<?xml version="1.0"?>
<News hasArchived="false" page="158" pageCount="209" pageSize="10" timestamp="Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:21:25 -0400" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts.xml?page=158">
<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56857" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56857">
<Title>Winter 2016 Dissertation House</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p><span>The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 19-22, 2016). Graduate students who plan to participate should </span><a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House</a> (below).</p>
    <p><strong>Open application period: December 8, 2015</strong><strong>– January 6, 2016 <br></strong></p>
    <p><strong><em>(Please note that there are only 12 to 15 slots for this event, consider applying early) </em><br></strong></p>
    <p>Applications received after January 6, 2016 will be considered for the DH waiting list. More information about the Dissertation House: <a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/about/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/about/</a></p>
    <ul>
    <li><span>The Dissertation House runs from 9 AM – 5PM, for four days, Tuesday, January 19 through Friday, January 22.</span></li>
    <li><span>Students must plan to attend the full session, for each of the 4 days. </span></li>
    <li><span>Daily schedule includes 2 mini-lectures, and 5 hours of writing per day.</span></li>
    <li><span>Breakfast, Lunch, and a snack will be served daily.</span></li>
    <li><span>The Dissertation House is free for UMBC’s graduate students.</span></li>
    <li><span>There are 15 to 18 spaces available for the Dissertation House. </span></li>
    <li><span>Details regarding eligibility can be found on the application page of the website for the Dissertation House.</span></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Read about The Dissertation House in UMBC’s Alumni Magazine: <span>Byrne, R.  (2011, Fall)<a href="http://www.bluetabby.net/FALL11_mag.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> </a></span><a href="http://www.bluetabby.net/FALL11_mag.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">“The Write Stuff”</a><span><a href="http://www.bluetabby.net/FALL11_mag.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">,</a> UMBC Magazine. p. 12</span></p>
    <p><span>Please login to MyUMBC (<a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/36837" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/36837</a>), click “I can attend” below, *AND* follow the application procedures on the main website for the Dissertation House: </span><a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/</a></p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/winter-ice-mandelbrot-1009704_1280.jpg?w=459&amp;h=287" alt="Winter-ICE - mandelbrot-1009704_1280" width="459" height="287" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p><strong>Dissertation House Application Procedures</strong><br>
    Both the on-campus setting and the retreat setting provide <strong>Dissertation House </strong>participants with productive and rewarding scholastic engagement.  Students who participate in this program will spend each day thinking, writing, and sharing ideas about their doctoral dissertations.  Students will learn effective time-management skills; learn how to set small manageable goals, and will meet with a dissertation coach in one-on-one consultations to discuss and address obstacles that might prevent them completing their degrees.</p>
    <p>The Dissertation House period can span either a Tuesday – Friday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m., non-residential) or a Friday – Sunday weekend (includes evening sessions) commitment to focus on the doctoral dissertation.  The <strong>Dissertation House </strong>activities focus on areas where students typically have difficulty: conceptualizing a topic, writing a literature review, transitioning from a proposal to a dissertation, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing.<br>
    Students may apply to attend the next <strong>Dissertation House </strong>during open application enrollment, by submitting two parts of an application.</p>
    <p><strong>PART I:</strong></p>
    <p>I. Submit a brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size 11-12 point 1 inch margins) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the <strong>Dissertation House</strong>period.  Applications will neither be reviewed nor accepted outside of the application enrollment period.</p>
    <p><strong>PART II:</strong></p>
    <p>II. Please use the following guidelines  for the application:</p>
    <p>(1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method</p>
    <p>(2) Amount completed on the project to date</p>
    <p>(3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the dissertation.</p>
    <p>(4) Include the following header information with the description:</p>
    <ul>
    <li>Name</li>
    <li>Address</li>
    <li>Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax)</li>
    <li>E-mail address</li>
    <li>Academic Program and Year in the program</li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong>Dates/Location:</strong> January 19 to 22th (Tuesday – Friday), 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Dissertation House will be held in COMM 329 (for Dissertation House) and COMM 332 (for one-on-one sessions).</p>
    <p><strong>Application Enrollment Period: </strong>Application can be submitted within a designated 2-week period, usually scheduled 1-2 months prior to the next Dissertation House session.  Email applications to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>.  Please use the words “Dissertation House” in the subject line of your email.</p>
    <p><strong>Selection Process:</strong> Eighteen participants will be selected for participation in the Dissertation House.  The following applicants will have priority:  (1) Applicants who plan to finish the Ph.D. within the next 6 months; (2) Individuals who are working on dissertations and theses rather than a proposal; (3) Applicants who submit earliest; and (4) Individuals who appear most able to benefit from the services offered at the Dissertation House.</p>
    <p>If your application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House.  <strong><em>All students, including those who have not applied or those who are not selected, have the option to participate in the next online challenge, a virtual version of the Dissertation House</em></strong>: <a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2016-challenge/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2016-challenge/</a></p><br>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 19-22, 2016). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the...</Summary>
<Website>https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2016/01/05/winter-2016-dissertation-house/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56857/guest@my.umbc.edu/4cf5ebe3a9df2b9663341e9dd2568c08/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>advising</Tag>
<Tag>agep</Tag>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>gradschool</Tag>
<Tag>gradstudents</Tag>
<Tag>learning</Tag>
<Tag>maryland</Tag>
<Tag>nsf</Tag>
<Tag>ph-d-completion</Tag>
<Tag>postdoc</Tag>
<Tag>professor</Tag>
<Tag>professoriate</Tag>
<Tag>promise</Tag>
<Tag>support</Tag>
<Tag>teaching</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<PawCount>5</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 10:43:39 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Tue, 05 Jan 2016 10:43:39 -0500</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56595" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56595">
<Title>Spring 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium &amp; Professional Development Conference: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p><em>PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation</em> is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the <strong>2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium and Professional Development Conference.</strong> This conference replaces the former PROMISE Research Symposium, and adds a professional development component that will prepare graduate students and postdoctoral fellows for faculty positions in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM, which includes social sciences) disciplines. This conference seeks to provide a venue that will allow students to present their work at any stage, receive feedback in preparation for presenting at larger venues, and provide training that will prepare participants for faculty careers.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/panarama-2015.jpg?w=630" alt="Panarama 2015" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2016-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-19920078491?ref=ebtnebregn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=19920078491" alt="Eventbrite - Spring 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium &amp; Professional Development Conference: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016" width="405" height="66" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>This page will serve as the official webpage for the event. Please stay tuned for updates.</p>
    <p>________________________________________________</p>
    <p><strong>Date:</strong> Friday, February 12, 2016</p>
    <p><strong>Time:</strong> 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM</p>
    <p><strong>Location:</strong> Samuel Riggs IV Alumni Center (<a href="http://www.riggs.umd.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.riggs.umd.edu/</a>) at the University of Maryland College Park (<a href="http://www.umd.edu/parking_info.cfm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Parking</a>, <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Samuel+Riggs+IV+Alumni+Center,+College+Park,+MD+20742,+United+States/@38.989518,-76.949042,17z/data=%214m12%211m3%213m2%211s0x0:0xb5c1f2eebf331158%212sSamuel+Riggs+IV+Alumni+Center%214m7%211m0%211m5%211m1%211s0x89b7c699ab89b811:0xb5c1f2eebf331158%212m2%211d-76.949042%212d38.989518?hl=en-US" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Directions</a>,  <a href="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/driving-directions-college-park.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Additional Driving Directions to College Park)</a></p>
    <p><strong>Registration:</strong> Free (includes meals)</p>
    <p><strong>Attire:</strong> Business Casual</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/img_2498.jpg?w=253&amp;h=169" alt="IMG_2498" width="253" height="169" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p>_______________________</p>
    <div>
    <p><strong>The public is invited to this event. </strong><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2015-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-14976471028?ref=ebtn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><br>
    </a><br>
    <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2016-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-19920078491?ref=ebtnebregn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=19920078491" alt="Eventbrite - Spring 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium &amp; Professional Development Conference: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016" width="387" height="63" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    </div>
    <p> </p>
    <p>________________________</p>
    <p>This conference will feature STEM-based oral presentations, posters, and professional development seminars. Participants are invited to submit abstracts to participate in three oral categories, and one poster category.</p>
    <p><strong><em>Oral Category 1: Traditional Research Presentations</em></strong></p>
    <p>[7 minutes presentation, 3 minutes critique, 2 minutes of questions, traditional PowerPoint presentation]</p>
    <p><strong><em>Oral Category 2: TED-Styled Talks</em></strong></p>
    <p>[5 minute talks + 5 minutes for critique/questions, PowerPoint presentation with images only – no text]</p>
    <p><strong><em>Oral Category 3: Lightning Round Talks</em></strong></p>
    <p>[2 minute talks with timer on the screen, no PowerPoints, no critique.]</p>
    <p>________________________________________________</p>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li><em>Presentation slots are limited to graduate students within the <a href="http://www.usmd.edu/institutions/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">University System of Maryland.</a></em></li>
    <li>A custom webpage will be designed for each presenter. The presenter’s website will include a photo, bio, abstract, synopsis of research, and list of other relevant publications or presentations as applicable. Students who participated in 2014 and 2015 can update their current pages.</li>
    <li>Postdocs from universities and organizations outside of the University System of Maryland can participate as mentors and judges for poster sessions.</li>
    <li>All graduate students and postdocs are invited to participate as audience members and attend the professional development workshops.</li>
    <li>Faculty from within the USM are invited to serve as judges to provide constructive feedback.</li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong>Join us! Registration is free. </strong></p>
    <p><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2016-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-19920078491?ref=ebtnebregn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=19920078491" alt="Eventbrite - Spring 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium &amp; Professional Development Conference: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016" width="448" height="73" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    </div>
    
    <div>_______________________________________________</div>
    
    <div><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/img_2505.jpg?w=303&amp;h=203" alt="IMG_2505" width="303" height="203" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div>
    <h1><strong>AGENDA </strong><em><br>
    </em></h1>
    <div> <em>All events will be held in the Riggs Alumni Center </em></div>
    <div><em>at the University of Maryland College Park (UMCP) unless otherwise noted.</em></div>
    
    <div>____________________</div>
    
    <h2><a href="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/promise_nsf.gif" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/promise_nsf.gif?w=300&amp;h=84" alt="PROMISE_NSF" width="300" height="84" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a><strong> <span>PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium </span></strong></h2>
    <h2><strong><span>&amp; Professional Development Conference</span></strong></h2>
    <p><span>____________________</span></p>
    <h3><span><strong>8:00 AM – 9:00 AM</strong> – Arrival, Breakfast Refreshments, Registration, Poster Set-Up</span></h3>
    <h3><span><strong>9:00 AM – 10:30 AM</strong> – Opening Remarks  Traditional Oral Research Presentations</span></h3>
    <p><span><em>Welcome:</em></span></p>
    <ol>
    <li><span><em>College Park Welcome and Remarks:</em> Dr. Charles Caramello, UMD<br>
    Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dean of the Graduate School, Co-Principal Investigator PROMISE AGEP</span></li>
    <li><span><em>USM PROMISE AGEP Welcome: </em><a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/coaching-and-mentoring/dr-renetta-tull/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Renetta Tull</a>, UMBC Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, and PROMISE AGEP Director for the University System of Maryland</span></li>
    </ol>
    <p> </p>
    <h3><strong><span>Traditional Oral Research Presentations</span></strong></h3>
    <p><span><strong>Chair:</strong> Kelly Brooke Yancey, Ph.D. – Postdoc, Department of</span><br>
    <span>Mathematics, UMD</span></p>
    <p><span><em>Presenters:</em></span></p>
    <ol>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/felix-buabeng/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Felix Buabeng, UMES, Food and Agricultural Sciences</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/christopher-mullen/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Christopher Mullen, UMBC, Mechanical Engineering</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/marwa-el-sayed/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Marwa El-Sayed, UMBC, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/ikenna-okafor/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ikenna Okafor, UMBC, Biological Sciences</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/erica-dasi/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Erica Dasi, UMBC, Biological Sciences</a></span></li>
    </ol>
    <p> </p>
    <p><span><em>Judges:</em></span><br>
    <span>1. Alexis Williams, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate in</span><br>
    <span>Program Coordination – TLTC</span><br>
    <span>2. Mohan Tulapurkar, Research Associate in the Division of</span><br>
    <span>Pulmonary and Critical Care</span><br>
    <span>3. Elizaveta Katorcha, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for</span><br>
    <span>Biomedical Engineering and Technology University of Maryland</span><br>
    <span>Baltimore</span><br>
    <span>4. Douglas Julin, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, CMNS-Chemistry</span><br>
    <span>and Biochemistry</span></p>
    <h3><span><strong>10:30 AM – 10:45 AM</strong> – Networking Break</span></h3>
    <h3><span><strong>10:45 AM – 11:15 AM – </strong>“TED-Styled” Talks</span></h3>
    <p><span>Chair: Alexis Williams, Ph.D. Postdoctoral Research Associate in Program Coordination – TLTC</span></p>
    <p><span><em>Presenters:</em></span></p>
    <ol>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/isaac-mativo/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Isaac Mativo, UMBC, Computer Science</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/antoinette-emefa-attipoe/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Antoinette Emefa Attipoe, Bowie, Computer Science</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/william-rivera/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">William Rivera, UMBC, Mechanical Engineering</a></span></li>
    </ol>
    <p> </p>
    <p><em><span>Judges:</span></em><br>
    <span>1. Linda Macri, Ph.D. – Director, GS Writing Initiatives, UMD</span><br>
    <span>2. Rohan Tikekar, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, AGNR-Nutrition</span><br>
    <span>and Food Science, UMD</span><br>
    <span>3. Jasjeet Bhullar, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow, University of</span><br>
    <span>Maryland School of Medicine</span></p>
    <h3><span><strong>11:15 AM – 12:00 Noon</strong> – Lightning Round Talks</span></h3>
    <p><span><em>Presenters:</em></span></p>
    <ol>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/timothy-brown/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Timothy Brown, UMBC, Mathematics and Statistics</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/kevin-chang/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Kevin Chang, UMBC, Mechanical Engineering</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/oliver-ortiz/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Oliver Ortiz, UMD, Aerospace Engineering</a></span></li>
    <li><span>Abdullah Ali, UMBC, Human Centered Computing</span></li>
    </ol>
    <h3><span><strong>12:00 PM</strong> – Buffet Lunch Mentoring Discussions</span></h3>
    <p><span><em>(Postdoctoral fellows and faculty are invited to engage in mentoring conversations with the students.)</em></span></p>
    <h3><span><strong>12:45 – 1:30  PM</strong> – Poster Session and Dessert Reception</span></h3>
    <p><span><em>Presenters: </em></span></p>
    <ol>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/tia-dolet/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tia Dolet, UMD, Teaching and Learning, Policy and Leadership</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/felix-buabeng/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Felix Buabeng, UMES, Food and Agricultural Sciences</a></span></li>
    <li><span><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/promise/symposium/laina-locket/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Laina Locket, Towson, Environmental Science</a></span></li>
    </ol>
    <p> </p>
    <p><span><em>Judges:</em></span><br>
    <span>1. Kasso Okoudjou, Ph.D. – Professor, CMNS-Mathematics, UMD</span><br>
    <span>2. Tara LeGates, Ph.D. – Postdoctoral Fellow Thompson Lab,</span><br>
    <span>University of Maryland School of Medicine</span><br>
    <span>3. Sheryl Ehrman, Ph.D., P.E. – Keystone Professor and Chair,</span><br>
    <span>Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, UMD</span><br>
    <span>4. Birthe Veno Kjellerup, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, ENGR-Civil</span><br>
    <span>and Environmental Engineering</span></p>
    <h3><span><strong>1:30 – 3:30 PM</strong>  <strong>– Professional Development Workshop: Faculty Diversity and You. </strong></span></h3>
    <p><span><strong>Welcoming Remarks:</strong> Dr. Nancy Shapiro, Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University System of Maryland, <a href="http://www.usmd.edu/cai/advisory-board" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Chair of the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation.</a></span></p>
    <p><span><strong>Part I: Special Guest Speaker</strong>, Dr. Talithia Williams, Associate Professor of Mathematics, Harvey Mudd College, ACE Fellow: <em>You are the Solution to Faculty Diversity: Real Talk About Preparation and Readiness.</em></span></p>
    <p><span>Read the <a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/dr-talithia-williams-harveymudd-math-prof-is-an-ace-fellow-umbc-thinkbigdiversity/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PROMISE post about Dr. Williams</a>:</span></p>
    <p><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/dr-talithia-williams-harveymudd-math-prof-is-an-ace-fellow-umbc-thinkbigdiversity/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/talithia-ted.jpg?w=442&amp;h=178" alt="Talithia TED" width="442" height="178" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><span><strong>Part II: Round Tables with USM Faculty:</strong><em> Faculty Diversity: Preparing for Faculty Positions in the USM and Beyond. </em></span></p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/faculty-6953.jpg?w=185&amp;h=278" alt="Faculty-6953" width="185" height="278" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p><span>Moderator: <a href="http://autumnmreed.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Autumn Reed</a>, Director of STRIDE, and Program Coordinator for Faculty Diversity Initiatives, Office of the Provost, UMBC</span></p>
    <p><span>Faculty will lead round tables. Several of the faculty will be providing advice for submitting strong applications for current or upcoming faculty searches: </span></p>
    <ul>
    <li><span>Dr. Anita Komlodi, Department of Information Systems</span></li>
    <li><span>Dr. Jane Turner, Department of Physics</span></li>
    <li><span>Dr. Kevin Omland, Department of Biological Sciences, <a href="http://facultydiversity.umbc.edu/stride/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC STRIDE Professor</a></span></li>
    <li><a href="https://engineering.nd.edu/profiles/rmetoyer" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Ronald Metoyer</a>, <span>Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Assistant Dean of Diversity and Special Initiatives</span></li>
    <li><a href="http://people.orie.cornell.edu/melewis/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Mark Lewis</a>, <span>School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University, Associate Dean for Diversity and Faculty Development</span></li>
    <li><span><a href="http://facultydiversity.umbc.edu/faculty-groups/tyson-king-meadows/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Tyson King-Meadows</a> (invited), Co-Chair of the Executive Committee on the Recruitment Retention and Advancement of Underrepresented Minority Faculty Associate Professor of Political Science and Affiliate Faculty in the departments of Public Policy and Africana Studies, the Honors College and the Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research.</span></li>
    <li><span>Dr. Chris Murphy (invited), Chair, Department of Psychology, <a href="http://facultydiversity.umbc.edu/stride/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC STRIDE Professor</a></span></li>
    </ul>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/promise-symposium-2016-banner-full.jpg?w=335&amp;h=233" alt="PROMISE Symposium 2016 Banner FULL" width="335" height="233" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <div>
    <p><span>For additional information about the 1:30 – 3:30 portion of the program, see: </span></p>
    <h1><a title="" href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2016/02/10/faculty-diversity-and-you-fri-feb-12-2016-130-pm-thinkbigdiversity/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Faculty Diversity and You. Fri. Feb. 12, 2016, 1:30 PM #ThinkBigDiversity</a></h1>
    </div>
    
    <p><span><strong>3:30 PM – 4:00 PM</strong> – Closing Reception &amp; Awards Ceremony</span></p>
    <p><em> </em></p>
    <p>________________________________________________</p>
    <p><strong>Registration includes all program components and meals.</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Click below; registration is free.</strong></p>
    <p><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2016-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-19920078491?ref=ebtnebregn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=19920078491" alt="Eventbrite - Spring 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium &amp; Professional Development Conference: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a><br>
    _______________________________________________</p>
    <h1><strong>Call for Presentations</strong></h1>
    <p>If you are interested in presenting, please follow the schedule below:</p>
    <p><strong>December 31, 2016:</strong> “Letter of Intent” to present. This very short email should include  name, school, department, choice of oral category (1, 2, 3) or poster, and potential title of your presentation. Email to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a> with the title, “2016 PROMISE Research Symposium – Intent to Present.”</p>
    <p><em>“TED-Styled” and “Lightning Round” titles must be tailored to appeal to a general audience.</em></p>
    <p><strong>January 22, 2016, </strong> Deadline for “Intent to Present” emails for <em>Lightening Round</em> and <em>Poster Presentations </em>only. Everyone who expressed an “Intent to Present” as of Dec. 31, 2015, will be in line for the presentation style of their choice. Those who did not specify a category will be given a space for a poster. All of the slots in the “Traditional Presentation” Category #1, and the “TED-Styled Talk” Category #2, are taken, and we will not accept any more requests for those categories. We have some slots remaining in the “Lightning Round” Category #3, and we have slots remaining for posters.</p>
    <p><strong>January 31, 2016: </strong>Abstracts and the information below are required for all presentations types. Email all materials from all four categories below to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>, with the subject: “2016 PROMISE Research Symposium Presenter Information.”</p>
    <ol>
    <li>Formal Abstract (250 words or less). Biographical Sketch (250 words or less)
    <ul>
    <li>Font: 12 Point, Times New Roman</li>
    <li>Heading, Left-justified:
    <ul>
    <li><strong>Title</strong> (Bold)</li>
    <li><em>Name</em> (Italicized)</li>
    <li>Department (No abbreviations)</li>
    <li>University (No abbreviations)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>General Summary of Graduate Research (250 words or less)</li>
    <li>High Quality Photograph</li>
    <li>Numbered List of up to 5 publications and or/presentations. Please give precedence to publications and conference proceedings as applicable.</li>
    </ol>
    <p><em>All presenters must register. Click and register by clicking the orange button below.</em><br>
    <a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/spring-2016-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-tickets-19920078491?ref=ebtnebregn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=19920078491" alt="Eventbrite - Spring 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium &amp; Professional Development Conference: Fri. Feb. 12, 2016" width="319" height="52" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a><br>
    ________________________________________________</p>
    <address>This symposium serves as preparation for other international and national conferences, as well as local events such as the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Regional Research Symposium in April 2016 (open to any student, from any school, in any state), UMBC’s 2016 Graduate Student Association’s Graduate Research Conference (GSA GRC) , the University of Maryland College Park’s 2016 Graduate Student Government’s Graduate Research and Interaction Day (GSG GRID), and the University Maryland Baltimore’s Graduate Research Conference. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to take advantage of all opportunities to present their work. <em>We will attempt to place as many presentations as possible. </em></address>
    <address> </address>
    <address> </address>
    <address> Share with us on Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/PROMISE_AGEP" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">@PROMISE_AGEP</a>, #promiseagep, #ThinkBigDiversity</address><br>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the 2016 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium and Professional Development...</Summary>
<Website>https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/12/10/spring-2016-university-system-of-maryland-promise-agep-research-symposium-professional-development-conference-fri-feb-12-2016/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56595/guest@my.umbc.edu/9ffcd29d4d6df7597f896e47ae399649/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>advice-for-students</Tag>
<Tag>advising</Tag>
<Tag>agep</Tag>
<Tag>conferences</Tag>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>gradschool</Tag>
<Tag>gradstudents</Tag>
<Tag>learning</Tag>
<Tag>maryland</Tag>
<Tag>national-agep</Tag>
<Tag>nsf</Tag>
<Tag>ph-d-completion</Tag>
<Tag>postdoc</Tag>
<Tag>professor</Tag>
<Tag>professoriate</Tag>
<Tag>promise</Tag>
<Tag>success-seminars-and-workshops</Tag>
<Tag>support</Tag>
<Tag>teaching</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<PawCount>2</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:45:28 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Thu, 10 Dec 2015 16:45:28 -0500</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56573" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56573">
<Title>Dr. Talithia Williams, @HarveyMudd Math Prof, is an ACE Fellow @UMBC #ThinkBigDiversity</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p>Dr. Talithia Williams, tenured Mathematics Professor at Harvey Mudd College in California, and former AGEP scholar at Rice University is now an ACE Fellow at UMBC. The ACE Fellowship program trains faculty for future higher education leadership at the level of dean, provost, and president. When Dr. Williams was a graduate student, she was a guest of PROMISE and taught a statistics seminar for the PROMISE SSI in the early 2000’s. Dr. Williams will be involved with some of our PROMISE events. Keep an eye out for her upcoming sessions. In the meanwhile, click on the video below – take a look at her TED Talk here, which has more than 1 million hits:<br>
    </p><div></div>
    <p>___________________</p>
    <p><em><strong>Update: Dec. 10, 2016</strong></em></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>Dr. Williams will be the keynote speaker for the 2016 PROMISE Research Symposium at the University of Maryland College Park, Feb. 12, 2016.</p>
    <p><em><strong>More about Dr. Williams: </strong></em></p>
    <ul>
    <li>Harvey Mudd Mathematics Department of Mathematics:  <a href="https://www.math.hmc.edu/~twilliams/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.math.hmc.edu/~twilliams/</a></li>
    <li>TED: <a href="https://www.ted.com/speakers/talithia_williams" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.ted.com/speakers/talithia_williams</a></li>
    <li>Rice Alumna Profile, George R. Brown School of Engineering:   <a href="http://engineering.rice.edu/SpotlightContent.aspx?id=8589936342" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://engineering.rice.edu/SpotlightContent.aspx?id=8589936342</a></li>
    <li>In Forbes – Article by Dr. Maria Klawe, feature: Dr. Talithia Williams: <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/mariaklawe/2015/10/07/increasing-education-opportunities-for-minorities-in-stem/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.forbes.com/sites/mariaklawe/2015/10/07/increasing-education-opportunities-for-minorities-in-stem/</a></li>
    </ul><br>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Dr. Talithia Williams, tenured Mathematics Professor at Harvey Mudd College in California, and former AGEP scholar at Rice University is now an ACE Fellow at UMBC. The ACE Fellowship program...</Summary>
<Website>https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/dr-talithia-williams-harveymudd-math-prof-is-an-ace-fellow-umbc-thinkbigdiversity/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56573/guest@my.umbc.edu/bdf0d1722b71ece3d48a48b4e0b18780/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>advice-for-students</Tag>
<Tag>advising</Tag>
<Tag>agep</Tag>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>gradschool</Tag>
<Tag>gradstudents</Tag>
<Tag>learning</Tag>
<Tag>maryland</Tag>
<Tag>national-agep</Tag>
<Tag>nsf</Tag>
<Tag>postdoc</Tag>
<Tag>professor</Tag>
<Tag>professoriate</Tag>
<Tag>promise</Tag>
<Tag>support</Tag>
<Tag>teaching</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<PawCount>2</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:10:43 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 19:10:43 -0500</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56574" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56574">
<Title>All students from the 2007 PROMISE video have defended! #ThinkBigDiversity</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p>Today marks a milestone in PROMISE. All of the participants who were featured in the production of the <strong>“What is PROMISE”</strong> video from the 2007 Summer Success Institute (SSI) have successfully defended their doctoral dissertations! Robert Holder, UMBC PROMISE Peer Mentor, Computer Science, has been working full-time while pursuing his PhD, and today, he defended, rounding out our group of featured students.</p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/robert-defends-dec-9-2015.jpg?w=630" alt="Robert defends Dec 9 2015" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p>The original video from 2007 is here, Robert is #8:</p>
    <span><div class="embed-container"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DQDpBzQ-YFU?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowFullScreen="allowFullScreen">[Video]</iframe></div></span>
    <p>The participants, in order are:</p>
    <ol>
    <li>Patti Ordóñez</li>
    <li>Alexis Williams</li>
    <li>Sylvester Mosley</li>
    <li>Adrienne Starks</li>
    <li>Angela McRae</li>
    <li>Janet Awokoya</li>
    <li>Tommie Piggee</li>
    <li>Robert Holder</li>
    <li>Trudy Smith</li>
    <li>Frances Carter-Johnson</li>
    </ol>
    <h2>Where are they now?</h2>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/03/patti-o-new.jpg?w=205&amp;h=300" alt="Patti O New" width="205" height="300" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><a href="http://ccom.uprrp.edu/~pordonez/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Patti Ordóñez</a> (UMBC, Computer Science) is now a professor and computer scientist at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras. She now has her own students, grants, and research program. <a href="http://www.education.umd.edu/Academics/Faculty/Bios/index.cfm?URLID=ayw" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Alexis Y. Williams</a> (UMCP, Human Development) teaches in the Department of Human Development and Quantitative Methodology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and is a postdoctoral researcher in College Park’s Teaching and Learning Transformation Center (her TLTC profile page can be found here: <a href="http://www.tltc.umd.edu/staff/alexis-y-williams" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.tltc.umd.edu/staff/alexis-y-williams</a>.) Dr. Sylvester Mosley (UMBC, Chemistry and Biochemistry) is a Consumer Safety Officer at the FDA. After Dr. Adrienne Starks (UMBC, Biological Sciences) finished a postdoc at the NIH, she continued working with a non-Profit, Equity Matters, which focuses on promoting health equity in policies. <a href="http://education.cua.edu/Faculty/McRae-Angela.cfm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Angela McRae</a> (UMCP, Educational Psychology) is now a professor at Catholic University of America where she is the STEM Education Coordinator. Dr. Janet Awokoya (UMCP, Curriculum and Instruction) went for the dream and moved to Ghana to be a technical consultant for a non-profit after being a Sr. Researcher at the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute at the United Negro College Fund. Her work has been published by the Harvard Educational Review; read about the research <a href="http://hepg.org/her-home/issues/harvard-educational-review-volume-82-number-2/herarticle/the-impact-of-family,-school,-and-peer-contexts_12" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. Following a postdoc at Quillen College of Medicine, Geriatrics and Gerontology Center, East Tennessee State University, Dr. Tommie Piggee (UMBC, Gerontology) is now a gerontologist and health &amp; wellness consultant in Little Rock.</p>
    <div><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/12/robert-holder.jpg?w=630" alt="Robert holder" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><p>Credit: Robert Holder’s LinkedIn page.</p></div>
    <p>Robert Holder (UMBC, Computer Science), who hails from the same department as Patti (above) worked at Johns Hopkins Physics Lab for many years before working at ClearEdge IT Solutions. Dr. Trudy (Smith) Amin (UMB, Pharmaceutical Sciences) is a chemist employed by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Frances Carter-Johnson finished a postdoc at MIT and became an American Association for the Advancement of Science &amp; Technology Policy Fellow at the NIH. Her AAAS blog post can be found <a href="http://aaaspolicyfellowships.org/sci-fly/serendipity-social-conditions-health-care-and-science" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. Frances and Patti also return to UMBC annually to give seminars on the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Fellowship Program. To date their mentees have won more than $10 Million in fellowship money.</p>
    <p>PROMISE has students within and outside of STEM fields who are making contributions to STEM (see the ASEE published paper <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/publication/278849133_An_NSF_AGEP_Program%27s_Unintended_Effect_on_Broadening_Participation_Transforming_Non-STEM_Graduate_Students_into_Engineering_Education_Faculty_Researchers_K-12_Educators_and_Advocates" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here.</a>) Many of the people who were on the conceptual design team for this initial video, while students back in 2007, have since finished their PhDs as well. Dr. Jocelyn Reader (UMB, Human Genetics) is now a Research Associate at the University of Maryland Baltimore in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences. Dr. Calvin Williams (UMB, MD/PhD Immunology) finished a residency with the Jefferson Medical College/Christiana Care Medical System and is a fellow in the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Maryland Medical Center. Dr. Charles Glover (UMCP, Math) is Associate Data Scientist at Booz Allen Hamilton, and Dr. Shanna Smith (UMCP, English) is a Frederick Douglass Teaching Scholar at Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Victor Ayala finished a postdoc at the National Cancer Institute and is now a scientist at Advanced BioScience Laboratories. Dr. Tina Ligon (UMCP, History) is an Archivist at the National Archives and teaches at Howard Community College. Dr. Stacey Williams finished a postdoc with the FDA and is now a professor at Notre Dame University of Maryland. Some of the people here, and others in the first video are also featured in the “PROMISE in One Word” video below, also filmed during the 2007 SSI at the Sheraton Hotel in Columbia, MD.</p>
    <span><div class="embed-container"><iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B2UijXK_2eg?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen="webkitAllowFullScreen" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" allowFullScreen="allowFullScreen">[Video]</iframe></div></span>
    <p>Congratulations to all of our PROMISE students and alumni. We look forward to continuing to celebrate with you. Save the date for SSI 2016, August 20, 2016 at the Hotel at Arundel Preserve! Congratulations also to all of the faculty, family members, and kudos to the PROMISE Dissertation House Coach, Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale, who worked with nearly everyone listed in this post.</p>
    <blockquote>
    <p>So pleased to be at the successful PhD dissertation defense of Robert Holder <a href="https://twitter.com/UMBC" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">@UMBC</a> CompSci <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThinkBigDiversity?src=hash" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">#ThinkBigDiversity</a> <a href="https://t.co/ovblMKWhUI" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">pic.twitter.com/ovblMKWhUI</a></p>
    <p>— Renetta G. Tull (@Renetta_Tull) <a href="https://twitter.com/Renetta_Tull/status/674648725818630144" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">December 9, 2015</a></p>
    </blockquote><br>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>Today marks a milestone in PROMISE. All of the participants who were featured in the production of the “What is PROMISE” video from the 2007 Summer Success Institute (SSI) have successfully...</Summary>
<Website>https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/12/09/all-students-from-the-2007-promise-video-have-defended-thinkbigdiversity/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56574/guest@my.umbc.edu/d2f4b1138e273248f65d26cfbe8890ba/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>advice-for-students</Tag>
<Tag>advising</Tag>
<Tag>agep</Tag>
<Tag>community-building</Tag>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>dissertation-house</Tag>
<Tag>gradschool</Tag>
<Tag>gradstudents</Tag>
<Tag>learning</Tag>
<Tag>maryland</Tag>
<Tag>nsf</Tag>
<Tag>ph-d-completion</Tag>
<Tag>postdoc</Tag>
<Tag>professor</Tag>
<Tag>professoriate</Tag>
<Tag>promise</Tag>
<Tag>support</Tag>
<Tag>teaching</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<PawCount>4</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:48:31 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:48:31 -0500</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56529" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56529">
<Title>Winter 2016 Dissertation House</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p><span>The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 19-22, 2016). Graduate <img src="https://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2016/01/winter-ice-mandelbrot-1009704_1280.jpg?w=279&amp;h=175" alt="Winter-ICE - mandelbrot-1009704_1280" width="279" height="175" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;">students who plan to participate should </span><a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House</a> (below).</p>
    <p><strong>Open application period: December 8, 2015</strong><strong>– January 6, 2016 <br></strong></p>
    <p><strong><em>(Please note that there are only 12 to 15 slots for this event, consider applying early) </em></strong></p>
    <p></p>
    <p>Applications received after January 6, 2016 will be considered for the DH waiting list. More information about the DissertationHouse: <a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/about/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/about/</a></p>
    <ul>
    <li><span>The Dissertation House runs from 9 AM – 5PM, for four days, Tuesday, January 19 through Friday, January 22.</span></li>
    <li><span>Students must plan to attend the full session, for each of the 4 days. </span></li>
    <li><span>Daily schedule includes 2 mini-lectures, and 5 hours of writing per day.</span></li>
    <li><span>Breakfast, Lunch, and a snack will be served daily.</span></li>
    <li><span>The Dissertation House is free for UMBC’s graduate students.</span></li>
    <li><span>There are 15 to 18 spaces available for the Dissertation House. </span></li>
    <li><span>Details regarding eligibility can be found on the application page of the website for the Dissertation House.</span></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Read about The Dissertation House in UMBC’s Alumni Magazine: <span>Byrne, R.  (2011, Fall)<a href="http://www.bluetabby.net/FALL11_mag.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> </a></span><a href="http://www.bluetabby.net/FALL11_mag.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">“The Write Stuff”</a><span><a href="http://www.bluetabby.net/FALL11_mag.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">,</a> UMBC Magazine. p. 12</span></p>
    <p><span>Please login to MyUMBC (<a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/36837" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/36837</a>), click “I can attend” below, *AND* follow the application procedures on the main website for the Dissertation House: </span><a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/</a></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong>Dissertation House Application Procedures</strong><br>
    Both the on-campus setting and the retreat setting provide <strong>Dissertation House </strong>participants with productive and rewarding scholastic engagement.  Students who participate in this program will spend each day thinking, writing, and sharing ideas about their doctoral dissertations.  Students will learn effective time-management skills; learn how to set small manageable goals, and will meet with a dissertation coach in one-on-one consultations to discuss and address obstacles that might prevent them completing their degrees.</p>
    <p>The Dissertation House period can span either a Tuesday – Friday (9 a.m. – 5 p.m., non-residential) or a Friday – Sunday weekend (includes evening sessions) commitment to focus on the doctoral dissertation.  The <strong>Dissertation House </strong>activities focus on areas where students typically have difficulty: conceptualizing a topic, writing a literature review, transitioning from a proposal to a dissertation, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing.<br>
    Students may apply to attend the next <strong>Dissertation House </strong>during open application enrollment, by submitting two parts of an application.</p>
    <p><strong>PART I:</strong></p>
    <p>I. Submit a brief description (maximum 2 pages, font size 11-12 point 1 inch margins) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the <strong>Dissertation House</strong>period.  Applications will neither be reviewed nor accepted outside of the application enrollment period.</p>
    <p><strong>PART II:</strong></p>
    <p>II. Please use the following guidelines  for the application:</p>
    <p>(1) Summary of the project, including research question(s), data or texts, and method</p>
    <p>(2) Amount completed on the project to date</p>
    <p>(3) Any obstacles that you are encountering that hinder completion of the dissertation.</p>
    <p>(4) Include the following header information with the description:</p>
    <ul>
    <li>Name</li>
    <li>Address</li>
    <li>Telephone numbers (home, office, and fax)</li>
    <li>E-mail address</li>
    <li>Academic Program and Year in the program</li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong>Dates/Location:</strong> January 19 to 22th (Tuesday – Friday), 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM. Dissertation House will be held in COMM 329 (for Dissertation House) and COMM 332 (for one-on-one sessions).</p>
    <p><strong>Application Enrollment Period: </strong>Application can be submitted within a designated 2-week period, usually scheduled 1-2 months prior to the next Dissertation House session.  Email applications to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>.  Please use the words “Dissertation House” in the subject line of your email.</p>
    <p><strong>Selection Process:</strong> Eighteen participants will be selected for participation in the Dissertation House.  The following applicants will have priority:  (1) Applicants who plan to finish the Ph.D. within the next 6 months; (2) Individuals who are working on dissertations and theses rather than a proposal; (3) Applicants who submit earliest; and (4) Individuals who appear most able to benefit from the services offered at the Dissertation House.</p>
    <p>If your application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House.  <strong><em>All students, including those who have not applied or those who are not selected, have the option to participate in the next online challenge, a virtual version of the Dissertation House: <a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2016-challenge/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/blog-online-challenge/winter-2016-challenge/</a></em></strong></p><br>Filed under: <a href="https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/category/dissertation-house/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dissertation House</a>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>The Winter Dissertation House is coming to UMBC (January 19-22, 2016). Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the...</Summary>
<Website>https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2015/12/08/winter-2016-dissertation-house/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56529/guest@my.umbc.edu/3b6a87a42c8a815680abde8cce58e58c/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>dissertation-house</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Support for Graduate Students</Sponsor>
<PawCount>1</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:27:40 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Tue, 08 Dec 2015 10:27:40 -0500</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56414" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56414">
<Title>The Tufts Training in Education and Critical Research Skills</Title>
<Tagline>Postdoctoral Opportunity at Tufts University in Boston, MA</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p><span>We would like to tell you about an exciting postdoctoral training program that is in place at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts! This program, called TEACRS (Training in Education and Critical Research Skills), is funded by the Institution Research and Career Development Award (IRACDA) mechanism of NIH-GMS.       </span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>TEACRS is designed to prepare talented young scientists for the multiple demands of an academic career in biomedical research. Trainees spend on average 75% of their time conducting bench research and 25% of their time in career development activities. Teaching skills are developed through programs involving mentored classroom assignments at minority-serving institutions in the Boston area.  The training is supplemented by workshops on teaching methods, career opportunities in academia, and essential skills such as grant writing, mentoring, and scientific presentations.  The training components are sequenced to allow trainees to balance the activities and to build on previous experiences. TEACRS fellows receive up to four years of salary support and a yearly travel and supply allowance.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><strong><span>The application deadline for positions beginning in the fall of 2016 is <span><span>March 1</span></span>. </span></strong></p><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Later applications will be considered if positions are available.  Applicants must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents with no more than two years of postdoctoral training at the time of their appointment to the program. Commitment to the goals of the program, strong academic and research credentials </span><span>and a demonstrated interest in teaching and mentoring </span><span>will be important criteria used in the selection process.</span></p><p><span> </span></p><p><span>For additional information on the TEACRS program and application procedures, please visit </span><span>their <a href="http://sackler.tufts.edu/Academics/TEACRS-Welcome" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">website</a>, or contact Claire or Jordan with questions.</span><span> </span></p></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>We would like to tell you about an exciting postdoctoral training program that is in place at Tufts University in Boston, Massachusetts! This program, called TEACRS (Training in Education and...</Summary>
<AttachmentKind>Flyer</AttachmentKind>
<AttachmentUrl>https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/attachments/056d241708c09628a83815a726a9cf53/69e93bd5/news/000/056/414/51cf4faf3b8b705fbfa6d97bd1597b7f/TEACRS Program Flier 2016.pdf?1449105888</AttachmentUrl>
<Attachments>
<Attachment kind="Flyer" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56414/attachments/18964"></Attachment>
</Attachments>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56414/guest@my.umbc.edu/8f4e321613372a58b886025278aa0def/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>postdoctoral-training-program</Tag>
<Tag>teacrs</Tag>
<Group token="postdocs">Office of Postdoctoral Affairs</Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/postdocs</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/xsmall.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/original.jpg?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/xxlarge.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/xlarge.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/large.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/medium.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/small.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/xsmall.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/394/5b3a93d103a66345e5d404c61c5b5081/xxsmall.png?1340160424</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>Office of Postdoctoral Affairs</Sponsor>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/xxlarge.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/xlarge.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="large">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/large.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/medium.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="small">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/small.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/xsmall.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/414/575717c9979b8bafd4cc063baaa7dc45/xxsmall.jpg?1449105706</ThumbnailUrl>
<PawCount>0</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:24:48 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Wed, 02 Dec 2015 20:25:31 -0500</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56381" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56381">
<Title>Fellowships for Parental Leave for Graduate Assistants</Title>
<Tagline>*NEW* Males &amp; Females, Birth, Adoption, Foster Parenting</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><span>In recognition of the challenges of balancing the demands of a graduate </span><span>assistantship</span><span> and parenting a new child, </span><span>UMBC</span><span> offers Fellowships for Parental Leave to improve the environment for new parents who are Graduate Assistants (</span><span>GAs</span><span>).  Any GA is eligible to receive a Fellowship for:  (1) the birth of a child; (2) the recent adoption of a child under the age of six; or (3) the assumption of other parenting responsibilities (e.g., foster parenting, legal guardianship) of a child under the age of six.  Except for birth mothers as described below, the period of the Fellowship is six weeks.  During the Fellowship period,  the GA retains his or her full stipend and benefits, provides no service to the University, and maintains enrollment as a full-time (9 credits) student in fall and spring semesters.</span><br><br><span>The University recognizes the need of birth mothers to respond to or to recover from the effects of pregnancy and/or the delivery of a child.  If a birth mother believes that she requires a Fellowship period of more than six weeks, she must obtain a letter from her physician or other licensed health-care professional that provides (1) the nature of the need; (2) a statement that the GA cannot return to her duties for health reasons arising from the pregnancy and/or delivery; and (3) the duration of required absence beyond the initial six weeks.</span><br><br><span>In all instances, the GA should discuss his or her Fellowship plans with his or her </span><span>GPD</span><span> and/or supervisor as soon as possible to allow for maximum collegial support.  All Fellowship requests must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and the GA’s supervisor.  Upon request, the Graduate School will reimburse the cost of the GA’s stipend to the supporting department.  The form by which to request a Fellowship is located on the </span><a href="https://umbc.box.com/s/zn8xru850da381trn10cbkb8zxd91usm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Graduate School's website</a><span> under "GA Forms."</span><br><br><span>The Graduate School recommends that international students consult in advance with the Office of International Education Services before their period of parental leave.</span><br><br><span>The substance of the above text will be included in the next version of the Graduate Assistant Handbook as a replacement for "Maternity Leave."  </span></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>In recognition of the challenges of balancing the demands of a graduate assistantship and parenting a new child, UMBC offers Fellowships for Parental Leave to improve the environment for new...</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56381/guest@my.umbc.edu/d70e70c8da8bb90f5be9886f1583d2a2/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>balance</Tag>
<Tag>career</Tag>
<Tag>life</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xxlarge.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xlarge">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xlarge.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="large">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/large.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/medium.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="small">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/small.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xsmall">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xsmall.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/381/ed958f37694af8865df04f3e6ebb5eab/xxsmall.jpg?1449022729</ThumbnailUrl>
<PawCount>2</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Tue, 01 Dec 2015 21:19:44 -0500</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="56199" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/56199">
<Title>Dr. Renetta G. Tull is a finalist for the 2015 GEDC Award</Title>
<Tagline>Show your support! #GEDC2015TEAMTULL</Tagline>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><div><img src="https://scontent-lga3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-xpf1/v/t1.0-9/10406412_10205066248684430_5396417831729656987_n.jpg?oh=771bfb5a58a2126670388494c1850cb7&amp;oe=56E7ED35" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>As you know, Dr. Tull has been selected as a finalist for the Global Engineering Deans Council 2015 Award, and she is preparing to embark on a journey that will take her half way around the world, to Australia, to present the PROMISE AGEP initiative in front of a jury! This international award recognizes people and projects worldwide which have encouraged students of all profiles and backgrounds to study and succeed in engineering. As mentees and supporters of the fabulous Dr. Tull, please join us in sending her best wishes, safe travels and good luck as she lets the world know how great of a mentor she is. When sending your wishes, please use the hastag #GEDC2015TEAMTULL.<div><br></div><div>Thank you again for your support.</div><div><br></div><div>Kindly,</div><div>PROMISE Team</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>For more information:</div><div><br></div><div>- Award page: <a href="http://diversityinengineering.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://diversityinengineering.com/</a></div><div>- PROMISE Word Press: <a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/dr-renetta-g-tull-is-a-finalist-for-the-2015-gedc-airbus-diversity-in-engineering-education-award/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/dr-renetta-g-tull-is-a-finalist-for-the-2015-gedc-airbus-diversity-in-engineering-education-award/</a></div><div>- Dr. Renetta Tull video for the GEDC Award: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8xFZv9dPSw&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A8xFZv9dPSw&amp;feature=youtu.be</a></div><div>- Dr. Renetta Tull's professional blog: <a href="https://renettatull.wordpress.com/professional/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://renettatull.wordpress.com/professional/</a></div><div><br></div><div><div><div><p><br></p></div></div></div></div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>As you know, Dr. Tull has been selected as a finalist for the Global Engineering Deans Council 2015 Award, and she is preparing to embark on a journey that will take her half way around the world,...</Summary>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/56199/guest@my.umbc.edu/fc2dda344a48a0b1c5262d763bbf785a/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>education</Tag>
<Tag>engineering</Tag>
<Tag>graduate</Tag>
<Tag>mentors</Tag>
<Tag>postdocs</Tag>
<Tag>stem</Tag>
<Tag>student</Tag>
<Tag>underrepresented</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/xxlarge.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xlarge">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/xlarge.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="large">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/large.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="medium">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/medium.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/small.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/xsmall.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<ThumbnailUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/thumbnails/news/000/056/199/fb3924230ebc169f98176c2be9b4357b/xxsmall.jpg?1448300755</ThumbnailUrl>
<PawCount>8</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>true</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Mon, 23 Nov 2015 12:41:22 -0500</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Wed, 23 Mar 2016 14:45:02 -0400</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="55237" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/55237">
<Title>The PROMISE AGEP &#8211; USM STEM Postdoctoral Fellowship Program, 2016-2017</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><p>PROMISE is pleased to announce a new cycle of the PROMISE AGEP – USM STEM Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.</p>
    <h2>Please read all of the guidelines on</h2>
    <h2><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/about/postdocs/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/about/postdocs/</a></h2>
    <h2>prior to submitting an application.</h2>
    <p><a href="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/usm-postdoc-for-2016_2-pages-2.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/usm-postdoc-for-2016_2-pages-2.jpg?w=630" alt="USM Postdoc for 2016_2 pages.2" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <h3>Download the PDF: <a href="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/usm-stem-postdoctoral-fellowship-announcement-2015-for-2016.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">USM STEM Postdoctoral Fellowship Announcement 2016-2017</a></h3>
    <h3><strong><span>Deadline, Friday, Nov. 20, 2015</span></strong></h3><br>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>PROMISE is pleased to announce a new cycle of the PROMISE AGEP – USM STEM Postdoctoral Fellowship Program.   Please read all of the guidelines on...</Summary>
<Website>https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/the-promise-agep-usm-stem-postdoctoral-fellowship-program-2016-2017/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/55237/guest@my.umbc.edu/b110214fbc30fb0dbaf3f46ec51cb195/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>advice-for-students</Tag>
<Tag>advising</Tag>
<Tag>agep</Tag>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>gradschool</Tag>
<Tag>gradstudents</Tag>
<Tag>learning</Tag>
<Tag>maryland</Tag>
<Tag>nsf</Tag>
<Tag>postdoc</Tag>
<Tag>postdoctoral-affairs</Tag>
<Tag>professor</Tag>
<Tag>professoriate</Tag>
<Tag>promise</Tag>
<Tag>support</Tag>
<Tag>teaching</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<PawCount>0</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:38:54 -0400</PostedAt>
<EditAt>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 17:38:54 -0400</EditAt>
</NewsItem>

<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="55234" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd/posts/55234">
<Title>Chateaubriand Fellowships for doctoral students to study in France. Deadline Jan. 20, 2016</Title>
<Body>
<![CDATA[
    <div class="html-content"><div>The Chateaubriand Fellowship <strong>call for applications is now open</strong>: <a href="http://france-science.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9a3b2eddec49e39e6e9f94475&amp;id=c1c9ae3bde&amp;e=ea01913aa6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org</a></div>
    <p>Complete applications must be submitted by <strong><span><span>January 20, 2016</span></span>.</strong>
    </p>
    <div>The Chateaubriand Fellowship is a grant offered by the Embassy of France in the United States. It supports outstanding Ph.D. students from American universities who wish to conduct research in France for a period ranging from 4 to 9 months. Chateaubriand fellows are selected through a merit-based competition, through a collaborative process involving expert evaluators in both countries.</div>
    <p><a href="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/french-logo.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2015/10/french-logo.jpg?w=630" alt="French logo" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>The program is divided in two sections:</p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong><u>STEM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics &amp; Health</u></strong></li>
    </ul>
    <div>The Chateaubriand Fellowship in Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics &amp; Biology-Health for doctoral students aims to initiate or reinforce collaborations, partnerships or joint projects between French and American research teams. The Chateaubriand Fellowship supports PhD students registered in an American university who wish to conduct part of their doctoral research in a French laboratory.</div>
    <div>This fellowship is offered by the <a href="http://france-science.us3.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=9a3b2eddec49e39e6e9f94475&amp;id=d7273c3fa0&amp;e=ea01913aa6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office for Science &amp; Technology</a> (OST) of the Embassy of France in Washington in partnership with American universities and French research organizations such as Inserm and Inria. It is a partner of the National Science Foundation’s <a href="http://france-science.us3.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=9a3b2eddec49e39e6e9f94475&amp;id=608bf131ce&amp;e=ea01913aa6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">GROW program</a>.</div>
    <ul>
    <li><strong><u>HSS: Humanities and Social Sciences</u></strong></li>
    </ul>
    <div>The Chateaubriand fellowship in Humanities and Social Sciences is offered by the<a href="http://france-science.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a3b2eddec49e39e6e9f94475&amp;id=66806e6f02&amp;e=ea01913aa6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Cultural Services of the Embassy of France</a>. The HSS program targets outstanding Ph.D. students enrolled in American universities who seek to engage in research in France, in any discipline of the Humanities and Social Sciences.</div>
    <div>The HSS Chateaubriand program is supported by the Campus France agency which provides a welcome package and assistance to Fellows upon their arrival. Social networking opportunities are also offered by the Fulbright program in France.</div>
    <p><strong>ELIGIBILITY</strong></p>
    <ul>
    <li>Candidates must be currently working on their Ph.D.</li>
    <li>Candidates do not have to be U.S. citizens, but they must be enrolled in an American university.</li>
    <li>Candidates must obtain a letter of recommendation from their advisor(s) in the U.S., as well as a letter of invitation from a professor affiliated with a French university or research institution. Please contact your supervisor in France as early as possible.</li>
    </ul>
    <p>For more specific eligibility criteria please visit our websites.</p>
    <p><strong>BENEFITS</strong></p>
    <ul>
    <li>A monthly stipend</li>
    <li>Health insurance for the entire duration of the fellowship</li>
    <li>A round-trip ticket to France</li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong>SELECTION CRITERIA</strong></p>
    <ul>
    <li>Academic relevance of the research project</li>
    <li>Student’s command of the subject</li>
    <li>Benefits of a research trip to France for the future of the collaboration</li>
    <li>Background of the research collaboration</li>
    <li>Contribution of the project to France/U.S. academic exchange</li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong>CONTACTS</strong></p>
    <ul>
    <li>STEM Chateaubriand Program: <a href="mailto:stem.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">stem.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org</a></li>
    <li>HSS Chateaubriand Program : <a href="mailto:hss.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">hss.coordinator@chateaubriand-fellowship.org</a></li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong>WEBSITE &amp; APPLICATION</strong></p>
    <div><a href="http://france-science.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?u=9a3b2eddec49e39e6e9f94475&amp;id=5f7c8b91b6&amp;e=ea01913aa6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org</a></div><br>   </div>
]]>
</Body>
<Summary>The Chateaubriand Fellowship call for applications is now open: http://www.chateaubriand-fellowship.org   Complete applications must be submitted by January 20, 2016.    The Chateaubriand...</Summary>
<Website>https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/10/22/chateaubriand-fellowships-for-doctoral-students-to-study-in-france-deadline-jan-20-2016/</Website>
<TrackingUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/55234/guest@my.umbc.edu/dcf210d73680d4af3a38e1b17e203b78/api/pixel</TrackingUrl>
<Tag>academic-enrichment</Tag>
<Tag>advising</Tag>
<Tag>agep</Tag>
<Tag>development</Tag>
<Tag>gradschool</Tag>
<Tag>gradstudents</Tag>
<Tag>learning</Tag>
<Tag>maryland</Tag>
<Tag>nsf</Tag>
<Tag>ph-d-completion</Tag>
<Tag>postdoc</Tag>
<Tag>professor</Tag>
<Tag>professoriate</Tag>
<Tag>promise</Tag>
<Tag>support</Tag>
<Tag>teaching</Tag>
<Group token="gspd">Grad Student &amp;amp; Postdoc Development </Group>
<GroupUrl>https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd</GroupUrl>
<AvatarUrl>https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="original">https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/original.jpg?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xlarge">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xlarge.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="large">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/large.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="medium">https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/medium.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="small">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/small.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xsmall">https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<AvatarUrl size="xxsmall">https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/fd3771a0ce0803416cfb6a914448d0d0/xxsmall.png?1695134616</AvatarUrl>
<Sponsor>PROMISE @ UMBC: Graduate Student Development</Sponsor>
<PawCount>0</PawCount>
<CommentCount>0</CommentCount>
<CommentsAllowed>false</CommentsAllowed>
<PostedAt>Thu, 22 Oct 2015 15:52:58 -0400</PostedAt>
</NewsItem>

</News>
