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In the Office of Student Life, we spend much of the summer planning ahead (something that's all too difficult to do during the rush of a school year).  This summer, a few of us have been...

Posted: July 7, 2011, 10:19 AM

UMBC Opens the Summer 2011 Dissertation House

  This morning, we launched the first round of the Summer Dissertation House on UMBC’s campus. The day included introductions and goal-setting. Dr. Janet Rutledge, Dean of the Graduate School...

Posted: July 5, 2011, 4:47 PM

UMBC Provost Elliot Hirshman (PROMISE PI) will be the...

Full Title: UMBC Provost Elliot Hirshman (PROMISE PI) will be the new president at San Diego State UniversityPROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP expresses hearty congratulations to UMBC Provost Elliot...

Posted: June 15, 2011, 11:20 PM

Welcome to the Dissertation House

The Dissertation House is comprised of a series of workshops, meetings, and seminars that are held on college campuses and at conferences to facilitate successful completion of the doctoral...

Posted: June 11, 2011, 12:43 PM

The Dissertation House’s Summer Online Challenge has...

Full Title: The Dissertation House’s Summer Online Challenge has been posted! Greetings to all graduate students who are working on dissertations. Dr. Carter has posted the Summer 2011 Challenge! ...

Posted: May 25, 2011, 12:07 PM

What I Learn from Students

I remember when I was a college student hearing members of the faculty and administration talk about how much they had learned from students.  I didn’t believe a word of it.  It seemed like a...

Posted: May 18, 2011, 12:59 PM

Campus Safety Walk Report

In this guest post, Divya Patel, who just completed her 1-year term as SGA's Director of Finance and Operations, reports on a "safety walk" she took with members of the UMBC administration....

Posted: May 15, 2011, 6:56 PM

Scenes from the SGA Inauguration

The SGA officers elected last month to serve for 2011-2012 were sworn into office today on the Commons Terrace.  Here is the oath they took: I do solemnly affirm that I will faithfully...

Posted: May 11, 2011, 3:49 PM

Real People Profiles: Ben Goldberg

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

Posted: May 10, 2011, 9:58 AM

Real People Profiles: Kian Larijani

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

Posted: May 8, 2011, 7:05 PM