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STRiVE is an intensive, five-day leadership for social impact program organized by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life in partnership with the Student Government Association. The STRiVE coaching team prepares for and facilitates STRiVE, which will take place January 9-13, 2023.
STRiVE coaches meet weekly during the fall 2022 semester to practice sessions and make plans. Coaches also prepare to facilitate small and large group sessions. By the time of the retreat, all coaches have received all the training and practice needed to succeed as a STRiVE coach.
The overall time commitment is approximately 100 hours over the course of fall 2022 semester and winter 2023 term. For specific dates, see the application.
STRiVE coaches receive a $1,000 stipend and a zero credit practicum notification (PRAC 096-08) on their transcript for winter 2023. They also receive a graduation cord to recognize the contributions they have made to the education and growth of their peers. The Shriver Center coordinates PRAC 096-08 and the distribution of graduation cords.
All undergraduate students are invited to apply. Preferred but not required: Applicants will have participated in STRiVE or a similar multi-day experiential learning program.
Use this form to apply to be a STRiVE coach for the 2022-23 academic year. Applications are due by 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 4, 2022.
What is a student ambassador?
PROMISE Student Ambassadors will primarily focus on promotion of PROMISE events within their colleges and programs via email, social media, and word of mouth. These events can range from professional development to community building through coffee and donuts (FREE coffee and donuts at that!). This goal of this program is to get the word out about the goals and activities of PROMISE to your fellow graduate students.
Ultimately, PROMISE aims to provide support and professional development to all graduate students, while building community, connection, and a sense of belonging at UMBC, particularly for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Unfortunately, in a recent survey, only 30% of graduate students had heard of PROMISE. As an ambassador, you will play a vital role in expanding our impact and cultivating our community. You will be many students' first source of knowledge of PROMISE events.
As a part of the PROMISE team, you will be able to ask questions, provide ideas and engage in discussions regarding professional development and how to build a sense of community and belonging at UMBC for graduate students. You will also be the first to learn about PROMISE events or workshops and will be available to respond to student questions and guide them to the proper contacts if necessary.
Why should I become a PROMISE student ambassador?
In addition to aiding in the promotion of PROMISE and PROMISE events, becoming a student ambassador provides an opportunity to increase your network on campus, develop and increase your professional social media presence, and receive a $400 stipend per semester.
How do I become a student ambassador?
You must be an active UMBC Graduate Student
Fill out the interest form found here
Be sure you are following PROMISE on the following social media platforms:
o Twitter
o Facebook
If selected to proceed in the application process, our PROMISE staff will be in touch with you with next steps.
LAST DAY TO SUBMIT APPLICATIONS IS END OF BUSINESS DAY, MARCH 14TH, 2022.
This event is open to all UMBC members! Particularly for graduate students, postdocs, and early-career faculty from underrepresented backgrounds.
This is Dr. Hrabowski’s last talk as UMBC President for the PROMISE AGEP program at UMBC. He has mentored hundreds of graduate students and successfully helped them finish their degrees at UMBC. He has celebrated every single dissertation defense with us and has been there every step of the way following on students hardships through the years; stopping to say hi to everyone on his way to multiple events and meetings, always asking how they are doing, when we talk about Dr. Hrabowski’s leadership approach we must say “it’s all about the people”. We’ll miss him dearly and we hope this event serves to honor his legacy at UMBC.
In the words of University System of Maryland (USM) Board of Regents Chair Linda Gooden: “People seek out Freeman’s advice because they understand that, in many ways, he’s set the standard for supporting students to success—and I mean all students: students from every background, every race and ethnicity, every income level. He’s set the standard for collaborative leadership and continuous organizational improvement.”
According to NSF data, UMBC is now the nation’s top producer of Black graduates who go on to obtain a Ph.D. in the natural sciences and engineering. All this has been thanks to the visionary leadership of Dr. Hrabowski and we hope you join us in this talk with a national leader in science and math education, to celebrate his more than 30 years of leadership in academia, let’s use this opportunity to help path our own leadership style and learn from one of the best. Looking forward to seeing you there.
If you need any accommodations or have questions please contact PROMISE Staff a promise@umbc.edu at least a week before the event date.
Key Points
UMBC and area positivity rates have allowed us to revisit our current health and safety measures.
Effective Friday, March 4, masking is no longer required for much of the campus.
Masking remains required in classes, instructional labs, performance spaces, designated masking areas, healthcare settings, on UMBC Transit, and in other limited areas.
We ask that all in our community Keep Masks in Mind by carrying a mask with them and respecting one another.
Dear UMBC Community,
We are pleased to share that our on-campus testing positivity rate and COVID-19 rates in surrounding counties continue to remain low. We have also carefully reviewed recent guidance from the CDC and its determination that Baltimore County is an area with a low COVID-19 Community Level and improving health metrics.
As a result of these positive indicators, UMBC will adjust the campus masking policy effective Friday, March 4, 2022. In general, masking is no longer required except in classes, instructional labs, performance spaces, designated masking areas, healthcare settings, and on UMBC Transit. We are prepared to update these protocols should the local and/or campus public health situation worsen.
We want to emphasize that many in our community may need or choose to continue to wear a mask in areas where they are no longer required. We need to continue to support each other. Individuals who have recently been exposed to or recovered from COVID-19 should continue to mask for at least 10 days.
We ask that all in our community respect individual decisions to wear masks and carry a mask with them. Please continue to check in with colleagues and friends about whether they would feel more comfortable if gatherings and meetings were masked. Taking care of one another and respecting each other is an important part of our community values. In that tradition, we ask that you continue to Keep Masks in Mind.
When you need to mask, we continue to encourage you to select a high-quality mask. Free KN95 masks are available on campus.
We appreciate your patience while the COVID-19 Planning and Coordinating Committee assessed current public health conditions on and off campus and your continued commitment to keeping our community healthy. If you have questions about these changes, you may contact us at covid19@umbc.edu.
Provost Philip Rous
Vice President of Information Technology and CIO Jack Suess
COVID-19 Planning Coordinating Committee Co-Chairs
The Analytics, Business Intelligence, and Student Success Technologies Group is part of the Provost;s Office and the Division of Information Technology. Our component parts include the Business Intelligence/Data Warehouse Team, the Analytics/Data Science Team, the PeopleSoft SA/Salesforce Team, and since late 2021, the myUMBC/Campus Information Portal Team.
We're very pleased to provide you with our "annual" report (delayed by the pandemic, like so many other things). The report details selected projects and initiatives from 2019 through mid-year 2021, our goals, and our projects going forward. As the report is part of our assessment activities, we welcome your comments.
We are grateful to our many collaborators and partners across the campus. Success is never final, but it is also surely a joint effort.
Dear UMBC Community,
We are pleased to share the 2020-2021 Inclusion Council Reports and Recommendations with our community. These recommendations are the group's suggestions of how the university can more fully realize our value of inclusive excellence. They represent more than a year of effort from ten working groups made up of more than 150 students, faculty, staff, and alumni. We are deeply grateful for the diverse, thoughtful, and action-focused perspectives they brought to this process.
To respond to this report, and to help us understand our next best steps, we have created an Implementation Team that is modeled on our Retriever Courage work. The team will be chaired by Dr. Carole McCann, Professor and Chair, Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies; and Beatriz Gutierrez-Malagon, Coordinator for Leadership, Campus Life. The charge of this team is to create a plan of work, timelines for identified projects, and partnership teams. The Implementation Team includes representatives from the Inclusion Council, Shared Governance leaders, and subject matter experts. We will provide you with regular updates on their progress.
We know that the work of the Inclusion Council and the Office of Equity and Inclusion does nothappen in isolation. Rather, it both relies on and is indebted to the decades of work that many in our community have already done and continue to do. As a result of your hard work—your scholarship on diversity and inclusion, your support of marginalized students, your commitment to developing equitable processes—UMBC is nationally known as a leader in the work of inclusive excellence. Yet we also know that just as success is never final, the work of justice is never done. We appreciate your continued support.
If you have questions about this report or the plan to move forward, please reach out to us at oei@umbc.edu.
In partnership,
President Freeman Hrabowski
Provost Philip Rous
Candace Dodson-Reed ’96, Chief of Staff to the President and Executive Director, Office of Equity and Inclusion
Keith J Bowman, Inclusion Council Co-Chair and Dean, College of Engineering and Information Technology
Carole McCann, Implementation Team Co-Chair and Professor and Chair, Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies
Beatriz Gutierrez-Malagon, Implementation Team Co-Chair and Coordinator for Leadership, Campus Life