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News & Events
Director Patricia La Noue Retirement Party
Pre Law Society Events
On Wednesday, December 5th at 4:00 PM in Commons 328, Mr. Gormanly from Focus Approach Law Review will be here to give us aFREE sample LSAT course. The course comes with free instructional materials as well as an hour of instruction. Those who have attended this sample class have said it was highly valuable.
Pre Law Society Events
On Wednesday, December 5th at 4:00 PM in Commons 328, Mr. Gormanly from Focus Approach Law Review will be here to give us aFREE sample LSAT course. The course comes with free instructional materials as well as an hour of instruction. Those who have attended this sample class have said it was highly valuable.
Capstone Presentations
Capstone Presentations will be held on Monday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 4 in the Library, 7th floor conference room. Each day will start at 1:30 with presentations running 15 minutes each (10 minutes to present, 5 minutes Q&A).
Monday, December 3
1:30 Jason McCarron
“Do Ethics Matter in Leadership?”
1:45 Danielle Jacek
“The Struggles to Restoration: American Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking”
2:00 Rosine Ndome
“Redefining and Reconstructing Current Diabetes Management Approaches for Low Literate Hispanic Patients”
2:15 Amna Aslam
“Reformed Juvenile Programs in Baltimore”
Tuesday, December 4
1:30 Lauren Leclercq
“Expressive Inspiration: A Critical Look into How Poetry Affects Child Development”
1:45 Eric Nicholson
“Renewable Energy and the Residential Sector”
2:00 Michael Pesci
“Should Major League Baseball Expand the Current Instant Replay System?”
2:15 Nicole Welkner
“US-China Cyber-Security Issues”
Capstone Presentations
Capstone Presentations will be held on Monday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 4 in the Library, 7th floor conference room. Each day will start at 1:30 with presentations running 15 minutes each (10 minutes to present, 5 minutes Q&A).
Monday, December 3
1:30 Jason McCarron
“Do Ethics Matter in Leadership?”
1:45 Danielle Jacek
“The Struggles to Restoration: American Child Survivors of Sex Trafficking”
2:00 Rosine Ndome
“Redefining and Reconstructing Current Diabetes Management Approaches for Low Literate Hispanic Patients”
2:15 Amna Aslam
“Reformed Juvenile Programs in Baltimore”
Tuesday, December 4
1:30 Lauren Leclercq
“Expressive Inspiration: A Critical Look into How Poetry Affects Child Development”
1:45 Eric Nicholson
“Renewable Energy and the Residential Sector”
2:00 Michael Pesci
“Should Major League Baseball Expand the Current Instant Replay System?”
2:15 Nicole Welkner
“US-China Cyber-Security Issues”
2012-2013 Entrepreneurship Scholarship Winner Announced
Congratulations, Turrel!
e2campus Text Alerts
It's easy (and free!) to sign up: https://apps-my.umbc.edu/alerts/
Be sure to sign up now before the winter weather season starts!
$1,000 Scholarship Available!
Do you attend a public or private university?
(Your answer should be YES!)
Are you a junior or a senior?
(A junior or a senior is characterized by someone who has earned over 60 credits.)
Do you have at least a 3.0 GPA?
Are you seeking a career in education?
Have you demonstrated skills in leadership, service and courage?
Each year, the Zainab Damji Memorial Scholarship Fund awards students with $1000 in scholarship money, and UMBC students have won this award in the past. Apply by December 7 and read more at http://zainabdamjimemfund.webs.com/
Spring 2013 Registration Reminder
Because of the storm, registration times have been slightly altered. Click here to check your updated registration date and time.
You cannot register for classes until you are cleared by an advisor! All INDS students need to meet with an INDS advisor, especially for special permission into INDS courses. Make your appointment today!
Come prepared to your appointment:
1. Check your Degree Audit to see what GEPs you need to complete.
2. Go through the Spring 2013 Schedule of Classes and create a list of what you are interested in taking.
3. Write out your questions for your advisor. Consider things like internships, winter/summer courses, etc.
4. Arrive on time!
Interdiscipilinary PAID Summer Opportunity
Participants will:
* Have both a "hands-on" as well as a "minds-on" set of experiences, designed to immerse students in a variety of engaging ways in the research process and to begin the development of a research identity.
* Develop a strong understanding of interdisciplinary research
* Become part of a collaborative research community
* Receive $5,000 stipend, free housing (with three meals per day) on campus and travel support to/from Virginia Tech
* Have access to the library, computers, and recreational facilities
2013 Program dates: Tues May 28th - Fri Aug 2nd, 2013
Apply for the 2013 Program: http://www.uri.clahs.vt.edu/NSFREU/2013application.pdf
Applications are due by 5pm on January 25th, 2012.
For more information on summer research opportunities, go to http://umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/myMajorResearchOUE.html
and click on your major.
For help in getting started in research or scholarship in any field, go to http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/research/workshops.html
Attention INDS Science Students!
University of Maryland, Baltimore “Frontiers in Genomics”
Symposium (10/18)
The University of Maryland, Medical School’s Institute for
Genome Sciences will hold a free symposium this coming October at the UM
BioPark located at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.
The symposium, marking IGS’s fifth anniversary, will be ”a
day of innovative discussion and scientific exchange” that “host[s]
internationally recognized scientists who are unlocking new discoveries in
genomics, bioinformatics and personalized medicine,” according to the
invitation to the symposium.
The symposium will run from 8:45 am to 3:30 pm on Thursday,
October 18. The event is free, so those interested in attending are encouraged
to RSVP as soon as possible. UMB asks that faculty at other institutions
encourage their students to attend.
For questions and RSVPs, please contact via e-mail through
email to igs-event@som.umaryland.edu, or fax to 410.706.6777.
Congratulations Amy Fowler!
Congratulations to May 2012 graduate Amy Fowler! She just completed a summer program in Taiwan where she intensively studied Chinese. She has also accepted a full scholarship to a 3-years Masters program in Tianjin, China in Modern and Contemporary Chinese History. The graduate program said they were most impressed with her Capstone Project where she conducted an analysis of the Hukou system in China. Best wishes to Amy!
Meet INDS Student Andres Camacho
http://www.umbc.edu/window/shriverinterns2012.html#pic1
New Student Orientation
Phi Beta Kappa Inductees