REMINDER: Nominations for GSA Award Banquet Deadline to Submit Nominations is Sunday (4/20/14)
Reminder: GSA is now accepting nominations for the 9th Annual Graduate Student Association Awards Banquet where we celebrate our year as well as those who positively impact the graduate student community!

Nominations Begin Today and Nomination Forms are Due no later than:Sunday, April 20th, 2014, 11:55 pm.

The Nomination Form can be found, HERE.


Please take time to nominate individuals for the following Awards:

The Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Award

The Graduate Student Association honors on an annual basis an outstanding advisor, mentor, or professor who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits

The Jessica Soto-Perez Award

A UMBC Graduate Recognition Award dedicated to the spirit of Jessica Soto-Perez

The Graduate Student Association honors on an annual basis an outstanding graduate student who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.

Outstanding GSA Senator Award

The Graduate Student Association honors an outstanding graduate senator who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.

Outstanding UMBC Staff Award

The Graduate Student Association honors a UMBC staff member who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.

Outstanding GSO Award

The Graduate Student Association honors a GSA Graduate Student Organization that to honor a graduate student organization that strives to aid graduate students in a social and/or academic setting.


Please Contact GSA at gsa@umbc.edu with any additional questions, comments, or concerns.

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Name: Crystal Diaz

Hometown: Corpus Christi, Texas


Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: I started working at UMBC in Septmeber 2012.

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: Assistant Director within the Center for Women in Technology.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Recruit, mentor and encourage women and supportive men within engineering and IT.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: Talking to students on a daily basis is the absolute best part of my job. They amaze me each day not only because of their ability to succeed in rigorous academic majors, but because of their willingness to support other women and young girls interested in engineering and IT. 

I am fortunate to wake up every morning and be excited to come to "work." I never take for granted that I love what I am doing.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: The best thing I've learned about UMBC is that everyone is passionate about something. I love hearing how exited people get about their research, philanthropy, job, or whatever else they are doing on campus. It is wonderful to be in a place where people feel encouraged to have that kind of energy and freedom to make some sort of difference in the world. 

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Texas...always Texas! And cooking. I enjoy trying out new recipes, and I'm always happy when people tell me about their favorite local restaurants.

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: UMBC is an awesome place. There is always someone willing to help. From finding a classroom on your first day to writing a dissertation, people on this campus are there to guide you if you just reach out and ask.

Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.
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The Rubys are project-based funding for emerging and established Baltimore-regional artists for the creation of innovative and bold endeavors that will have significant impact for the artist and on the community at-large. The grants support the region’s gems – the local creative community of performing, visual, media, and literary artists.

The current cycle will be funding projects based in the Visual Arts and Literary Arts. Grant guidelines are available for download, as well as one can sign up for various grant info sessions that will take place next month. Submission deadline is Monday, June 30, 2014.

For more information about applying, visit http://baltimoreculture.org/programs/rubys/

A free grant-writing how-to workshop will be held in June. Details and sign-up for the workshop is on the webpage. This is an unprecedented opportunity for artists of all media to fund a creative project that has long percolated in their idea bank, or inspire a new artistic endeavor.

Any questions can be directed to Sonja Cendak at scendak@baltimoreculture.org.

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Wisniewski will also be presenting a paper at the upcoming American Literature Association’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. with professors from Ohio University, the College of William and Mary, and the University of Massachusetts, May 22-25, in a panel entitled, “Graphic Humor in the 19th-Century Periodical.” 

Finally, Wisniewski’s review of Michael David Cohen’s monograph Reconstructing the Campus: Higher Education and the American Civil War (University of Virginia Press, 2012) is forthcoming in the journal Civil War History, and he is awaiting the publication of sections he completed on the early American republic for a forthcoming online, Open Access American History textbook entitled American Yawp (http://www.americanyawp.com/).
The project is edited by Joseph Locke (University of Texas-Pan American) and Ben Wright (Rice University) and boasts an impressively Editorial Board that includes Edward Ayers, Kathleen Brown, Joyce Chaplin, Woody Holton, James Merrell, and Richard White.
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Name: Norman Victor Adjuter Crone III

Hometown: Pasadena, MD

Major: Computer Science and Vocal Performance (no relation)


Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: I am currently working on my fourth semester here at UMBC.

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: I am ...

- A Resident Assistant in Harbor Hall
- Facebook Social Media Committee Chair for (seb)
- A Bass II in Camerata
- A member of the Catholic Retrievers
- An on and off HvZ member

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Basically, I am a student, leader, programmer, singer, friend, and general nerd.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I most enjoy my role as a student. Whether it is about computers, singing, culture, psychology, philosophy, new languages (be they human or computer), or any of the many topics taught here at UMBC, my mind is constantly kept engaged and active. It is such a joy to constantly be gaining new insights and wisdom both in and out of the classroom.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: There are so many different people in the world. Some of them are going to disagree with you, not understand you, or even hate you for being who you are. That is just the way of the world. On the other hand, some are going to support your efforts, reach out to you, and love you for the person you choose to be. The important thing to remember is this: don't worry about the first group, and cherish the second.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Awesomeness.

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 stories to tell is how I got into (seb). On the night before my very first day of classes at UMBC, I decided to go to Big Crazy Fun Night. Being the proactive individual that I am, I ended up getting there about a half hour early. While I was sitting on Main Street, waiting for the fun to begin, I noticed a guy tying balloons to the rails. Having nothing better to do, I went over and offered to help. Little did I know that the guy was none other than Jason Palumbo, a member of the (seb) board. Thirty minutes later, I was running one of the games at Big Crazy Fun Night, and within a few weeks I was a member of (seb). The moral of the story? People do notice when you take the initiative, so do yourself a favor and step up to the plate.

Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.
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GSA is now accepting nominations for the 9th Annual Graduate Student Association Awards Banquet where we celebrate our year as well as those who positively impact the graduate student community!

Nominations Begin Today and Nomination Forms are Due no later than:Sunday, April 20th, 2014, 11:55 pm.

The Nomination Form can be found, HERE.


Please take time to nominate individuals for the following Awards:

The Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Award

The Graduate Student Association honors on an annual basis an outstanding advisor, mentor, or professor who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits

The Jessica Soto-Perez Award

A UMBC Graduate Recognition Award dedicated to the spirit of Jessica Soto-Perez

The Graduate Student Association honors on an annual basis an outstanding graduate student who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.

Outstanding GSA Senator Award

The Graduate Student Association honors an outstanding graduate senator who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.

Outstanding UMBC Staff Award

The Graduate Student Association honors a UMBC staff member who strives, during their time at UMBC, to aid graduate students in their academic and professional pursuits.

Outstanding GSO Award

The Graduate Student Association honors a GSA Graduate Student Organization that to honor a graduate student organization that strives to aid graduate students in a social and/or academic setting.


Please Contact GSA at gsa@umbc.edu with any additional questions, comments, or concerns.

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PAGE (Publicly Active Graduate Education) is Imagining America's network for publicly engaged graduate students in humanities, arts, and design. PAGE enhances the theoretical and practical tools for public engagement, fosters a national, interdisciplinary community of peers and veteran scholars, and creates opportunities for collaborative knowledge production. The PAGE consortium, made up of alumni and allies of the program, promotes opportunities for mentorship and peer support from IA's network.

Imagining America (IA) invites graduate students with a demonstrated interest in public scholarship and/or artistic practice to apply for a 2014-2015 PAGE Fellowship. Awardees receive $500 to attend a half-day Fellows Summit on October 8th and the 2014 Imagining America national conference, October 9th-11th in Atlanta, Georgia.

Fellows also commit to participating in a yearlong working group to promote collaborative art-making, teaching, writing, and research projects. PAGE alumni and Fellows will work together to organize monthly conference calls around themes and questions relevant to the needs of publicly engaged graduate students. In doing so, PAGE looks to foster a cohort of Fellows interested in pursuing collective and innovative scholarly practices. Fellows are asked to be active participants in the Imagining America network through posting on the IA blog, presenting at regional meetings or campus workshops, or other related professional convenings. Additionally, each Fellow will be tasked with co-facilitating a webinar or workshop during the 2014-2015 academic year. Past examples include: book group discussions, virtual dinner parties, guest lectures, skill-building demonstrations, and music performances.

Graduate students from IA member campuses at all stages of their MA/MFA/PhD programs may apply to be PAGE Fellows.
 
The submission deadline is May 16th.

For more information and to apply, click here.


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Travel Funds for Conferences!

 

BIOMEDICAL: KEYSTONE CONFERENCES

Diversity in Life Science Programs (DLSP) at Keystone Symposia has just been advised that it will receive additional funds to support assistant professors and scientists from industry at an equivalent level who wish to attend Keystone Symposia meetings. The particular meetings available to attend are listed below. These are the only meetings available for this particular funding. The award is a reimbursement award, and will cover registration fees, lodging, airfare and ground transit.

 

The time frame is very tight and I ask for your help in sharing this information with any assistant professor or scientist from industry at equivalent level in life and biomedical sciences. You can forward this message or advise individuals to contact me directly. Please share on your networks right away. The eligibility criteria are as follows:

 

 

Keystone Symposia meetings available to attend using this funding:

 

Adult Neurogenesis (E1)

Scientific Organizers: Jonas Frisén and Fred H. Gage

May 12—17, 2014

Clarion Hotel Sign, Stockholm, Sweden

Keystone Symposia E1

 

Autophagy: Fundamentals to Disease (E2)

Scientific Organizers: Christina H. Eng, Daniel J. Klionsky, Guido Kroemer and Li Yu

May 23—28, 2014

Hyatt Regency Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Keystone Symposia E2

 

The Brain: Adaptation and Maladaptation in Chronic Pain (E3)

Scientific Organizers: Frank Porreca, David Borsook and David W. Dodick

June 15—20, 2014

Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colorado, USA

Keystone Symposia E3

 

The Modes of Action of Vaccine Adjuvants (S1)

Scientific Organizers: Philippa C. Marrack, Steven Reed and Robert A. Seder

October 8—13, 2014

Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA

Keystone Symposia S1

 

Cell Death Signaling in Cancer and the Immune System (S2)

Scientific Organizers: Gustavo Amarante-Mendes, Douglas R. Green and Kim Newton

October 28—November 2, 2014

Casa Grande Hotel, Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil

Keystone Symposia S2

 

If you have any questions, please contact Bridget Stacy at bstacy@keystonesymposia.org.

 

 

SOCIAL SCIENCE: CONFERENCE AT COLLEGE PARK

This announcement was shared by Dr. Kim Nickerson, UMCP Assistant Dean for Diversity, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences:

Conference Financial Support for Students and Young Researchers

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) is pleased to announce a limited number of awards to assist young researchers who graduated no earlier than 2009 and students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in statistics, biostatistics, survey methodology or a related area in a U.S. university to attend the conference on Frontiers of Hierarchical Modeling in Observational Studies, Complex Surveys and Big Data.  The Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) is the nation’s oldest and largest program offering graduate training in the principles and practices of survey research.  Please visit  http://www.jpsm.umd.edu/ to learn more about JPSM.

 

This conference  will be held May 29-31, 2014, at the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The conference is hosted by the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM).  The awards, funded by the National Science Foundation (upon final approval), Westat, and the Washington Statistical Society (WSS), will support about 14 travel awards to cover registration and travel expenses up to a maximum of $800 and, in addition, about 14 registration waivers. Please visit http://www.jointprogram.umd.edu/ghosh/default.aspx for details about the conference and instructions on the application procedure. The conference organizers are especially interested in attracting minority/underrepresented students and junior scientists to this conference.

 

Applications must be sent to Prof. Yan Li at yli@umd.edu no later than April 15, 2014.

 

 

 

Frontiers of Hierarchical Modeling in Observational Studies, Complex Surveys and Big Data

 

Date:  May 29-31, 2014

 

Location:  College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

University of Maryland, University College

Hotel Accommodations:  College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

 

Conference Support Amount:  Maximum of $800 travel support, plus the waiver of conference registration fees

 

How to Apply:  Please visit http://www.jointprogram.umd.edu/ghosh/default.aspx for details about the conference and instructions on the application procedure.  Applications must be sent to Prof. Yan Li at yli@umd.edu no later than April 15, 2014.  The conference organizers are especially interested in attracting minority/underrepresented students and junior scientists to this conference.


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Travel Funds for Conferences!

 

BIOMEDICAL: KEYSTONE CONFERENCES

Diversity in Life Science Programs (DLSP) at Keystone Symposia has just been advised that it will receive additional funds to support assistant professors and scientists from industry at an equivalent level who wish to attend Keystone Symposia meetings. The particular meetings available to attend are listed below. These are the only meetings available for this particular funding. The award is a reimbursement award, and will cover registration fees, lodging, airfare and ground transit.

 

The time frame is very tight and I ask for your help in sharing this information with any assistant professor or scientist from industry at equivalent level in life and biomedical sciences. You can forward this message or advise individuals to contact me directly. Please share on your networks right away. The eligibility criteria are as follows:

 

 

Keystone Symposia meetings available to attend using this funding:

 

Adult Neurogenesis (E1)

Scientific Organizers: Jonas Frisén and Fred H. Gage

May 12—17, 2014

Clarion Hotel Sign, Stockholm, Sweden

Keystone Symposia E1

 

Autophagy: Fundamentals to Disease (E2)

Scientific Organizers: Christina H. Eng, Daniel J. Klionsky, Guido Kroemer and Li Yu

May 23—28, 2014

Hyatt Regency Austin, Austin, Texas, USA

Keystone Symposia E2

 

The Brain: Adaptation and Maladaptation in Chronic Pain (E3)

Scientific Organizers: Frank Porreca, David Borsook and David W. Dodick

June 15—20, 2014

Keystone Resort, Keystone, Colorado, USA

Keystone Symposia E3

 

The Modes of Action of Vaccine Adjuvants (S1)

Scientific Organizers: Philippa C. Marrack, Steven Reed and Robert A. Seder

October 8—13, 2014

Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA

Keystone Symposia S1

 

Cell Death Signaling in Cancer and the Immune System (S2)

Scientific Organizers: Gustavo Amarante-Mendes, Douglas R. Green and Kim Newton

October 28—November 2, 2014

Casa Grande Hotel, Guaruja, São Paulo, Brazil

Keystone Symposia S2

 

If you have any questions, please contact Bridget Stacy at bstacy@keystonesymposia.org.

 

 

SOCIAL SCIENCE: CONFERENCE AT COLLEGE PARK

This announcement was shared by Dr. Kim Nickerson, UMCP Assistant Dean for Diversity, College of Social and Behavioral Sciences:

Conference Financial Support for Students and Young Researchers

The Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) is pleased to announce a limited number of awards to assist young researchers who graduated no earlier than 2009 and students currently enrolled in a graduate degree program in statistics, biostatistics, survey methodology or a related area in a U.S. university to attend the conference on Frontiers of Hierarchical Modeling in Observational Studies, Complex Surveys and Big Data.  The Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) is the nation’s oldest and largest program offering graduate training in the principles and practices of survey research.  Please visit  http://www.jpsm.umd.edu/ to learn more about JPSM.

 

This conference  will be held May 29-31, 2014, at the University of Maryland, College Park campus. The conference is hosted by the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM).  The awards, funded by the National Science Foundation (upon final approval), Westat, and the Washington Statistical Society (WSS), will support about 14 travel awards to cover registration and travel expenses up to a maximum of $800 and, in addition, about 14 registration waivers. Please visit http://www.jointprogram.umd.edu/ghosh/default.aspx for details about the conference and instructions on the application procedure. The conference organizers are especially interested in attracting minority/underrepresented students and junior scientists to this conference.

 

Applications must be sent to Prof. Yan Li at yli@umd.edu no later than April 15, 2014.

 

 

 

Frontiers of Hierarchical Modeling in Observational Studies, Complex Surveys and Big Data

 

Date:  May 29-31, 2014

 

Location:  College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

University of Maryland, University College

Hotel Accommodations:  College Park Marriott Hotel and Conference Center

 

Conference Support Amount:  Maximum of $800 travel support, plus the waiver of conference registration fees

 

How to Apply:  Please visit http://www.jointprogram.umd.edu/ghosh/default.aspx for details about the conference and instructions on the application procedure.  Applications must be sent to Prof. Yan Li at yli@umd.edu no later than April 15, 2014.  The conference organizers are especially interested in attracting minority/underrepresented students and junior scientists to this conference.


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Offering courses in research design, quantitative reasoning, statistical methods, and data processing, their goal is to integrate methods of quantitative analysis within a broader context of substantive social research.


2014 ICPSR Summer Program Scholarships
The ICPSR Summer Program offers several scholarships that provide a fee waiver to one or both of the Summer Program’s four-week sessions. For the following scholarship, the deadline to submit application materials is April 15, 2014.

Scholarship for Education Research: For North American Ph.D. students in education. The applicant’s research interests must include the acquisition of quantitative skills in order to execute an empirical (i.e., data-based) dissertation within an education-related field.

For more information about this and other scholarships, visit our Financial Support page.

Dates and Locations
Many of the lectures and workshops are presented in two four-week sessions held on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The first session runs from June 23–July 18, 2014. The second session runs from July 21–August 15, 2014.

From May through August, there are also almost 40 three- to five-day workshops on both statistical and substantive topics. Many of these short workshops take place in Ann Arbor, but several are held in other locations, including Amherst, MA; Berkeley, CA; Boulder, CO; Chapel Hill, NC; Manhattan, NY; and Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Registration
Registration is now open for all 2014 courses. For further information, including a full course list, course descriptions, faculty, dates, fees, discounts, and financial support, please visit the ICPSR Summer Program website at icpsr.umich.edu/sumprog

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