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Full Title: “Alumni” of the Dissertation House, working feverishly to finish — February 2012 weekend sessions The PROMISE Staff has arranged for alumni of the Dissertation House (students who...

Have you missed connecting with other students from PROMISE? Are the great feelings from the PROMISE Summer Success Institute at the Sheraton in Columbia, and the Fall Harvest Dinner at College...

Have you missed connecting with other students from PROMISE? Are the great feelings from the PROMISE Summer Success Institute at the Sheraton in Columbia, and the Fall Harvest Dinner at College...

Students who participate in PROMISE from UMBC, UM College Park, and UMB have been trained by Barrett Whitener since 2004.  Barrett Whitener specializes in oral and poster presentations. He is a...

Classes at universities in Maryland begin in a few days. Over the past few weeks, there have been questions concerning what can be done to adequately prepare for a new semester of graduate...

Classes at universities in Maryland begin in a few days. Over the past few weeks, there have been questions concerning what can be done to adequately prepare for a new semester of graduate...

Full Title: I want to defend my doctoral dissertation. How do I get a date from my faculty committee? Six Suggestions Every season during the Dissertation House, we discuss ways to improve...

Full Title: I want to defend my doctoral dissertation. How do I get a date from my faculty committee? Six Suggestions Every season during the Dissertation House, we discuss ways to improve...

PROMISE is partnering with the Women’s Engineering Proactive Network (WEPAN) to publicize a webinar on the “Imposter Syndrome.” Graduate students, postdocs, faculty, and career professionals who...

Full Title: “Why Smart People Suffer from the Impostor Syndrome and How to Thrive in Spite of It” – A Jan. 24, 2012 WEPAN Webinar for all PROMISE is partnering with the Women’s Engineering...