Real People Profiles: Patricia Wick 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: Patricia Wick

 Hometown: I was born in Brooklyn, raised on Long Island, and still consider myself a New Yorker all these years later!
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: Since September 2009.

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

A: Assistant Director/Training Director at the Counseling Center.

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

A: Staff psychologist, clinical supervisor, Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention advisor, Sexual Assault and Relationship Violence Response Team member.

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

A: I truly love the work that I do and the opportunity to meet and work with so many different people on a daily basis. I love that every day is different. I particularly enjoy training graduate students who will go on to become psychologists. They have such infectious energy and enthusiasm and keep me on my toes! I also enjoy working individually with students who are courageous enough to come in for counseling. My experience working as an advisor for the Relationship Violence Awareness and Prevention Advocate program is also a highlight of the work that I do here. Overall, the highly motivated, dedicated, and supportive people I work with keep me energized and engaged, loving my job after all these years.

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

A: I have learned so much about different cultures since I came to work here at UMBC given the diverse student population. It has given me a great appreciation for the importance of learning about other countries, ethnic groups, or people who have identities that may or may not be different from me. Having children who are on the brink of entering college themselves, I have learned how to be a better parent of a college student after listening to stories from students, faculty, and staff about what to do and what not to do. No helicopter or lawnmower parent for my kids!

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

A: Ice cream and any sport my children are playing (but especially lacrosse).

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: We frequently talk about parking in our center. We love the summer and winter breaks when we can park on Poplar Avenue, which is close to our office - shaves important time off of our "commute". We dread coming in late during the regular school year because then we have to park in Lot 24. We groan, "I had to park in Arbutus."

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Labor Relations and Collective Representation

The ILR School at Cornell University invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at either the Assistant Professor level or as Associate Professor with tenure to begin August 2014. Applicants should have research and teaching interests directly related to labor relations, workers/labor movements, and/or collective representation in a North American or International-Comparative context. Applicants should have a Ph.D. in a relevant field such as industrial relations, sociology, political science, economics, organization studies, management, or other related discipline. Evidence of very strong research and teaching potential is essential.

The ILR School is the world’s leading college focused on work, employment, and labor issues. Information about the ILR School is available at www.ilr.cornell.edu. Our faculty includes leading scholars from a number of disciplinary backgrounds who study a broad range of issues related to labor and employment.

Applications from women and minority candidates are strongly encouraged.

Interested candidates should email a cover letter describing their research and teaching interests, a vita, a writing sample, and three reference letters to Rhonda Clouse (rlc29@cornell.edu)

Professor Richard Hurd, Chair
Labor Relations Search Committee
c/o Rhonda Clouse
374 Ives Hall
ILR School
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853-3901

Review of applications will begin October 1, 2013. Questions about this position can be directed to Prof. Richard Hurd (rwh8@cornell.edu), Prof. Alex Colvin (ajc22@cornell.edu), Prof. Eli Friedman (edf48@cornell.edu), or Prof. Sarosh Kuruvilla (sck4@cornell.edu). ]]> Assistant or Associate Professor Labor Relations and Collective Representation The ILR School at Cornell University invites applications for two tenure-track faculty positions at either the... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/35412/guest@my.umbc.edu/a1bd1aa7abc0f5f5901a31331cadf58f/api/pixel Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/llc https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/original.jpg?1375383725 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/large.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/medium.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/small.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxsmall.png?1375383725 Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program 0 0 true Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:57:34 -0400 Tue, 10 Sep 2013 10:58:26 -0400 Job Posting: Labor Notes New York Office Labor Notes is accepting applications for two positions as we expand staff
in our New York office. We are looking for people with experience in the
labor movement and demonstrated capacities as organizational leaders. Start
date is in October. A commitment to rank-and-file unionism is a must.

- Organizer

Initial duties will focus on organizing Labor Notes’ biennial Conference
April 4-6, 2014. Possible assignments include recruiting individuals and
groups to attend, coordinating workshop speakers, dealing with venue and
vendors, organizing volunteers, soliciting program book ads, giving
scholarships, coordinating interpretation, entertainment and culture,
childcare, fundraising before and during, and AV needs onsite.

See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/jobs#sthash.Rhmt7Bps.dpuf

- Assistant Director

Work with Director Mark Brenner to oversee strategic planning, budgeting,
project management, staff coordination, and general administration. Lead
fundraising, including development of new foundation grants and major
donors. Plan and execute promotional campaigns for Labor Notes publications
and events, and maintain connections between staff and Labor Notes off-staff
leaders. Coordinate with website and database vendors. Coordinate and
sometimes facilitate stand-alone trainings and workshops for local unions
and caucuses. Build and maintain connections with rank-and-file activists
across the country and key Labor Notes supporters. Travel for organizing and
Labor Notes events.

See more at: http://www.labornotes.org/jobs#sthash.Rhmt7Bps.dpuf
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If you live in the DMV and are interested in learning more about graduate school, plan to take a “road trip” to the GEM GRAD Lab on Saturday, September 28!

From the GEM Website: “GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship.” 

Segments of the program:

Program Agenda: http://www.gemfellowship.org/events/grad-lab/391-gl-virginia-agenda-2013

GEM GradLab UVA

The event is free! Register here:

http://egem.gemfellowship.org/events/ViewEvent.aspx?contextID=10097

Students from any school in the region may register for this free event! Just set up a free eGEM account and register online using the link above.  

UMBC’s Sr. Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment, K. Jill Barr, J.D., will be one of the panelists!

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UVA GEM GRAD Lab Co-sponsors: UMBC, The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech.

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Driving directions to UVA: http://www.seas.virginia.edu/about/visit.php

The trip from Baltimore to Charlottesville, VA is approximately 3 hours.

 

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If you live in the DMV and are interested in learning more about graduate school, plan to take a “road trip” to the GEM GRAD Lab on Saturday, September 28!

From the GEM Website: “GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship.” 

Segments of the program:

Program Agenda: http://www.gemfellowship.org/events/grad-lab/391-gl-virginia-agenda-2013

GEM GradLab UVA

The event is free! Register here:

http://egem.gemfellowship.org/events/ViewEvent.aspx?contextID=10097

Students from any school in the region may register for this free event! Just set up a free eGEM account and register online using the link above.  

UMBC’s Sr. Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment, K. Jill Barr, J.D., will be one of the panelists!

GEMconsortium

UVA GEM GRAD Lab Co-sponsors: UMBC, The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech.

UMBC GradLogo3

Driving directions to UVA: http://www.seas.virginia.edu/about/visit.php

The trip from Baltimore to Charlottesville, VA is approximately 3 hours.

 

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If one of your goals was to attend the university that tops U.S. News & World Report's list of innovative national universities, congratulations; mission accomplished (5 years running). Now the question is, what's on your UMBC Bucket List: the things you want to be sure to do here while you have the chance? Sharing our lists at the start of the year has become a tradition. It's a way of holding ourselves accountable for making sure we have the experiences we don't want to miss.

 I've been able to cross a lot of items off of my list over the years (this is my 11th at UMBC), but I still have plenty left: people I want to work with, events to attend, places on campus I've never seen from the inside (I'm looking at you, UMBC Observatory). This semester I'm planning to cross off the biggest and best item of them all: I'm set to complete my doctorate in Language, Literacy & Culture and become a very proud UMBC alum (in addition to being a staff member).

 So what's on your bucket list? Take a look at the lists people posted last year and the year before for inspiration, then please share your list (in a comment). Then let's help each other follow through.

 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. ]]> by David Hoffman If one of your goals was to attend the university that tops U.S. News & World Report's list of innovative national universities, congratulations; mission accomplished (5... http://cocreateumbc.blogspot.com/2013/09/your-umbc-bucket-list.html https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/35405/guest@my.umbc.edu/f28baf5bfc6c964697a2d71d6d506b19/api/pixel umbc-bucket-list Co-Create UMBC https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/co-create https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xsmall.png?1499890363 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/original.jpg?1499890363 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xxlarge.png?1499890363 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xlarge.png?1499890363 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/large.png?1499890363 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/medium.png?1499890363 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/small.png?1499890363 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xsmall.png?1499890363 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/002/5b8f025dafb56cb8d3088b7259aadcfb/xxsmall.png?1499890363 Co-Create UMBC 56 38 true Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:24:00 -0400 CFP: Communicating science visually in the digital age Special issue of Science Communication Call for papers for a special issue of Science Communication: Linking
Theory and Practice

The recent advent of new communication and representation tools and
technologies has created a myriad of new potentialities and new realities
in the creation and dissemination of science visuals, both within and
outside of the scientific disciplines. This trend has also raised
questions about the use and impact of these visuals. Science visuals have
progressed beyond simple tables and graphs to include digitized
schematics and simulations, interactive computer graphics, and even video
games, in addition to film, video, and photographic treatments.
Computerization gives the creator new power to shape representations and
thus invite new interpretations of information. In this call we intend
the term visualization to include any kind of representation that relies
on “pictures” (broadly defined) rather than solely on language, text, or
numbers.

Visuals can both provide an entry point to science for people without
scientific training but also trivialize or confuse people about science
through the range of possible interpretations of imagery.   They may also
encourage creative thinking within science. This special issue will bring
together research that considers the changes in science visualization
considered across a variety of disciplines to encourage synergy among
divergent approaches and provide a resource for communication, teaching,
and future research.

This special issue will focus on whether and how visuals and
visualization technologies (old and new) and the broader access that they
may provide are affecting science communication.  Questions to be
addressed include how science is represented visually, how visuals
influence public perceptions and understandings of science, and what is
ultimately the impact of new science visualization technologies both
within the disciplines and in the public sphere.  Papers can address such
topics as:
• the impact of visualization techniques and technologies on public
understanding/perceptions
• the ethics of visual science communication
• how scientific results are represented using new visualization
technologies, along with the implications of these representations
• visual metaphors, rhetoric, and framing in science visualization
• the changing use of visuals within science disciplines and what this means
• the use of iconic science imagery and its effects on emotion and public
perception
• power issues related to the use of visuals and the public accessibility
of science
• visuals and their reception in the science museum/center and/or other
particular contexts

This is not intended to be an exhaustive list but only a starting point.
Theory-based papers with an empirical or analytical focus and using any
quantitative or qualitative methodology will be considered.  All papers
submitted will be subject to a rigorous and competitive peer review
process.

Papers are due April 1, 2014 for publication likely in late 2014 or early
2015.  Earlier submissions are very strongly encouraged. Mention the
special issue in your cover letter. Papers should follow the Science
Communication guidelines for length and format; submit at
mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sc.  Our ideal manuscript is between 7000 and
9000 words, inclusive of notes, references, and other material.
Additional guidelines can be found at scx.sagepub.com. Queries regarding
the special issue can be addressed to guest editor Mary Nucci at
mnucci@rutgers.edu or to the journal’s editor, Susanna Priest, at
editorscicom@gmail.com. ]]> Call for papers for a special issue of Science Communication: Linking Theory and Practice The recent advent of new communication and representation tools and technologies has created a myriad of... https://beta.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/35358/guest@my.umbc.edu/583c4e20b23f9e60d942ff6a5ef75d5a/api/pixel Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/llc https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/original.jpg?1375383725 https://assets3-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xlarge.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/large.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/medium.png?1375383725 https://assets1-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/small.png?1375383725 https://assets4-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xsmall.png?1375383725 https://assets2-beta.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/537/e594b22cf15b445f7476775aa508e9c3/xxsmall.png?1375383725 Language, Literacy and Culture Doctoral Program 0 0 true Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:52:01 -0400 Mon, 09 Sep 2013 11:52:32 -0400 The Door With My Real Name On It by David Hoffman

 It was one of those rare moments when the past, present and future converge in a burst of energy and meaning. I stood at the rail above the Retriever Activities Center floor two weeks ago, looking down at the hopeful/confused/bored/excited faces of the assembled members of UMBC's entering class, and the university leaders on the platform in front of them. Diane Lee, UMBC's Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education, stepped to the podium and began to speak about a poem called "The Banjo."

I knew the poem well. Twenty years earlier, I had been working, very unhappily, at a big Los Angeles law firm, spending endless days litigating over the balance sheets of companies so big that the millions of dollars at stake were drops in an ocean. I had felt completely stifled and totally insignificant. Then I had quit the firm and started searching for another path. Months later, when I walked into my law school to browse the listings in its career services center, I felt totally adrift. I wanted so badly to make a meaningful contribution with my life, and to do work through which I could enact the real me. I ran into a staff member who remembered me and listened to my story, then flashed a sympathetic smile and handed me a piece of paper, with a poem. "The Banjo," by Robert Winner. I wasn't much of a poetry reader, but of course I gave it a look.

The narrator works at a job among rigid people camouflaged in their business suits,

 while somewhere in the life I forgot to live,
an old rapscallion banjo sleeps with dust.

 Feeling trapped in his own life, he imagines bringing the banjo to work and strumming, strumming to disrupt that world and wake the people in it to dancing. But it is a vision he does not know how to fulfill. The poem's last two, haunting lines captured my own dilemma perfectly:

 It’s hard to know which life is sleep
Or where the door is with my real name on it.

That poem became a way of accessing and staying true to myself. The image of the door with my real name on it came to define my hopes for my professional life. When Diane Lee offered up "The Banjo" as a source of inspiration to the newest members of the UMBC community, it was as if she was sending a message back in time to my younger self: Have no fear, for one day you will work with others to build your doors together, at a university where people are eager to embrace and develop their best selves, and to enact their identities and purposes through meaningful contributions to the common good.

 I'd love to hear about the poems, songs and books that have made a difference for you. What words and tunes have helped to define and transform you? What are the stories that connect you to them?

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Name: Annekia Harding

Hometown: Hyattsville/ Upper Marlboro, MD
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies

 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: Civic Engagement and Leadership Intern.

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

A: Involved and concerned UMBC student who takes action to make things happen.

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

A: Being involved and working with different groups and organizations. I believe you learn the most through the interactions and relationships you create. Therefore, being able to interact with numerous people from different backgrounds on a daily has taught me so much during my time here.

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

A: It would be to make an effort to step outside your comfort zone. The most amazing things happen when you do that. It gives you an opportunity to share your story and hear the stories of others and to me, those moments shape your life in the most unimaginable ways.

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

A: Outreach.

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: STRiVE is one of the most amazing experiences ever!!! To this day I still keep in contact with all of the people I have met. Leadership retreats at UMBC are absolutely the best.

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