PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (UMBC, UMCP, UMB)

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Fall Harvest Dinner. Grad Students & Postdocs! 11/20/09

Author: rtull
Subject: Fall Harvest Dinner. Grad Students & Postdocs! 11/20/09
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:52 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Save the date!

Friday, November 20, 2009

The Annual PROMISE Fall Harvest Dinner
5:30 PM
Colony Ballroom
Stamp Student Union
UM College Park

Tri-campus PROMISE Event
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Workshop: Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation. Sat. 11/14

Author: rtull
Subject: Workshop: Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation. Sat. 11/14
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:49 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Dissertation Completion

SPECIAL SATURDAY SESSION
Practical Steps to Completing Your Master's Thesis of Dissertation
Saturday, November 14, 2009
10:00 AM � 12 noon
Room: Commons 331
UMBC Campus

Free seminar, free parking

Speaker: Dr. Wendy Carter
http://www.tadafinallyfinished.com/
Breakfast refreshments will be served.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: When Faculty say 'x', They Really Mean 'y' Part 4. 10/9/09

Author: rtull
Subject: When Faculty say 'x', They Really Mean 'y' Part 4. 10/9/09
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2009 1:38 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Tri-Campus Seminar

All Graduate Students welcome!

When Faculty say 'x', They Really Mean 'y'
Friday, October 9, 2009, 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Students from all of our AGEP partner campuses are invited.

Location:

UMBC's Campus
Public Policy Building
Room 105.
(1st Floor lecture hall)
DINNER WILL BE SERVED!

There is no cost for this event.

This is the same room where we had the opening session for the PROMISE Summer Success Institute in August 2009.

Directions and Parking:
Public Policy Building
http://www.umbc.edu/posi/contactus.php

Parking information for UMBC:
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6331

Parking at UMBC on Fridays after 3:30 in any OPEN, NON-METERED space: FREE
Meters will continue to be enforced until 9 PM

ANONYMOUS QUESTIONS FOR THE FACULTY ARE ENCOURAGED!

To post questions online, please visit the blog. You may post questions anonymously: http://promisecommunitybuilding.blogspot.com/

FACEBOOK EVENT listing: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156700362392#/event.php?eid=156700362392
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: RE: Summer Success Institute (SSI): Aug. 21-22, 2009

Author: rtull
Subject: SSI Parking & Directions: Fri. 8/21-CCBC & Sat. 8/22
Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2009 8:21 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

PARKING & DIRECTIONS

FRIDAY:
---------------
Friday, Aug. 21

Location: Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)
Catonsville Campus
Event: Q Building

Parking: Lot 3 which is near the Q building

http://www.ccbcmd.edu/directory/cat/catonsville.html

http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~gcase/direction_%20map_to_Catonsville_campus.htm
(Note that these directions take you to Building H, our event is in Building Q.)

Virtual Tour: http://www.ccbcmd.edu/virtualtour/catonsville.html

NOTE: The Q Building also houses the theatre and the art gallery.

SATURDAY:
----------------
Saturday, Aug. 22

UMBC's Campus

Sessions:
Public Policy Building
http://www.umbc.edu/posi/contactus.php

Lunch & Edutainment Segment:
AOK Library
http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/directions/

Parking information for UMBC:
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6331

Parking at UMBC on Saturdays: FREE

Park in the Commons Garage (meters are not enforced on the weekends) or in any open space on campus.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Summer Success Institute (SSI): Aug. 21-22, 2009

Author: rtull
Subject: Summer Success Institute (SSI): Aug. 21-22, 2009
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 2:16 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

PROMISE Summer Success Institute 2009

August 21-22, 2009

ABOUT The Summer Success Institute:
The PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) was founded in 2003 intending to bring together new/incoming graduate students and those grad students (both Master's and Ph.D. level) who were continuing in their programs so that they could prepare for and embrace the upcoming academic year of graduate study. This tradition continues! The SSI provides a support system, particularly for graduate students from underrepresented backgrounds (African-American, Latino(a)/Hispanic, Native American, Pacific Islander heritage). The SSI has been called "The Grad School Pep Rally" by students because of the motivational encouragement that is presented by other faculty and staff of color, alumni, and special guests. The goal of the SSI is to empower grad students to succeed, provide secrets of success (including MANY unwritten rules), provide a sense of community, and foster new friendships. We believe that all of the graduate students who are admitted to Maryland's graduate programs deserve to be there. It is our job to make sure that we provide students with the tools to keep them in school, and to assist with skills that will be needed to facilitate graduation and successful careers.

The SSI is a MUST for underrepresented graduate students in Maryland. The SSI provides a "critical mass" of graduate students who let them know that they are not alone and that they can succeed. Broadly, all graduate students, regardless of race, are invited to participate in the activities of PROMISE. We believe strongly in community building and welcome the opportunity to support ALL graduate students in their endeavors.

See the "People of PROMISE" video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vA7UVX7pCgI

REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/PROMISESSI2009
Registration for the SSI is free. The program is underwritten and sponsored by the AGEP Program in the Human Resources Division of the National Science Foundation. http://www.agep.us/

August 21-22, 2009

PRE-CONFERENCE
FRIDAY, Aug. 21, 2009

Dress code for Friday's event: Casual

10:00 a.m. Evaluating PROMISE
(For contining students)
Breakfast will be served

12:00 p.m. Options and Opportunities for College Teaching
A Lunch Seminar

This session will discuss opportunities for graduate students to receive teaching experiences. The UMBC/CCBC Teaching Fellows program takes graduate students in all fields who have gone through a number of the "Professors-in-Training: PROF-it" training seminars, and gives them a class to teach, a faculty mentor to help them throughout the semester, and a $2000 stipend. PGCC is considering development of a similar program that will utilize grad students from College Park. PROMISE alum, Dr. Alycia Marshall, began teaching as a grad student and she is now Co-Chair of the Math Department at AACC. In addition to talking about getting teaching experience as a grad student, our guests will discuss Project Kaleidoscope and "Faculty for the 21st Century", an initiative that exposes grad students to all kinds of academic career opportunities, including some at smaller teaching or liberal arts colleges where teaching the students is a primary focus.

About PROF-it:
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2837
About Faculty for the 21st Century:
http://www.pkal.org/activities/F21.cfm

President Obama's comments on the important role of Community Colleges for the U.S.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/14/obama.community.colleges/index.html

U.S. plans $12 Billion for Community College initiatives:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-07-14-obama-community-colleges_N.htm

Getting Teaching Experience (Chronicle of Higher Education Article):
http://chronicle.com/article/How-To-Get-All-Important/46358

Baltimore Sun's article on explosive growth in Community College Enrollment; CCBC featured (8/16/09):
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/education/bal-md.communitycolleges16aug16,0,2098708.story

This session invites students from ALL disciplines! There are particular needs for grad students to teach early (101, 201 level courses) in the Sciences, Math, Computers, Spanish, and especially English! These are areas where you have excelled since undergrad. By teaching in one of these programs (starting as a grad student!) you can give back to the community, increase the pipeline of students who will be able to get degrees, and be paid for your expertise!

Special Guests:
* Dr. Elizabeth McCormack, Dean of Graduate Studies, Bryn Mawr College
http://www.brynmawr.edu/physics/EMcCormack/

* Dr. Alycia Marshall (PROMISE Alum), Associate Professor and Assistant Chair of the Department of Mathematics, Anne Arundel Community College
http://www.aacc.edu/math/default.cfm

* Dr. Alan Mickelson, Director, Teaching-Learning Center, Prince George's Community College
http://academic.pgcc.edu/tlc/index.html

* Dr. Natalie Kimbrough, Professor, History, CCBC and Director of the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching
http://www.ccbcmd.edu/cetl/index.html

* Dr. Margy McCampbell, Chair and Associate Professor of English, CCBC
http://student.ccbcmd.edu/~mmccampb/index.html

* Dr. Timothy Davis, Chair, Department of Social Sciences, CCBC

Co-Chairs:
Dr. Renetta Tull, Assistant Dean of Graduate Student Development, UMBC
Dr. Al Starr, Dean, Ess. Campus, CCBC

2:00 p.m. CONCURRENT SESSIONS
Session I: Peer Mentors' Meeting
Session II: PROMISE Expectations (For NEW grad students only)

Dessert will be served.

Program will end at 3:30 p.m.
Location: Community College of Baltimore County, Catonsville Campus
Building Q, Lounge
http://www.ccbcmd.edu/directory/cat/catonsville.html
http://www.ccbcmd.edu/directory/cat/camp_map.html

SATURDAY CONFERENCE
Saturday, August 22, 2009
8:30 a.m. � 4:30 p.m.
Public Policy and AOK Library Buildings,
UMBC Campus, Baltimore, Maryland

Dress code for Saturday's event: BUSINESS Casual.
Please refrain from casual clothes, e.g., jeans, tee-shirts, flip flops. Please wear "Professional Conference" attire.

8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast Refreshments
PUBLIC POLICY BUILDING, ATRIUM

9:00 a.m. - 9:05 a.m. Welcome & Introduction to PROMISE!
PUBLIC POLICY, ROOM 105, Lecture Hall 9

Dr. Renetta G. Tull
Director of PROMISE, the AGEP for Maryland (UMBC, UMCP, UMB)
Assistant Dean for Graduate Student Development (UMBC)

9:05 a.m. - 9:35 a.m. Alumni Voices

Being Prepared! What you need to know to have a stellar presentation
Dr. LaTese Briggs, Ph.D. Chemistry, UMBC
Research Scientist, The Broad Institute, Harvard/MIT

You Can Make It!
Dr. K. Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., Language, Literacy, and Culture, UMBC
Assistant Professor, Loyola University
http://www.loyola.edu/Communication/Resources/Faculty/newtenuredfaculty.html

9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. �When Life Happens�

This panel features recent experienced professors who understand life�s challenges but can also guide you regarding ways to find your motivation and continue to progress.

Non-traditional student, Working Full-time, Having/raising Children

Dr. Levi Thompson (University of Michigan, Chemical Engineering & Mechanical Engineering)

Richard E. Balzhiser Professor of Chemical Engineering
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Director, Hydrogen Energy Technology Laboratory
University of Michigan

http://www.engin.umich.edu/dept/cheme/people/thompson.html

Dr. Ivelisse Rubio Canabal (University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, Computer Science)
http://compsci.uprrp.edu/info_profes.php?pid=16

Illness and death in the family, Personal health issues. Family Caregiver
Dr. Shawn Bediako (UMBC, Psychology)
http://www.umbc.edu/psyc/personal/bediako/bediako.html

Money management, Time Management & Community & Professional Service
Dr. Mariajos� Castallanos Arroyo (UMBC, Chemical Engineering)
http://www.umbc.edu/cbe/castellanos/
http://userpages.umbc.edu/~mariaca/MCA_group_site/About_Me.html

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.: Connections and Individual Campus Networking Meetings
PROMISE PIs, Alumni, and Staff

This breakout session will allow students to meet others from their respective campuses. Continuing students will discuss strategies for success with new students in respective UMBC, UMB, and UMCP meetings. Campus coordinators will discuss goals and objectives for success in the upcoming year.

Meeting for Graduate Students at UMCP
Public Policy Room 105
Facilitators:
Gloria Casilda Angl�n
Assistant Director of the Office of Graduate Recruitment,
Retention, and Diversity (OGRRD) and Coordinator of PROMISE@UMCP

Meeting for Graduate Students at UMBC
Public Policy Room 206
Facilitator:
Tawny McManus

Meeting for Graduate Students at UMB
Public Policy Room 208
Facilitator:
Dr. Judith Pollack

12:15 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.:
Lunch & Recognition of Ph.D. Candidates
LIBRARY 7th FLOOR

Remarks:
Dr. Carol S. Parham
Co-PI, PROMISE at UMCP
Interim Associate Dean
Associate Chair, Dept. of Education, Leadership and Higher Education

Dr. Janet C. Rutledge
Co-PI, PROMISE at UMBC
Dean and Vice Provost for Graduate Education
Associate Professor, Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Summer Success Seminars

Workshop 1 (For New/Incoming Students)
Balancing Life and Graduate School
Library, Room 767

Workshop 2 (For Continuing Students):
News, Press, and Social Media � Broadening Your Reach
Library, President�s Conference Room, 7th Floor
Guest Speakers: Media and Public Relations Departments at UMBC, UMB, and UMCP.
Continuing students are asked to bring their laptops to this session. You will need to have a twitter account, a YouTube account, and a blog account. If you don't have these accounts, in advance of this session, please set-up a free "Twitter" account - http://www.twitter.com, a free YouTube account - http://www.youtube.com, and a free Wordpress account - http://wordpress.com/. You do not need to have any content on these accounts yet, but you are asked to at least have an established account (username & password) so that you can login.

3:15 p.m. Dessert Reception and Closing Program
�Voices from the Community�

"Your Community Needs You"
Spoken Word Artist: Komplex & Poet�s Circuit

Invited poets: Komplex, 13 of Nazareth, The Wryte One, and more!
These professional poets and spoken word artists share their work across the world. They support the PROMISE mission and have consented to do a special show for the PROMISE Summer Success Institute. This special Edutainment show will feature both music and spoken word.
This show is free and is open to your family and friends.

REGISTER for the PROMISE SUMMER SUCCESS INSTITUTE:
REGISTRATION: http://tinyurl.com/PROMISESSI2009

Visit PROMISE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/PROMISEagep

Follow updates for the PROMISE Summer Success Institute on Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/PROMISE_AGEP
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Dissertation House, July 2009 @ UMBC

Author: rtull
Subject: Dissertation House, July 2009 @ UMBC
Posted: Mon Jun 01, 2009 11:48 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

The Summer Dissertation House for 2009 will be held on UMBC's campus.

Information on the application process can be found here:

http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2810

Please note that the application deadline is in June.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Reflections@UMB, June 4. Healthy Living for Grad Students!

Author: rtull
Subject: Reflections@UMB, June 4. Healthy Living for Grad Students!
Posted: Sat May 09, 2009 9:29 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

UMB PROMISE Sponsors our JUNE 2009 Seminar

REFLECTIONS: Healthy Living Symposium

Thursday June 4
6:00 p.m. - 8:30 pm.
Location: MSTF Atrium
UMB Campus

Showcasing: Importance of Sleep, Healthy Cooking
Demo, and Tai Chi Demo

Directions to UMB:

MSTF Atrium is located at 685 W. Baltimore Street Downtown Baltimore

http://www.umm.edu/gethere/campus.htm
(#24 on this map)

Google Maps: http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=UMB%2C%20MSTF%20Atrium

Shuttle from UMBC:
http://www.umbc.edu/transit/
DOWNTOWN LINE
Take the 5:30 shuttle to arrive by 5:47. Stop #4 (UMB@HSF)
Enter the door at the building in front of the bus stop, this is the Health Sciences Facility II (HSF II) - Show your ID. The Guard will lead you to MSTF. If you have questions, ask others on the shuttle since many students and faculty commute to UMB daily using this shuttle.

Parking:

Please park in the Grand Garage at the corner of Paca and Baltimore Streets.

Driving Directions:

Rt. 95 North, Exit on 395, MLK Blvd. Take MLK Blvd. to West Baltimore Street, Make a right onto West Baltimore. The MSTF atrium can be reached from the Health Services Facility (HSF II) on your right.

To park:
Continue driving ... pass Greene Street (Hospital on your right), prepare to get into the far left lane. Make a left onto PACA St. The Grand Garage is on your immediate right.

To return to the MSTF atrium through the HSF II Building on foot:
Go to the corner of Paca and West Baltimore, Go back toward the hospital, pass Greene Street. Go up another block, HSF will be on the left. Ask the guard to direct you to the MSTF atrium. You will need to show your campus ID.

FACEBOOK page for this event:
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=42106189955

PROMISE @ UMB's Website: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/osr/promise.asp
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: RE: Cookout: May 2, 2009. Celebrating Grads, Honoring Dr. Davis

Author: rtull
Subject: RAIN May 2. NEW location for "cookout" - UMBC Game
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 1:40 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

NEW LOCATION FOR MAY 2, 2009 COOKOUT! MOVING CELEBRATIONS INDOORS! COME TO THE GAMEROOM IN THE UMBC COMMONS.

Greetings PROMISE,

Given the rain that is already falling, and given the 60% chance of rain that is in the forecast for Saturday, May 2, we are putting our Rain Plan into action!

PROMISE is moving the Cookout indoors to the UMBC Gameroom in the Commons student center on UMBC's campus.

We will NOT go to Cedar Lane Park ... even if the weather forecast is incorrect, and even if you don't see rain at 1 p.m. The location change for the event is final. Our NEW event location is the Gameroom in the Commons on UMBC's campus.

GAMES:
PLEASE BRING GAMES!
* Board games
(Scrabble & Taboo are always favorites!)
* Cards
* Video Games (there are video game consoles, but you must bring your own games!)
* Wii games

PROMISE will pay for the the following games: Billiards, Table Tennis, and Air Hockey for the time of our event: 1:00 - 3:30 p.m. Before 1 p.m. and after 3:30 p.m., you will be on your own to pay the following rates:
http://www.umbc.edu/thecommons/gameroom/services.html

Gameroom House Rules: http://www.umbc.edu/thecommons/gameroom/houserules.html

DIRECTIONS & PARKING:

Commons Website:
http://www.umbc.edu/commons/

The Gameroom is on the 2nd floor.
To see a map of the Gameroom's location in context to the rest of the building, click "About" then "Building Directory."

Specific Directions:
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6331

Parking at UMBC is FREE during the weekend!

Parking is FREE in any parking space around the loop, and in any open lot. You may also park at meters FREE of charge on Saturday.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: May 2009 Celebrations for Dr. Davis, PROMISE Co-founder.

Author: rtull
Subject: May 2009 Celebrations for Dr. Davis, PROMISE Co-founder.
Posted: Sat Apr 11, 2009 11:44 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Please join PROMISE and UMCP to celebrate Dr. Johnetta G. Davis as she prepares to retire from Academe.

Celebration 1: PROMISE Cookout, May 2, 2009
Graduates will be acknowledged and Dr. Davis will be celebrated!
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2788

Celebration 2: RECOGNITION OF SERVICE RECEPTION, May 8, 2009

----------------FROM THE FACEBOOK ANNOUNCEMENT-------------

Celebrate with us at a Recognition of Service Reception in honor of

Johnetta G. Davis, Ph.D.

Associate Dean of Student Policy,
Director of the Office of Graduate Recruitment, Retention and Diversity,
and Co-PI of PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
The Graduate School
University of Maryland College Park

RSVP:
Facebook: Join the event and let us know if you are attending, maybe or not attending. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=95784900195

OR

Email: recruitment@gradschool.umd.edu
with your name and number of guests.

**IMPORTANT NOTES**

1. SPECIAL MEMORIES: We are currently collecting photos, videos, special memories, quotes, and well-wishes. Please post here on Facebook OR send via email to recruitment@gradschool.umd.edu.

2. GIFTS: We are also collecting funds for a personalized gift. Please send your monetary contributions to Gloria Anglon, UMCP Graduate School, 2107 Lee Building, College Park, MD 20742-5121. Of course, you can feel free to purchase your own gifts for her.

3. SPREAD THE WORD: Please invite your friends and spread the word. This event description and the actual event are open to the public!
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Cookout: May 2, 2009. Celebrating Grads, Honoring Dr. Davis

Author: rtull
Subject: Cookout: May 2, 2009. Celebrating Grads, Honoring Dr. Davis
Posted: Thu Apr 09, 2009 6:53 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 1

ANNOUNCEMENT: Updated May 1, 2009
NEW LOCATION DUE TO RAIN

The PROMISE "Cookout" on May 2, 2009 will be held in the
UMBC GAMEROOM, COMMONS BUILDING, UMBC's CAMPUS

Page down to the 2nd message in this thread for links to all of the websites!

All PROMISE Facebook and Twitter sites are updated with this information.

----------------------

You are invited to the 6th Annual PROMISE Cookout!

This year, we have a special time to honor our UMCP PROMISE PI, Dr. Johnetta G. Davis.
Dr. Davis is retiring from the academy in June 2009.
Dr. Davis is a PROMISE founder.

Bring your friends and family to our annual PROMISE Friends & Family Cookout and Celebration of Graduates!

Friends, parents, dates, children, etc. Any guest of a PROMISE student is invited!

Saturday, May 2, 2009
1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Cedar Lane Park
Columbia, MD
(Note: Same location as last year! This is NOT the Patapsco Park area.)

Park information and Directions:
http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/rap_hocoparkscedarlane.htm

If you are graduating with an MS, MA, or PhD from UMBC, UMB, or UM College Park, please contact Dr. Wendy Carter (drcarter@umbc.edu) so that you can be recognized at the cookout. Please use the subject: "PROMISE 2009 GRAD" for your email.

Our cookout will be in the WEST area of the park, near the volleyball courts. Please note that we are not on the east side where the basketball courts are located. Our area is the WEST area. Our pavilion is the one next to the "V" on the map. http://www.co.ho.md.us/RAP/rap_hocoparkscedarlane.htm#anch6332

DETAILED DIRECTIONS
Address of the park for your Mapquest or GoogleMaps searches:

5081 Cedar Lane
Columbia, MD 21044

From College Park:
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/college+park++MD/5081+Cedar+Ln+Columbia+MD+21044/

1:
Start out going WEST on KNOX RD toward BALTIMORE AVE/ US-1 N.
0.0 mi

2:
Turn RIGHT onto BALTIMORE AVE/ US-1 N.
2.7 mi

3:
Merge onto I-95 N toward BALTIMORE/ SILVER SPRING.
13.1 mi

4:
Merge onto MD-32 W via EXIT 38B toward COLUMBIA.
7.5 mi

5:
Take the MD-108 exit, EXIT 20, toward CLARKSVILLE.
0.3 mi

6:
Turn RIGHT onto MD-108/ CLARKSVILLE PIKE.
3.4 mi

7:
Turn RIGHT onto CEDAR LN.
0.1 mi

8:
End at 5081 Cedar Ln Columbia, MD 21044

From Baltimore:

http://www.mapquest.com/maps/baltimore+md/5081+Cedar+Ln+Columbia+MD+21044/

(From UMBC or 95 S, pick up at step #7)

Directions from A to B:
1:
Start out going NORTH on N CALVERT ST/ MD-2 N toward E FAYETTE ST.
0.0 mi

2:
Turn LEFT onto E FAYETTE ST.
0.1 mi

3:
Turn LEFT onto ST PAUL ST/ MD-2 S. Continue to follow MD-2 S.
0.2 mi

4:
Turn RIGHT onto E LOMBARD ST.
0.3 mi

5:
Turn LEFT onto S HOWARD ST.
0.2 mi

6:
S HOWARD ST becomes I-395 S.
0.7 mi

7:
Merge onto I-95 S via the exit on the LEFT toward WASHINGTON.
9.7 mi

8:
Merge onto MD-100 W via EXIT 43B toward ELLICOTT CITY.
5.5 mi

9:
Merge onto US-29 S/ COLUMBIA PIKE via the exit on the LEFT toward WASHINGTON.
1.1 mi

10:
Merge onto MD-108 W/ CLARKSVILLE PIKE via EXIT 21B toward CLARKSVILLE.
3.2 mi

11:
Turn LEFT onto CEDAR LN.
0.1 mi

12:
End at 5081 Cedar Ln Columbia, MD 21044

Parking is free. There are no fees to enter the park.

Other places to find duplicate information:

FACEBOOK EVENT SITE:

http://www.facebook.com/editevent.php?success=1&picture&eid=176006880423#/event.php?eid=176006880423

Get up to the minute updates on the PROMISE Twitter site:
http://twitter.com/PROMISE_AGEP

PROMISE homepage: http://www.umbc.edu/promise
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: NIH Grant writing workshop for grad students ($20,000!) 3/24

Author: rtull
Subject: NIH Grant writing workshop for grad students ($20,000!) 3/24
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 9:03 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Hello everyone,

Dr. Warnick from UMB encourages you to come to UMB to prepare your
applications for this prestigious, $20,000+ fellowship:
http://grants.nih.gov/training/nrsa.htm

Parking accommodations will be provided for UMBC and UMCP or take the bus from UMBC.

"How to Write an NRSA" Workshop
March 24, 2009
12:30-4:30pm
HSFII Auditorium

Dear PROMISE Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows,

The April submission date for NRSA's is approaching but you still have
plenty of time!

Please plan to attend/ take advantage of the upcoming "How to Write an
NRSA" workshop held March 24, 2009 in the HSFII Auditorium from 12:30pm
- 4:30pm.

This workshop is free; however registration is required. Register online
at
www.peopleware.net/1482
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Details on the workshop are below.

This is an outstanding opportunity. Be sure to take advantage of it!

Best Regards,
Jordan Warnick
UMB PI for PROMISE, Maryland's AGEP
Assistant Dean & Professor

WORKSHOP @ UMB

"How to Write an NRSA"

In collaboration with PROMISE, Maryland's Alliance for Graduate
Education and the Professoriate, the Office for Research and Graduate
Studies is pleased to sponsor this grant writing workshop which is
targeted to graduate students and postdoctoral fellows interested in
applying for an individual National Research Service Award (NRSA) from
the NIH. Major subjects will include the following: reasons to apply;
the "right time" to apply; components of an NRSA; and the review
criteria for an NRSA, including: candidate; sponsor and training
environment research proposal and training potential.

Presentors include:

Wendy Sanders, M.A.
Assistant Dean for Research Career Development

Margaret M. McCarthy, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies
Professor, Department of Physiology

Asaf Keller, Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Anatomy & Neurobiology

Thomas Blanpied, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology

Stuart Martin, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology

Pre-registration is required online at: www.peopleware.net/1482
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Where & When
University of Maryland Baltimore
HSFII Auditorium
20 Penn Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201

March 24, 2009
12:30PM - 4:30PM

QUESTIONS?
Contact:
U MD School of Medicine
University of Maryland Baltimore
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Please contact Stacie Mendoza if you have any questions at
ssmall@som.umaryland.edu

Dr. Jordan E. Warnick
Assistant Dean & Professor
Director, Combined MD/Masters' Program
Office of Student Research
10 S. Pine Street (300 MSTF)
University of Maryland School of Medicine
Baltimore, Maryland 21201-1559
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Job Seminar 3/11/09 @ UMBC, 4:30 p.m.

Author: rtull
Subject: Job Seminar 3/11/09 @ UMBC, 4:30 p.m.
Posted: Thu Mar 05, 2009 8:22 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Dear Grad Students:

By special request from our grad students, UMBC is offering a Graduate Student Success Seminar that will feature different career paths. We remain dedicated to training students for the professoriate and we also offer this upcoming venue to learn about other opportunities in academic administration, industry, research centers, and entrepreneurship.

Q: Who should come?
A: You!

Whether you're looking for a job now, or just want to sit and talk with someone about some of the alternatives that might fit your current or future interest. You will be able to hear about some of the speaker's own varied paths after finishing the M.S. or Ph.D. These discussions will be held in a roundtable format.

All are invited to this program on UMBC's Campus:

------------- Wednesday, March 11, 2009 ----------------

(Free of Charge)

* SUCCESS SEMINAR *

"What can you do with your grad degree?"
A Career Strategies for Graduate Students Seminar

Wednesday, March 11, 2009
4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
AOK Library, 7th Floor Open Area
UMBC Campus

FOOD WILL BE SERVED.

(New Component: JOBS AVAILABLE FOR GRAD STUDENTS!)

______________________

Special Guest Speakers:
______________________

Opening Comments by Dr. Susan Martin, Liaison for Graduate Students in the UMBC Career Services Center. http://www.careers.umbc.edu/aboutus/staff/susan.php

1) Dr. Susan Heller-Zeisler
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
http://www.nist.gov/oiaa/postdoc.htm
http://www.nist.gov/oiaa/suezeisler.htm

By popular request, students have been asking about the Postdoctoral programs that are available at NIST.

---> Postdocs available!

2) Dr. David Fink
Director of Entrepreneurial Services
http://www.bwtechumbc.com/bio_fink.php
bwtech@UMBC

By popular request, students have asked about careers as entrepreneurs. Dr. Fink has run several companies and is looking forward to answering your questions about starting your own business.

3) Ms. Jill Cleavenger with UMBC EE/CS Alums!

Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Labs
http://www.diversitycareers.com/articles/college/08-winspr/dia_john_hopkins.htm
FOCUS: MS and PhD college graduates majoring in electrical engineering, computer engineering, computer science, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering, applied math, and applied physics.

Several UMBC grad students work at APL and are enjoying their experience; they plan to continue working at APL upon graduation. They recommend this research center experience to their peers.
This guest was arranged by a regular speaker at PROMISE events, Dr. Javier Armendariz, a Senior Professional Staff researcher at APL.

--->Jobs Available!

4) Mr. Tim O'Hara
Director of Human Resources
GE Global Research
http://www.ge.com/research/
Please review the list of available jobs at GE Research in the attachment on the PROMISE Career Partners site:
http://sites.google.com/site/promisecareerpartners/industry-positions

FOCUS AREAS: Engineering, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science

---> Jobs Available!

5) Mr. Thomas Lawrence (tent.)
Smithsonian Institute
http://www.sihr.si.edu/
FOCUS AREAS: History, Geology, Education, Biology, Ecology

---> Jobs available!

6) Dr. Joan Kang Shin
Director of TESOL Professional Training, English Language Center, UMBC
Clinical Assistant Professor, Education Department, UMBC
Project Director, STEP T for ELLs Program

--> FOCUS: How can you have a career in academic administration?
By popular request, students have asked how they can consider a career at a university that is not on the tenure-track, but involves some teaching, and being involved with developing programs. Students can ask these Ph.D.s about their paths.

7) Mr. Roy Braine
Office of International Education Services
UMBC

FOCUS: By popular request, many international students have asked about their options in the U.S. job market. The IES office will talk to international students about issues related to finding a job in the US after you finish your grad degree.

We'll look forward to seeing you!

Best regards,
Renetta Tull

--
Visualize Success with PROMISE! http://www.umbc.edu/promise

Renetta Garrison Tull, Ph.D., Assistant Dean for Graduate Student
Development and Director,
PROMISE: Maryland's Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)
University of Maryland (UMBC, UM Baltimore, UM College Park)
UMBC Graduate School, 1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, MD 21250
(410) 455-2930, rtull@umbc.edu

--
Find events for grad students at UMBC, UMB, and UMCP:
http://www.umbc.edu/promise/calendar.html.
A listing and full text description of UMBC's grad student activities can be
found here: http://www.umbc.edu/promise/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2007.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Lunch Seminar: A Path to Leadership. 2/18/2009. 1 - 2:15 pm

Author: rtull
Subject: Lunch Seminar: A Path to Leadership. 2/18/2009. 1 - 2:15 pm
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:29 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Success Seminar

"A Path to Leadership"
Wednesday, February 18, 2009, 1:00 � 2:15 p.m.
Room: Library Open Area

Special Guest Speakers:
* Dr. Janet C. Rutledge, Interim Vice Provost for Graduate Education
* Dr. Nancy Young, Vice President for Student Affairs
* Dr. Diane Lee, Vice Provost and Dean for Undergraduate Education
http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/directory/lee.html

How does one go from being a graduate student to becoming a leader on a campus? Hear background stories from our guests who have worked in various units of campuses, participated in policy making for both state and federal government initiatives, and worked with students as members of faculty and directors of student-centered programs.

Lunch will be served.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: PROMISE Dinner: Understanding Your Academic Family Tree

Author: rtull
Subject: PROMISE Dinner: Understanding Your Academic Family Tree
Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2009 9:24 am (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

PROMISE
Spring Semester Opening Meeting
"Understanding Your Academic "Family Tree"
Friday, Feb. 20, 2009
4:30-7 p.m.
Public Policy Building, Rm. 206

Special Guest Speaker:
Dr. Damian Young, Group Leader
Chemical Biology Platform
The Broad Institute for Genomics
A Collaborative between Harvard and MIT

Dr. Young is also an instructor of Chemisty and Chemical
Biology at Harvard.

Dinner will be served.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930

Tri-Campus Seminars & Events :: Rocky Gap Community Building Retreat: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2009

Author: rtull
Subject: Rocky Gap Community Building Retreat: Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2009
Posted: Tue Feb 10, 2009 6:20 pm (GMT -5)
Topic Replies: 0

Please plan to join us! All details are found in the Community Building Retreat section of our PROMISE Archive.

http://sites.google.com/site/thepromisearchive/Home/community-retreat-at-rocky-gap-2009

The deadline for applications is Wednesday, Feb. 11.
_________________
Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D.
PROMISE Director
410-455-2930