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Fall 2004

  • Friday Sept. 17, PROMISE Opening Meetings & Discussion Session: "Mastering the Graduate School Experience"
    • 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Locations: individual campuses, Dinner food/beverage
    • Each campus will have a separate discussion on excelling in graduate school, Guidelines will come from Dr. Howard Adams' book: Mastering the Ph.D. Process.
      • UMBC students: Friday 9/17, Commons, 3rd Floor, Skylight Room,5:30.p.m. Discussion and Dinner; Facilitator: Dr. Renetta Tull, PROMISE Program Director.
      • UMCP students: Friday 9/17, Rm. 2101 Lee Building, 5 p.m. Discussion and Happy Hour; Guest Facilitator, Dr. Andre Perry, Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Leadership, Counseling and Foundations, University of New Orleans
      • UMB students: Friday, 9/24, Discussion and Dinner, Location Rm 316, HSF I, Guest Facilitator, Dr. Ashiwel Undie, Associate Professor, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences.
  • Tuesday: September 28, PROMISE Womens’ Afternoon Tea
    3-4 p.m., Cookies/brownies/tea/coffee
    Location: UMBC Women's Center, Commons lower level
    • Ladies from all campuses, come and enjoy a relaxed level of conversation., Feel free to submit topics for discussion to promise@umbc.edu
  • Friday October 15, PROMISE Tri-Campus Workshop
    • Topic: Public Speaking and Conflict Resolution , HOST: UMBC
    • Opening Comments: Margie Anne Bonnett, The Sadler Institute
    • Featured Speaker: Rhetorician Ric Winston,
    • Time: 5:30 p.m. - 7 p.m., Skylight Room, 3rd Floor, Rm 305, Commons, UMBC Campus Map Parking: Commons Garage, Dinner food/beverage

  • Friday, November 19, PROMISE Fall Harvest at College Park
    • Time: 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
    • Location: Adele’s Restaurant, UMCP Campus
    • Meet other students in your discipline, be reminded of study tips for final exams, enjoy a full dinner!
  • Tuesday, November 30, PROMISE Womens’ Afternoon Tea
    3-4 p.m., Cookies/brownies/tea/coffee, Location: UMBC Women's Center, Commons lower level
    • Ladies from all campuses, come and enjoy a relaxed level of conversation.
    • Feel free to submit topics for discussion to promise@umbc.edu
    • 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
    • Location: UMB Campus
    • Reflect, learn from the past semester to move forward successfully, enjoy a soulfood dinner!

     

    COMMUNITY BUILDING:

  • Thursdays (UMBC): Graduate Student Breakfasts (9:00-10:30 a.m.)
    • Rm. 308 Commons, GSA Lounge, FREE to UMBC Students !
  • Fridays (UMCP): UMCP Graduate Student Government (GSG) get-togethers (called "Grad Pub")
    • R. J. Bentley's Restaurant, 4-7 p.m. Fridays, FREE to UMCP students!

     
    Success Seminars
      • FALL 2004 Topics: Funding (Sep 15), Publishing (Oct 15), Writing (Nov 17)
      • SPRING 2005 Topics: Careers (Feb 16), Grant Writing (Mar 16), and Meet the President (Apr 13)
       
    Professors in Training Seminars (PROF-it) - Fall 2004 seminar dates and times

       

 
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