UMBC student receives national attention in the Washington Post and the New York Times for his part in the coordination of the Washington DC BLM Protests with American progressive political action organization Our Revolution! As quoted in the NewYork Times, "Malik Harris, 23, a global studies major at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, rented a house in Washington with friends for the weekend to join the protest. 'I’m supposed to be doing my homework right now for the summer semester,' he said. 'But I definitely want to be present for everything.'"

We celebrate and support Malik and all our students actively involved in the current demand for racial justice that is sweeping our city and our nation.  As students of global studies, we pride ourselves on the promotion of a value system that has at its core social justice for all.

For the full pieces featuring Malik: 

D.C. on edge as anger over George Floyd’s death launches protests through the nation’s capital. Washington Post, https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-on-edge-as-anger-over-george-floyds-death-launches-protests-through-the-nations-capital/2020/05/30/01be2956-a2af-11ea-9590-1858a893bd59_story.html

Protests Near White House Spiral Out of Control Again. New York Times, https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/politics/washington-dc-george-floyd-protests.html

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If I am approved for an Incomplete (I) grade for a course taken in the Spring 2020 semester, will I still have the option to change the grading method to a Pass (P) or withdraw from the course once the final course grade is posted?
In accordance with the Incomplete grading policy, students will have the option to request an (I) grade for a Spring 2020 course if they have completed a majority of the work at a satisfactory level. Students approved for an incomplete grade will be given until the end of the Fall 2020 semester to resolve any remaining coursework. Once a final course grade is submitted, students will have until January 11th 2021 to change the grading method to the Pass (P) option or withdraw from the course.

What are my options if I have an Incomplete (I) grade from a previous semester and was trying to complete it over the Spring 2020 semester?
To ensure timely progress toward a degree, students are encouraged to complete any remaining coursework associated with an incomplete (I) grade. Likewise, course instructors are encouraged to provide flexibility where possible so that remaining coursework can be satisfied. When it is possible to do so, grade changes for outstanding incomplete grades should be submitted by course instructors by the May 27th submission deadline. Once a final course grade is posted to replace the (I) grade, students will have until June 10th to change the grading method to the Pass (P) option or withdraw from the course.

Undergraduate students may request to have their final course grade changed to the (P) option by submitting a request to Student Records. Undergraduate students may submit a request to withdraw from a course by submitting a request to Registration. When submitting a request to the Registrar’s Office, students must include the course number (i.e. PSYC 100) and the term in which they enrolled in the course and received an (I) grade (i.e. Fall 2019).

If a final course grade is not submitted by the May 27th grade submission deadline, an automatic one semester extension of the Incomplete will be granted to the end of Fall 2020. Students will have until the end of the Fall 2020 semester to resolve any remaining coursework. Once a final course grade is submitted by the course instructor, students will have until January 11th, 2021 to change the grading method to the Pass (P) option or withdraw from the course.

Participating students can enroll in the Community Service & Learning  Practicum 096 through The Shriver Center! Please see the info below and email elgrose1@umbc.edu to enroll and for more details!

Opportunity info!

We invite you to sign up now to volunteer for our next online adult ESOL session, May 18-June 25 (only training first week). The major change is that you will be paired with one student for the whole 5-week session. Please read on for the details.

Adult ESOL Online May/June Session Details:

Trainings: May 18-21 (Attendance at one online training required for new and returning volunteers)

Session: May 26 – June 25, 2020 (5 weeks)

Schedule:          

Monday, Wednesday 10am-11:30am

Tuesday, Thursday 6:30pm-8:00pm

(Volunteers, choose one or more of these 4 days when you sign up)

Cost to students: $20

Location: Zoom

Technology expectations:

Volunteers must have a computer, stable internet connection, and the ability to use the following features of Zoom during your teaching: share screen, annotate, and chat. If, after the training, you are not fully comfortable with using these features, we invite you to wait until we’re back in person to continue volunteer-teaching. 

Class length:

Classes will be 90 minutes long instead of 1 hour, based on feedback from some students and volunteers.

Please use this link to sign up to volunteer.**

**Meet Brian and Larry. They have decided to apply for a URA Award. "There are three different awards this year," noted Brian, who was interviewed while blow drying his luxurious hair. "You've got the usual award, open to all majors and worth up to $1,500 and then you've got the Social Science award and the entrepreneurship award. Pretty amazing opportunity. And the deadline isn't until May 15th, so we've got plenty of time!" "Really does help us with our research," added Larry, who was interviewed while combing his mustache. "And you can even apply as a group!" URA’s provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate students to support their research or creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. UMBC students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as they will remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.**