2004-2005

Graduate Student Success Seminar Series

Sponsored by The UMBC Graduate Student Association, The UMBC Graduate School, PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate, and the National Science Foundation

Graduate student Success Seminars are designed and developed to speak directly to the needs of graduate students by providing information that may not be covered in courses but are nonetheless necessary for survival and success. All Success Seminars will be held in the UMBC Commons, Rm. 331 unless otherwise noted.

ORIENTATION Success Seminar

“Expectations of Advisors”

Friday, August 27, 2004

12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

Panelists:

Dr. Katherine Seley, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Dr. Anthony Johnson, Department of Physics
Dr. Veronika Szalai, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry

FALL 2004 Success Seminars

"Funding Your Graduate Education: Fellowships, Assistantships, Part-time Employment"

Wednesday, September 15, 2004

1:00 p.m. - 2:15 p.m.

Panelists:

Ms. Stacey Brown, UMBC Career Development Center
Ms. Kelly Caples, UMBC Graduate School Office of Fiscal Affairs
Ms. Julie Vyas, UMBC GSA, Travel Fellowships

"How to Publish Scholarly Papers and Present Your Work"

Wednesday, October 20, 2004

4:30 to 5:45 p.m.

Panelists:

Dr. Sheila Cotten, Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Dr. Marie desJardins, Department of Computer Science
Dr. John Jeffries, Department of History

"Addressing Areas of Weakness in Graduate Students' Writing (papers, proposals, and dissertations)"

Wednesday, November 17, 2004

1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

Speaker: Mr. John Rollins, GSA Writing Advisor

SPRING 2005 Success Seminars

“From Graduate Degree to Professional Career”

Weds. February 16, 2004

1:00 – 3:00 p.m.

Presented by the UMBC Career Development Center

Features: Tips on Interviewing, transitioning from resume to CV, and information on Postdocs, Faculty Positions, Industry positions, and Non-traditional careers.

“An Introduction to Successful Grant Writing”

Wednesday. March 16, 2005

4:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.

Speakers:

Dr. Don Norris, Director, Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis Research (MIPAR)
Ms. Claudia Morrell, Director, Center for Women in Information Technology (CWIT)
Ms. Michele Wolff, Director, The Shriver Center

SPECIAL Graduate Student Spring Seminar

“Words of Wisdom and an Opportunity to Talk with the President”

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

1:00 p.m. – 2:15 p.m.

Special Guest:

v Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III

o UMBC President

o Professor, Mathematics Education

o U.S. Presidential Mentoring Award

o NSBE Golden Torch Visionary Award

o American Academy of Arts & Sciences

o NSF Educator Achievement Award

o “Marylander of the Year”

§ And many more …