NEH 2016 Summer Stipends Competition for UMBC Faculty
Call for Proposals for UMBC Nominations
Limited Submission Opportunity through the UMBC Office of the Vice President for Research
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Internal proposals are due by August 28, 2015
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Summer Stipend program provides funding for faculty and independent scholars to pursue research in the humanities during the summer. UMBC may submit up to two nominations for NEH Summer Stipends.
These stipends support individuals in advancing research that is of value to humanities scholars, general audiences, or both. Recipients usually produce articles, monographs, books, digital materials, archaeological site reports, translations, editions, or other scholarly resources. Though this is an NEH program, many faculty members in the arts and social sciences work on projects that the NEH might fund. Summer Stipends support projects at any stage of development.
Successful applicants will receive outright awards of $6,000 to support two consecutive months of full-time research during summer 2016.
For complete instructions: http://research.umbc.edu/neh-2016-summer-stipend-program-internal-proposal-guidelines/
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Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:15:21 -0400
Graduation Ceremony Spring 2015
Nine wonderful LLC students are now doctors!
Our sincere congratulations to a wonderful group of students who received their diplomas in today's Graduation Ceremony. It is a very special occasion for all the people (family, friends, colleagues, mentors, and professors) who have accompanied them in all this process.
You can visit the LLC's Facebook page (link below - there's no need to be on Facebook) to see some pictures we took at the reception that the LLC organized for them.
Dr. Emerald Christopher-Byrd
Dr. Latasha Eley
Dr. Emek Ergun
Dr. Hui Chih (Hilda) Huang
Dr. Romy Hübler
Dr. Satarupa Joardar
Dr. Kelly Lynch
Dr. Masibonge Ian L. Ngidi-Brown
Dr. Uzma Abdul Rashid
Congratulations!
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CFP: Black Masculinity in the 21st Century
North Carolina Central University - November 12, 2015
Black Masculinity in the 21st Century
North Carolina Central University’s Departments of Language and Literature and Mass Communication will host the eighth African American Literature/Studies Symposium on Thursday, November 12, 2015. This year’s theme is “Black Masculinity in the 21st Century”. This symposium will explore contemporary approaches to the study of Black Masculinity in African American Studies.
Our keynote speaker is Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of African & African-American Studies and Director of the Center for Arts, Digital Culture & Entrepreneurship at Duke University.
Possible paper topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
Afrofuturism, Authenticity, Childhood, Cultural Studies, Gender Studies, Folklore, Disability Studies, Diaspora Studies, Drama, Hip Hop Studies, Intertextuality, Film/Television Studies, Literary Canon, Memory, Protest, Pop Culture, and Urban Literature
Graduate and creative submissions are welcomed.
Email a 300-word abstract and brief cv to Co-Chair Dr. Wendy Rountree, North Carolina Central University,
wrountree@nccu.edu and Co-Chair Dr. William Robinson, North Carolina Central University,
wrobin15@nccu.edu by
July 31, 2015.
Participants whose papers are selected will be contacted in late August. Complete presentation papers should be sent to Dr. Rountree and Dr. Robinson by Friday, October 30, 2015. Additionally, accepted papers will be considered for inclusion in an essay collection edited by the symposium co-chairs.
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Opportunity: Graduate Coordinator for Cultural Programs
Position in Student Life's Mosaic Center
Graduate Coordinator for Cultural Programs Office of Student Life
The Graduate Coordinator (GC) of Cultural Programs position provides support for the Division of Student Affairs and OSL specifically focused on cultural event planning, advocacy, training and assessment efforts for two student populations – those who self-identify as Asian/Asian American/South Asian/Pacific Islander. The GC is supervised and supported by the Assistant Director of Student Life for Cultural and Spiritual Diversity Initiatives. The person in this position is responsible for developing and implementing culturally-focused education initiatives and collaborating with student organizations, staff, faculty, SL and Division of Student Affairs partners. The Graduate Coordinator will also serve as an informal, secondary advisor for the more prominent UMBC recognized Asian/Asian American/South Asian/Pacific Islander cultural organizations.
For more information, please download the document attached. Applications should be sent via email attachment to Sheryl Gibbs,
shergibbs@umbc.edu.
Please join us in congratulating the following Language, Literacy and Culture students who will be receiving their Ph.D. diplomas during the graduation and hooding ceremony on Wednesday, May 20th, at 10 a.m. in the Retriever Activities Center:
Dr. Emerald Christopher-Byrd
Dr. Latasha Eley
Dr. Emek Ergun
Dr. Hui Chih (Hilda) Huang
Dr. Romy Hübler
Dr. Satarupa Joardar
Dr. Kelly Lynch
Dr. Masibonge Ian L. Ngidi-Brown
Dr. Uzma Abdul Rashid
After the ceremony you are cordially invited to join us in 220 Sherman Hall (B-Wing) to celebrate with our new graduates and their families and friends.
Light refreshments will be served.
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Romy Hübler Featured as Exceptional Graduating Student
Graduation - Class of 2015
We want to congratulate Romy for being featured on the UMBC homepage as one of the exceptional graduating students for the Spring ’15 commencement. This is an extraordinary recognition for her work at the university and her dedication to the program. Let’s remember that Romy also
recently received the Jessica Soto-Perez Graduate Student of the Year award last April.
Congratulations Dr. Hübler!
The Summer Dissertation House is coming to UMBC, July 7-10 2015. Graduate students who plan to participate should follow the application procedures on the application webpage for the Dissertation House.
Open application period: Early bird May 20, 2015 – May 31, 2015. Late registration June 1, 2015 – June 7, 2015 (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 7, 2015 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 – 5PM, for four days, Tuesday, July 7 through Friday, July 10.
- 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 7-10, 2015 Dissertation House is only available to UMBC’s graduate students.
- 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 website: http://www.thedissertationhouse.com
Read about The Dissertation House in UMBC’s Alumni Magazine: Byrne, R. (2011, Fall) “The Write Stuff”, UMBC Magazine. p. 12
Please login to MyUMBC, click “I can attend” here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/32556 , *AND* follow the
application procedures on the main website for the Dissertation House: https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/apply/
In August, we will hold a consolidated, marathon version Dissertation House for STEM graduate students of the USM, during the PROMISE Summer Success Institute.
The Dissertation Houses are co-sponsored by PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation (an AGEP-T project), The Graduate School at UMBC, and The Graduate School at The University of Maryland College Park.
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Stress Free Zone: Spring 2015
by Craig Berger
UMBC's SGA is hosting the end-of-semester Stress Free Zone on Wednesday, May 13th, Thursday, May 14th, and Friday, May 15th.
Come to the Student Organization Space on the 2nd floor of The Commons between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. each day to play games, eat snacks, get a free t-shirt, and explore resources from the Counseling Center Mindspa. You can also stop by the Mosaic Center (also on the 2nd Floor of The Commons, around the corner from the Student Org Space) for a quiet study space.
The link to the Facebook event can be found here.
This is the 10th anniversary of the Stress Free Zone (and the 21st overall). How did the whole thing get started back in spring 2005? The answer is here.
Best of luck as you write your final papers and prepare for your final exams!
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Real People Profiles: Meghann Shutt
We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Name: Meghann Shutt
Hometown: Baltimore City
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: 2 years, then a break, then two years again
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Assistant Director, Shriver Peaceworker Fellows Program
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Shriver Peaceworker Program staff, financial education teacher for SUCCESS, partnership bridge builder
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy all of the fascinating, thoughtful and passionate people I get to work with. Mostly I work with graduate students who have completed Peace Corps service and are continuing service, their professional development as social change leaders, and earning Masters degrees at UMBC. But I also get to work with undergraduate students who are curious about international development. I work with students with intellectual disabilities who are pursuing their own life goals. I intersect with really motivated and caring staff across campus. And I get to touch so many promising projects with innovative, heart-driven community leaders like Lakeland Elementary Middle School and Overcoming Poverty Together, an international microfinance organization collaborating with UMBC.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: I will quote my mother, Lois Shutt, here. "College is not about what you learn. It's about who you become."
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: Recently I have been involved in developing a partnership between One Main Financial, UMBC and Overcoming Poverty Together, a local organization in Baltimore which supports microlending to women entrepreneurs in Indonesia. It's such a cool project! One Main was interested in giving UMBC students the chance to learn about microfinance. Through other work at the Shriver Center, we discovered that one of our local partners was involved in microlending in Indonesia. We were able to pull together professors from Global Studies, Women Studies and Entrepreneurship, local microlending experts in our community and a university funder to provide real loans that make a real difference for real women working to improve their lives. Once our student group is in place, there will be a triple impact: students learn, women in the global community thrive, and the university gets to be part of creating a better world and improving lives in the global community.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: My favorite little hidden gem of UMBC is the CERA trail (althought I can only find it 50% of the times that I go looking for it. Seriously, that thing is like the Room of Requirement.). Moments into that trail, you forget that you are on a suburban campus. I like sneaking away to it during the Fall when the campus explodes in color.
Name: Lydia Kang
Hometown: Yong-In, S. Korea
Major: Political Science
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: This is my 4th year at UMBC!
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: Learner & Full Time Student.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I have a lot to look forward to. Being a learner puts you in the position of having the most to gain. The best part about being a full time student is that certain point at the end of the semester when I get to pick new classes that I've been so curious about. It's like shopping!
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: Going into college, I wanted to learn how to write. I used to think being an elaborate and eloquent writer was what made "good writing," so that's what I tried for. In my very first semester, my English 100 professor shot me down. The A's I was waiting for were...not A's. Sometimes I would shake it off with the thought that the professor just didn't understand the point I was trying to make (but with a lot more sass). Isn't that a bit ridiculous? How could I possibly not care about what my sole audience thought? It's kind of like talking to yourself. Pointless. I found that there was no sense in trying to write in some fancy, cluttered way that no one could understand or would want to follow. The most important thing I learned at UMBC was that sometimes less is more.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: Recently, a friend of mine pointed out that I talk a lot about "career stuff." I think part of the reason is that UMBC is a place full of opportunity and a place I have felt empowered to take on any career track I choose. Among my younger friends in my church community, I try to be an encouragement. People need to feel empowered and I try to remind them that they are.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"A: Sheryl Sandberg, Indian buffets, Pinterest, and Jennifer Lawrence.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: If you are a student, take Gib Mason's ENTR201 class. It'll be one of the best things you can do for yourself.
