UMBC’s Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Leadership (EIL) graduate program develops innovative leaders by offering students the opportunity to get to know and create relationships with the instructors who are driving this program.

Baltimore Center Stage (LORT B) is accepting applicants for the position of Assistant Master Electrician. BCS produces six mainstage shows and a mix of other artistic programs on three stages. Baltimore Center Stage is committed to an inclusive workplace, and strongly believe in the importance of having a diverse group of individuals represented both onstage and off.

Primary duties include:

Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) is looking for students and recent graduates to participate in research opportunities. Most of the ORISE opportunities are twelve month research opportunities, with the possibility to be renewed for additional twelve month research periods (5 years max). U.S. Citizenship is required to participate at the DoD installations.

 

To see all of their available opportunities, please visit: www.orau.org/dodprograms

 

You can sign up for their Talent Network to received alerts with new opportunities that match candidate interests:  https://stayconnected.orau.org/en-us/

Project Title & Project ID examples:

 

Chemical Eng. & Physical Science Research (BS&MS)               APHC-1911526380
Molecular Biology Research (BS)                                                 APHC-1637893744
Analytical Chemistry (MS/PhD)                                                    APHC-1817392923
Chemistry/Physics Research (MS/PhD Candidates)                      APHC-1768507089
Molecular-Based Testing (BS or MS)                                            APHC-1894785476
Data Analysis Research (MPH)                                                      APHC-1577623820
Public Health Data Research                                                           APHC-1012174837
Chemistry Research (BS Candidates)                                             APHC-1813938639
Lab Assistant Research (AA or BS Candidates)                             APHC-7074581681
Nanomaterial Research                                                                   USACE-EL-9004168835
Geochemistry (PhD)                                                                       USACE-EL-1829709278
Opportunity in Infectious Disease Research                                   MAMC-6702227045
Biomimetic Nanofibrous Scaffold Research (MS/PhD)                 N39467-027
Wound Infection Research (PhD)                                                   N39467-047
Battlefield Health and Trauma Fellowship (PhD)                          N39467-034
Combat Casualty Care Postdoctoral Research                                NAMRU-SA-1934167300
Concussion & Head Injury Research (BS - PhD)                           AARL-2029475795
Injury Biomechanics Researcher                                                    USAARL-5922256836
Defense Opportunity in Olfactory Science (MS -PhD)                  ECBC-8778949652
Synthetic Biology Research (BS Candidates)                                ECBC-1534316068
Inhalation Toxicology Postdoctoral Research                                MRICD-5749861507
Neuroprotection Research (BS Candidates)                                   MRICD-5519479992
Medicinal Countermeasures Postdoctoral Research                      MRICD-1440454992
Cyanide Countermeasures - Postdoctoral Research                       MRICD-1364081190
Cellular Responses to Toxic Chemicals (BS)                                MRICD-9215848906
Chemical Threat Countermeasures (BS Candidates)                     MRICD-2669633143
Chemical Threat Medical Countermeasures  (PHD)                      MRICD-1898138247
Military Cognitive Performance Research                                     USARIEM-3532383181
Program Analysis Research (BS/MS)                                            USARIEM-1857696418
Epidemiology-Population Health/Analysis (MPH/MS)                 NMCPHC-3487387313
Health Informatics Research (BS/MS)                                           NMCPHC-3346146432
Malaria Vaccine Postdoctoral Research                                         WRAIR-4937463993
Biochemistry Research (BS & MS Candidates)                             WRAIR-1259684897

 

About ORISE:
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) connects the most talented and diverse students, recent graduates, faculty and educators to programs closely aligned with the interests of a variety of research facilities, including those managed for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and more than a dozen other federal agencies.

ORISE administers a broad range of internships, fellowships, and research experiences available primarily to those pursuing science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines, including undergraduate and graduate students, recent graduates, postdocs, and university faculty members. Programs are offered at DOE national laboratories and other federal agencies with research facilities located across the country as well as some locations outside the United States.

The existential dread that hits students during registration season is a feeling shared across campus. From being late in scheduling a meeting with an adviser to not having enough credits to register for easy gym classes, the success of next semester rests solely in the hands of the new schedule.

However, one of the worst things that can happen when scheduling is being waitlisted. When it comes to general or physical education classes this is not as much of an issue. But for important, major pathway classes needed in order to graduate on time, it can extend college by a semester or more.

This problem is shared by many at UMBC who may have to extend their stay at school, which increases the cost of education with each passing semester. UMBC encourages all students to formulate their four year plan in order to graduate on time. This can be made impossible when discrepancies exist in smaller majors and registration.

Seniors may be delayed by a semester or two if they are unable to register for a class required for their major. This is especially problematic if that specific class is only offered once a year, which is a fairly normal for the less populated fields at UMBC.

Studies have shown that college students now take, on average, between five to six years to get their bachelors degree depending on their chosen institution. This is in stark contrast to previous generations who were easily able to graduate without the extra semesters in between.

A UMBC student, who wished to remain anonymous, expressed their concern with their graduation dates. “Last semester I was on track to graduate based on the 4 year plan given to all engineering students,” they said, continuing, “however, when I tried to register for classes I found myself [on] the wait-list for 2 classes in my major that are required for graduation.”

This is an issue of lack of professors for certain majors and the way the registration schedule is organized. People with a higher amount of credits register first. This system works for gym classes. When it comes to major-specific classes on a strict time deadline, there should be alternative routes to ensure everyone can graduate on time.

One solution could be taking a student’s year into consideration when class schedules are assigned. When someone is an upperclassman or wants to maintain a four year track then they should be given precedent over other students who want to take a major specific class.

The anonymous student concurred: “if there is a way to account for how far a student is in his or her major based on current semester and add that to the criteria for selecting registration times [then that should be done].”

More popular degrees at UMBC, such as computer science, most likely do not have these issues. However, the smaller majors need to be taken into special consideration when there is a lack of professors and the registration schedule does not work in favor of a four year college experience.