Real People Profiles: Stephanie-Jane Okpara

Real People Profiles: Stephanie-Jane Okpara 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: Stephanie-Jane Okpara

Major: Psychology

Hometown: Riverdale, MD

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: This is my 4th year at UMBC.

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

A: Service Intern, President of Student Alumni Association, Vice President of the Gospel Choir, IHU Peer Facilitator and last, BUT certainly not least, a WOOLIE!

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

A: Listener, friend, encourager. Assisting people in any way I can.

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

A: I LOVE meeting and interacting with new people and new students, more specifically. Meeting people not only helps me learn about others, but also about myself. I love answering questions about campus and pointing people to whatever resources they may need. I also like to encourage new students to get involved and explore UMBC. It's only as fun as you make it to be.

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

A: One of the most important things I've learned in college is to realize when it's time to let something go. I like to act like Super Woman, but I just can't do everything. Letting go of something doesn't mean you've failed. BALANCE is key.

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

A: God, optimism, smiles and jokes. Oooh, and most definitely chocolate.

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 spot on campus is wherever there are free UMBC shirts.

BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.

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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Two special leadership and involvement opportunities are now open to students in their first semester at UMBC. If you want to make friends, build your leadership skills and work with others to make a meaningful difference on campus, start right here.

First Year Council

The First Year Council works with campus leaders to make the first-year experience the best it can be. Past First Year Councils have addressed weekend dining options, created community-building programs and helped peers find the information they needed on campus. A member of the original First Year Council spearheaded the establishment of the Homecoming Bonfire as a campus tradition.

The First Year Council meets every Friday afternoon with advisors from Student Life. Become a member by being nominated by any student organization. Just ask one of the organization's officers to complete this form. The nomination deadline is September 25, 2013. Questions? Contact Annekia Harding, Civic Engagement and Leadership Intern in Student Life, at annekia1@umbc.edu.

Student Government Association First Year Ambassadors

First Year Ambassadors serve in the SGA Senate, Finance Board and Executive Branch. They have all of the responsibilities of other SGA officers (except that First Year Ambassadors serving in the Senate and Finance Board do not vote), but receive special training and opportunities to learn about SGA's and UMBC's structure and operations. In addition, First Year Ambassadors have the opportunity to represent SGA on the First Year Council. This opportunity is open to all students in their first year at UMBC.

Questions? Contact Max Barnhart, Assistant Director of SGA Departmental Affairs, at mb11@umbc.edu. To apply to join SGA as a First Year Ambassador, follow this link: First Year Ambassador Application

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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We are very pleased to announce that the University System of Maryland (USM)-Wide AGEP-T grant for PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) grant from the National Science Foundation has been funded! The new “PROMISE AGEP: Maryland Transformation” is a $1,750,000 grant over 3.5 years, effective October 1, 2013 – March 31, 2017. Primary partners are the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC); the University of Maryland, College Park (UMCP); and the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB); and all of the campuses within the USM will participate.

Our signature programs will continue with funding for graduate students from USM’s campuses to attend activities such as Dissertation House and Summer Success Institute (SSI). We will also expand programming and mentoring for postdoctoral fellows throughout the system. New activities include the annual graduate student research and careers conference that will build on the recommendations of the Council of Graduate Schools’ report “Pathways Through Graduate School and Into Careers” and an annual conference for undergraduates to learn about opportunities in graduate school. Finally, our Professors in Training (PROF-it) students will have opportunities for mentored teaching experiences at campuses across the USM, Anne Arundel Community College, the Community College of Baltimore County, and the new Ana G. Mendez University Capital Area Campus in Wheaton, MD.

For regularly updated PROMISE information and events, please visit and bookmark: http://www.umbc.edu/promise

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Professional development seminars for graduate students: FALL 2013

Success Seminars and Workshops at UMBC. Through our PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP), which welcomes students in graduate programs from any school within the University System of Maryland.

Download the PDF: http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/umbc-graduate-student-fall-2013-seminars.pdf

Text version of the seminars at UMBC can be found below.

UMBC students must register at MyUMBC: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events
Students from other schools should register by commenting on this thread with:
- Name
- School
- Discipline
- Event that you plan to attend
- Date of the event.

Fall 2013

Seminars at UMBC. Directions: http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/about/contact/

Most seminars at UMBC will serve lunch or light refreshments. PROF-it Seminars on Fridays between 12 and 2:00 PM will be the exception. These are brown bag, bring your own lunch seminars.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Success Seminar: “Advanced Statistics for Researchers: Meta-Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling” Part 1: Introduction to meta-analysis and structural equation modeling. Basic concepts, theory, design, and relevant contexts.

Library, 7th Floor Open Area, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor, Education Department.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, September 20, 2013

Grad Student Seminar: PROF-it: Professors in Training: Learn how to develop a syllabus.

COMM 318, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Linda Hodges, Director of the Faculty Development Center.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Success Seminar: Financial Literacy – How to plan a Budget.

COMM 329, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 4, 2013

PROF-it: “Introduction to the Goucher College Prison Education Partnership” [Placement Opportunity] PLUS “Public speaking in the Classroom, Part I”

COMM 318, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speakers: Amy Roza, Director of Goucher Prison Education Partnership, Goucher College and Dr. Judith Pollack, Consultant for The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Success Seminar: “Advanced Statistics for Researchers”: Part 2: Meta-analysis and Systematic Review: Avoiding bias in literature review and calculating effect sizes.

COMM 331, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor, Education Department.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 11, 2013,

Success Seminar: When Faculty Say ‘x’…

ROOM TBD, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Speakers: UMBC Chairs, Graduate Program Directors, and Professors.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 2013,

Dissertation House: Employees & Non-Traditional Students.

COMMONS 331

Coach: Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale. Dissertation Coach.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 18, 2013

PROF-it: “Teaching at a Community College – classroom management” PLUS “Public Speaking in the Classroom, Part II”

COMM 329, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speakers: Dr. Dallas Dolan, The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, CCBC and Dr. Judith Pollack, Consultant for The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Success Seminar: Responsible Conduct of Research and the IRB

Library, 7th Floor Open Area, 12 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Speaker: Timothy Sparklin, Human and Animal Research Protections Office.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, November 1, 2013

PROF-it: Understanding Teaching and Learning Styles”

COMM 329, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Anne Spence, Professor of the Practice, Dept. Mechanical Engineering.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Success Seminar: Financial Literacy – Credit Scores

UC 312, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Success Seminar: “Advanced Statistics for Researchers:” Part 3: Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

COMM 331, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor, Education Department.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Success Seminar: Is your writing in Jeopardy?

UC 312, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Sean Astrakhan, Writing Advisor GSA

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, December 6, 2013

PROF-it: “Addressing Hidden Challenges that Occur during the Teaching Experience”

COMM 329, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speakers: [PANEL] current and former PROF-it Fellows and Community College faculty.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, December 6, 2013

Success Seminar: “Addressing Graduate Students’ Feelings of

Stress”

ROOM TBD, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Robert Deluty, Associate Dean of the Graduate School,

Associate Profession of Psychology

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PhD Completion Workshops at College Park:

Download the PDF: http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/PhD_Workshop%20uploads/Flyer_Fall13Workshops.pdf

Text version of the seminars at UM College Park can be found below.

Advance registration is REQUIRED at http://ter.pa/38p

Friday, September 13, 2013
DISSERTATION AND THESIS TIME MANAGMENT
Marcia Marinelli, Learning Assistance Service, Counseling Center, University of Maryland
2:00-4:00 pm, Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Hall

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 11, 2013
Grant Writing and Fellowship Applications
Robert Porter, Director of Research Development at the University of Tennessee
2:00-4:00 pm, Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Hall

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, November 15, 2013
CVs and Cover Letters
Becky Weir, Career Center and Veronica Perrigan, Engineering Co-Op and Career Services
2:00-4:00 pm, Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Hall
Advance registration is REQUIRED at http://ter.pa/38p

_____________________________________________________________

Coming, Monday, November 4, 2013

A Special Program at UMB

Stay tuned to this page for updates.

Regional GEM GRAD Lab @ UVA Sat. Sept. 28 (Co-Sponsors: UMBC, UVA, VA Tech) (promiseagep.wordpress.com)
UMBC Named Top Up-And-Coming University In The Nation (baltimore.cbslocal.com)

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Professional development seminars for graduate students: FALL 2013

Download the PDF: http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/09/umbc-graduate-student-fall-2013-seminars.pdf

Text version of the seminars at UMBC can be found below.

UMBC students must register at MyUMBC: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events
Students from other schools should register by commenting on this thread with:
- Name
- School
- Discipline
- Event that you plan to attend
- Date of the event.

Fall 2013

Seminars at UMBC. Directions: http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/about/contact/

Most seminars at UMBC will serve lunch or light refreshments. PROF-it Seminars on Fridays between 12 and 2:00 PM will be the exception. These are brown bag, bring your own lunch seminars.

Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Library, 7th Floor Open Area, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
Speaker: Dr. Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor, Education Department.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, September 20, 2013

Grad Student Seminar: PROF-it: Professors in Training: Learn how to develop a syllabus.

COMM 318, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Linda Hodges, Director of the Faculty Development Center.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Success Seminar: Financial Literacy – How to plan a Budget.

COMM 329, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.
________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 4, 2013

PROF-it: “Introduction to the Goucher College Prison Education Partnership” [Placement Opportunity] PLUS “Public speaking in the Classroom, Part I”

COMM 318, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speakers: Amy Roza, Director of Goucher Prison Education Partnership, Goucher College and Dr. Judith Pollack, Consultant for The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Success Seminar: “Advanced Statistics for Researchers”: Part 2: Meta-analysis and Systematic Review: Avoiding bias in literature review and calculating effect sizes.

COMM 331, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor, Education Department.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 11, 2013,

Success Seminar: When Faculty Say ‘x’…

ROOM TBD, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Speakers: UMBC Chairs, Graduate Program Directors, and Professors.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 11 and Saturday, October 12 2013,

Dissertation House: Employees & Non-Traditional Students.

COMMONS 331

Coach: Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale. Dissertation Coach.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 18, 2013

PROF-it: “Teaching at a Community College – classroom management” PLUS “Public Speaking in the Classroom, Part II”

COMM 329, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speakers: Dr. Dallas Dolan, The Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning, CCBC and Dr. Judith Pollack, Consultant for The Office of Postdoctoral Affairs.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Success Seminar: Responsible Conduct of Research and the IRB

Library, 7th Floor Open Area, 12 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.

Speaker: Timothy Sparklin, Human and Animal Research Protections Office.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, November 1, 2013

PROF-it: Understanding Teaching and Learning Styles”

COMM 329, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Anne Spence, Professor of the Practice, Dept. Mechanical Engineering.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 6, 2013

Success Seminar: Financial Literacy – Credit Scores

UC 312, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 13, 2013

Success Seminar: “Advanced Statistics for Researchers:” Part 3: Introduction to Structural Equation Modeling and Confirmatory Factor Analysis.

COMM 331, 1 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Christopher Rakes, Assistant Professor, Education Department.

________________________________________________________________________

Wednesday, November 20, 2013

Success Seminar: Is your writing in Jeopardy?

UC 312, 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Sean Astrakhan, Writing Advisor GSA

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, December 6, 2013

PROF-it: “Addressing Hidden Challenges that Occur during the Teaching Experience”

COMM 329, 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Speakers: [PANEL] current and former PROF-it Fellows and Community College faculty.

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, December 6, 2013

Success Seminar: “Addressing Graduate Students’ Feelings of

Stress”

ROOM TBD, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Speaker: Dr. Robert Deluty, Associate Dean of the Graduate School,

Associate Profession of Psychology

———————————————————————-

PhD Completion Workshops at College Park:

Download the PDF: http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/PhD_Workshop%20uploads/Flyer_Fall13Workshops.pdf

Text version of the seminars at UM College Park can be found below.

Advance registration is REQUIRED at http://ter.pa/38p

________________________________________________________________________

Friday, October 11, 2013
Grant Writing and Fellowship Applications
Robert Porter, Director of Research Development at the University of Tennessee
2:00-4:00 pm, Ulrich Recital Hall, Tawes Hall

________________________________________________________________________

_____________________________________________________________

Coming, Monday, November 4, 2013

A Special Program at UMB

Stay tuned to this page for updates.

Regional GEM GRAD Lab @ UVA Sat. Sept. 28 (Co-Sponsors: UMBC, UVA, VA Tech) (promiseagep.wordpress.com)
UMBC Named Top Up-And-Coming University In The Nation (baltimore.cbslocal.com)

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by David Hoffman

The University System of Maryland encompasses 12 institutions, including UMBC, and two regional higher education centers. It employs more than 14,000 faculty members and owns more than 1,000 buildings. Its annual operating budget is more than $4.5 billion. There are more than 175,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at its various institutions. But only one of them gets to participate directly in the decisions of the Board of Regents, the system's governing body. Three times in the past eleven years, that one student--the Student Regent--has come from UMBC. Could you be next?

Please take a look at this description of the Student Regent position and application, and consider applying. Please also pass the information along to friends who may be interested. The student selected will serve from July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015.

The application deadline is Thursday, October 24th at 5:00 P.M. Submit completed applications in hard copy to my mailbox in the Office of Student Life, Commons 336, and also email the application form and essays to me at dhoffman@umbc.edu. I'm very happy to answer questions about the position and the process, so don't hesitate to contact me if you'd like to know more.

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by David Hoffman The University System of Maryland encompasses 12 institutions, including UMBC, and two regional higher education centers. It employs more than 14,000 faculty members and...

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Dr. Renetta Tull, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development, nominated LLC Doctoral Candidates Doaa Rashed and Romy Hübler Jones to represent UMBC at a “Global Conversation: Why the UN Must Focus on Women's Leadership.” The event takes place at Barnard College in New York City on September 26, 2013 and is sponsored by the Women in Public Service Project. The project seeks to provide vital momentum to the next generation of women leaders who will invest in their countries and communities, provide leadership for their governments and societies, and help change the way global solutions are developed.

As the United Nations convenes its 68th General Assembly to tackle some of humanity's most intractable problems, panelists will explore key issues facing women today. Speakers will include:

Zainab Hawa Bangura, UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict

Wafa Bugaighis, Deputy Foreign Minister, Libya

Rangita de Silva de Alwis, Director of the Women in Public Service Project and the Global Women’s Leadership Initiative at the Wilson Center

Jane Harman, Director, President and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

Kimberly Marten, Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Political Science, Barnard College

Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women

Claudia Ruiz Massieu Salinas, Secretary of Tourism, Mexico

Debora Spar, President of Barnard College

Melanne Verveer, Executive Director of the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security
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Let's do a little crowdsourcing to identify some of the best activities, courses, dining options, places, hidden resources, musical groups, etc. at UMBC. "Best" is entirely a matter of opinion, of course, but here's a chance to share your own and discover others'. The format is: Make up three categories and name UMBC's "best" in each category.

David's "Best of UMBC" List:

Best Spot for a 4-Person Meeting: Soft chairs in the corner of Starbucks closest to the Bio building.
Best Resource You Get Free With Membership in the UMBC Community: Access to every book in the University System of Maryland libraries.
Best UMBC-Related Hashtag: #UMBCgrit, although I'm also a big fan of #digUMBC

Craig's "Best of UMBC" List:

Best Homecoming Activity: The Bonfire.
Best Place for Unplanned Purchases: The Yum Shoppe.
Best Place to Hold a Day-Long Meeting: The UMBC Training Center (in Columbia)

Your turn!

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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by David Hoffman and Craig Berger Let's do a little crowdsourcing to identify some of the best activities, courses, dining options, places, hidden resources, musical groups, etc. at UMBC....

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Name: Zach Kosinski

Hometown: Port Deposit, MD

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: I've just joined the UMBC family this summer!

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

A: I am the Graduate Coordinator for LGBTQ Programs in Student Life's The Mosaic: Center for Cultural and Diversity.

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

A: Support, development, and resource provision for LGBTQ-identified students and their allies.

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

A: I wouldn't give up being able to meet with students one-on-one and work together to find the best ways to support their growth and development during their time here at UMBC for the world.

There's a special energy that comes about when folks work together to accomplish something, and I live for experiencing that through regular confab with students.

(P.S.: Using obscure words in everyday conversation also strikes my fancy. Confab ftw!)

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

A: In my as of yet short time at UMBC, I've come to learn that when folks say UMBC really cares about each and every member of the campus community, they mean it.

From my time in higher ed. thus far, I've come to value the support of LGBTQ-identified and questioning individuals as absolutely essential, not only for the well-being of individual students, but for the greater good of any community as a whole.

Learning what I have of UMBC's atmosphere of support for all members of the campus community, I don't think I could be at a more perfect institution to do the work supporting LGBTQ students that I've come to value so much.

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

A: Dairy. 'Nuff said.

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: The walls of my office in Student Life are covered with flyers and posters from programs and events I worked to put on at Towson University, where I worked in the Center for Student Diversity's LGBT Student Development Center.

As I spend more time here at UMBC and have the chance to collaborate with students, faculty, and staff, I hope to fill in the gaps on the walls with flyers and designs from my time at UMBC.

I've always felt that continuing to remember and share your past can be a powerful way to connect with others and move forward with even bigger and better things. I'm hoping to continue doing this with my Towson AND UMBC flyers plastered across my office walls!

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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...

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