GA Collective Bargaining Bill Special Town Hall Learn and express your opinions today, 3PM
Dear Graduate Assistants,
 
A collective bargaining bill is introduced in the Maryland General Assembly, every year. This year's Senate Bill 521 can be found here. If passed, would give GAs the right to Collectively Bargain.

GAAC at UMBC is hosting a special Town Hall Today! December 6 from 3- 4 pm EST, to review our Meet & Confer process and inform you of the specifics of this year's Collective Bargaining bill.

Please join the session using the Webex Link : 
https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=md86fd37ffb02ad2cbb013acc47431aff 

We hope to hear your concerns and opinions about this bill. We will make sure to address every concern during our Town Hall.


Thank you,
Regards,
Ruchita Reddy Gudipati 
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Online
LOG-IN to your UMBCworks account to sign up for a time slot!

Take this opportunity to speak one-on-one with UMBC alumni @ GAO to learn about employment opportunities and tips to successfully navigate the application process! 

We will be joined by:

Andrea Dawson '07, Political Science (Masters in Public Policy from Duke University)

Danielle Giese, ’99, Africana Studies and Political Science

Caitlyn Leiter Mason, ’14, Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science

Leslie McNamara '14, History

Bethann Ritter, ’01, American Studies and Political Science

The GAO is expecting vacancy announcements for their 2022 Summer Analyst Internship positions to be released in early December.  They are seeking both undergraduate and graduate students to fill roles.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. They accomplish their mission by providing objective and reliable information and analysis to the Congress, to federal agencies, and to the public, and recommending improvements, when appropriate, on a wide variety of issues to make government work better. 

As a GAO intern, you will learn how to conduct federal audits and program evaluations and apply that knowledge as part of a team. You will assist GAO analysts in planning and conducting in-depth reviews of executive and legislative branch programs. You will collect appropriate data, analyze the data, develop data-based findings and conclusions, and present the information both orally and in writing to diverse audiences. 

Specific duties may include:

  • Planning, prioritizing, and/or balancing own work assignments, identifying feasible work management approaches that address required activities and timelines.
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  • Collecting relevant information that is aligned with objectives/planning decisions and meets needs.
  • Conducting analyses that yield quality information aligned with needs; identifying relevant information, patterns/inconsistencies, relationships, interdependencies, and potential implication.
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Preparation Workshop with Scott Morgan

 

Hello everyone,

The Graduate Student Association in collaboration with Scott Morgan, President of The Morgan Group of Washington is hosting a virtual leadership workshop titled "3 Minute Thesis / The Gritty Talks Training Session" on Dec 7th, at 1 pm.

The workshop is open to all graduate students at UMBC. However, it is well suited for students who are interested in participating in 3 Minute Thesis, PowerPoint Roulette, The Gritty Talks, or Ideathon events.

Interested students can reserve a spot by filling out the registration form below. Thank you.

1 PM- 2 PM
WebEx
Contact Gears: gsa-gears-group@umbc.edu
This is a short Ted-like talk for Graduate Students. Students will be given 5 to 7 minutes to talk about any open ended ideas, something that is new and surprising or just an idea or invention that the audience has never heard about.
 
Attendees will get tips regarding media training, public speaking, and learn how to properly express an idea in a short period of time
Registration Due: Dec 6th, Noon 
https://forms.gle/rBxxaBizc5MXHjn19

 
From time immemorial, GEARS has been inviting Scott Morgan to play the role of a mentor for all the Ph.D. students who plan on participating in the 3MT Competition. For the academic year 2021 – 2022 too, GEARS is planning to collaborate with him and conduct a workshop.
 
Attendees will receive tips regarding media training, public speaking, and how to properly express an idea in a short period of time. 
December 7th
More About Scott Morgan:
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Scott Morgan, President of The Morgan Group of Washington, DC, provides media training and public speaking tips to a variety of organizations, and universities. Morgan is a Senior Associate of the Abshire Inamori Leadership Academy, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in DC.
Scott Morgan has been teaching communication skills for 21 years. His clients include the National Institutes of Health, the Mayo Clinic, Merck, NASA, EPA, City of Hope Cancer Center, and several universities: Harvard Medical School, UNC-Chapel Hill, Cornell, Maryland, Ohio State, Minnesota, Duke, Nebraska, and NC State University, and Texas A&M. He has 25 years of broadcast experience and teaches media and communication strategy to many think tanks in the Washington DC area. Specifically,  as a Senior Associate with the Abshire Inamori Leadership Academy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies(http://csis.org/expert/scott-morgan). Scott graduated with honors from the University of California, Davis, and authored the book Speaking about Science published by Cambridge University Press.
Below is more information, that we have included in the announcement/flier/post for the first session:
 
3 Minute-Thesis Competition:
Three Minute Thesis is an International Research Communication Competition. It is developed to support student's capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but nonspecialist audience. Participants will compete with one another and the winner will be competing in National level 3 Minute Thesis Competition.
The "Gritty Talks"
The talks that make one or two very strong points, and it's important, an onstage look at some clever new invention that the speaker was a part of creating. Music, dance, magic, puppetry, or some other performance to captivate your audience, amazement of science and discovery, the small idea or a big one, or talk that expose your audience to an issue that they may not otherwise know about.

Ideathon

"Ideathons are intensive brainstorming events where individuals from different backgrounds, skills, and interests converge to diagnose predefined problems, identify the best opportunities, and ideate the most viable solution."


Prizes will be awarded for First Place, Second Place, Third Place and People's Choice.


Participants are required to attended two training sessions with Scott Morgan in order to compete at the GEARS Symposium. The second session will occur in Spring 2022.

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Dear Graduate Assistants,
 
A collective bargaining bill is introduced in the Maryland General Assembly, every year. This year's Senate Bill 521 can be found here. If passed, would give GAs the right to Collectively Bargain.
GAAC at UMBC is hosting a special Town Hall on December 6 from 3- 4 pm EST (more information will be provided soon), to review our Meet & Confer process and inform you of the specifics of this year's Collective Bargaining bill. We hope to hear your concerns and opinions about this bill.

Please use this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KVgTxQyrXNTXxpVP9 to submit some basic information to help us better structure the session and also any questions or concerns you may have. We will make sure to address every concern during our Town Hall.


Thank you,
Regards,

The GAAC Contact Us
   

University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Commons, Suite 308
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250


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Wednesday, December 15, 2021 · 3:30 - 5 PM


Take some time to collect your thoughts and organize reading notes and outlines for your dissertation or thesis during the December-January break. We will be meeting over WebEx to provide a reflective space for you to work online in company with other graduate students. The session will mostly be a quiet work space and an opportunity to bring questions or projects to discuss with fellow grad students or with Erin Durham, Reference Librarian for LLC, MLL, ENGL


Another session will be offered on Wednesday, January 12th from 4-6pm. See myUMBC event post


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NOV 23 4 PMThe Commons : Skylight Room
Dear graduate students,

The Graduate School at UMBC and the PROMISE program are partnering this year to host our Annual Fall Harvest Dinner and Networking event on Tuesday, November 23rd, 2021 from 4PM to 6PM in person on the UMBC campus in the Commons Building, 3rd floor, Skylight Room. 

Wc call this even a Fall Harvest Dinner to celebrate all that has been planted, sowed, and harvested this past year -in reality and symbolically. Of course, our event occurs very close to November when many American families celebrate a "Thanksgiving" meal. The Thanksgiving tradition often includes sharing foord and verbal expressions of gratitude for what we have in our lives. Our PROMISE staff understands that this national holiday also has roots in a darker history, one of colonialism and the massacre of hundreds and thousands of indigenous Americans. Thus, we will be choosing to incorporate some non-traditional elements into out Fall Harvest celebration: we will pay our respects to the indigenous peoples of this land and their beautiful, deep connection to mother nature and celebrate the diversity of our community. We hope this time together will be an opportunity to connect with grad student from other departments and share a delicious dinner with our peers. We hope you are available to join us!

This year the number of participants will be limited due to COVID-19 protocol, please make sure to RSVP for the event. In addition, the dress code for this occasion is business casual and masks are required to enter the building and must be worn when not eating. Bring your ticket and student ID to enter the event!

It is possible that this event will sell out. Please check the reservation links provided to see if tickets are still available. Even if tickets are sold out, there is an option to be waitlisted for this event which can also be found using the reservation link.

Tickets can be reserved at this link or at the ticket link provided. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at promise@umbc.edu.


Sincerely, 
The PROMISE team

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]]> NOV 23 4 PMThe Commons : Skylight Room Dear graduate students, The Graduate School at UMBC and the PROMISE program are partnering this year to host our Annual Fall Harvest Dinner and... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/115203/guest@my.umbc.edu/966d301bc6f6b836750007b0130c1b7e/api/pixel UMBC Graduate Student Association https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/original.png?1688588974 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/large.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/medium.png?1688588974 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/small.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxsmall.png?1688588974 UMBC Graduate Student Association 0 0 true Mon, 22 Nov 2021 09:56:39 -0500 Community Care for those Impacted by Thursday's Cyberattack
Dear Graduate School Community

Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b) is offering a Community Care Space today, Friday the 19th, from 4-5 PM for any students that have been impacted by the hateful hacking attack during the GSA sponsored meeting on Thursday. 

The i3b Mosaic Center, in Commons 2B23 will be open and holding space especially for you to drop-in and process this terrible experience. 

The Graduate Student Association Executive Board
Joel Tyson, President
Amy Cruz, Treasurer
Akash Vartak, Historian
]]> Dear Graduate School Community Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b) is offering a Community Care Space today, Friday the 19th, from 4-5 PM for any students that have been... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/115177/guest@my.umbc.edu/11ad7f219b3e146268885ab00288c17e/api/pixel UMBC Graduate Student Association https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/original.png?1688588974 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/large.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/medium.png?1688588974 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/small.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxsmall.png?1688588974 UMBC Graduate Student Association 0 0 true Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:09:25 -0500 Support for Victims of Cyberattack
During a virtual meeting organized by the Graduate Student Association on Thursday, a malicious hacker carried out a virtual attack on the zoom meeting. The hacker was able to get complete control of the room and wrote anti-black hate speech on the presentation slide, espoused religious hate, and controlled the accounts of several attendees to make it appear as though they were saying racist and homophobic things. 

The hacker also targeted one graduate student in particular with anti-black hate speech using direct messages. 

The Graduate Student Association stands behind the victims of this hack, especially the student that appears to have been targeted by their vile actions. We also stand behind the Black Graduate Student Organization and support their advocacy of black graduate students that have to deal with these repeated traumas.

Students who may have been negatively affected by the hackers homophobic statements can also reach out for support to the i3b's Pride Center through Lucy Delgado (ldelgado@umbc.edu). 

As organizers of the event we feel tremendous sadness and responsibility for what has occurred. The GSA is working with university offices to seek justice, prevent this from occurring again and support all those affected. 

The GSA condemns the continuing rise of hate and is here to remind students of the resources available to support us. We look forward to coming together soon to offer a space for community support. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out to us to let us know how we can best support you. 

The Graduate Student Association Executive Board
Joel Tyson, President
Amy Cruz, Treasurer
Akash Vartak, Historian
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