LDAP, Kerberos and Webadmin downtime on 8/20/2013
Hello all.

On Tuesday, August 20th starting at 8am LDAP Master, Kerberos and Webadmin will be taken down for system maintenance.  During this time account creations and password changes will be unavailable.  Account authentication and logins will not be affected during this downtime.  

The maintenance window will allow staff to apply needed security and application updates.  The outage window is expected to last two hours with services being restored by 10am on Tuesday, August 20th.  

During the outage window account creations will be queued and then processed upon restoration of services.  If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Technology Support Center at x53838.

Thanks!
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Please convey your nominations to your department or program Library liaison, or directly to Joyce Tenney at tenney@umbc.edu.

Please include the title of subscription or database, significance of this title to department or program or campus, other rationales or considerations, and rank order titles if more than one is submitted.  The Deans will make the final selections from among the nominations in October.

All nominations must be received by September 20, 2013.  Please contact Joyce Tenney 410-455-3594 if you have any questions or need additional information. ]]> The Library is pleased to report that the Provost has added $60,000 to the library subscription and database budget for FY2014.  In keeping with the Blue Ribbon Committee Report on the Library... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/33997/guest@my.umbc.edu/ab8faa35458a5c668e9587d060041500/api/pixel active Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/library https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xsmall.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/original.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xxlarge.png?1279120404 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xlarge.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/large.png?1279120404 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/medium.png?1279120404 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/small.png?1279120404 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xsmall.png?1279120404 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/016/854d6fae5ee42911677c739ee1734486/xxsmall.png?1279120404 Albin O. Kuhn Library & Gallery 1 0 true Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:03:30 -0400 Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:29:30 -0400 DoIT Student Intern Published in Educause Review Please join me in congratulating Laura Lefavor on her recent article published in Educause Review Online called Beyond the IT Help Desk.

EDUCAUSE® is a nonprofit association and the foremost community of IT leaders and professionals committed to advancing higher education.

The article explains how UMBC was able to use the RT (Request Tracker) Help System, REX (Report EXchange) Data Warehouse, and FAQ's (Frequently Asked Questions) Knowledge Base systems to achieve a comprehensive help desk solution for the entire university.

Laura joined the Business Systems Group (BSG) of Division of Information Technology (DoIT) in the summer of 2012 and has been invaluable getting the word out about some of the success stories involving DoIT and our campus partners.

Her ability to grasp the concepts of the various technologies used throughout DoIT and pull them together in a cohesive manner has been remarkable.

Laura is a recent UMBC graduate (Class of 2013), a member of the English Honors Society (Sigma Tau Delta), and a recipient of the Learning Resource Center's Outstanding Tutor Award.

I am also excited for Laura as she begins her new position as the Arts and Entertainment Coordinator at The Baltimore Sun starting August 19, 2013.




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Tony exemplifies team work and dedication. His attention to detail and commitment to resolving issues is remarkable.

In the last few months Tony has worked closely with UMBC's Procurement Office to support the annual PO Roll Over process and was instrumental in the success for the Grants Reconciliation project. It is common for leaders in both the Financial Services and Procurement departments to contact me and make sure I know how key Tony is to their success.

Thanks Tony!!

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Dr. James Green, Director, Entrepreneurship Education and Hinman CEOs, Senior Lecturer and Associate Director, Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), at the University of Maryland College Park, was invited to the 2013 PROMISE SSI, but is unable to attend. Although he is not able to participate in the PROMISE SSI  ”Mentoring for Advancement” session, he is offering entrepreneurship office hour opportunities to  our graduate students and postdocs with a valid ID from a school within the University System of Maryland.

September 10, 2013 10:00 a.m.

Free, Open Entrepreneur Office Hours More»

Mtech offers the following opportunities during “Office Hours” to help aspiring and current entrepreneurs with tech-based start-ups or ideas get advice on how to:

- See more on MTech’s website: http://www.mtech.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=8471

This opportunity is brought to you as an outgrowth of the PROMISE Summer Success Institute (part of the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)), and in response to the Council of Graduate Schools’ “Pathways to Careers” initiative: Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers. 
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Dr. James Green, Director, Entrepreneurship Education and Hinman CEOs, Senior Lecturer and Associate Director, Maryland Technology Enterprise Institute (Mtech), at the University of Maryland College Park, was invited to the 2013 PROMISE SSI, but is unable to attend. Although he is not able to participate in the PROMISE SSI  ”Mentoring for Advancement” session, he is offering entrepreneurship office hour opportunities to  our graduate students and postdocs with a valid ID from a school within the University System of Maryland.

September 10, 2013 10:00 a.m.

Free, Open Entrepreneur Office Hours More»

Mtech offers the following opportunities during “Office Hours” to help aspiring and current entrepreneurs with tech-based start-ups or ideas get advice on how to:

- See more on MTech’s website: http://www.mtech.umd.edu/events/index.php?mode=4&id=8471

This opportunity is brought to you as an outgrowth of the PROMISE Summer Success Institute (part of the National Science Foundation’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)), and in response to the Council of Graduate Schools’ “Pathways to Careers” initiative: Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers. 
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It is with mixed emotions I am writing to announce that Patrick Simon, Business Analyst/Developer in DoIT’s Business Systems Group, will be leaving UMBC to become a consultant with Accenture. His last day on campus will be Thursday, August 15th. 

Patrick has been with UMBC since 1998, starting as a student employee and then hired full-time as a programmer to assist with the Student Information Legacy system and Y2k efforts. In 2003 Patrick joined the BSG technical team supporting the PeopleSoft Finance system. After a very successful three-year tour he took his new skills and moved over to the technical team focused on the implementation for the PeopleSoft Student Administration system.

Patrick has been instrumental in the success of many projects at UMBC. Some recent projects include an automated process for Admissions Posting Decision, which he co-presented at the most recent Regional PeopleSoft Users Group in June 2013, Online Transcript Request system from AVOW, and web-based front-end solutions for UMBC’s Request Tracker (RT) system.

Patrick is another DoIT staff member with a UMBC success story. While working full-time he completed his Bachelors in Information Systems, got married and now has four beautiful daughters, and somehow managed to achieve an MBA from University of Maryland University College in 2011.

I have truly enjoyed watching him grow into the professional he has become. Please join me in congratulating Patrick on his past and future successes.

Sincerely,

Joe Kirby

Asst. VP, Business Systems Group

Division of Information Technology

]]> It is with mixed emotions I am writing to announce that Patrick Simon, Business Analyst/Developer in DoIT’s Business Systems Group, will be leaving UMBC to become a consultant with Accenture. His... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/32735/guest@my.umbc.edu/ac3fd070403ef02dc38b0a831d453519/api/pixel Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/xxlarge.jpg?1374085329 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/xlarge.jpg?1374085329 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/large.jpg?1374085329 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/medium.jpg?1374085329 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/small.jpg?1374085329 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/xsmall.jpg?1374085329 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/032/735/a545d4c9d7e524e92d84d5afc9cb8d6b/xxsmall.jpg?1374085329 0 0 true Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:23:17 -0400 Wed, 17 Jul 2013 14:32:55 -0400 Postdocs: Planning for Success and Developing an “Individual Development Plan (IDP)”

During the July “Postdoctoral Writing Suite” at UMBC, there was discussion about developing Individual Development Plans, or IDPs, as a tool for assessing skills, charting goals, and facilitating communication with your postdoctoral mentor. The IDP, developed by Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann (formally of UCSF, joining UMass Medical School August 2013), has been used by both graduate students and postdocs, but increasingly, Offices of Postdoctoral Affairs are adopting this tool as means of adhering to regulations for postdoctoral mentoring that have been established by NSF, NIH, and other agencies. The National Postdoctoral Association is a strong advocate for the IDP, and PROMISE will be discussing it more during the August 16, 2013 “Postdoctoral Writing Suite” at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute.

Here are some of the resources that were shared during the July 12, 2013 “Postdoctoral Writing Suite” at UMBC:

Think about how you want to structure your career:
Dr. Judith K. Pollack (http://www.standupandspeakwell.com/) discussed the key features of the “Flower Exercise”
(geography, values, special knowledge, responsibility and salary, working conditions, people environments, my favorite skills) REFERENCE: What color is your parachute:  http://parachute.capella.edu/about
_____________________________________________________________________
Work on Your Individual Development Plan for Postdoctoral Fellows:
 We discussed the concept of the IDP, disseminated copies of FASEB’s “Individual Development Plan for Postdoctoral Fellows,”  and went through the four steps to execute the IDP process. The main page that discusses IDPs, with resources from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) can be found here:
http://www.faseb.org/Policy-and-Government-Affairs/Science-Policy-Issues/Training-and-Career-Opportunities-for-Scientists/Individual-Development-Plan.aspx#sthash.K2AuUZq8.dpbs
NOTE: While IDPs were initially developed to assists postdocs in the life sciences, the process can be adopted by postdocs and their mentors in all disciplines.  Today, we have staff and postdoctoral representation in the room from math & physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, life sciences, and engineering. We strongly advocate spending time to develop an IDP, it is a tool that can be used to optimize your postdoctoral appointment. 
_____________________________________________________________________
Consider the online module for developing your IDP: http://myidp.sciencecareers.org
 You can begin to develop your IDP today! We’ve encouraged our participants to start this process this morning, with a goal of completing the process, including the discussions with their postdoctoral mentors by October 30, 2013.
_____________________________________________________________________
PDF of the IDP, 14 page document: 
http://biology.ucsd.edu/_files/education/grad/GSIS_Forms/Grad_IDP.pdf
Several Offices of Postdoctoral Affairs have adapted this form to fit their particular needs. Our office is still new, so we’re encouraging our participants to use this form, as originally developed by Dr. Fuhrmann. The PROMISE AGEP and the IDP were discussed and presented in the same session of the 2013 National Directors of Graduate Studies in Pharmacology and Physiology meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, June 2013.   
_____________________________________________________________________

Develop your goals so that they match your

ideal performance for an annual review: 

http://www.faseb.org/portals/0/pdfs/opa/SampleAnnualReview.pdf

 It’s always good to have an eye on the goal. If you know how you will be evaluated, you know what to target. This morning, we discussed a key question, “How many papers am I expected to write in this time period?” In some cases, your mentor will give you an actual number. Should you try to reach that number? Yes! However, the process of developing scholarly research and submitted your work for publication is the important piece of the puzzle. Here are some tips that came out of our session:
————————–
  • Develop several ideas, not just one. Look at your work and have a brainstorming session. Think of 15-20 ideas related to how your can publish your research. Think about techniques, algorithms, subject pools and demographics, target populations, experimental methods, types of organisms, etc. Once you have several ideas, based on your own work, your own developing areas of expertise, your own existing data, and new studies that you will be conducting over the next several months, you should begin to write. This can be a running list that can be modified over time.
  • Do not plan to solely publish out of your dissertation during your postdoc. You can (and should) have some publications that come from your dissertation, but your postdoctoral mentor is also expecting publications from work that comes out of her lab or his research area. Faculty often hire postdocs to assist them with getting papers out in their respective fields. They want an independent thinker who can work efficiently and effectively on a project, and produce results.
  • Target above the expectation. If your postdoctoral mentor expects you to have 8 papers within a 2-year period, shoot for 12. It’s ok to aim high. Remember that you should plan on a constant schedule of “submission, revision, and resubmission.” Most papers need to be revised, and a rejection in one journal doesn’t mean that the idea is dead. You may need to do an additional experiment, or add some statistics to your study, but you may be able to resubmit your work to the same journal or a different journal that is more suited to your methodology. If you have been “scooped” or if you can’t salvage that paper, go on to the next idea. If you need 8 and target 8, but 3 are rejected, you’ve missed the mark and only have 5 to showcase your productivity. However, if you need 8 and target 12, but 3 are rejected, you have 9, which exceeds the expectation.
  • Diversify your publication portfolio. You can have some high impact journal articles, some book chapters, some conference proceedings (based on conferences that are respected in your field), and some short articles in other periodicals. however, the bulk of your scholarly portfolio should be in peer-reviewed sources.  Review the CVs of your postdoctoral mentor and other colleagues in the department
_____________________________________________________________________
 
Target a date for completing your IDP with your postdoctoral mentor: Due date for UMBC’s postdocs: Wednesday, October 30, 2013. 
_____________________________________________________________________
Find the Web of Knowledge so that you can look at target journals and impact factors: http://admin-apps.webofknowledge.com/JCR/JCR?SID=2AKpL39A1MC9m5bcEH4
Earlier in the week, Dr. Kevin Omland discussed “Impact Factor” of journal articles. Participants from various schools in our PROMISE AGEP as well as other AGEPs were also present, e.g., Midwest Crossroads AGEP, North Carolina OPT-ED. We were happy to have them. Please see Dr. Omland’s resources and the link to his slides from the “Impact Factor” session as well as the “Demon of Perfection” session:  http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/resources/
You should also check with your university’s library for subscription to WEB OF SCIENCE and WEB OF KNOWLEDGE so that you can research information about your target journals and their impact factors. The general Thomas Reuters page with a master list of reputable journals can be found here: http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/.
_____________________________________________________________________
Postdocs in the University System of Maryland, are invited to participate in the 2013 PROMISE Summer Success Institute, where there will be another Postdoctoral Writing Suite on Friday, August 16, and several career building resources and career mentors for postdoctoral fellows on Saturday, August 17, 2013
_____________________________________________________________________
Good luck to all new and continuing postdoctoral fellows!
Resources:
“You need a game plan”
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_09_07/caredit.a1200100

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During the July “Postdoctoral Writing Suite” at UMBC, there was discussion about developing Individual Development Plans, or IDPs, as a tool for assessing skills, charting goals, and facilitating communication with your postdoctoral mentor. The IDP, developed by Dr. Cynthia Fuhrmann (formally of UCSF, joining UMass Medical School August 2013), has been used by both graduate students and postdocs, but increasingly, Offices of Postdoctoral Affairs are adopting this tool as means of adhering to regulations for postdoctoral mentoring that have been established by NSF, NIH, and other agencies. The National Postdoctoral Association is a strong advocate for the IDP, and PROMISE will be discussing it more during the August 16, 2013 “Postdoctoral Writing Suite” at the PROMISE Summer Success Institute.

Here are some of the resources that were shared during the July 12, 2013 “Postdoctoral Writing Suite” at UMBC:

Think about how you want to structure your career:
Dr. Judith K. Pollack (http://www.standupandspeakwell.com/) discussed the key features of the “Flower Exercise”
(geography, values, special knowledge, responsibility and salary, working conditions, people environments, my favorite skills) REFERENCE: What color is your parachute:  http://parachute.capella.edu/about
_____________________________________________________________________
Work on Your Individual Development Plan for Postdoctoral Fellows:
 We discussed the concept of the IDP, disseminated copies of FASEB’s “Individual Development Plan for Postdoctoral Fellows,”  and went through the four steps to execute the IDP process. The main page that discusses IDPs, with resources from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) can be found here:
http://www.faseb.org/Policy-and-Government-Affairs/Science-Policy-Issues/Training-and-Career-Opportunities-for-Scientists/Individual-Development-Plan.aspx#sthash.K2AuUZq8.dpbs
NOTE: While IDPs were initially developed to assists postdocs in the life sciences, the process can be adopted by postdocs and their mentors in all disciplines.  Today, we have staff and postdoctoral representation in the room from math & physical sciences, social sciences, humanities, life sciences, and engineering. We strongly advocate spending time to develop an IDP, it is a tool that can be used to optimize your postdoctoral appointment. 
_____________________________________________________________________
Consider the online module for developing your IDP: http://myidp.sciencecareers.org
 You can begin to develop your IDP today! We’ve encouraged our participants to start this process this morning, with a goal of completing the process, including the discussions with their postdoctoral mentors by October 30, 2013.
_____________________________________________________________________
PDF of the IDP, 14 page document: 
http://biology.ucsd.edu/_files/education/grad/GSIS_Forms/Grad_IDP.pdf
Several Offices of Postdoctoral Affairs have adapted this form to fit their particular needs. Our office is still new, so we’re encouraging our participants to use this form, as originally developed by Dr. Fuhrmann. The PROMISE AGEP and the IDP were discussed and presented in the same session of the 2013 National Directors of Graduate Studies in Pharmacology and Physiology meeting in Fort Worth, Texas, June 2013.   
_____________________________________________________________________

Develop your goals so that they match your

ideal performance for an annual review: 

http://www.faseb.org/portals/0/pdfs/opa/SampleAnnualReview.pdf

 It’s always good to have an eye on the goal. If you know how you will be evaluated, you know what to target. This morning, we discussed a key question, “How many papers am I expected to write in this time period?” In some cases, your mentor will give you an actual number. Should you try to reach that number? Yes! However, the process of developing scholarly research and submitted your work for publication is the important piece of the puzzle. Here are some tips that came out of our session:
————————–
  • Develop several ideas, not just one. Look at your work and have a brainstorming session. Think of 15-20 ideas related to how your can publish your research. Think about techniques, algorithms, subject pools and demographics, target populations, experimental methods, types of organisms, etc. Once you have several ideas, based on your own work, your own developing areas of expertise, your own existing data, and new studies that you will be conducting over the next several months, you should begin to write. This can be a running list that can be modified over time.
  • Do not plan to solely publish out of your dissertation during your postdoc. You can (and should) have some publications that come from your dissertation, but your postdoctoral mentor is also expecting publications from work that comes out of her lab or his research area. Faculty often hire postdocs to assist them with getting papers out in their respective fields. They want an independent thinker who can work efficiently and effectively on a project, and produce results.
  • Target above the expectation. If your postdoctoral mentor expects you to have 8 papers within a 2-year period, shoot for 12. It’s ok to aim high. Remember that you should plan on a constant schedule of “submission, revision, and resubmission.” Most papers need to be revised, and a rejection in one journal doesn’t mean that the idea is dead. You may need to do an additional experiment, or add some statistics to your study, but you may be able to resubmit your work to the same journal or a different journal that is more suited to your methodology. If you have been “scooped” or if you can’t salvage that paper, go on to the next idea. If you need 8 and target 8, but 3 are rejected, you’ve missed the mark and only have 5 to showcase your productivity. However, if you need 8 and target 12, but 3 are rejected, you have 9, which exceeds the expectation.
  • Diversify your publication portfolio. You can have some high impact journal articles, some book chapters, some conference proceedings (based on conferences that are respected in your field), and some short articles in other periodicals. however, the bulk of your scholarly portfolio should be in peer-reviewed sources.  Review the CVs of your postdoctoral mentor and other colleagues in the department
_____________________________________________________________________
 
Target a date for completing your IDP with your postdoctoral mentor: Due date for UMBC’s postdocs: Wednesday, October 30, 2013. 
_____________________________________________________________________
Find the Web of Knowledge so that you can look at target journals and impact factors: http://admin-apps.webofknowledge.com/JCR/JCR?SID=2AKpL39A1MC9m5bcEH4
Earlier in the week, Dr. Kevin Omland discussed “Impact Factor” of journal articles. Participants from various schools in our PROMISE AGEP as well as other AGEPs were also present, e.g., Midwest Crossroads AGEP, North Carolina OPT-ED. We were happy to have them. Please see Dr. Omland’s resources and the link to his slides from the “Impact Factor” session as well as the “Demon of Perfection” session:  http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/resources/
You should also check with your university’s library for subscription to WEB OF SCIENCE and WEB OF KNOWLEDGE so that you can research information about your target journals and their impact factors. The general Thomas Reuters page with a master list of reputable journals can be found here: http://ip-science.thomsonreuters.com/mjl/.
_____________________________________________________________________
Postdocs in the University System of Maryland, are invited to participate in the 2013 PROMISE Summer Success Institute, where there will be another Postdoctoral Writing Suite on Friday, August 16, and several career building resources and career mentors for postdoctoral fellows on Saturday, August 17, 2013
_____________________________________________________________________
Good luck to all new and continuing postdoctoral fellows!
Resources:
“You need a game plan”
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2012_09_07/caredit.a1200100

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DoIT is offering Blackboard Drop-in Sessions to assist and help faculty prepare for Fall 2013 courses. Do you have questions about Blackboard? Stop in! 

Face to Face Sessions: 
The following F2F sessions will be held in ENGR 025. A DoIT staff member will be available to work one-on-one with users who show up during the designated times. Please note that this is not a formal Blackboard training class. Users may show up or leave at any point during these sessions. Additional dates and times may be added as demand warrants. 

Summer 2013: 
Day Date Time
Thursday July 18 1-2:30 PM
Friday July 26 12-1 PM
Thursday August 1 9:30-11:00 AM
Monday August 5 2-3:30 PM
Thursday August 8 9:30-11:00 AM
Thursday August 15 9:30-11:00 AM
Friday August 23 2-3:30 PM
Fall 2013:
Day Date Time
Tuesday August 27 2-3:30 PM
Thursday August 29 12-1 PM
Tuesday September 3 12-1 PM
Thursday September 5 12-1 PM
Tuesday September 10 12-1 PM
Thursday September 12 12-1 PM
Wednesdays September 18 - December 4 12-1 PM

Virtual Sessions:
In addition to the F2F sessions, DoIT will also offer virtual drop-in sessions using Bb Collaborate, a web-conferencing tool. Any faculty members with Bb questions may participate in these online sessions. Dates and times are listed below. For more information on accessing these online sessions please visit http://umbc.edu/go/bbdropin. 
Day Date Time Location
Thursday August 29 5:30-7:00 PM BB Collaborate
Wednesday September 4 5:30-7:00 PM BB Collaborate
Thursday September 12 5:30-7:00 PM BB Collaborate
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