Graduate students and Postdocs are invited to come to UMBC on Friday,  Oct. 14, 2016 from 12 PM – 2 PM for a seminar on developing a syllabus.  This seminar is part of the PROF-it (Professors-in-Training) series. Participants will learn how to develop a syllabus, manage time in the classroom, and plan content for the semester. Guest Facilitator: Dr. Linda Hodges, Director, UMBC Faculty Development Center.

Linda Hodges, Director of the UMBC Faculty Development Center

 

Linda C. Hodges, Director of the Faculty Development Center, was Director of the Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Center for Teaching and Learning at Princeton University from 2003-2009 before retiring to Maryland. She holds a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of Kentucky and was a faculty member for over 20 years before transitioning into faculty development. Prior to coming to the McGraw Center in 2001 she was the William Rand Kenan, Jr. Professor of Chemistry at Agnes Scott College near Atlanta, Georgia. During her faculty tenure at two different institutions she taught a wide range of courses, participated in faculty governance, and served as department chair. In 1999 she was one of 28 faculty chosen nationally to study and assess new pedagogical approaches as a Carnegie Scholar of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. She has published widely on her work in faculty development, engaged student learning, and effective teaching practices. Her special interests are in pedagogies of engagement and the scholarship of teaching and learning.

Do you need to complete your IRB or RCR training? Each graduate student needs to know the guidelines for responsible conduct of research.  Depending on the discipline, students need to have additional training regarding rules and regulations for conducting research using animals or humans (including surveys) and details related to ownership of work. All doctoral students and all master’s students should be prepared to learn about “Responsible Conduct of Research” training.

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Earlier this month, all UMBC employees with access to confidential student information – typically faculty and staff with access to advising records in PeopleSoft or the Report Exchange (REX) data warehouse – were notified about a new process for acknowledging their obligations to protect student data under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).

If you see the FERPA acknowledgement screen below, you have 45 days to accept or your access to these systems will be disabled. For more information, an FAQ is available at https://wiki.umbc.edu/x/JgAEB

If you have additional questions about FERPA, please feel free to contact Pam Hawley, University Registrar, at x5-2832 or mcinnis@umbc.edu.

The Dissertation House is one of the feature stories on UMBC’s website today! The feature shares news of the new paper that has been published by CBE Life Sciences Education.

UMBC’s article is here: http://news.umbc.edu/new-research-highlights-dissertation-house-as-an-effective-support-model-for-minority-stem-ph-d-candidates/

Read the full paper here: http://www.lifescied.org/content/15/3/ar34.full

The 2016 PROMISE Summer Success Institute also held a Dissertation House at the Hotel at Arundel Mills this past weekend. Here are some of the tweets from the Dissertation House and its surrounding events, e.g., mentoring for “Gentlemen of Graduate School,” “Sisters in the Dissertation House,” “Dissertation House ‘after’ breakfast.”

This is the @PROMISE_AGEP SSI @Univ_System_MD Dissertation House, 8PM now! Pin drop silence #Work #ThinkBigDiversity pic.twitter.com/0x22K5vhYo

— Renetta G. Tull (@Renetta_Tull) August 19, 2016

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Gents of the PROMISE Dissertation House break for 9PM advice from @VCU Assoc. Dean @GETriplett #ThinkBigDiversity pic.twitter.com/T6PoyN3YRo

— PROMISE: MD’s AGEP (@PROMISE_AGEP) August 19, 2016

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Sisters in the Dissertation House … with coffee, dessert discussion. #ThinkBigDiversity @PROMISE_AGEP SSI 2016 pic.twitter.com/pw35YijR2q

— Renetta G. Tull (@Renetta_Tull) August 20, 2016

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UMES crew with Dr. Tull at #SSI and Dissertation House! #GetItDone #ThinkBigDiversity @PROMISE_AGEP @Renetta_Tull pic.twitter.com/Pw0KHmjQHl

— Kristen (@CricketLickit) August 20, 2016

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UMES crew with Dr. Tull at #SSI and Dissertation House! #GetItDone #ThinkBigDiversity @PROMISE_AGEP @Renetta_Tull pic.twitter.com/Pw0KHmjQHl

— Kristen (@CricketLickit) August 20, 2016

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Sunday morning PROMISE SSI Dissertation House “after-breakfast” #TeamGetItDone # UMES @UMBC #UMD #ThinkBigDiversity pic.twitter.com/rHC66tKgGj

— PROMISE: MD’s AGEP (@PROMISE_AGEP) August 21, 2016

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DoIT is very pleased to announce that Eric Ludy has joined our Development Team.  Eric will be responsible for Application Development activities and the infamous ‘other duties as assigned.’

Eric brings a wealth of experience and is joining us from ORACLE where he served as a PeopleSoft Technical Consultant for the past 6 years.  Prior to ORACLE, Eric spent 5 years in Higher Education as a Senior PeopleSoft Developer and another 5 years as a Senior Technical Instructor for PeopleSoft (PSFT).  Eric received his M.S. in Hydrogeology form Miami University and his B.S. In Geosciences form Radford University.

Eric’s office will be located on our floor in room AD601.  I encourage you to walk over on Monday and welcome Eric to the BSG Team!