Dissertation House focuses on Non-Traditional Students or UMBC student workers

Any UMBC student working on their master thesis or dissertation can apply

Friday and Saturday, October 4 & 5, 2019

Friday 9 am – 5 pm

Saturday 10 am – 5 pm

AOK Library, Room 767

2018 Summer Horizons Program

• Friday, June 29, 2018
• The 2018 program will begin at 9:00 AM and will end at 11:30 AM. (Registration and Seating will begin at 8:30 AM)
• UMBC Commons Building, Floor 2, Game Room
• Light breakfast refreshments will be provided.
• This event is FREE to the public but (participants must register). 

Are you interested in pursuing graduate education in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) area? Do you have doubts about the application process, inquiries about next steps, or questions about deadlines?

Our Summer Horizons Program is for you!

• Directions and Parking: http://about.umbc.edu/visitors-guide/directions/
• Google maps link: UMBC Commons Driving Directions
• Parking: If you are not a UMBC student you will need to cover your own parking. Please use the pay to park stations around campus. The nearest one is in the Commons Drive garage, the first floor. Please see the rest of the stations marked with a “P ” letter (metered parking) in this map.

AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00 a.m

• Registration

9:00 a.m.

• Welcome
• Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP
• Sundiata “Sunji” Jangha, Director Upward Bound Mathematics and Science Center Academic Opportunity Programs, Co-PI, National Science Foundation’s LSAMP Program
• Justine M. Johnson, M.A., Associate Director, Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program (moderator)

9:10 a.m.

• Preparing for Graduate Study: Timelines and Choices
  • K. Jill Barr, J.D.,  Sr. Assistant Dean of Graduate Enrollment, The Graduate School
  • D. Michael Suica,  Manager, Recruitment and Admissions, The Graduate School

9:40 a.m.

• Elements of the Graduate School Application: GRE, Transcripts, Letters of Recommendation, Statement of Purpose
  • Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Strategic Initiatives, Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

10:00 a.m.

• Understanding Graduate School – Panel of Graduate Students

10:30 a.m.

• Introduction: Justine M. Johnson, M.A., Associate Director, Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program (moderator)
• Key Note Speaker:  Freeman A. Hrabowski III, Ph.D., President, UMBC

11:30 a.m. Evaluations and Adjourn

About our Keynote Speaker

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski III 

Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, President of UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 1992, is a consultant on science and math education to national agencies, universities, and school systems. He was named by President Obama to chair the President’s Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for African Americans. He also chaired the National Academies’ committee that produced the report, Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads (2011). His 2013 TED talk highlights the “Four Pillars of College Success in Science.”

Named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World by TIME (2012) and one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report (2008), he also received TIAA-CREF’s Theodore M. Hesburgh Award for Leadership Excellence (2011), the Carnegie Corporation’s Academic Leadership Award (2011), and the Heinz Award (2012) for contributions to improving the “Human Condition.” UMBC has been recognized as a model for inclusive excellence by such publications as U.S. News, which the past eight years has recognized UMBC as a national leader in academic innovation and undergraduate teaching. Dr. Hrabowski’s most recent book, Holding Fast to Dreams: Empowering Youth from the Civil Rights Crusade to STEM Achievement, describes the events and experiences that played a central role in his development as an educator and leader.

Summer Horizons is co-sponsored by PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP, The Meyerhoff Graduate Biomedical Fellows Program, the USM Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, and The Graduate School at UMBC.

For additional resources, including access to funding opportunities: Please visit the Institute for Broadening Participation’s website,  “Pathways to Science,”  and fill out the form in the left corner:  http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/. The website has information on a variety of opportunities, which include as an example, a wealth of information on funding and internships through NASA:  http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/nasa.aspx. Our student participants have taken advantage of this resource in the past, and several have had offers for great opportunities. 

Related articles

• President Obama Appoints UMBC President as Chair of National Education Commission(baltimore.cbslocal.com)

Important update! We still have spaces for Lightning Round and Poster Presentations.

USM PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the 2018 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium and Professional Development Conference on February 16, 2018. 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 year, PROMISE also invites undergraduate students to come to hear graduate students’ presentations and to participate in workshops that will prepare them to be graduate students with an eye on becoming future faculty members.

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.The event is free and meals are provided. Please apply to present at the conference using the rules in the “Call for Presentations” section below and save the date.

Event:  2018 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium & Professional Development Conference

Location: University of Maryland College Park

Adele H. Stamp Student Union – Center for Campus Life

3972 Campus Dr

Colony Ballroom

College Park, MD 20742

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Attire: Business Casual

Transportation:

There will be free transportation from UMBC to UMD. Please send an email to promisestaff@gmail.com by Feb. 9, 2018, with the subject title, “2018 Research Symposium Bus,” with your name, school, and cell phone number. The bus departs from the UMBC Administration Circle at 7:20 AM. This location is in front of the administration building. The bus will depart from UMD at 4:15 PM and arrive at UMBC around 5:15 PM.

Parking:

If you choose to drive on your own, you may pay to park in the Union Lane Garage – located between the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Center for Campus Life and Cole Field House. Hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. In this garage, you park in a numbered spot, remember your number, and walk out toward the entrance to enter it into the machine, where you will pre-pay for a certain number of hours. Other parking lot information can be found here: http://cvs.umd.edu/visitors/parking.html.

• Presentation slots are limited to graduate students within the University System of Maryland.
• 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 2015, 2016, and 2017 can update their current pages.
• Postdocs from universities and organizations outside of the University System of Maryland can participate as mentors and judges for poster sessions.
• All graduate students and postdocs are invited to participate as audience members and attend the professional development workshops.
• Undergraduate students are invited to attend to learn from the presentations and to participate in special workshops dedicated to preparing for graduate school, with a focus on thinking about becoming a professor in the future.
• Faculty from within the USM are invited to serve as judges to provide constructive feedback.

Join us! Registration is free. 

Register here:

Types of Presentations

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.

Oral Category 1: Traditional Research Presentations

[7 minutes presentation, 3 minutes critique, 2 minutes of questions, traditional PowerPoint presentation]

Oral Category 2: TED-Styled Talks

[5-minute talks + 5 minutes for critique/questions, PowerPoint presentation with images only – no text]

Oral Category 3: Lightning Round Talks

[2-minute talks with a timer on the screen, no PowerPoints, no critique.]

Posters:

Please print a 4 ft by 3 ft poster.

Call for Presentations

If you are interested in presenting, please follow the schedule below:

Deadline extended: December 15th. We still have spaces for Lightning Round and Poster Presentations.

December 1, 2017: “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 promisestaff@gmail.com with the title, “2018 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium – Intent to Present.”

“TED-Styled” and “Lightning Round” titles must be tailored to appeal to a general audience.

Everyone who expressed an “Intent to Present” as of Dec. 1, 2017, will be in line with the presentation style of their choice. Those who did not specify a category will be given a space for a poster.

December 31, 2017: Abstracts and the information below is required for all presentations types. Email all materials from all four categories below to promisestaff@gmail.com, with the subject: “2018 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium Presenter Information.”

1. Formal Abstract (250 words or less). Biographical Sketch (250 words or less)
   • Font: 12 Point, Times New Roman
   • Heading, Left-justified:
     • Title (Bold)
     • Name (Italicized)
     • Department (No abbreviations)
     • University (No abbreviations)
2. General Summary of Graduate Research (250 words or less)
3. High-Quality Photograph
4. Numbered List of up to 5 publications and or/presentations. Please give precedence to publications and conference proceedings as applicable.

All presenters must register.

Agenda

Colony Ballroom, Adele Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland College Park

2018 PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium & Professional Development Conference

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Arrival, Breakfast Refreshments, Registration, Poster Set-Up

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Opening Remarks, Traditional Oral Research Presentations

Welcome:

1. Host’s Opening and Welcome: Jeffrey Franke, Assistant Dean and Chief of Staff, Graduate School, University of Maryland College Park.
2. Moderator: Erin Golembewski, Senior Associate Dean, Graduate School, University of Maryland Baltimore.

Oral Category 1: Traditional Research Presentations

1. Mary Yaa Sedegah Masterson, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Program, University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB). “Role of Vaccine-Induced IgG in Protection against Bordetella Pertussis.”
2. Marilyn Allen, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Engineering immune cells via lipid-tailed biomolecules.”
3. Amanda Labuza, Physiology Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). “NOVA: Providing Graduate Students with Outreach Opportunities to Baltimore.”
4. BreAsia Deal, Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Modeling The Effect of Glucose Intake on a System With Simple Oscillatory Conditions.”

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: Networking Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: “TED-Style” Talks

1. Maraki Negesse, Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “The development of the forebrain in vertebrate embryos.”
2. Ashley Wayne Thomas, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Development of an Improved Whole Body Heat Transfer Model for Determining Postmortem Interval in Forensic Science.”
3. Omolola Taiwo, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland College Park (UMD). “Creating a world where we are all active bystanders: Reducing sexual violence on campus.”

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Lightning Round Talks

1. Mc Millan Ching, Department of Oncology, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Medicine. “Functional Analysis of PGE₂Pathway Members MRP4 and EP4 in Ovarian Cancer.”
2. Denise Williams, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Future Antibiotics? Interactions between Quantum Dots and Bacterial Cells.”
3. Adegboyega Akinsiku, Department of Human-Centered Computing, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
4. Kaia Amoah, STAR-PREP Research Fellow, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB) School of Medicine. “Kynurenic Acid Modulation of Excitatory and Inhibitory Synapses and the Implications in the Pathophysiology of Schizophrenia.”
5. Brianda Beverley, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Translation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae.”
6. Joseph Hunter, Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park (UMD). “Developing an in-situ sprayable antimicrobial polymer mesh as an emergency burn wound dressing.”

12:00 PM – Buffet Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Poster Session and Dessert Reception

1. Jackline Joy Martín Lasola, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (School of Medicine), University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
2. “Immunomodulation of the Tumor Microenvironment with Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases (IRAKs).”
3. Valencia Watson, Department of Biochemical Engineering, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Device design: Real-time glucose monitoring of transdermal samples.”
4. Linda Moise, Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering (CSEE, Graduate Cybersecurity Program), College of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Ransomware Threats.”
5. Muhammad H. Khan, Department of Food Science and Technology, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). “Cybersecurity Approaches in Precision Agriculture and Food Industry – Assessing Challenges.”

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Professional Development Workshops (graduate students and undergraduates)

Undergraduate Students: Math Institute (Starts at 12:30 PM, co-sponsored by LSAMP)

Moderator: Sunji Jangha, Director of Upward Bound Math Science Center, Co-Director USM LSAMP, University of Maryland Baltimore County.

• Preparation for research and graduate school – Sarah Mburu, Ph.D., Kailyn Cage, Ph.D., and Bret A. Hassel, Ph.D.
• Review of how things transpired during the fall semester
• Steps for optimizing spring performance
• Math “Strategies for Success” – Calculus I/II and Differential Equations

Graduate Student Session (Starts at 1:30 PM)

“Behind the Scenes: How to Prepare for the Professoriate at any Stage in your Career” (Based on the PROMISE seminar: “Secrets of the Faculty Interview”)

• Expectations for the Professor of Today (Research Universities, Teaching Institutions, Community Colleges)
• Elements of the Faculty Application – The Complete Package
• Communication and Dissemination: Networking, Publishing, Presenting
• Teaching and Mentoring
• The “Aspirational CV”
• Understanding Search Committees
• The Faculty Interview
• Establishing Scholarly Independence

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony

Important update! We still have spaces for Lightning Round and Poster Presentations.

USM PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation is pleased to invite you to attend and participate in the 2018 University System of Maryland PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium and Professional Development Conference on February 16, 2018. 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 year, PROMISE also invites undergraduate students to come to hear graduate students’ presentations, and to participate in workshops that will prepare them to be graduate students with an eye on becoming future faculty members.

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.The event is free and meals are provided. Please apply to present at the conference using the rules in the “Call for Presentations” section below and save the date.

Event:  2018 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium & Professional Development Conference

Location: University of Maryland College Park

Adele H. Stamp Student Union – Center for Campus Life

3972 Campus Dr

Colony Ballroom

College Park, MD 20742

8:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Attire: Business Casual

Transportation:

There will be free transportation from UMBC to UMD. Please send an email to promisestaff@gmail.com by Feb. 9, 2018, with the subject title, “2018 Research Symposium Bus,” with your name, school, and cell phone number. The bus departs from the UMBC Administration Circle at 7:20 AM. This location is in front of the administration building. The bus will depart from UMD at 4:15 PM and arrive at UMBC around 5:15 PM.

Parking:

If you choose to drive on your own, you may pay to park in the Union Lane Garage – located between the Adele H. Stamp Student Union Center for Campus Life and Cole Field House. Hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m. daily. In this garage, you park in a numbered spot, remember your number, and walk out toward the entrance to enter it into the machine, where you will pre-pay for a certain number of hours. Other parking lot information can be found here: http://cvs.umd.edu/visitors/parking.html.

• Presentation slots are limited to graduate students within the University System of Maryland.
• 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 2015, 2016, and 2017 can update their current pages.
• Postdocs from universities and organizations outside of the University System of Maryland can participate as mentors and judges for poster sessions.
• All graduate students and postdocs are invited to participate as audience members and attend the professional development workshops.
• Undergraduate students are invited to attend to learn from the presentations and to participate in special workshops dedicated to preparing for graduate school, with a focus on thinking about becoming a professor in the future.
• Faculty from within the USM are invited to serve as judges to provide constructive feedback.

Join us! Registration is free. 

Register here:

Types of Presentations

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.

Oral Category 1: Traditional Research Presentations

[7 minutes presentation, 3 minutes critique, 2 minutes of questions, traditional PowerPoint presentation]

Oral Category 2: TED-Styled Talks

[5-minute talks + 5 minutes for critique/questions, PowerPoint presentation with images only – no text]

Oral Category 3: Lightning Round Talks

[2-minute talks with timer on the screen, no PowerPoints, no critique.]

Call for Presentations

If you are interested in presenting, please follow the schedule below:

Deadline extended: December 15th. We still have spaces for Lightning Round and Poster Presentations.

December 1, 2017: “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 promisestaff@gmail.com with the title, “2018 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium – Intent to Present.”

“TED-Styled” and “Lightning Round” titles must be tailored to appeal to a general audience.

Everyone who expressed an “Intent to Present” as of Dec. 1, 2017, will be in line with the presentation style of their choice. Those who did not specify a category will be given a space for a poster.

December 31, 2017: Abstracts and the information below is required for all presentations types. Email all materials from all four categories below to promisestaff@gmail.com, with the subject: “2018 USM PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium Presenter Information.”

1. Formal Abstract (250 words or less). Biographical Sketch (250 words or less)
   • Font: 12 Point, Times New Roman
   • Heading, Left-justified:
     • Title (Bold)
     • Name (Italicized)
     • Department (No abbreviations)
     • University (No abbreviations)
2. General Summary of Graduate Research (250 words or less)
3. High-Quality Photograph
4. Numbered List of up to 5 publications and or/presentations. Please give precedence to publications and conference proceedings as applicable.

All presenters must register.

Tentative Agenda

Colony Ballroom, Adele Stamp Student Union, University of Maryland College Park

2018 PROMISE AGEP Research Symposium & Professional Development Conference

8:00 AM – 9:00 AM: Arrival, Breakfast Refreshments, Registration, Poster Set-Up

9:00 AM – 10:30 AM: Opening Remarks, Traditional Oral Research Presentations

Welcome:

1. Host’s Opening and Welcome: Christopher Perez, Associate Director, Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion, and Coordinator for PROMISE at College Park.
2. Co-PI Remarks:
3. USM PROMISE AGEP Welcome: Dr. Renetta Tull, UMBC Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development and Postdoctoral Affairs, and PROMISE AGEP Director for the University System of Maryland.

Oral Category 1: Traditional Research Presentations

1. Mary Yaa Sedegah Masterson, Molecular Microbiology and Immunology Program, University of Maryland Baltimore (UMB). “Role of Vaccine-Induced IgG in Protection against Bordetella Pertussis.”
2. Marilyn Allen, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Engineering immune cells via lipid-tailed biomolecules.”
3. Amanda Labuza, Physiology Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB). “NOVA: Providing Graduate Students with Outreach Opportunities to Baltimore.”
4. BreAsia Deal, Applied Mathematics and Statistics Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “Modeling The Effect of Glucose Intake on a System With Simple Oscillatory Conditions.”

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM: Networking Break

10:45 AM – 11:15 AM: “TED-Style” Talks

1. Maraki Negesse, Biological Sciences, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). “The development of the forebrain in vertebrate embryos.”
2. Ashley Wayne Thomas, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). [title to be determined]
3. Omolola Taiwo, Department of Behavioral and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Maryland College Park (UMD). “Creating a world where we are all active bystanders: Reducing sexual violence on campus.”

11:15 AM – 12:00 PM: Lightning Round Talks

12:00 PM – Buffet Lunch

12:45 PM – 1:30 PM: Poster Session and Dessert Reception

1. Mahdad Talebpour, Chemical, Biochemical and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC).
2. Elizabeth Noelia Williams, Nutrition and Food Science (NFSC) Department, University of Maryland College Park (UMD). “Use of Risk Assessment Modeling Techniques to Develop Quantitative Risk-Based Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (RB-HACCP) Plans.”
3. Jackline Joy Martín Lasola, Department of Microbiology and Immunology (School of Medicine), University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
   “Immunomodulation of the Tumor Microenvironment with Interleukin-1 Receptor-Associated Kinases (IRAKs).”
4. [pending confirmation]
5. [pending confirmation]
6. [pending confirmation]
7. [pending confirmation]
8. [pending confirmation]

1:30 PM – 3:30 PM: Professional Development Workshops (graduate students and undergraduates)

3:30 PM – 4:00 PM: Closing Reception and Awards Ceremony

Advanced registration is required. 

REGISTER HERE

FREE Transportation from UMBC!

A bus will be departing at 8 AM from Administration Circle (in front of the RAC and administration building), and it will be departing from College Park at 5:30 PM.

If you want to ride the bus, you need to email yarazeth@umbc.edu with the subject “BUS Oct 21” and include in the email your full name, campus, department, and cell phone number. The seats will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. You will receive a confirmation via email. 

REGISTER HERE

 

Please share with your friends and classmates. This is open to students from any local college or university.

 

AGENDA

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 21

All activities will take place in the Jeong H. Kim Building,  University of Maryland – College Park’s Campus

9:00 AM              Registration, Pre-surveys and Continental Breakfast (Pepco Room #1105)

9:50 AM               Program Overview
Dr. Howard G. Adams, GEM Program Consultant (former Executive Director of GEM)

10:00 AM            Welcome (Lecture Hall # 1110)
Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean, Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland – College Park
Dr. Margaret Palmer, Director, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center and Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland – College Park

10:15 AM            Session 1:  Why Graduate School? (Lecture Hall # 1110)

Dr. Howard G. Adams, GEM Program Consultant (former Executive Director of GEM)

11:15 AM             Break

11:30 AM             Session 2: How to Apply to Graduate School (Lecture Hall # 1110)
Dr. Renetta G. Tull, Associate Provost for Graduate Student Professional Development & Postdoctoral Affairs, University of Maryland –  Baltimore County (GEM Program Consultant)
Jeffrey A. Franke, Interim Assistant Dean/Chief of Staff, Graduate School, University of Maryland – College Park

12:30 PM             Lunch Break & Graduate Resource Fair (12:30-1:30 PM) (Kay Boardroom #1107, #1111, Rotunda)

1:30   PM             Session 3:  How to Fund Graduate School? (Lecture Hall # 1110)

                             Francis DuVinage, Ph.D., Director of National Scholarships Office, University of Maryland, College Park
Jasmine Crenshaw, Ph.D., Assistant Director, Center for Diversity in Engineering (CDE), Office of Diversity and Engagement, School of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Virginia
                             Monique Hite-Head, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Morgan State University

2:15 PM                Break

2:30 PM                   Session 4: Voices from the Field (Lecture Hall # 1110)
Moderator: Quintaniay Holifield, Ph.D., Soil Scientist, U.S. Forest Service
Daniel Smith, Ph.D student, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech
Shakira Hobbs, Ph.D., postdoctoral fellow, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia
                             Kelly Anderson, Ph.D student, Department of Geographical Sciences, University of Maryland, College Park

3:30 PM                Closing Remarks/Post Surveys (Raffle – Prize Give Away -iPad Mimi)
Dr. Darryll Pines, Dean, Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland -College Park
Dr. Margaret Palmer, Director, National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC) and Professor, Department of Entomology, University of Maryland – College Park

3:45 PM                Ice Cream Social (Kay Boardroom)

5:00 PM                Program Ends

The Summer Dissertation House is coming to UMBC, July 11-14, 2017. Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures.

Open application period: Early bird May 22, 2017 – June 2, 2017. Late registration June 3, 2017 – June 18, 2017 (Applications received during the early bird period will have priority.)

(Please note that there are only 15 to 18 slots for this event, consider applying early)

Applications received after June 18, 2017, will be considered for the DH waiting list. More information about the Dissertation House: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/about/

• The Dissertation House runs from 9 AM – 5 PM, for four days, Tuesday, July 11 through Friday, July 14, 2017
• Students must plan to attend the full session, for each of the 4 days.
• Daily schedule includes 2 mini-lectures, and 5 hours of writing per day.
• Breakfast, Lunch, and a snack will be served daily.

The July 11-14, 2017, Dissertation House is only available to UMBC’s graduate students who can attend in-person, however, the online version is open to anyone, from any institution, world-wide!

This version of the Dissertation House is open to all graduate students, in all disciplines.
There are 15 to 18 spaces available for the Dissertation House.

Details regarding eligibility can be found on the application page of the website for the Dissertation House. Subscribe to the page https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/
Read about The Dissertation House in UMBC’s Alumni Magazine: Byrne, R. (2011, Fall) “The Write Stuff”, UMBC Magazine. p. 12 and the research paper, “The Dissertation House Model: Doctoral Student Experiences Coping and Writing in a Shared Knowledge Community.,” in a special issue of the journal, CBE – Life Sciences Education (LSE) devoted to “Broadening Participation in the Life Sciences.” http://www.lifescied.org/content/15/3/ar34.full.pdf+html

Please login to MyUMBC, click “I can attend” here:http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/50087 , *AND* follow the
application procedures on the main website for the Dissertation House: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/

You are invited to participate in the NextProfScience 2017 workshop being offered at the University of Michigan on May 2-5, 2017 (see link). NextProf Science is aimed at future faculty—advanced doctoral students or postdoctoral fellows who are interested in an academic career in science at an exceptional academic research institution and who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity.

The science and mathematics departments of the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and Arts will host ~50 future faculty participants on the U-M campus to show them the rewards of an academic career, help them understand the faculty search process, and connect them with faculty in their research area, as well as academic leaders, and other participants.

The NextProf Science 2017 workshop is free to participants, who must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Underrepresented minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. Travel, lodging, and meals will be covered by the program.

Applicants may nominate themselves or be nominated by a faculty mentor. Find additional information about the workshop and application materials on the NextProf Science website at: sites.lsa.umich.edu/nextprof-science

The deadline to receive all applications and supporting materials is: February 15, 2017.

If you have additional questions, please contact um-nextprof-science@umich.edu.

Stoop Stories:

Let Your Research Tell a Story

A Saturday Brunch Workshop

Presented by Laura Wexler of The Stoop Storytelling Series

Photo collage developed from individual images that are the property of the Stoop Stories Series website.

On January 28, 2017, graduate students and postdoctoral fellows in Maryland from all disciplines are invited to attend a workshop on the campus of the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Baltimore, Maryland (near BWI airport.) Attendees will learn how to couch their research to tell their personal professional stories. This is a Maryland-wide event, and includes schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) and the Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA). 

Event Details

Event: Let Your Research Tell a Story – Telling Your Personal Professional Story Workshop

Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017

Time: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Location:  University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), Sherman Hall – Lecture Hall 003.

Driving directions: UMBC 1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250 Administration Drive Garage

Parking: Parking is free on the weekend, please use the visitor spaces on
upper Admin Drive Garage or Hilltop Circle parking spaces A & D.  Do not pay for the visitor spaces, no permit is required.

Walking from Administration Drive Garage directions: Sherman Building at UMBC 

Registration:

Attendees who are part of the UMBC community: Please click the “I Can Attend” button on http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/45663 and register on the Eventbrite website (click on the orange button below).

Attendees outside the UMBC community: Please register on the Eventbrite website (click on the orange button below).

If you bring a guest, who is a graduate student or postdoctoral fellow in another state, please have them register individually. If you bring a guest who is a friend of family member, they are welcome to attend as we are operating according to  “The Jessica Effect” https://promiseagep.com/2016/08/10/what-is-the-jessica-effect/. Please email promisestaff@gmail.com to let us know how many people will be coming with you so that we can plan food accordingly.

Workshop Mission

Participants will learn to use the tools of true, personal storytelling to create and share an engaging and accessible story about their research focus, project, or goals. Participants will:

● Enhance their understanding of true, personal storytelling as a powerful tool of communication to engage and connect with a variety of audiences, and explain complex issues in an accessible and relatable way.

● Improve their ability to identify and enact the principles of powerful true, personal storytelling.

● Create a 3- to 5-minute engaging true, personal tale that illuminates their research focus and findings.

● Share that personal research tale with a group of peers and receive feedback.

Workshop Structure

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Registration and Continental breakfast

10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Lecture

11:30 AM – 12:30 PM  Breakout Sessions / Brunch

12:30 PM – 1:00 PM    Final Reconvenes and Synthesize

University System of Maryland (USM) and Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA) School Listing:

Workshop Presenter

Laura Wexler’s photo and biographical information are the property Stoop Stories, and Johns Hopkins University, where Wexler is a member of the adjunct faculty.

Laura Wexler is the co-founder and co-producer of The Stoop Storytelling Series, a Baltimore-based cultural event and podcast in which “ordinary” people tell extraordinary true tales about their lives. Since 2006, Laura has presented workshops in true, personal storytelling for a range of organizations, businesses, and individuals. Her storytelling curriculum is based on 10 years of teaching memoir writing at the collegiate and graduate level, and her experience coaching more than 1,000 people to tell the true, personal tales of their lives. In addition to her work with The Stoop, Laura is the author of the book, Fire in a Canebrake: The Last Mass Lynching in America (Scribner), as well as nonfiction published in The Washington Post Magazine, The New York Times, and elsewhere. She currently writes and develops projects for TV and film.

–Stoopstorytelling.com

Key Co-Sponsors: The Graduate School at UMBC, PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

in partnership with MICUA

and the University System of Maryland via PROMISE

REGISTRATION: 

UMBC Members: Please RSVP at http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/40169