URGENT: Parents Club at UMBC!!! Hi all,

As if being a student is not a hard enough job, we have the unique challenge of doing it while we are raising our kids; however, it makes it hard to find people that we connect with.  With that in mind, I am creating a club just for us, a Parent's club here at UMBC.

How cool would it be to connect with other parents at UMBC? To have a group of people that are going through the same thing as us?

In addition, we will have fun events and hopefully some great outreach programs to encourage and support other parents who want to go to college.

This club will be a great way to meet other people, and help each other out, all while having some fun.  Please let me know if you are interested in joining, I need to have at least five people in order to proceed with the next step in the application process.  Thanks for reading and hope to hear from you soon!!


Whitnee McGowan
mcgow1@umbc.edu

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The UMBC Summer Day Camp operated by the UMBC Department Athletics and Recreation and licensed by the Maryland State Department of Health and Mental Hygiene begins year number 38 of offering outstanding camp experiences for boys and girls within the greater Baltimore region. 

Designed for children ages 6-13, the camp curriculum has been created to offer a wide variety of programs to meet the interests, abilities, and needs of our campers. Camp activities invite participation, are fresh, interactive and lead by a staff that is enthusiastic, energetic, and fun to be around. Each camper’s day will be filled with a variety of age-appropriate sports, games, arts and crafts, and camp activities that will keep your camper active and engaged throughout the week.

Our weekly programs include twice daily swimming (instructional swim in the morning and free swim in the afternoon), arts and crafts, fitness and dance, tennis, reading time, Friday movies, recreational games, and specialty days. Campers are well supervised during all activities as safety is a first priority with every activity taking camper safety and welfare into consideration. All campers are given a camp T-shirt.

The camp is housed in the UMBC Retriever Activities Center, which features an indoor and outdoor pool, two air conditioned gyms, as well as several on-campus locations all air conditioned and outdoor play areas.

Our summer program emphasizes having fun in a positive, well structured, and exciting environment. 

 

Email address  summerdaycamp@umbc.edu

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FYI!

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Hello, 

I am a doctoral candidate at UMBC in the Psychology Dept. and wanted to contact you about a study that I am conducting that is a part of my dissertation. I'm looking to speak to parents of young children and any expectant parents. As your organization provides so many great services to mothers on campus, I thought I'd reach out to you to see if I could possibly come to speak to any mothers who attend your center. 

What I am looking to do is show the parents or any expectant parents a 10-min video I created about safe sleep and tummy time recommendations for infants. I am trying to determine if the video is an effective educational tool and what the parents think about the video. I would have the parents complete a "test" before the video and then another one after the video to see if the video improves their knowledge about safe sleep and tummy time. I would need about 45 minutes with the moms. 

I also have funding to provide all participants with a $10 gift card to Target and some light refreshments. 

Please let me know if it would be possible to come speak to any mothers or expectant mothers, and if you have any questions. Thank you so much for your time. I look forward to hearing from you! 

Amber 
973-670-9464

Amber Mendres-Smith, M.A., BCBA, LBA
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Department of Psychology
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
Office: Sondheim 411
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During the winter break and term, the Women's Center will be operating under limited hours and the Center may be closed during times that UMBC community members need access to the lactation room.

In order to ensure access to this safe and private space for nursing parents, the Women's Center is partnering with the Commons CIC. If you plan on using the lactation room over the winter term, please contact Jess Myers (jessm@umbc.edu, 410-455-2714) for details and next steps. 
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The University recognizes the need of birth mothers to respond to or to recover from the effects of pregnancy and/or the delivery of a child.  If a birth mother believes that she requires a Fellowship period of more than six weeks, she must obtain a letter from her physician or other licensed health-care professional that provides (1) the nature of the need; (2) a statement that the GA cannot return to her duties for health reasons arising from the pregnancy and/or delivery; and (3) the duration of required absence beyond the initial six weeks.

In all instances, the GA should discuss his or her Fellowship plans with his or her GPD and/or supervisor as soon as possible to allow for maximum collegial support.  All Fellowship requests must be approved by the Associate Dean of the Graduate School and the GA’s supervisor.  Upon request, the Graduate School will reimburse the cost of the GA’s stipend to the supporting department.  The form by which to request a Fellowship is located on the Graduate School's website under "GA Forms."

The Graduate School recommends that international students consult in advance with the Office of International Education Services before their period of parental leave.

The substance of the above text will be included in the next version of the Graduate Assistant Handbook as a replacement for "Maternity Leave."  


**This is a cross-post from the Career Life Balance at UMBC page**
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Hello!

I'm helping some students on a class project where they are focusing on issues impacting student parents at UMBC. They've asked me to pass survey this along to students I know in hopes that they can receive more information to help them in their next steps.

If you have a few moments, please answer the following questions. Feel free to also send this to other student parents you may know!

Thank you
Jess

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Hello,


Under the instruction of David Hoffman and Craig Berger, for our class titled “civic agency and social entrepreneurship,” my colleagues and I are conducting a quick survey to get feedback from UMBC student-parents. We have found that student-parents face unique challenges. We see an opportunity at UMBC to develop ways that will make their UMBC experience more rewarding, to help them feel included and to provide them with resources that may be lacking. In order to do this we need to collect information from student parents like yourself.  If you are receiving this e-mail you have been referred to us as someone who can help us develop our project! Please take a few minutes to answer the questions below and, if you can, provide us with emails of other student parents so that we can reach out to them as well! 

Send your responses to either Ciola1@umbc.edu, ur71170@umbc.edu or ksmith13@umbc.edu 

Thank You!


Questions:

  1. Describe, in one word, how you believe UMBC sees student parents.

  2. What resources could UMBC provide for student-parents?

  3. Describe an experience regarding your status as a student parent, and what could you suggest to be done to improve it.

  4. If possible- please provide e-mails for other student parents you would like to refer to take this survey


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FYI! I received this email via the GWST list-serv and I'm helping spread the word!


If you or someone you know at UMBC is needing a more flexible schedule at the Y Preschool on campus, here's your chance to have your voice be heard!

See below for more details. Thanks to Orianne Smith for taking the lead on this important advocacy work!

-Jess

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Dear all,

My name is Orianne Smith and I am the Chair of English and the Chair of Faculty Affairs. I'm reaching out to those of you who are thinking about starting a family or those of you who already have young children. I'm also reaching out to others who are invested in creating and sustaining a family-friendly environment at UMBC.

As many of us know, the Y UMBC childcare facility opened its doors again this fall. I can attest that the Y UMBC is a wonderful option to consider for children ages 2-4: my daughter attended several years ago until the facility closed because of mold issues. The Y UMBC worked perfectly for me back then because I asked for--and was given--a flexible part-time schedule of T-W-Th. Unfortunately, this flexibility is no longer an option at the new facility. The Y has made a change in policy that prevents faculty members from choosing a schedule that works best for them and their families.  Currently, the facility will only consider a M-W-F schedule or a T-Th schedule. This does not address the needs of most faculty who do not have a five day a week, 9 - 5 schedule.  I would say the same would be true for students.  

In my capacity as Chair of Faculty Affairs I met with Valerie Thomas this week to discuss this issue. She said that the Y might consider going back to allowing UMBC parents to choose a schedule that suits their needs if there is enough interest.  

Please contact HR at 410-455-6830 or via email at preschool@umbc.edu if you are personally interested in a flexible part-time schedule for childcare or if you simply want to support this opportunity for our UMBC community.  If you are considering the Y for your child then let them know your preferred schedule and preferred start date.

Thanks,
Orianne


Orianne Smith
Associate Professor and Chair, English
Affiliate Associate Professor, Gender + Women's Studies
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC)
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I'm looking for a pediatric dermatologist for my 12 year old daughter.  A doctor in the Columbia or Ellicott City area who has experience with or specializes in skincare for people of African descent is a plus!  If you know of anyone, please email or call me (lisamgray@umbc.edu or 410-455-8478).  

Many thanks for any help you can give!

Lisa M. Gray
Assistant Director of Student Life, Cultural and Spiritual Diversity
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Resources were provided at the roundtable and are pasted below:

UMBC Moms and Parents Group
A great place to start conversations and post resources
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/umbcmoms

Podast - From the Marc Steiner Show
Parenting Roundtabke: Raising Young Girls (featuring panel member, Lisa Gray) 
http://www.steinershow.org/podcasts/womens-issues/parenting-roundtable-raising-young-girls/

Resource related to LGBTQ issues and conversations:
www.welcomingschools.org

Resources for Parents - Talking to Kids about Whiteness
A round-up of links posted on UMBC Moms and Parents Group
http://my.umbc.edu/groups/umbcmoms/posts/53100

Raising Race Conscious Children 
Great resource related to engaging children in conversation about race,racism, and other isms. 
http://www.raceconscious.org/ 

Teaching Tolerance - A Project of the Southern Poverty Law Center 
http://www.tolerance.org/

Resources posted on UMB's School of Social Work Site 
(scroll down to community resources)
http://www.ssw.umaryland.edu/umsswresponds/ 

This is not an exhaustive list! Share your favorites with the group my posting on the UMBC Moms and Parents Group 

The roundtable was also live-streamed and published version of the event can be found at: 
https://livestream.com/accounts/15710865/events/4448719
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Feel free to contact me with questions about being an Active Kidz parent at gadsby@umbc.edu.

Please contact Veck Tamayo directly at Active Kidz to inquire further about applying for an opening. Her number is 443-983-1765.


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