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    <Title>Waves of Change STEM Career Fair &amp; Conference</Title>
    <Tagline>October 23rd to October 25th- OPEN TO ALL STUDENTS</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><p>The <a href="https://ccgmag.com/mpage/woc-stem-conference-home" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">2025 Waves of Change
          (WOC) STEM conference</a>, hosted by Career Communications Group,
          Inc., is taking place<strong> October 23- 25 </strong>at the <strong>Baltimore
          Convention Center </strong>with options to participate either <strong>in-person</strong> or <strong>online</strong>.
          The conference features a career fair (Saturday, October 25) where top national
          and local companies in the STEM fields are actively recruiting STEM interns and
          professionals in addition to career workshops, and leadership and professional
          development programs. </p>
          
          <p>You will need to
          register to participate. Open to <strong>ALL</strong> students! </p>
          
          <p>·       The
          job fair is <strong>free</strong>! To participate in the <strong>job
          fair only</strong>, go to<strong>: </strong><a href="https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/woc/2025/job_seekers_registration.cfm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/woc/2025/job_seekers_registration.cfm</a>. Be sure to check the career readiness
          workshops that will be held throughout the career fair.</p>
          
          <p>·       To
          participate in the <strong>full conference</strong> (in addition to the career
          fair) go to: <a href="https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/woc/2025/student_registration.cfm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://s4.goeshow.com/ccgroup/woc/2025/student_registration.cfm </a>and select whether you will participate "<strong>in-person</strong>"
          (Baltimore, MD) or "<strong>online</strong>".</p><p>
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          
          There is also an
          opportunity to participate in the Undergraduate Research Showcase! Are you
          working on groundbreaking research? Showcase your work by participating in the
          Undergraduate Research Showcase.  Sign up
          <a href="https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=75ASBAHx60ioxv5fUgeMA7YDuuFeEmhHsqVnUs2lP8RUNzFBNThFSlUwSlhWRzhOVkJYRzE0MEkyTy4u&amp;route=shorturl" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> as soon as possible as applications are still being accepted. </p>
          
          <p>If you have any
          questions, please contact Diane Crump-Fogle (<a href="mailto:crump@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">crump@umbc.edu</a>) or Chrisi Giannakaris (<a href="mailto:chrisig@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">chrisig@umbc.edu</a>) from the UMBC Career Center.</p>
          
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