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<Title>February 2012: Barrett Whitener returns to discuss oral &amp; poster presentations (2/15); PROMISE Spring Meeting (2/17), Thesis &amp; Dissertation prep (2/23)</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Students who participate in PROMISE from UMBC, UM College Park, and UMB have been trained by Barrett Whitener since 2004.  Barrett Whitener specializes in oral and poster presentations. He is a voice-over actor (you’ve heard his books on many books-on-tape) who has narrated more than 200 audio books.  He has done commercials for organizations such as [...]</div>
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<Summary>Students who participate in PROMISE from UMBC, UM College Park, and UMB have been trained by Barrett Whitener since 2004.  Barrett Whitener specializes in oral and poster presentations. He is a...</Summary>
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<Title>Summer Success Institute Registration is open!...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: Summer Success Institute Registration is open! (August 19-20, 2011)Dear Graduate Students, Postdocs, and PROMISE Alumni, We are pleased to announce that our 9th Annual PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) will be held, August 19-20, 2011 at the Sheraton Hotel in Columbia, Maryland.  This year’s SSI is generously sponsored by PROMISE at the University of Maryland College Park through funding from the National Science [...]</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: Summer Success Institute Registration is open! (August 19-20, 2011)Dear Graduate Students, Postdocs, and PROMISE Alumni, We are pleased to announce that our 9th Annual PROMISE Summer...</Summary>
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<Title>PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner Welcomes Dr. Erica...</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Full Title: PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner Welcomes Dr. Erica Corral, winner of Hispanic award for STEM, Nov. 19Join us for the annual PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner! This is our “Thanksgiving Dinner” for graduate students! Friday, November 19, 2010 6:30 PM Adele’s Restaurant Stamp Student Union, UM College Park’s Campus You must RSVP via the official registration page: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/3a2atye">http://tinyurl.com/3a2atye</a>.  (This RSVP serves as your “free” ticket.) Dr. Erica Corral will be our special [...]</div>
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<Summary>Full Title: PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner Welcomes Dr. Erica Corral, winner of Hispanic award for STEM, Nov. 19Join us for the annual PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner! This is our “Thanksgiving Dinner”...</Summary>
<Website>http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/2010/11/17/promise-fall-harvest-dinner-welcomes-dr-erica-corral-winner-of-hispanic-award-for-stem-nov-19/</Website>
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