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On Friday, February 18th from 2-3:30 PM in the Women's Center lounge, our guest facilitator will be Dr. Danyelle Tauryce Ireland who will present on"Decoding Diversity in Tech: The Facts, Issues, and Possibilities." She will provide an overview of the status of women and racial-ethnic minority groups in technology fields and facilitate an interactive discussion about the issues concerning diversity and inclusion in tech, as well as the opportunities for broadening participation in tech education.
Dr. Ireland is an educational psychologist with expertise in culturally relevant pedagogy, transfer student success, and racial and gender identity in computing and engineering education. She is associate director of the Center for Women in Technology, research assistant professor in the Engineering and Computing Education Program, and affiliate faculty in Gender, Women's + Sexuality Studies at UMBC.
Dr. Ireland’s work examines the intersectional nature of social, academic, and occupational identities among underrepresented students in computing and engineering majors, and factors impacting academic motivation and achievement in those fields. She teaches GWST 352: Women, Gender, and Information Technology at UMBC.
Light refreshments will be provided at the time of the discussion.
This event is part of the Women's Center's Women + Gender Minorities in STEM Discussion Series.This series is dedicated to creating space for women and gender minorities in STEM within our Women’s Center community. More discussion topics will take place throughout Spring 2022. Guest speakers are staff and faculty in STEM fields at UMBC.
Due to the updated COVID-19 policy, our space will have a limited number of 15 people in our lounge. Try to arrive early or on time! Unfortunately, we will have to turn people away once it reaches 15 people. We will also require our members to wear a KN95 mask.
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Hello Student Leaders and Campus Partners.
[TLDR: Please refer students for the MLCE using this referral form. If you are an undergraduate or graduate student that would like to apply, please click here to be directed to our application.]
I hope you are all staying dry in this weather. Campus Life and Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging’s (i3b) Mosaic are bringing back our Multicultural Leadership Cohort Experience (MLCE) which will start its second cohort in a few weeks! The purpose of the MLE initiative is to provide a space for students and student leaders who identify within marginalized backgrounds, particularly in relation to race, ethnicity, and nationality to discover their own capacity to lead, while also promoting a better understanding of their experiences, issues, strengths, and outcomes in navigating their own collegiate careers. Unlike the mini-series held in the fall, the spring cohort experience is offered SOLELY for selected applicants (up to 18 undergraduate and graduate students). All locations for meeting dates and times will be announced via email to selected participants and invited through Google Calendar.
This spring, we will be exploring the concept of Deconstructing Grit and Greatness. We will do this in a leadership learning cohort by:
Enhancing participants' leader identity and leadership capacity using an identity-conscious lens and student development theories;
Increasing participants’ awareness of their personal abilities, identity development, and intersections that shape their story through authenticity, self-reflection, and cultural humility;
Exploring the role they play in developing relationships while building intra/intercultural connections;
And capitalizing on their unique differences, specifically in relation to their racial, ethnic, national, and other salient identity social groups
The first session will cover a brief overview of the program. However, please note that all session details will be only disclosed to the cohort. For all session dates and times please click here. Additionally, as we continue to monitor all COVID-related procedures, the first session will be held virtually followed by in-person sessions. This is subject to change according to university guidelines.
Registration link: tinyurl.com/mle2022.Deadline for applying is Monday, February 14, 2022 at 11:59pm EST or when the participation cap has been met. For questions or more information, contact our MLE planning team:
Beatriz Gutiérrez-Malagón, Coordinator for Leadership a bgutierrez@umbc.edu
Carlos Turcios '15, '17 M.A., Assistant Director with Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging at carlos6@umbc.edu
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Dear UMBC Community,
As we start the new semester, we are reminded that the work of inclusion and equity is never complete, either at UMBC or elsewhere across the nation. I am grateful for all of the support that the University community has given the Office of Equity and Inclusion over the past two years as we created a new model of support for community members while at the same time responding to the pandemic, political divisiveness, and more. Given the vital role this office plays in our campus community, I wanted to share some changes.
Morgan C. Thomas '13 will serve as our Acting Director and Title IX Coordinator. During her time at UMBC, Morgan has demonstrated her passion and commitment to both this community and the work of inclusive excellence. Morgan also served on the Retriever Courage Implementation Team. In addition to these responsibilities, Morgan continues to serve the campus community in contract review and handling of Maryland Public Information Act requests on behalf of the University.
Ever Hanna will serve as our Acting Deputy Title IX Coordinator and continue to lead our training efforts and case management. The work Ever has accomplished since joining our community has strengthened the University's culture of care while addressing inequities on our campus.
Jordan Brooks will continue to serve as a Civil Rights Investigator and to help manage cases in the office. Jordan joined the team in 2021 and is looking forward to in-person connections with our campus community over the next couple of months. Jordan previously worked in student affairs at several colleges and is focused on making our campus a safe and welcoming community for everyone.
We also have begun the search for an additional Civil Rights Investigator to support the work of the office.
In the coming weeks, we look forward to sharing key next steps for the work of both the Office of Equity and Inclusion and the Inclusion Council. We appreciate your support and partnership, and our attention to the work that the community has entrusted us with remains unwavering.
In partnership,
Candace Dodson-Reed ’96, Chief of Staff to the President and Executive Director, Office of Equity and Inclusion
]]>The Marilyn E. Demorest Faculty Advancement Award is an endowed fund created to support the advancement of all UMBC faculty members in their academic careers; to facilitate their professional development; and to recognize their contributions to faculty advancement and success at UMBC. This fund will be awarded annually to faculty who mentor and/or advise faculty and colleagues in their field.
Nominations (or self-nominations) for the 2021–2022 Marilyn E. Demorest Faculty Advancement Award should include:
A letter of recommendation (or self-nomination),
A current curriculum vitae of the nominee, and
An indication of how the nominee would spend the year as the Marilyn E. Demorest Faculty Advancement Awardee. The letter should make clear the faculty member’s contribution to mentoring and advising faculty.
Nominations are due to Patrice McDermott, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, via email at mcdermot@umbc.edu, no later than February 18, 2022.
The Marilyn E. Demorest Faculty Advancement Award is conferred annually for a term of one year upon a UMBC faculty member. The Marilyn E. Demorest Faculty Advancement Award will be appointed by the Provost, based upon the recommendations of the Honors and Awards Committee of the Faculty Senate.
The award will allocate $3,000 to stipend and $500 to a discretionary expense account to draw upon for a variety of purposes (sponsoring workshops, conferences, travel, mentoring activity). Recipients will update the donor annually to show the impact of the award in advancing faculty at UMBC.
For more information, please contact Patrice McDermott, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs, at mcdermot@umbc.edu.
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