Winter Orientation Advisors Needed
The Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising has openings available for Winter Orientation Advisors! Advisors meet with incoming undergraduate students VIRTUALLY during the month of January in one-on-one sessions to plan out and register for classes. No previous experience is required, and we will provide all training necessary!

Besides compensation, this is a rare chance for graduate students to gain professional and interpersonal experience. Depending on your field, your time as a student may not open you up to many client-facing interactions, and this is a pathway to gaining that experience. If you are considering a career in academia, meanwhile, advising experience is highly sought-after in faculty openings.

Advisors are eligible to be compensated at the rate of $100 per afternoon session and $50 per evening or morning session, with the opportunity to work several sessions during the month. Although there are only a few days during which help is needed in January, advisors in good standing may be invited back to participate in our much larger Summer program afterwards. Participants are also eligible to earn the Orientation Advisor microcredential! See more info here: https://badges.umbc.edu/

Grad students on F-1 visas ARE eligible for this work and invited to apply!

We are online offering informational sessions for anyone interested or who even just MIGHT be interested in finding out about this exciting opportunity to expand their skillsets, make meaningful connections, serve their departments, and get paid! No RSVP necessary.
For additional details, see the application HERE, which is due by October 15.
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Event 1

We are excited to announce our next Bridges to Biotech Event!

Bridges to Biotech Virtual Talk
Visa Considerations for Industry Roles 
Immigration Attorney Brendan Delaney 
October 8, 2025 12:00-1:00pm on Zoom. 

All Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars are welcome to attend. 

Please see the flyer for more details. To register please click here 

Event 2

Registration is now open for the 2025 NIH Career Symposium! This virtual, multi-day event will highlight a broad range of career paths available to biomedical researchers. Panels and workshops throughout the symposium are designed to help postdocs and doctoral students in the life sciences explore new career paths, learn more about a specific career, and prepare for a successful job search. The Career Symposium will take place November 3rd – 6th, 2025. 

2025 ANNUAL NIH CAREER SYMPOSIUM

November 3 - 6, 2025 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Register here

Please note that, in addition to registering for a ticket, you must also create a Whova account to log in to the event. 

Event highlights:

*10 panels featuring professionals in a broad range of careers, including pharmaceutical industry, academic careers, science policy, and more!

*Workshops to help you:
  •  Navigate a Changing Job Market 
  • Develop Job Search Skills
  •  Plan for a Career Transition
Register today and log in to Whova to see the agenda and growing speaker list! We hope to see you at the event in November! 

Photo by Dom Fou on Unsplash
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Join the Office of Graduate Student Life (OGSL) and GEARS for Movie Night! 
We'll have pizza, popcorn, and a fun movie (to be announced soon).

Bike Giveaway!
Want to win a FREE bike? Here's how:

  • You must be following the OGSL myUMBC page

  • You must be present at Movie Night

The winner will be announced at the end of the movie — don't miss your chance!

 Details:

  • Friday, October 17

  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

  • Lecture Hall 1

Come for the food, enjoy the movie, and maybe leave with a bike!

SEE YA THERE!

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Have questions, ideas, or concerns about graduate student life at UMBC? Want to learn more about upcoming initiatives or share your feedback directly with GSA leadership?

Join the GSA President during weekly office hours! This is your opportunity to:

Your voice matters—stop by, even if it's just to say hello!

Commons 308
Every Wednesday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

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Graduate Student Internship Opportunity

The John N. Gardner Institute for Excellence in Higher Education (Gardner Institute) is looking for an Intern for Spring 2026!

For the past 25 years, the Gardner Institute has worked with institutions to improve their student success. We are seeking an intern for the Spring 2026 term a Graduate Intern who is interested in working with the Gardner Institute's engagements with college and university partners.

Interns are given the opportunity to collaborate alongside the Gardner Institute staff on work related to student success. Each intern is expected to work 10-15 hours per week and complete a project by the end of their term. 

Qualifications:

Interested candidates should be pursuing degrees in higher education administration or a related field, and be interested in working with college and university administrators, faculty, staff and students in support of institutional transformation that advances student success.

The work will include the intern's participation in professional learning environments offered in the Gardner Institute academies. Depending on areas of interest, the intern will also have the chance to be involved in our partnerships with institutions redesigning their first-year or transfer experiences, academic advising, retention or curriculum.


Interns will receive a stipend of $1,500 per semester and academic credit may also be available.

To apply for our internship, please complete the Internship Form.

Notifications on decisions will occur 6 weeks after deadline.

The application is due November 14, 2025.

Feel free to share this opportunity with students and colleagues!

For questions, please contact internships@gardnerinstitute.org.

Learn More About Gardner Institute Internships Here!

Gardner Institute | internships@gardnerinstitute.org | gardnerinstitute.org

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Welcome to our October Newsletter!

UMBC's Office of Postdoctoral Affairs welcomes you to the 4th edition of our new monthly newsletter! Highlights include several online and in person workshops, including our Future Faculty Series, Exploring A.I., and our Decoding Graduate School Series. We hope you can take advantage of some great opportunities this fall semester!
★ "Talk it Through" Topic of the Month:
A recommended topic for postdocs and their mentors to discuss this month:

Visibility – Are you getting the right exposure through talks, networking, and collaborations?

★ Have suggestions for us? Put your thoughts into our new Office of Postdoctoral Affairs Suggestion Box!


Events

UMBC Graduate Student & Postdoc Development (GSPD): 

★ Wed. October 1 | 2:30-3:45 PM | PAHB 456
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Session 4: Authorship, Peer Review, and Publication
Sign up here
★ Fri. October 3 | 10:30-11:30 AM | Online
Exploring AI in Graduate Research Series: Gemini with Dr. Anupam Joshi
Sign up here
★ Fri. October 3 | 2-3 PM | Online
Future Faculty Session 4: Interviews - get tips on how to prepare for zoom interviews!
Sign up here
★ Wed. October 8 | 2:30-3:45 PM | PAHB 456
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Session 5: Mentor/Mentee Responsibilities and Relationships
Sign up here
★ Fri. October 10 | 1-2 PM | ILSB 233
TA Skills Series: Formative Classroom Assessment Techniques
Sign up here
★ Wed. October 15 | 2:30-3:45 PM | PAHB 456
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Session 6: Collaborative Research and Intellectual Property
Sign up here
★ Thurs. October 16 | 4:30-6 PM | ITE 229
Decoding Graduate School Series: Decoding Your Network: Building Community and Finding Support, and Interdepartmental communities, External Communities, and Combatting Imposter Syndrome in your Community: Mapping your Support System
Sign up  here
★ Wed. October 22 | 2:30-3:45 PM | PAHB 456
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Session 7: Ethical Data Acquisition, Handling, and Use, Including Questionable Research Practices, Replicability, and Reproducibility
Sign up here
★ Fri. October 24 | 1-2 PM | ILSB 233
TA Skills Series: Improving your teaching through Feedback and Classroom Management
Sign up here
★ Wed. October 29 | 2:30-3:45 PM | PAHB 456
Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) Session 8: Conflict of Interest
Sign up here
 

UMBC Center for Social Science Scholarship
★ Sat. October 11 | 2-1 PM | Online |
Beyond the Journal: Turning Scholarship into Impact 
Register here

★ Advancing Social Science Research: A Workshop Series on AI, R, LLMs, and Computational Methods

This series will begin with the basics of computing in R and how to use generative AI/LLMs in social science research workflows. Each session will be focused on getting faculty and students comfortable with deploying AI and LLM models in their research, but with a deeper understanding of the ethical, equity, and environmental consequences of these models. REGISTER (Mark your calendar now for future dates!)
FOR OCTOBER:
★ Fri. October 3 | 12-1:30pm | PUP 451
Introduction to R, R Projects, R Markdown and the Basics of LLMs
 

UMBC LIBRARY

A.I. Seminar Series: 
EXPLORING THE GADGETS AND GIZMOS OF YOUR A.I. TOOLKIT
★ Wed. October 1 | 12-1 PM | Online 
Google Gemini: AI Tools for Research, Teaching, & Learning
Register and join online event
★ Wed. October 8 | 12-1 PM | Online 
Assembling an AI Toolbox
Register and join online event
★ Wed. October 15 | 12-1 PM | Online
Beyond the Hype: Embedding Ethics in AI Policy
Register and join online event
★ Wed. October 22  | 12-1 PM | Online
Making Sense of Data with AI: Lowering Barriers
Register and join online event
Other Library Events:
★ Wed. October 1 | 12-1 PM | Hybrid | Library and Gallery 259
How to Use EndNote Online for Citation Management
Register and join online
★ Wed. October 1 | 3-4 PM | Online
Writing Wednesday Workshop: Stepping up your Research Game: Searching Strategically
Register and join online
★ Mon. October 6 | 12-1 PM | Online
How to Write a STEM Literature Review (Advanced)
Register and join online
★ Thurs. October 9 | 12-1 PM | Online
Creating an Academic Research Poster Using Canva
Register and join online
★ Mon. October 13 | 12-1 PM | Online
STEM Research and Publication Faculty Panel
Register and join online
★ Tues. October 28 | 4-5 PM | HYBRID | Library and Gallery 259
Skills for Graduate Students: Systematic Reviews
Register and join online
UMBC FACULTY DEVELOPMENT CENTER:
A.I. WORKSHOPS
★ Mon. October 6 | 12-1 PM | Online
Generative AI in Teaching I: Literacy and Foundations
Register here
★ Tues. October 14 | 12-1 PM | Online
Using AI and Analytics to Assess and Supplement Students' Prior Knowledge Needed to Succeed in Large STEM Courses
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★ Thurs. October 23 | 12-1:30 PM | Online
Analog Inspiration: A Discussion of Human-Centered Teaching and Learning in the Generative AI Era 
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★ Mon. October 27 | 12-1 PM | Online
I'm Not Teaching with Generative AI, But What Do I Still Need to Know?
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★ Tues. October 28 | 12-1 PM | Online
Write Like You Teach Book Discussion: Part 1 
Register here


UMBC CAREER CENTER
★ Applications due by October 31
Maryland Department of Legislative Service's Legislative Fellow Program
A chance for graduate students to learn the legislative process while receiving a stipend! 
APPLY HERE
Events from Partners within the University System of Maryland

CARTI @ UMMS 
★ Thurs. Oct 9 | 9-10 AM | Online 
Seminar: Responding to Reviewers 
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★ Thurs. Oct 9 | 1-2 PM | Online CARTI @ UMMS 
Seminar: Staffing Your Research Group
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★ Tues. Oct 14 | 9–10 AM | Online CARTI @ UMMS
Strategies for Securing Industry Funding
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Events from National Partners

CIRTL (the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching & Learning):
Reminder: UMBC is part of the national CIRTL network; you can earn a nationally recognized certificate that demonstrates your commitment to being an effective instructor! Email Dr. Gurganus jgurganus@umbc.edu for more information. 
★ Fri, October 10 | 2:00-3:30 pm EST | Online
Effective Assessment Strategies for Large Undergraduate Courses
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★ Wed. October 15 |12 - 2:00 PM EST | Online
Shared Voices, Shared Decisions: Sociocracy for Educators and Leaders in Higher Ed 
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★ Mon. October 20 |11 AM- 12:30 PM EST | Online
Scaffolding Students' Success as Independent Learners: Developing Instructional Materials Using Self-Regulated Learning Principles
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★ Thurs. October 23 @ 11 AM- 1 PM EST | Online
Fostering a Growth Mindset and Developing a Sense of Belonging in Your Students
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National Postdoctoral Association (NPA):
Reminder: UMBC has an institutional membership allowing you to get your Free NPA Affiliate Membership! Use your your institutional (UMBC) email address and attend events for FREE. 
★ Check here for NPA's calendar of events. There are currently none on the calendar for October.
Member Benefit for NPA Postdoc Members Are you deciding on the next step after your postdoc? Need help looking for jobs that excite you and then figuring out how to apply? The NPA is proud to partner with SciPhD and provide a free, permanent license for all NPA members to their online web application tool – Flamingo™. Sign up here. 

★ 2025 NPA SmartSkills Registration: SmartSkills is a free, virtual course for NPA members. Experts teach monthly classes that focus on building skills critical to career and personal success. Postdocs can earn a certificate from the NPA by attending 10 out of the 12 skills classes. Takes place the fourth Tuesday of each month, at 3 p.m. ET.  Register here.

NCFDD (National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity):
Reminder: UMBC has an institutional membership with the NCFDD, an independent professional development, training, and mentoring community dedicated to supporting academics in making successful transitions throughout their careers. Sign up for free and join their email newsletter!
PUBLIC WEBINAR:
★ Fri. October 24 | 2-3 PM | Online
The AIs Go Marching On: Finding Our Way with AI in Education
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MEMBERS ONLY  WEBINARS (you can become a member for free):
★ Thurs. October 9 | 2-3 PM | Online
How to Engage in Healthy Conflict (in Academia)
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★ Fri. October 17 | 1-2 PM | Online
The Weekly Meeting – October: Planning session!
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★ Tues. October 21 | 10-11 AM | Online
Virtual Writing Session – October: Help with writing!
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★ Thurs. October 30 | 2-3 PM | Online
Building Strong Peer Communities: A Resource for Leadership and Advancement
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  • Connect with NCFDD members: Join the new NCFDD community to connect with other faculty - whether it's getting help with a challenge you're facing or finding an accountability partner - it's a space to connect with others from Graduate Students through Department Chair. Check the events calendar for more information!

The Chronicle of Higher Education
The Chronicle of Higher Education is academe's most trusted resource for independent journalism, career development, and forward-looking intelligence. UMBC provides free access. Sign in today.
Sign up to receive the several different newsletters The Chronicle offers that are all about higher education! They are helpful resources that are released daily and weekly.

From Additional Partners:

★  AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellowship program!
     AAAS places fellows each year across all branches of federal government and in nonfederal organizations to learn first-hand about policymaking and use their knowledge and skills to address today's most pressing societal challenges.
★ Nov. 1 (Deadline)
APPLY HERE!


Resources

  • Are you mentoring undergraduates? Consider using a mentor-mentee agreement to define expectations and ensure your undergrad stays motivated, understands how best to communicate with you, and succeeds! Here are some resources available!

Job Sites in Higher Ed:
Postdoc Opportunities Board
NPA Job Board
The Chronicle Job Page
HigherEd Jobs


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Alex. Brown Center For Entrepreneurship and Innovation will be hosting a COMPETITION called the Idea and Innovation Challenge! This year, the competition will feature 3 tracks: The Technology & Innovation Track, the Social Impact Track, and the Spark Track. The Spark Track will be an opportunity for students who don’t have their own idea to work on a solution to a problem that will be announced in advance. This year's challenge is Reimagining Social Media for Good. For more details go to our website! 

Application Submissions Deadline: October 10th, 2025 at 1pm 
Final Event: November 20th, 2025 from 6-8pm

Complete details and registration are available here
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Oct 10 | 10 AM – 12 PM
Oct 14 | 2 PM – 4 PM

Contact Dr. Flores: gflores2@umbc.edu
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