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February 4  | 4pm | AOK Library Gallery
The Mullen Lecture
"The Importance of Financial Literacy: Lessons From Many Years of Data"
Annamaria Lusardi, Ph.D., Senior Fellow at the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research, Director of the Initiative for Financial Decision-Making, Professor of Finance (by courtesy),  Stanford Graduate School of Business
Hosted by the Department of Economics.

March 27 | 5pm | AOK Library Gallery
Annual Lipitz Lecture
"Generative AI and Higher Education: Practical Insights for Today and Tomorrow"
John G. Schumacher, PhD, FGSA
Director, Public Health Research Center
Professor, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health, UMBC
Hosted by the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health.  

April 3 | 4pm | AOK Library Gallery
Distinguished Lecture in Psychology
"Making the Invisible Visible: Reducing Disparities Via Personally Relevant Interventions"
Gordon C. Nagayama Hall, Ph.D.
Professor Emerit, University of Oregon
Hosted by the Department of Psychology.

Reposted from the International Student and Scholar Services page.

We are looking for a small cohort of students to participate in UMBC’s Intercultural Engagement Prep program in Spring 2025. This program is designed to grow your intercultural competency and skills. 

This program is open to:

• International students

• Future or returned study abroad students

• Students interested in applying to the Peace Corps after graduation

• Students who have an interest in preparing for other international or intercultural experiences

• Students who want to prepare themselves as global citizens in a multicultural world 

As a participant in the Intercultural Engagement Prep pilot program, you will:

• Meet other globally-minded students at UMBC;

• Develop your critical analytical skills;

• Increase your cultural self-awareness and critically reflect on your own unconscious bias;

• Develop strategies to improve your intercultural communication and how you’ll apply it in your future career;

• Recognize cultural differences, commonalities, perceptions, power and privilege dynamics, and how they can lead to conflict; and

• Understand the importance of intercultural dialogue and intercultural citizenship competencies for fostering social justice.

This non-credit/no-fee course, PRAC 103 (course # 6928), will meet twice in the Spring 2025 semester at a mutually agreeable time, but the majority of the course is accessed through asynchronous learning. Students will be required to attend two globally themed events or activities and will also have independent assignments to complete in Blackboard. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will earn two digital badgestitled Increasing Cultural Self-Awareness and Reinforcing Intercultural Dialogue. 

You can register for the course under PRAC 103 and course number 6928.

For questions regarding this certification please contact Dr. Irina Golubeva at golubeva@umbc.edu.

As was the case last year, students nominate themselves for this scholarship.

The application portal will open on Tuesday, January 14^th. Applications are due Friday, February 7^th. You will need one letter of recommendation, so it is advisable to begin working on that component now.