Relationship Violence Awareness Month (RVAM) brings people together to create and generate discussion and skill-building on how to prevent relationship violence in our schools, workplaces, and communities. While providing support and care to survivors of relationship violence is an everyday action, this awareness month also carves out intentional moments to honor and believe survivors’ stories and experiences. As we continue this work throughout the pandemic, it is also critical for us to consider how the intersections of covid-19 and social isolation have exacerbated relationship violence over the past several months.  

Since most of campus remains learning and working remotely, we won’t be able to physically come together this October to do this critical work in person. The Women’s Center and all of our campus partners including the Office of Equity and Inclusion, University Health Services, the Counseling Center, Green Dot, We Believe You, and Retriever Courage, and more will nonetheless continue to promote awareness and prevention this month.

We are now in week 3 of our learning about relationship violence from different perspectives, and this week is about The Matrix of Oppression. We are focusing on how people at different marginalized intersections experience power-based violence. This round-up features resources for Indigenous survivors, LGBTQIA+ survivors, Women of Color, and Black women.

Please take time to click, read, and learn at your own pace.

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center has online resources ranging from brochures to webinars. They even have a webinar on how to safely seek help for survivors with pets.

This presentation on domestic violence from WOC, Inc. pays special attention to the issue within Black/African-American communities, Asian/Pacific Islander communities, Hispanic/Latinx communities, and North American Native communities.

For many survivors, police presence only makes their situation more dangerous and stressful. This is especially true for survivors of color that fear for the life of their abuser. This Huffington Post article provides alternative strategies for bystanders that want to help, but aren’t 100% about dialing 9-1-1.

LGBTQIA+ survivors often have a hard time accessing support when they experience violence due to homophobia, transphobia, and heteronormative beliefs about what abuse looks like. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence provides stats and framing in this blog post to raise awareness for the gravity of this problem.

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The attached paper published in the Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology has been selected for the JMST Best Paper Award 2019.

Title: Piezoelectric energy harvester utilizing mandibular deformation to power implantable biosystems: A feasibility study

Authors: Richard Fan, Soobum Lee, Hyunjun Jung, Mary Anne Melo and Radi Masri

Vol. 33 No. 8

The award will be given during a virtual ceremony on December 17, 2020 at Kangwon Land Convention Center, Korea, during the 2020 Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers Annual Conference.

Congratulations to the authors!

Jack Suess. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC.

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UMBC’s Jack Suess to receive 2020 EDUCAUSE Leadership Award

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UMBC Vice President for Information Technology Jack Suess will soon receive one of the highest national recognitions offered to professionals in his field: the EDUCAUSE Leadership Award. 

EDUCAUSE is a nonprofit association that focuses on information technology (IT) in higher education and includes more than 2,300 member colleges, universities, and groups. Suess ‘81, mathematics, M.S. ‘94, information systems, will receive the award during the EDUCAUSE Annual Conference, which will be held virtually this month. 

“This is a tremendous honor for me. Given that my entire career has been at UMBC, it also is testament to the innovative and collaborative culture of the UMBC community,” Suess says. “In particular, I want to highlight the technology leadership of my Division of Information Technology colleagues. Through all of their efforts, UMBC is looked at as a model for the use of technology in higher education.”

Read more information on this UMBC News article by Megan Hanks.

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Events this Week:

11:00-11:45 AM – Exploring Future Pathways
In depth review of the Internship and Entry Level Opportunities available at the NSA and an overview of the application process.

12:00-12:45 PM – Intern & Recent Hire Panel Discussion
Hear firsthand what a day in the life is like at the National Security Agency.

1:00-1:45 PM – Where to Go From Here
This is your chance to ask specific questions and speak with technical recruiters regarding opportunities of interest to you.

About NSA:

NSA is committed to creating a workforce that has a diverse set of backgrounds, experiences and points of view. To provide and protect national security, we must capitalize on the rich diversity of knowledge, skills, abilities, backgrounds and perspectives of our workforce. National security and diversity go hand-in-hand as essential partners in the interest of global peace. Learn more about our diversity programs.
 

Featured Content:

Monday, 10/19

Never Stop Learning at NSA

 

Tuesday, 10/20

The NSA Experience

 

Why Work @ NSA

 

Did you know that over 1,100 NSA employees are UMBC alumni?

Read the full UMBC News article

 

Wednesday, 10/21

Recorded sessions from NSA's UMBC Connects day can be viewed here:

• Exploring Future Pathways
• Intern & Recent Hire Panel Discussion

Thursday, 10/22

Life at National Security Agency:
Cryptanalysis @ NSA

 

Business Careers @ NSA

 

Cyber Pros Wanted

 

Friday, 10/23

Student Programs
Search opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students.

Careers @ NSA
Browse career fields and learn how your degree matches our needs.

Intelligence Careers
View career options available in all U.S. intelligence agencies.

 

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