Next Century Corporation is looking for prospective software engineers to join their team as interns and full time employees. The local technology company was named one of Baltimore Magazine’s “Best Places to Work” in 2011.

“Next Century is driven by something far deeper than software, hardware, and dollars and cents,” says the company’s website. “We believe the solutions we provide have the power to save lives, promote freedom, and improve our world in exponential ways.”

Next Wednesday, April 11, 2012, Next Century staff will arrive at the UMBC campus for Next Century Corporation Corporate Visibility Day. The day will give students an opportunity to network with staff members. At Noon, catch president John McBeth discuss the company’s inception, followed by a lecture by UMBC alumna and Next Century Senior Software Engineering Christine Stepnitz entitled: “High Availability Systems: Planning for Failure. When your system has to be up 100% of the time, what happens when it goes down? And how can you turn that into an OK thing?”

Next Century Corporation Corporate Visibility Day will be held Wednesday, April 11 in the University Center Ballroom Lounge from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

You are invited to attend an Open House at the UM School of Pharmacy!  This is an opportunity to learn more about the PharmD curriculum, review the admissions process, and talk with current students, alumni, and faculty about the School of Pharmacy.

This Open House is a program format and will begin at 10am.  Attendees also have the opportunity to take a campus tour.

Upcoming Open Houses

Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012

Time: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
        Registration begins at 9:30am with light breakfast

Location: Pharmacy Hall
               20 N Pine St.
               Baltimore, MD

GiveCorps.com is seeking a couple of interns this summer.

Address:
    	2601 N. Howard St
    	Baltimore, Maryland 21218
    
    URL: https://givecorps.com/
    
    Each day, GiveCorps publishes a nonprofit project that needs support. GiveCorps Corps members, donate, volunteer, and spread the word about the projects.
    In eight months, GiveCorps has raised more than $100,000 for local nonprofits from nearly 2000 donors.
    Be part of the team.
    
Fields:
    Advertising/marketing/media, Business management, Communications/ public relations, Computer/information systems, Entrepreneurial, Graphic arts/commercial arts/photography, Internet-related, Media production/programming (TV, radio, film), Writing/editing/research
    
    GiveCorps is looking for interns in marketing, computer programming (ruby on rails), social media, and nonprofit management. We offer a stipend for summer interns and college credit for school year interns. 
    
    We are a dynamic team, with an open space, flexible work environment.
    
    You will do REAL work that moves the needle in our company everyday. Want to have a great experience, and make difference in Baltimore? Check us out! https://givecorps.com/
    
Desired Skills:
    We seek organized, committed, individuals with exceptional organizational skills.
    
    We work in a true start-up environment where every member of the team can fully use his/her skills to benefit the company. 
    
    We need marketers, computer programmers, social media mavens, writers, and business folks. If you crossover between these areas, great!
    
    Workdays: flexible
    
IF INTERESTED, APPLY ON UMBCworks or send your resume and cover letter to Christine Routzahn, Director of Internships at The Shriver Center at routzahn@umbc.edu

  Friday, April 6, 12:00 - 1:00pm PUP 367
    
    James Bessen is a scholar who studies the economics of
    innovation and patents. He has also been a successful innovator and CEO of a software company. Currently, Mr. Bessen is Lecturer in Law at the Boston University School of Law and Fellow at the Berkman Center on Internet and Society at Harvard.
    
    Bessen has done research on whether patents promote
    innovation, how and why innovators share new knowledge, and
    on how firms developed new skills and technical knowledge
    during the Industrial Revolution. His book, Patent Failure: How Judges, Bureaucrats, and Lawyers Put Innovators at Risk (Princeton 2008) with Michael J. Meurer, highlights the problems caused by poorly defined property rights (“patent notice”).
    
    In 1983, Bessen developed the first commercially successful
    “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” PC publishing program, founding a company that delivered PC-based publishing systems to high-end commercial publishers. Intergraph Corporation acquired the company in 1993.
    
    Get in on this opportunity to "chat" with James about the things he learned in business that seemed at odds with what he learned in the classroom (patents, sharing knowledge, the high cost of learning on the job, etc.)  He'll also discuss his recent research on this topic.

Are you looking for an internship with a world-class health club organization where you can actually learn something while you help people change their lives? We must warn you. We are only looking for energetic, positive people who know how to have fun. You must love fitness and truly care about people.

Positions include:

Accounting – work with our Accounting Team to gain experience in accounts payable and receivables and financial reporting.

Human Resources – learn and receive experience with recruiting and interviewing procedures as well as the administrative tasks involved in our HR department.

Marketing – work along side our Marketing Director in the implementation and planning of our television, social media, internet and print campaigns. Assist with charity functions and community events.

Information Systems – unique opportunity to work with our in-house IT/Web support team learning the key performance indicators (KPI's) of the fitness business and how to use them. These KPI's can be extrapolated to other businesses as well.

Corporate Wellness – learn from our team of health educators as you gain experience in the marketing and implementation of our employee wellness programs for some of the leading companies in Baltimore.

Benefits:

Great working environment

Complimentary Health Club membership

Opportunity to establish valuable career contacts.

Valuable experience related to your career.

Inclusion in all company social events, of which there are many!

Pre-requisites:

Currently enrolled in accredited college and pursuing a degree in Business, Health Education Computer Science, Marketing, Sports Management, Kinesiology or Exercise Science.

Proficiency in all Microsoft applications

Please send resume or contact Andrea.wanner@brickbodies.com

GlobalNet Services, Inc. is seeking three interns this summer.

THESE INTERN POSITIONS ARE ALL POSTED ON UMBCworks.  APPLY TODAY!!!  Questions, contact Christine Routzahn, Director of Internships at The Shriver Center, at routzahn@umbc.edu

Company Address: 11820 Parklawn Drive, Rockville, MD 20852

Company Website: www.gnsi.com

Hourly Rate/Salary: $15/hour for undergraduate students or $20/hour for graduate level students.

G.P.A. Requirement: 3.0, transcripts required

Start/ End Date:  Mid May-Mid August. Open for discussion during interview

SEE HANDOUT FOR ALL DESCRIPTIONS or Visit UMBCworks

Internship Position Title: Software Testing Intern

Internship Position Title: Intern Systems/Business Analyst

Internship Position Title: Technical Writer