REGISTRATION: 

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

Graduate students and Postdocs are invited to come to UMBC on Friday, Sept. 18, 2015 at 2 PM for a seminar on developing a syllabus.  This seminar is part of the PROF-it (Professors-in-Training) series. Participants will learn how to develop a syllabus, manage time in the classroom, and plan content for the semester. Guest Facilitator: Dr. Linda Hodges, Director, UMBC Faculty Development Center.

• If you have a UMBC account, please RSVP on MyUMBC: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/35133
• If you don’t have a UMBC account, please post to the comment section below with your name, school, and department so that we’ll know that you are coming.

Dr. Linda Hodges teaches graduate students at UMBC about inspiring disciplinary thinking, August 2015.

Please register here: 
http://ola.aacc.edu/mcapd/conference.html

Dear PROMISE Participants,

Our friends at Northeastern University have shared this event with us:

Northeastern University STEM Future Faculty Fellowship Program

Northeastern University invites nominations and applications from candidates in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields for the Northeastern University STEM Future Faculty Fellowship (Postdoctoral) Program. 

Northeastern University’s mission emphasizes translational research that addresses global challenges and enhances social wellbeing.  Northeastern University strives to create a vibrant and diverse community, characterized by collaboration, creativity, and unwavering commitment to excellence and an equally unwavering commitment to exhibiting respect for one another.  Northeastern celebrates diversity in all its forms and fosters a culture of respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds community. 

Consistent with Northeastern’s mission, vision and core values, the objectives of the STEM Future Faculty fellowship program are:

1)      to encourage and promote excellence and diversity in the pool of future faculty candidates in the STEM fields at Northeastern;

2)      to introduce to Northeastern’s academic community qualified postdoctoral researchers in the STEM fields who are considering faculty careers;

3)      to enhance opportunities for academic careers in the STEM fields for persons from diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated a commitment to an inclusive faculty and an inclusive academic experience for all students;

4)      to prepare Future Faculty Fellows for possible tenure-track appointments at Northeastern;

5)      to enhance the academic environment of Northeastern’s STEM fields by providing opportunities for students and faculty to gain experience in multi-cultural, broadly diverse and inclusive work settings and research collaborations that improve the capacity of all their members.  

The details are here: http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/recruitment/northeastern-university-stem-future-faculty-fellowship-program/  

If you plan to apply, please send email to promisestaff@gmail.com with the subject “Northeastern STEM Future Faculty Fellowship Program,” so that we can follow-up on your application.

Dear PROMISE Participants,

Our friends at Northeastern University have shared this event with us:

Northeastern University STEM Future Faculty Fellowship Program

Northeastern University invites nominations and applications from candidates in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields for the Northeastern University STEM Future Faculty Fellowship (Postdoctoral) Program. 

Northeastern University’s mission emphasizes translational research that addresses global challenges and enhances social wellbeing.  Northeastern University strives to create a vibrant and diverse community, characterized by collaboration, creativity, and unwavering commitment to excellence and an equally unwavering commitment to exhibiting respect for one another.  Northeastern celebrates diversity in all its forms and fosters a culture of respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds community. 

Consistent with Northeastern’s mission, vision and core values, the objectives of the STEM Future Faculty fellowship program are:

1)      to encourage and promote excellence and diversity in the pool of future faculty candidates in the STEM fields at Northeastern;

2)      to introduce to Northeastern’s academic community qualified postdoctoral researchers in the STEM fields who are considering faculty careers;

3)      to enhance opportunities for academic careers in the STEM fields for persons from diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated a commitment to an inclusive faculty and an inclusive academic experience for all students;

4)      to prepare Future Faculty Fellows for possible tenure-track appointments at Northeastern;

5)      to enhance the academic environment of Northeastern’s STEM fields by providing opportunities for students and faculty to gain experience in multi-cultural, broadly diverse and inclusive work settings and research collaborations that improve the capacity of all their members.  

The details are here: http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/recruitment/northeastern-university-stem-future-faculty-fellowship-program/  

If you plan to apply, please send email to promisestaff@gmail.com with the subject “Northeastern STEM Future Faculty Fellowship Program,” so that we can follow-up on your application.

The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is proud to announce a new round of the now biennial UMBC Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity. This postdoctoral program is a two-year in-residence fellowship that supports promising scholars committed to diversity in the academy and prepares them for possible tenure-track appointments at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). During the two-year appointment, UMBC provides teaching and research mentors and professional development opportunities across campus. Fellows also receive a stipend, health benefits, and additional funding for conference travel and the preparation of scholarly work, as well as office space with a computer, library, and other privileges at the university. The application period closes on November 14, 2014, and UMBC will appoint recent recipients of the Ph.D as Postdoctoral Fellows for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2015. 

To download the flyer, click the image above, or click here.

UMBC’s Postdocs for Faculty Diversity will participate in activities of the PROMISE AGEP, which will facilitate connections to scholars at events at a variety of institutions within the University System of Maryland. 

For more details and application Instructions, visit, http://apply.interfolio.com/25252

The University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) is proud to announce a new round of the now biennial UMBC Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity. This postdoctoral program is a two-year in-residence fellowship that supports promising scholars committed to diversity in the academy and prepares them for possible tenure-track appointments at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC). During the two-year appointment, UMBC provides teaching and research mentors and professional development opportunities across campus. Fellows also receive a stipend, health benefits, and additional funding for conference travel and the preparation of scholarly work, as well as office space with a computer, library, and other privileges at the university. The application period closes on November 14, 2014, and UMBC will appoint recent recipients of the Ph.D as Postdoctoral Fellows for a two-year term beginning July 1, 2015. 

To download the flyer, click the image above, or click here.

UMBC’s Postdocs for Faculty Diversity will participate in activities of the PROMISE AGEP, which will facilitate connections to scholars at events at a variety of institutions within the University System of Maryland. 

For more details and application Instructions, visit, http://apply.interfolio.com/25252

Courtesy of Stephanie Lazarus, UMBC’s Office of Human Relations

Got conflict?

Know your role, purpose, and context

Be present, provide your undivided attention, or create a space where you can

Strategies:

Collaborate – is there a way this can create a win-win situation for both of us?

Compromising -

Accommodate – often used with students who have a disability

Avoiding - Referring

Competing/Forcing

Developing Your Personal Conflict Toolbox:

Preventing Sexual Harassment Online Training (when registering, select the department that you are working with, not your major): http://training.newmedialearning.com/psh/umbc/

The Wellness Initiative Resources : http://www.umbc.edu/wellness/

Relationship Practice Archive: http://www.umbc.edu/wellness/relationships.html

Conflict Consultation and Referral:

Center for Mediation and Conflict Resolution:

Mediation, Conflict Coaching, Conferencing/Restorative Justice, Facilitation, and Conciliation

Administration 902 phone: 410-455-8624, cmcr904@umbc.edu

http://www.umbc.edu/humanrelations/cmcr/index.html

Office of Human Relations Programs Administration 902-903,

http://www.umbc.edu/humanrelations/index.html

Questions or concerns related to race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnic background, genetics, disability, age, sex, gender identity and expression, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, creed, and/or veteran status

Stephanie Lazarus phone: 410-455-5745 slazar@umbc.edu

Referral partners

Student Judicial Programs: http://www.umbc.edu/sjp/

Student Development and Success Center, Room 118, phone 410-455-2458

Student Code of Conduct:http://www.umbc.edu/sjp/articles/code.html

Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Response: Voices Against Violence Program: http://www.umbc.edu/vav/

Safety=Credible threats of violence for harm to self or others: UMBC Police: 410-455-5555 or 911

Student Resource: University Counseling Services: 410-455-2472 http://www.umbc.edu/counseling/

Student Resource: University Health Services: 410-455-2542 http://www.umbc.edu/uhs/

Student Resource: Student Disability Accommodation: Student Support Services: 410-455-2459 http://www.umbc.edu/sss/

UMBC Policy Website:http://www.umbc.edu/policies/