Real People Profiles: Emily Eaglin
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: Emily Eaglin
Hometown: Silver Spring, MD
Major: Cinematic Arts
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: A year & a half.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Linehan Artists Scholar
Student Life Social Media Intern
IRC Intern
SUCCESS Program Student Coordinator
Critical Social Justice Student Alliance President
Women of Color Coalition Member
Rock Climbing Club Member
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I'm a social justice filmmaker and equal rights advocate, here to listen.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: Meeting new members of our community and learning about everyone's diverse background. I love getting feedback on films I've made on various critical social justice issues, meeting people through them recognizing me from my films, and picking it up from there.
Maybe my favorite thing of all is starting conversations & spreading them, in particular, conversations that many people don't know or think we need to be having.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: Ask and you shall receive.
Just because something seems highly unlikely or improbable doesn't mean you shouldn't go for it or that it's impossible. You'll never know if you don't ask, and in choosing not to you are likely missing out on countless opportunities. For example, for a web series pilot I am currently producing ("Marylandia"), I wanted to include President Freeman Hrabowski in a sketch about something totally random.
I considered not asking, finding something else, maybe this idea was too big etc. Not only did he agree to star in it, he absolutely MADE the sketch and in doing so gave a great message to all of the UMBC community. If I had listened to that little voice in my head that said "Don't ask", that sketch might not have even made the final cut and I would've missed out on that amazing experience.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: One of my films, “Future Children,” brought the issue of mixed race identity to the attention of the greater/national public. I was a featured commentator on an NBC 4 broadcast (DC/MD); I was interviewed twice on WHUR 97.3 radio and was invited to screen the film in Los Angeles at Universal Studios. Absolutely none of this would have been possible without my incredible cast of 20+ UMBC students, who took the time out of their day to star in, compose music for, and support this project.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"A: Critically analyzing one's own personal bias. knitting. skepticism. comedy central shows.
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: First of all I'd love to invite everyone who wants to get involved in Critical Social Justice on campus to check out the "Critical Social Justice Student Alliance" Facebook page & come to our meetings!
Also my YouTube/Tumblr page is "EmilyonWishes" just throwing that out there.
The people who work alongside me for UMBC Student Life are an impeccable resource and some of the most genuinely kind & interesting people I've met here.
I know I can always have a thought-provoking conversation at the Mosaic Center's "What's the Tea?" social justice discussions.
And the UMBC Women's Center is full of some of the most open minded, beautiful and strong people I've met on campus who are dedicated to seeing this school and the world change for justice and equality.
If you haven't checked out those places or met those people, I'd suggest you get the chance to ASAP. I'd also like to take this opportunity to thank them and Freeman for everything that they have done for me and are doing for the greater student population at UMBC.
The Morgan State University Academic Intersections Symposium:
Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity is now open for registration.
Intersections Symposium: Sexuality, Gender, Race, and Ethnicity
This Year's Theme: Masculinities
March 7, 2015
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland
The biennial academic symposium, Intersections: Sexuality, Race, Gender, and Ethnicity, will be held on Saturday, March 7th, from 9:00am-4:00pm at Morgan State University’s (MSU) Student Center. This historical symposium is celebrating its third convocation: the first was held in 2011 and the second in 2013. The symposium is historic in that Morgan State is singular among Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU’s) in hosting an academic event that focuses the intersectionality of identity markers that include sexuality, race, gender, and ethnicity. The symposium brings together expert researchers from around the region. This year’s theme is “Masculinities,” and panelists will speak on a range of topics as they relate to the intersections of masculinity with sexuality, race, gender, and ethnicity. This year’s keynote speakers are Dr. Mark Anthony Neal, Professor of African and African American Studies at Duke University, and Mr. Kylar Broadus, Founder of Trans People of Color. The event is hosted by the Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGST) at MSU and is sponsored by MSU, Towson University, the Human Rights Campaign and the National Black Justice Coalition.
LLC Doctoral Candidate Emek Ergun will present a paper at this symposium.
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Run for SGA 2015-2016; Application Open NOW
by Craig Berger
Every undergraduate is a member of UMBC's Student Government Association, but 20 students each year have the special privilege of organizing and supporting the others in making UMBC their own. Those 20 serve as elected officers of the Association: President, Executive Vice President, VP for Student Organizations, Treasurer, Senators (11) and Finance Board Representatives (5). (Read more about these positions here). Officer terms run for one year starting May 15th.
I hope you'll consider applying to run for one of these positions for 2015-2016.
UMBC's SGA has distinguished itself from others by getting beyond the standard "let's pretend we're politicians" model to make a real difference on campus. These positions offer a chance to work with others on initiatives that matter and can empower all students.
The application and election process is an open door, and I hope you'll walk through it. You don't need any experience; training and opportunities to learn come with these positions.
Applications are due Friday, March 27th at noon.
After the due date, all eligible candidates will receive more information via e-mail regarding next steps, including campaigning.
I serve as SGA's staff advisor, and it's a role I treasure because this SGA emphasizes using members' gifts, energy, and relationships to create a platform for building a stronger UMBC community. It takes courage to make yourself vulnerable and to put your name and ideas in front of your peers, but I see so many students who take that risk and never look back, exploring issues and passions, forming friendships, and developing their confidence and sense of direction.
So check out the application, and if you have questions, contact me at berger@umbc.edu or the Election Board Chair, Evan Leiter-Mason, at leiter1@umbc.edu.
I’ve been advising UMBC’s SGA for three and a half years, and each day I become more and more inspired by all that committed, courageous students can learn and accomplish together.
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Attend the National Postdoctoral Association’s @nationalpostdoc session in MD, March 13, 2015: Institutional Diversity Postdoc Fellowships
The PROMISE AGEP will be represented at the annual conference for the National Postdoctoral Association on Friday, March 13. The conference will run from March 13-15, and will be held at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB), downtown, in the Southern Management Corporation’s Campus Center, (SMC CC) https://www.umaryland.edu/campuscenter/. This is the same location that hosted our PROMISE Summer Success Institute and anniversary celebration in 2013.
PROMISE AGEP will be discussed in a panel session, Institutional Diversity Postdoctoral Fellowships: Growing Your Own Faculty Pipeline, on Friday, March 13, 1:45 PM, SMC CC, Room 351. PROMISE Director, Dr. Renetta Tull will be one of the speakers. Discussions will include the PROMISE Postdoctoral Program, and UMBC’s Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity.
Websites:
Listed on MinorityPostdoc.org: http://www.minoritypostdoc.org/view/event-2015-NPA.html
NPA Website: http://www.npacommunity.org/?2015AMFriWorkshops
NPA Agenda site: http://www.nationalpostdoc.org/images/stories/Documents/AnnualMeetings/2015AnnualMeeting/NPA-2015-Annual-Meeting-Agenda-at-a-Glance-for-Web-02-20-2015.pdf
Postdocs from the University System of Maryland can register to attend the conference at a discount. Some postdoctoral affairs offices are also sponsoring waivers to attend. Please email Dr. Renetta Tull, rtull@umbc.edu, with the subject “NPA Conference” if you are interested in attending. The deadline for registering online is Feb. 27, 2015; please email Dr. Tull by 12 noon on Feb. 27th to be included in the list of postdocs from Maryland.
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National Endowment for the Humanities Workshop at UMBC
Dresher Center and CAHSS host regional NEH Grants Workshop
UMBC welcomed the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for a regional grant-writing workshop on February 20, 2015. The workshop, conducted by the NEH’s Division of Research Programs, was sponsored by the Dresher Center for the Humanities; the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS); and the Office of the Vice President for Research.
Faculty participants from UMBC and seven area colleges and universities learned about NEH grant and fellowship programs, and special initiatives. The Maryland Humanities Council also spoke about its grant opportunities. A “mock” evaluation panel, led by UMBC NEH Fellows Kate Brown (History), Thomas Field (MLLI), and Anna Shields (MLLI), discussed the NEH proposal review process. Grant application-writing strategies were also shared.
"The Dresher Center was pleased to welcome the NEH to campus,” noted director Jessica Berman. “Workshops like these give a shot in the arm to researchers, who then begin to consider how their work fits into national priorities and initiatives. The workshop also showcased the strengths of UMBC faculty work in the humanities.”
With an annual program budget of $108 million, the NEH awards grants to individuals and groups of humanities researchers at universities, museums, libraries and archives, and other cultural and educational organizations. These highly competitive grants, which are evaluated by scholars and other experts in their field, have an average award rate of between seven and ten per cent per year. If denied, NEH encourages applicants to re-submit.
The Endowment also supports public programs and special initiatives, like the new “Common Good: The Humanities in the Public Square,” which seeks to bring humanities scholarship to public attention in new, significant ways. The NEH’s Office of Digital Humanities provides grants to projects that integrate new technologies in humanities research, as well as those that study digital culture from a humanistic perspective.
NEH-funded research projects often cross the disciplinary boundaries between the arts, humanities, and social sciences. At UMBC, NEH fellowships and grants have been awarded to CAHSS faculty in the departments of Africana Studies; English; Geography and Environmental Systems; History; Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication; Political Science, Sociology-Anthropology, Theatre, and Visual Arts.
For information on NEH programs, contact Rachel Brubaker, Assistant Director for Grants and Program Development, Dresher Center for the Humanities: rbruba1@umbc.edu.
Photo (from left to right): Anna Shields, MLLI; Tom Field, MLLI; and Kate Brown, History
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Real People Profiles: Mito Diaz-Espinoza
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: Mito Diaz-Espinoza
Hometown: Waco, Texas
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: 2 years
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: Academic Advisor in the Honors College.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I support and challenge students as they pursue their educational goals.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: Hearing what makes students passionate and watching them develop.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: The most important thing I learned in college was to challenge what I believe and to ask questions.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: Being a facilitator with both the Men in CWIT and Rebuilding Manhood here at UMBC has allowed me to challenge my beliefs and what it means to be a man and discuss healthy masculinity. Having these conversations with students creates and encourages others to challenge the traditionally held beliefs of what masculinity is and should be.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"A: The Pittsburgh Steelers.
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: One of my favorite places on campus is on the 6th floor of the library. I enjoy the view. You can look out over campus as well as see part of the skyline of the city.The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites applications for two residential graduate student research fellowships. Funding will be given for the fall 2015 semester and is intended to promote promising research by graduate students in the humanities. The fellowships are open to all UMBC doctoral and master's level students working on humanities-related research projects that will culminate in a dissertation or master's thesis.
Fellows will reside two days a week in a shared office in the Dresher Center during the fall semester and will receive up to $1,000 to be used for research travel, materials, or other directly-related research expenses. Fellows will present a session as part of the CURRENTS: Humanities Work Now series and attend the Humanities Forum and other Dresher Center events and workshops.
After the fall semester, fellows will submit a summary of the work they accomplished during the semester, as well as a statement on the progress made towards the completion of their dissertation or master's thesis.
Applications for Fall 2015 fellowships must be received by March 15, 2015.
For information and an application: http://dreshercenter.umbc.edu/scholarly-resources/umbc-graduate-student-residential-fellowship-program/
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What is Prove It?
by Emily Melluso
The Prove It! application deadline is right around the corner, with the first round of submissions due at 11:59pm this Friday, March 1st.
What does this mean for UMBC undergraduates? It means that there is an opportunity to work together to improve our UMBC experience, potentially including its programs, services, and physical spaces. SGA will back selected projects with grants of up to $10,000. With Prove It!, you can see your ideas for UMBC become realities.
Many students have asked what Prove It! projects have looked like in the past. Check out some of the past Prove It! winners and finalists:
The Garden was a Prove It! winner from the 2014 competition. This project is now manifesting as a physical community garden, located across from the Performing Arts and Humanities Building, while also becoming a student organization and a partner for service-learning and other projects across campus.
“Noche Vida,” a 2012 Prove It! winning project, used its $10,000 grant to help “Pura Vida,” the café in the Albin O. Kuhn Library, pilot extended business hours. The members of this team funded and staffed the initial implementation of extended hours to demonstrate that keeping Pura Vida open later for users of the Retriever Learning Center (located next to the atrium of the AOK Library) would be profitable. Thanks to the success of Noche Vida, Pura Vida is now open until midnight on weeknights.
The mural in the Biological Sciences building was a Prove It! 2012 finalist. Although not ultimately funded by Prove It! that year, the mural was able to be completed thanks in part to the relationships and support established as a part of the application process.
The Prove It! submission process mirrors many grant applications. The strategy and connections necessary for the project’s success are often forged in the process of completing the application.
What about communities outside of UMBC? The mission of Prove It! is to fund ideas and projects that students have for bettering or building onto the experience of being a UMBC student. Project ideas that relate to communities beyond the campus can be considered if UMBC students also will benefit from them.
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by Emily Melluso The Prove It! application deadline is right around the corner, with the first round of submissions due at 11:59pm this Friday, March 1st. What does this mean for UMBC...
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Vega: Digital Publishing Platform For Scholarship
Dr. Cheryl E. Ball - West Virginia University
Thursday, March 12 12:30pm to 2:30pm
Location: PAHB Room 216 The Dresher Center for the Humanities
Digital Humanities Working Group
Lunch will be provided
This presentation will highlight a new publishing project in the works: Vega, an academic publishing platform supported by the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Building on 15 years as editor of
Kairos: A Journal of Rhetoric, Technology, and Pedagogy, Dr. Ball will discuss how publishing multimedia scholarship requires different kinds of infrastructure than scholars, editors, and publishers are used to with print-based publishing. Vega incorporates newer publishing processes, such as collaborative authoring, open peer review, and design editing, as well as newer products, such as media-rich articles and data sets.
Ball will talk about the opportunities and challenges of composing, editing, publishing, and evaluating scholarship in the 21st century, primarily when it takes nontraditional, digital forms.
Cheryl E. Ball is Associate Professor of Digital Publishing Studies at West Virginia University. She teaches classes in editing, multimedia authoring, and digital publishing and teaches occasional seminars on academic literacies at the Oslo School of Architecture and Design.
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Event Sponsored by The Dresher Center for the Humanities and the Digital Humanities Working Group.
Co-sponsors: Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program, and the following departments: English, Faculty Development Center, Ancient Studies, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering, Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication
PLEASE RSVP by March 10th in the Dresher Center's Groups Page:
Name: Abani Chiderah
Hometown: Port Harcourt
Major: Biological Sciences
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
A: More than 2 years now.
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: SUCCESS peer, IHU peer, Woolie, Chapter Orientation Advisor, member, etc.
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I am a student, a worker, a helper and a friend.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: It is a little hard to chose what role I enjoy being most. I most certainly love helping out, which is kind of part of what being a friend entails. Meeting new people and making new friends or even just acquaintances can be fun. I also most certainly enjoy working (probably because I like my jobs) and learning new things.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: I do not think I can compare the importance of my experience or my memories so instead, I would choose to mention a few of the things I have picked up since my coming to UMBC. I didn't know a thing about sailing before and now I sail with the UMBC Sailing Team at Regatta and enjoy doing so. Through my work with The Garden, I have learned (and would still be learning) about food systems, farm workers rights, gardening methods etc. I could go on and on about what UMBC has taught me but then this would become an essay (if not a book) plus, I did say I'd be mentioning only a few.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: One way I have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC and in other communities is by service, usually through the Shriver Center. Whether is was by being a tutor, working with animals, humans, or by some behind the scenes work (e.g. through initiatives), One common impact in all service situations was that the interaction brought benefits and some contentment if not satisfaction to the parties involved (myself included, of course). I think this impact is important and matters because even if all isn't perfect, all that really matters is to make sure we are happy/content (even if not giddy with it) with ourselves and bringing happiness to others even in the smallest ways we can.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"A: Nothing and No one in particular, just life as a whole.
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: I remember using the campus roads to learn how to bike last summer and how patient everyone was with me.
The animals one can find on this campus are pretty interesting like the birds, fishes, deer, foxes, cats, ducks, squirrels and probably more that I have yet to see. Time and time again, I have been surprised at how malleable UMBC is, how easy it is to mould and make it yours because of the many opportunities available.
Lastly, PERSPECTIVE MATTERS.
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