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Reminder: Spring 2018 Dissertation Fellowship Applications

Due Friday, October 27, 2017

The UMBC Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship Application Deadline:  Friday, October 27, 2017   The Dissertation Fellowship is designed to provide doctoral candidates at UMBC an opportunity to...

Posted: October 19, 2017, 12:17 PM

Sylvia Trent-Adams chosen for Florence Nightingale Medal

American Red Cross recognizes Trent-Adams, PhD. 06

Rear Admiral Sylvia Trent-Adams, Ph.D., R.N., F.A.A.N, Acting Surgeon General for U.S. Public Health Services, has been awarded the Red Cross Florence Nightingale Medal for her work in disaster...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 7:50 PM

Please sign up for an advising appointment ASAP!

Dear Students, If you intend to sign up for a Monday, October 23 advising appointment, please do so by 2:00 p.m. tomorrow, Thursday.  I need to assemble all students' files for advising and hand...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 3:38 PM

Asian Studies Advising

Clarification!

Hi All, It's great to see so many people have already signed up! Just a small point of clarification: *Junior and Senior MAJORS must sign up with Dr. Oakes. *All others (Sophomore...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 10:43 AM

The Literacy Lab - job opportunities for SP18 graduates

Full-time Positions available for the 2018-19 AY

OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LITERACY LAB!   The Challenge Over 6.5 million US children from birth to 3rd grade are on track for reading failure. The Literacy Lab seeks to close the resource gap for...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 10:39 AM

Professional Item Writing Opportunity

Center for Applied Linguistics

The Center for Applied Linguistics is recruiting experienced Item Writers to develop content for a large-scale K-12 English language proficiency test. Item Writers will write original passages and...

Posted: October 18, 2017, 8:23 AM

Asian Studies Advising for Spring 2018 - Please sign up asap

using the link below

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Zw6MDIS7mqdbkJyb9qIxs8FSfqeh5WUgL5B9yjs-RW0/edit#gid=0 Please contact Julie Rosenthal, julier@umbc.edu, if you are having an issue opening the advising...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 3:15 PM

Spring 2018 Advising!

Appointments start 10/23, so sign up early!

Hi Everyone, I know you are all anxious to sign up for your spring classes, so I am happy to announce that we are going to send out the link for sign-ups today!  We are starting appointments on...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 2:54 PM

Chris Haffer, PhD '93 joins Senior Executive Service

Chris Haffer to move to EEOC as Chief Data Officer

Chris Haffer, PhD '93 (Public Policy) After 25 years with CMS, Dr. Haffer will be moving in November 2017 into the Senior Executive Service and to become the first Chief Data Officer and Director...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 12:02 PM

The Literacy Lab: Receiving Applications 2018-19 school year

Full-time tutors

OPPORTUNITY WITH THE LITERACY LAB!   The Challenge Over 6.5 million US children from birth to 3rd grade are on track for reading failure. The Literacy Lab seeks to close the resource gap for...

Posted: October 17, 2017, 11:45 AM