The Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising (OAPA) is currently recruiting new Orientation Advisors for Summer 2018 and we are interested in inviting graduate students to apply.

Orientation Advisors are responsible for educating new incoming students on degree requirements for their intended majors, informing them of university policies, and connecting them with appropriate department representatives which can result in the creation of strategic schedules for their first semester at UMBC.

We are currently accepting applications through May 4, 2018 for new advisors. Applications can be completed electronically and uploaded online at: http://advising.umbc.edu/facultystaff/orientation/orientation_upload/. I also attached an application and a flyer for this job announcement to this email. This will be a great opportunity for all graduate students but especially those who are interested in pursuing careers in academia.

 

All new advisors will be expected to attend a comprehensive training session on June 5th or 6th from 8:00am – 5:00pm

 

This is an invitation for all anthropologists, ethnographers, and researchers of culture!

The Department Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration & Policy as invited anthropologist Claudia Strauss to campus next week. Strauss is a cognitive anthropologist from Pitzer College who looks at personal meanings of cultural complexity primarily through research regarding work and class in the U.S.  While she is here, she will be giving a lecture as part of the Social Science Forum and will also be offering a methods workshop:

1) Social Science Forum: Wednesday, March 14, from 7-8pm on the 7th Floor of the Library. Dr. Strauss will speak about "Achieving the American Dream or Not: Immigrants’ Narratives Following the Great Recession" (See flyer attached)

2) Methods Workshop: The Anthropology Program will be hosting an informal Method Workshop during "free hour" the day of the Forum: Wednesday, March 14, from 12-1 in PUP 204 (lunch provided) for faculty and students who are especially interesting in analyzing interview material or other transcripts. Dr. Strauss has agree to speak about methods she has developed to extract and analyze culture in interviews and other statements. These include ways to get at conventional discourses, links between personal experience and cultural models, and conflicting ideas within individuals and within social groups. These methods that examine the said as well as the unsaid allow her to examine the effects of layered cultural learning, use of culture by individuals, and different forms of power.

3) Dinner? A few of us may be taking Claudia out for a quick dinner before the Forum. Let Dr. Bambi Chapin know if you are interested in joining!

Learn how you could become a medical doctor debt free. Film presentation of "Dare to Dream" about US students in Cuban medical school.

Join us for our “Dare to Dream” Film Screening! This film tells the story of the largest medical school in the world, the Latin American Medical School, in Havana, Cuba. The story is told through the eyes of US students who received scholarships, with the commitment to return home, and practice medicine in underserved communities in the US. 

Through the stories of graduates of ELAM, as it is known in Spanish, we will learn the history of this medical school that is revolutionizing healthcare on a global level.  We will also, see the promise these doctors represent for their communities.What happens when a country dares to dream that young people can change the world? A discussion will follow led by Marina Adler Ph.D. (Professor, Sociology, Anthropology and Health Administration and Policy) and Leslie Salgado (Founder, Friends of Latin America “FOLA”). 

For any questions please email us at mosaic@umbc.edu. Dinner will be served!

Event Sponsored by Campus Life's Mosaic, Interfaith Cntr & Queer Student Lounge

Please consider applying to run for one of these positions for 2018-2019!

SGA positions offer a chance to work with others on initiatives that make a difference on campus and can empower all students. You don't need any experience. You will receive training and support, and gain access to many resources to help you succeed.

Applications are due Monday, March 26th at noon.

After the due date,candidates will receive more information via e-mail regarding next steps, including campaigning. Voting will take place on MyUMBC from April 23-25, 2018.

If you have questions, contact Election Board Chair Sophia Lopresti (soph3@umbc.edu).

The 16th annual Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) Conference will be held jointly with the 10th annual Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching (PSLLT) Conference September 6-8, 2018 at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. Dr. Anne Bradlow of Northwestern University will be the plenary speaker.

Please note that while the conferences will be held together, there are two different Calls for Papers:

For TSLL, we welcome abstract submissions for 25-minute papers (20-minute presentation + 5 minutes for questions) and poster presentations addressing any aspect of technology and oral communication. Abstracts for TSLL should be no longer than 300 words and should be submitted through The Linguist List “EasyAbs” platform.

For PSLLT, we welcome abstract submission for aspects of L2 pronunciation for all second languages and contexts, but especially on perception and pronunciation. There are three main types of presentations:

- Oral presentations (20-minute presentation + 5 minutes for questions)

- Poster presentation

- Teaching tips (10-minute evidence-based pedagogical approaches to teaching perception and pronunciation)

Abstracts for PSLLT should be no longer than 300 words and should be submitted through The Linguist List "EasyAbs" platform.

The deadline for submissions to both conferences is April 16, 2018. Decisions will be announced by May 16, 2018.

Please feel free to email me with any questions (eftodey@iastate.edu)

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