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Real People Profiles: Kayleswari Ramu

I’m asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty and staff, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences....

Posted: August 31, 2010, 10:45 AM

Coming to UMBC, Without Fear

True story:  At my summer orientation before I started college, I walked up to the student government table at the involvement fair and asked, “How do I become Student Body President three years...

Posted: August 29, 2010, 10:19 PM

GSA Cookout on Tuesday 8/31

All grad students, you are invited!

The Graduate Student Association invites all graduate students to the Opening Cookout on the first day of classes. GSA website: http://www.umbc.edu/gsa/ Cookout website:...

Posted: August 26, 2010, 3:52 PM

Activities for the week of August 23, 2010

Evening Orientation, Teaching Workshop, Life/Work Balance

Wednesday, August 25 _____________________ If you are a new student and if you missed the August 16 Graduate School Orientation, please plan to attend the Wednesday, August 25 orientation at...

Posted: August 25, 2010, 11:33 AM

Secrets of the Faculty Interview. Coming Aug. 20. 10:30 AM

PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP) and the UMBC Graduate School present a seminar for all graduate students and postdocs: “Secrets of the Faculty...

Posted: August 14, 2010, 1:35 PM

UM College Park’s Dissertation House in Pictures

Dr. Carter opened the last day of UMCP’s Dissertation House with a talk on the “Academic Job Search.”  The week has been filled with mini-lectures, interactive exercises, cohort community...

Posted: July 23, 2010, 2:19 PM

Coming soon: “Secrets of the Faculty Interview”

You are invited to attend a workshop on the “Secrets of the Faculty Interview,” coming to UMBC’s Campus, Friday, August 20, 2010, 10:30 AM, The Commons, Room 331. Speaker: Dr. Philip Rous, Dean...

Posted: July 21, 2010, 7:03 AM

Resource Page Updates

Our Dissertation House Resource page has been updated with references for many of the books that we display during our workshops along with links that can be used for the job search....

Posted: July 21, 2010, 6:56 AM

The View from The Commons (Tornado Warning Pics)

Photos taken from The Commons during the suddenly intense rain and sudden return of sunlight a few minutes ago.  Everyone in The Commons was directed to seek "shelter in place" in a stairwell...

Posted: July 20, 2010, 5:56 PM