The UMBC Parent Connection
A service of the Division of Student
Affairs Parent Programs & Services Office
March 18, 2005 2004-05, No.10
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F E A T U R E S T O R Y
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The Center for Art and Visual Culture presents the Tour de
Clay The largest Tour de Clay
exhibition in For the
complete story click
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A M E S S
A G E F R O M F I N A N C I A L A I D
A N D S C H O L A R S H I P S
Students must have a valid
loan request on file with UMBC by April 22, 2005 in order to be processed for
this academic year (2004-2005.)
Should you have any questions, please contact Financial Aid
and Scholarships at 410.455.2387.
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S P R I N G B R E A K
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At long last, the students
return home (at least some of them) for an extended stay. To make matters
even better, the weather might actually cooperate and provide blue skies and
relatively balmy temperatures. We truly hope that all of you
have an exciting, fun-filled, lively, but restful, eight or nine days. |
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2004-2005 Inclement Weather/Emergency Closing
Policy Now Online
As winter weather approaches, the updated inclement weather/emergency closing
policy for 2004-2005 is now online at http://www.umbc.edu/facultystaff/snowpolicy.html.
Please bookmark the page for future reference and remember to check the
"What's New" section of the UMBC homepage (http://www.umbc.edu/) for the latest
information on and links to weather-related closing announcements throughout
the season.
(This
announcement has been left here in hope that it gives us all a huge
gut-splitting laugh.)
2005
Student Leadership Awards: Nominations Due (4/1)
Student Affairs, the Student Government Association and Graduate Student
Association announce the call for nominations for the 2005 Student Leadership
Awards, to be presented at the UMBC Student Leadership Awards Gala (May 2, 5:30
p.m., U.C. Ballroom). Nominees should be affiliated with your department,
residence community or student organization and meet the criteria for each
award. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to submit nominations, which
are due by April 1 to UHS, Health Education Office, Erickson
Hall. Information about award categories and nomination forms are available at http://www.umbc.edu/uhs.
To request a nomination packet, call ext. 5-3751 or e-mail jlepus@umbc.edu.
Packets are also available at: Student Affairs, SGA and GSA offices in The
Commons, Residential Life and the RAC. Self-nominations are permitted.
Nomination/application
forms are also available online at: http://www.umbc.edu/saf/index_000.html
April
is Service Month
Throughout April, the Office of Student Life will
highlight many efforts going on campuswide and in the
community. Contact Michelle Bond at bond1@umbc.edu if you or your department or
organization is involved in such an effort. The Office of Student Life
will distribute a complete list of ongoing service opportunities.
First
Kosher for Passover Meal Plan (4/23-5/1)
UMBC Hillel, in partnership with Sodexho,
will provide a full kosher for Passover meal plan in the Dining Hall this year.
Interested individuals may find out more information at http://www.baltimorehillel.org/images/passoverbrochure.pdf.
Faculty and staff will be able to purchase strictly kosher for Passover frozen
entrees at the University Dining Hall. For details, contact Rabbi Amos Levi at
ext. 5-1329 or levi@umbc.edu.
USM
Women’s Forum Student Scholarships (4/30)
The Women’s Forum of the University System of Maryland is accepting
applications for the USM Women’s Forum 2005 Student Scholarship Program.
Full-time and part-time undergraduate and graduate students may apply. The
criteria for which the $500 scholarships are:
*U.S. citizen or permanent U.S. resident
*Completed at least 48 undergraduate or 9 graduate credits
* Minimum GPA of 2.8
*Completion of application form
*Documented short and long-term educational and career goals
*Evidence of financial need
The scholarship is open to anyone, regardless of sex, race, color, religion,
age, national origin, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or
disability. Preferred candidates will be residents of
International
Gateway Website Launches
A new Web page integrating international and intercultural resources on campus
is now available at http://www.umbc.edu/international.
This site celebrates the vibrancy and diversity of UMBC by bringing together
many departments and organizations in an easy to navigate gateway page. The
site is for students, faculty, staff, parents, alumni and partner institutions
who are interested in learning more about resources and services for the
international community. This site should also encourage cross-campus
dialogues and collaborations. For information, e-mail international@umbc.edu.
GLBTA
Resource and Support Center
A small group of students, mostly from the Freedom Alliance, is beginning an
effort to create a center for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and ally
students, staff and faculty at UMBC. To support this cause, contact Eric Grollman at egrollman@umbc.edu.
Financial
Services' New Web Address
Financial Services’ new Web site address is http://www.umbc.edu/FinancialServices/. The
old address will redirect to the new site for a short time only, so be sure to
bookmark this new address. For more information, contact Don Velli at dvelli1@umbc.edu or ext. 5-1287.
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E V E N T
S O F
I N T E R E S T
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"Suburban Journals" Exhibition (Through 3/26) The Albin O. Kuhn Library
Gallery presents "Suburban Journals: The Sketchbooks, Drawings and
Prints of Charles Ritchie." The exhibition spans 20 years and traces the
http://www.umbc.edu/newsevents/insights/article.html?issue_id=44&news_id=1164. |
"Ruffin Cooper: The
The Albin O. Kuhn Library
presents "Ruffin Cooper: The Golden Gate Bridge Series." Cooper
(1942-1992) was a conceptual artist and photographer who came of age in the
1960s. He went to
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K U D O S
http://www.umbc.edu/newsevents/insights/article.html?issue_id=47&news_id=1195
1. Warren Cohen, History, to Receive 2004 USM Board of Regents Award
2. Franklin Cox, Music, Featured Soloist at German Music Festival
3. Carol Hess-Vait, Dance, to Feature Video in Film
and Video Festival
4. Alumna Jo Israelson to Feature
Video in Film and Video Festival
5. Entrepreneur-in-Residence Martin O'Neill Appointed to CollabraSpace Board of Directors
6. Anna Rubin, Music, Releases CD on Capstone Records
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I N T H E N E W S
http://www.umbc.edu/newsevents/insights/article.html?issue_id=47&news_id=1196
1. Center for Art and Visual Culture, in the
2. President Freeman Hrabowski, in the Republican
3. Fortune Masamba, Senior,
in the
4. Rick and Ali Moreland, in the
5. Robert Provine, Psychology, in the
6. Thomas Schaller, Political Science, in the
7. Sally Shivnan, English, in the
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http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad/s_cwit.html
Humanities Scholars Program
http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad/s_hum.html
Linehan Artist Scholars Program
http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad/s_lin.html
Meyerhoff Scholars Program (Science and Engineering)
http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad/s_mey.html
Public Affairs Scholars Program
http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad/s_pubaff.html
The Honors College
http://www.umbc.edu/honors
Parent Programs & Services
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Student Affairs
http://www.umbc.edu/saf
Career Development Center
http://careers.umbc.edu/saf
Residential Life
http://www.umbc.edu/reslife/
The Student Link
http://www.umbc.edu/StudentLink/
Hillel at UMBC
Financial Services
http://www.umbc.edu/FinancialServices/
The Retriever Weekly (student newspaper)
http://trw.umbc.edu/
Official UMBC Publications
http://www.umbc.edu/newsevents/pub.html
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comments and suggestions are welcome. Please write to: parents@umbc.edu
or call 1-866-VIP-UMBC.