The Graduate Schools at UMBC and College Park will hold orientations this week, and UMBC will hold its first graduate student seminar on Friday, August 26. UMBC’s Evening Graduate School Orientation will be held on Wednesday, August 24 at 4:30 PM.

UM College Park invites all new and continuing graduate students of color and all other interested students to attend the Annual Networking Reception at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in the Multi-Purpose room. 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM on Thursday, August 25. This reception offers students and an opportunity to meet and greet graduate student groups and offices that support students of color at College Park; network with faculty, staff, and group leaders on campus; and learn about various student groups. Refreshments will be served.

At the end of the week, UMBC will host a Teaching and Learning Workshop for all new TAs on campus and all students interested in teaching. The workshop will also feature an “Success Seminar” free 1 hour luncheon workshop on Life/Work Balance  for all graduate students with Psychologist Dr. Robert Deluty.

• All UMBC Graduate Student Success Seminars for 2011 – 2012 are listed here:

http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/umbc-grad-student-success-seminars/

• Postdoctoral seminars are listed here:

http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/postdocs/

• PROF-it (Professors-in-Training) and Professors Beyond Borders (PBB) seminars are listed here:

http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/professors-in-training-prof-it/