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    <div class="html-content"><p>Dear Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty, Staff, and Friends of PROMISE:</p>
    <p><em>Please save the following dates for Spring and Summer 2013:</em></p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>SATURDAY, May 4, 2013: Annual PROMISE Friends and Family &amp; Celebration of Graduates Cookout </strong></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Location:<br>
    High Ridge Park<br>
    10100 Superior Ave<br>
    Laurel, MD 20723</p>
    <p>1:00 – 4:00 PM</p>
    <p>All PROMISE participants who are graduating with masters or doctoral degrees from any school within the University System of Maryland will be celebrated. If you are graduating this May or August, please send your name, school, department, and degree to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>. (Graduates will be recognized at 3PM.) Family and friends are invited to celebrate with you. This cookout is for graduate students from all disciplines, part-time/full-time, and at all levels (1st year graduate student to PhD candidate.) Faculty, postdocs, alumni, staff, plus your family and friends are invited. This event is free, but please register so that we can have an accurate count and can use our funds wisely.</p>
    <p><em>Please register for the cookout here:</em> <a href="http://promisecookout2013.eventbrite.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://promisecookout2013.eventbrite.com/</a></p>
    <p><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6218480643?ref=ebtn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Eventbrite - PROMISE Friends and Family Cookout &amp; Celebration of Graduates 2013" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=6218480643" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>————————————————————————————————-</p>
    <p><em>SAVE THE DATES! More information on the events below will be posted soon!</em></p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>June 12, 2013: “Introduction to the PMP (Project Management Professional – Leadership Training): Credentials and Certification” </strong>
    <ul>
    <li>Special guest facilitator: Dr. Don Engel, UMBC’s Assistant Vice President for Research</li>
    <li>RSVP: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/17433" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/17433</a></li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>July 9-12, 2013: Dissertation House at UMBC with Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale</strong>
    <ul>
    <li>Also during this week on the 3rd floor of the Commons at UMBC:
    <ul>
    <li><em>Writing for Publication</em></li>
    <li><em>Postdoctoral Writing Suite (with Dr. Judith Pollack)</em></li>
    <li><em>Practice for the PMP Exam (with Dr. Don Engel)</em></li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Dissertation House at UMCP TBA</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    <p>More information about applying for the 2013 Dissertation House at UMBC can be found here: <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/</a><a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/#comment-7854" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><br>
    </a></p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>July 2013: SUMMER HORIZONS (Preparation for Graduate School Workshops) – TBA</strong></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Hosted by PROMISE, The Graduate School at UMBC, and the Graduate Meyerhoff Fellows Program</p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>August 16-17: PROMISE SUMMER SUCCESS INSTITUTE (SSI)</strong></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Hosted by UMB (University of Maryland, Baltimore – The Founding Campus)<br>
    <a href="http://www.umaryland.edu/smccampuscenter/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SMC Campus Center</a><br>
    621 W. Lombard St.<br>
    Baltimore, MD 21201</p>
    <p>Graduate students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Professionals from any school within the USM are invited to attend.  An Eventbrite RSVP invitation page will be posted soon. Remembering SSI from past years:</p>
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/2012-summer-success-institute-august-17-18-2012-umbc-the-hotel-at-arundel-preserve/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SSI 2012</a></p>
    <p><a href="http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/promise-summer-success-institute-ssi/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SSI 2011 (includes links to SSI events from 2003 to 2011.) </a></p>
    <h6>Related articles</h6>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/april-2013-seminars-1-april-3-career-paths-for-graduate-students-umbc-2-april-26-dissertation-proposals-college-park/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">April 2013 Seminars: 1) April 3: “Career Paths for Graduate Students” @ UMBC, 2) April 26: “Dissertation Proposals” @ College Park</a> (promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com)</li>
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<Title>Save these Spring/Summer 2013 dates! May 4: Cookout; July 9-12: Dissertation House; August  16-17: SSI</Title>
<Tagline>Mark your calendars!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>Dear Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty, Staff, and Friends of PROMISE:</p>
    <p><em>Please save the following dates for Spring and Summer 2013:</em></p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>SATURDAY, May 4, 2013: Annual PROMISE Friends and Family &amp; Celebration of Graduates Cookout </strong></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Location:<br>
    High Ridge Park<br>
    10100 Superior Ave<br>
    Laurel, MD 20723</p>
    <p>1:00 – 4:00 PM</p>
    <p>All PROMISE participants who are graduating with masters or doctoral degrees from any school within the University System of Maryland will be celebrated. If you are graduating this May or August, please send your name, school, department, and degree to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>. (Graduates will be recognized at 3PM.) Family and friends are invited to celebrate with you. This cookout is for graduate students from all disciplines, part-time/full-time, and at all levels (1st year graduate student to PhD candidate.) Faculty, postdocs, alumni, staff, plus your family and friends are invited. This event is free, but please register so that we can have an accurate count and can use our funds wisely.</p>
    <p><em>Please register for the cookout here:</em> <a href="http://promisecookout2013.eventbrite.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://promisecookout2013.eventbrite.com/</a></p>
    <p><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/event/6218480643?ref=ebtn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Eventbrite - PROMISE Friends and Family Cookout &amp; Celebration of Graduates 2013" src="http://www.eventbrite.com/custombutton?eid=6218480643" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>————————————————————————————————-</p>
    <p><em>SAVE THE DATES! More information on the events below will be posted soon!</em></p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>June 12, 2013: “Introduction to the PMP (Project Management Professional – Leadership Training): Credentials and Certification” </strong>
    <ul>
    <li>Special guest facilitator: Dr. Don Engel, UMBC’s Assistant Vice President for Research</li>
    <li>RSVP: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/17433" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/17433</a></li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>July 9-12, 2013: Dissertation House at UMBC with Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale</strong>
    <ul>
    <li>Also during this week on the 3rd floor of the Commons at UMBC:
    <ul>
    <li><em>Writing for Publication</em></li>
    <li><em>Postdoctoral Writing Suite (with Dr. Judith Pollack)</em></li>
    <li><em>Practice for the PMP Exam (with Dr. Don Engel)</em></li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    <li>Dissertation House at UMCP TBA</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    <p>More information about applying for the 2013 Dissertation House at UMBC can be found here: <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/</a><a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/#comment-7854" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><br>
    </a></p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>July 2013: SUMMER HORIZONS (Preparation for Graduate School Workshops) – TBA</strong></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Hosted by PROMISE, The Graduate School at UMBC, and the Graduate Meyerhoff Fellows Program</p>
    <ul>
    <li><strong>August 16-17: PROMISE SUMMER SUCCESS INSTITUTE (SSI)</strong></li>
    </ul>
    <p>Hosted by UMB (University of Maryland, Baltimore – The Founding Campus)<br>
    <a href="http://www.umaryland.edu/smccampuscenter/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SMC Campus Center</a><br>
    621 W. Lombard St.<br>
    Baltimore, MD 21201</p>
    <p>Graduate students, Postdoctoral Fellows, and Professionals from any school within the USM are invited to attend.  An Eventbrite RSVP invitation page will be posted soon. Remembering SSI from past years:</p>
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2012/06/29/2012-summer-success-institute-august-17-18-2012-umbc-the-hotel-at-arundel-preserve/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SSI 2012</a></p>
    <p><a href="http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/promise-summer-success-institute-ssi/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SSI 2011 (includes links to SSI events from 2003 to 2011.) </a></p>
    <h6>Related articles</h6>
    <ul>
    <li><a href="http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/april-2013-seminars-1-april-3-career-paths-for-graduate-students-umbc-2-april-26-dissertation-proposals-college-park/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">April 2013 Seminars: 1) April 3: “Career Paths for Graduate Students” @ UMBC, 2) April 26: “Dissertation Proposals” @ College Park</a> (promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com)</li>
    </ul>
    <br>   </div>
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