       Lawrence Grandpre, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle: 11/2

7.       Dr. Michael Casiano, UMBC Professor: 11/9

8.       Betsy Fox, MD Department of Juvenile Services: 11/16 

9.       Nathaniel R. Balis, The Annie E. Casey Foundation: 12/2  

See the attached flyer for more information about the speaker series 

Political leaders are increasingly engaging in "constitutional hardball"  bending lawmaking rules for partisan gain. This lecture contextualizes this phenomenon historically and describes how constitutional hardball weakens American democracy today.

Free boxed lunches will be provided 

Organized by the Department of Political Science and cosponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship.

• Register to vote in Maryland: Maryland’s voter registration deadline for the 2022 general election is October 18. UMBC’s voter registration portal will help you take the first steps to registering to vote regardless of where you live. If you are a Maryland resident, you also can go straight to the state’s online portal.

• Request a mail ballot, then vote in The Commons: Registered Maryland voters can complete an online request for a mail-in ballot here. Once you have received and completed your ballot, you can submit it by placing it in the official Board of Elections dropoff box in the lobby of The Commons (near the Campus Information Center desk). No postage is necessary. The Board of Elections will pick up ballots placed in the box daily.

• Make a pledge to vote: Every election year, ALL IN to Vote hosts a Pledge to Vote leaderboard for university students across the country. UMBC placed #9 in the nation on the leaderboard in 2020. This year, let's reach #1! Take the pledge, and spread the word.

• Access Maryland and out-of-state voter resources: Find the latest information, including dates for early voting and deadlines to request mailed and electronic ballots, on the UMBC Center for Democracy and Civic Life website.

• Serve as election judge: The Baltimore County Board of Elections is recruiting election judges to work at polling stations during the 2022 general election. These are paid positions and an important public service.

• Participate in Election 2022 programs: Follow the Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s myUMBC page for information about upcoming programs.

Political leaders are increasingly engaging in "constitutional hardball"  bending lawmaking rules for partisan gain. This lecture contextualizes this phenomenon historically and describes how constitutional hardball weakens American democracy today.

Organized by the Department of Political Science and cosponsored by the Center for Social Science Scholarship.

On today's special episode of Retrieving the Social Sciences, we hear about the subject of Critical Literary from Dr. Amy Tondreau, Assistant Professor of Elementary Education at UMBC. 

On today's Campus Connection, we hear about the recent work of Dr. Jiyoon Lee, Associate Professor, Department of Education.  

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The UMBC Fall Career and Internship Fair is back at the RAC on Wednesday, September 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m!

Over 140 organizations will be on campus to recruit UMBC alumni and student talent at every academic level, from first-year students to those pursuing advanced degrees.

We want to make you aware of this event and extend a personal invitation to stop over to connect with our employer community. Free shuttle transportation will be provided for students attending classes at Shady Grove.

Participating organizations include Amtrak, Catalent, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Central Intelligence Agency, Chesapeake Bay Foundation,Exelon Corporation, FBI, GE Appliances, JHU Applied Physics Lab, Kennedy Krieger, Lockheed Martin, McCormick and Company, Morgan Stanley, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, NSA, Northrop Grumman, PayPal, Peraton, Space Telescope Science Institute, Social Security Administration, T. Rowe Price, the Baltimore Orioles, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and Urban Teachers.

While the Career & Internship Fair is one of our larger events, the fall recruiting season is already in full swing. A multitude of companies have already been to campus or will be visiting very shortly to meet and/or interview students, including the U.S. Department of State, Google, ExxonMobil, and Uber.

Be sure to activate your accounts in UMBC's new internship and job platform, Handshake. Students will receive personalized job and internship recommendations, be able to connect with employers and peers working at organizations that interest them, and get an inside look at organizations with thousands of student reviews.

Thank you again for your continued support. We look forward to hosting a great recruiting event this upcoming Wednesday. Attached are two slides highlighting both the Fair and Handshake 

U.S. Department of State IN PERSON Information Session Come Learn About Current and Future OpportunitiesOn Campus : COMM 331 You are cordially invited to get to know employers who want to get to know you!  Come join us for an in person presentation by the US Department of the State followed by Q&A. US Department of the State is America's leading foreign affairs agency that works to shape and sustain a peaceful, prosperous, just, and democratic world and fosters conditions for stability and progress for the benefit of the American people and people everywhere. Our employees contribute to strengthening American diplomacy and use their knowledge and experience in everything from architecture to engineering and technology to medicine to achieve success as they serve with integrity and professionalism. Contribute your different perspectives, life experiences, and innovative thinking to support and advance U.S. interests worldwide. Visit careers.state.gov to learn more.  U.S. citizenship is required. An equal opportunity employer. Please see current opportunities in Handshake as follows: Student Trainee at U.S. Department of State Government Information Specialist, GS 07-09 at U.S. Department of State Haven't claimed your account in Handshake yet? Update your profile so employers can find you.  Get started HERE!

We have good news! The deadline for submissions to the 2023 edition of the UMBC Review has been extended to Friday, September 23rd. In consideration of the updated deadline, the editors are reaching out to see if you could share the attached information with students in your department. Thank you again for helping us spread the word about this opportunity!

The submission application can be found at:https://ur.umbc.edu/umbc-review/. Click "Submit Here!" We encourage students of all majors and disciplines to send in their research! Your papers do not have to be ready for publication or perfect right now, we just want to see the best work and research you have completed! Papers may include original research and/or artistic projects alongside artistic statements exploring the research and process you have completed, and discoveries you have made. Reach out to umbcreview@umbc.eduif you have any questions.