The Twenty-first Annual Undergraduate Research and Creative Achievement Day
April 26, 2017
9:00am-4:00pm
UC and PAHB
]]>The Creative Coders program is designed to teach the fundamentals of computer science to middle school students. To accomplish this goal, each student is assigned a mentor from UMBC who works with them to build a game using the Harvard-developed educational programming language, Scratch. In addition, students will come to UMBC to see what opportunities are available to them at college in the field of computer science.
The program will meet twice a week from 3:00-4:00 at Arbutus Middle School. The time from 2:15-2:45 will be used for twice a week reflection meetings at UMBC.
Current students, high school through Ph.D. level, will have opportunity to apply for paid Pathways Internships for the summer. Internships are available throughout the country and may last up to one year. These internships are open to students 16 years of age or older who are enrolled at least half-time in a qualifying education institution.
The following internships are available:
· GS-0099-01 – General Support
· GS-0399-03/04 – Administrative Support
· GS-0399-05 – Administrative Support
· GS-0499-03/04 – Forestry/Recreation/Natural Resources Support
· GS-0499-05 – Forestry/Recreation/Natural Resources Support
· GS-0899-03/04 – Engineering/Surveying Support
· GS-1399-03/04 – Geology/Hydrology Support
Locations will be posted on the job announcements.
Qualification Information:
· GS-1: Enrollment in a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) program
· GS-3: Completion of 1 full academic year of post-high school study (30 semester hours or equivalent)
· GS-4: Completion of 2 full academic years of post-high school study or an associate’s degree (60 semester hours or equivalent)
· GS-5: Completion of 4 academic years of post-high school leading to a bachelor’s degree or equivalent degree (120 semester hours or equivalent, leading to a degree)
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IBM Global Business Services (GBS) is looking for passionate, hardworking individuals interested in a career in the consulting field who are planning to live and work in the following markets during summer 2017 for application to our exclusive Consulting by Degrees Summer Consulting Immersion Weekend:
- Atlanta, GA
- Chicago, IL
- Houston, TX
- Washington, DC
This special weekend long event will include a networking welcome reception and dinner, day long sessions about IBM and Global Business Services including:
- Introduction to Consulting Careers
- Consulting by Degrees Program Overview
- GBS Business Sectors and Industries Overviews
- Agile and Design Thinking Workshops
- Business Case Competition
AND…. most importantly the ability to participate in interviews for a full-time position in the Consulting by Degrees program!
Oh, and we cannot forget to mention there will be a lot of fun opportunities for you to meet and network with GBS practitioners along the way! Top candidates come away from the weekend with an employment offer in hand for 2018.
The Consulting by Degrees Summer Consulting Immersion Weekend will be held the weekend of
Friday July 21st– Sunday July 23rd or the weekend of Friday July 28th – Sunday July 30thand more information on schedule of events for the weekend will be released during our virtual information sessions and interviews. Selected invitees will be required to attend all sessions for the weekend. We are not able to accommodate partial participation. All required travel and accommodations will be managed by IBM if selected to participate in this invitation only exclusive event.
The Consulting by Degrees program is our world-class leadership development program designed to groom top talent entry-level consultants into tomorrow's leaders. Become a Consultant in Consulting by Degrees and become part of something special:
- An elite leadership development program; unmatched in the marketplace
- Be part of a unique and specialized community connected locally with your peers and managers
- Foster your collaboration and teaming skills with globally accessible teams
- Develop a specialized skillset through experiential learning and a tailored education path
- Experience a variety of role(s) and projects, as well as peer-led initiatives
- Benefit from customized career planning and mentoring
Interested candidates should apply via our post on UMBC Works (9291320) and also submit their official application @ ibm.com/careers to job ID: 90613BR. Selected candidates will First Round Interview mid-March to April 2017. An invitation to this exclusive event will be extended mid-May with RSVPs for attendance due by end of May. Applications are due on UMBC Works by Friday, April 14.
9:00am-4:00pm
UC and PAHB
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Tinoosh Mohsenin, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, has received a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to advance her research on energy efficient implementation of deep learning technologies and machine learning algorithms that are developed to function similarly to the brain. Her award totals $475,104 over five years. Mohsenin’s research will enable those in medicine, intelligence, and environmental science to adapt the technology developed in her lab to their own work.
“We congratulate Dr. Mohsenin on her NSF CAREER Award, an important recognition of her groundbreaking work and the impact it will have on other fields,” said Karl V. Steiner, vice president for research. “This recognition of Dr. Mohsenin adds to our growing list of exceptional young faculty recognized by peers and funding agencies alike for the incredible potential their work has to move science and technology forward.”
The CAREER Award will support Mohsenin’s work creating solutions to both software and hardware issues with hardware implementation opportunities in her lab and across many industries. She is the director of the Energy Efficient High Performance Computing (EEHPC) Lab at UMBC. Mohsenin is particularly focused on energy efficiency, and emphasizes the importance of user-friendly, battery-powered and low-cost hardware implementation techniques for future computing.
Professor Tinoosh Mohsenin in her lab.
In the medical field, Mohsenin hopes her low power deep learning technology will help physicians and medical professionals detect seizures and cancer more quickly and accurately by improving the analysis of highly complex brain signal and image data, beyond what can be gleaned from today’s standard brain monitoring and analysis techniques. Mohsenin hopes her work will also help people with significant mobility limitations who use small multi-modal sensors on their tongue as well as other methods to maneuver wheelchairs or command other technologies. More complex algorithms and their efficient hardware implementation can notably improve the responsiveness of such technologies for users.
“I am very excited about this award as it allows me to take my research to the next level and help society find new computing techniques for smart wearable or mobile devices,” Mohsenin explains. “Current deep learning models have not been explored for power-constrained smart devices, and this research can potentially revolutionize several fields including healthcare, transportation, ecology, surveillance and public utilities.”
The award will provide her with opportunities to engage more UMBC students in STEM research, particularly among women and minority. She also looks forward to inspiring local middle and high school students to pursue engineering majors and careers.
Adam Page ‘12, computer engineering and Ph.D. ‘16, computer engineering, worked in Mohsenin’s lab on research that will be continued through the CAREER award.
In the last two decades, UMBC faculty have received 34 NSF CAREER awards. Additional UMBC faculty honored with CAREER awards so far in 2017 include Lee Blaney, assistant professor of chemical, biochemical and environmental engineering, for his work on water contamination, and Ting Zhu, assistant professor of computer science and electrical engineering, for his work to develop a networked system that can accommodate solutions for wireless communications, machine learning and data processing.
Adapted from a UMBC News article. Photos by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC.
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]]>Come out to hear panelists from a variety of fields (healthcare, technology, nonprofit, education, and public sectors) share how they connect their careers with service.
This event is planned by the 2016-17 France-Merrick Scholars and Fellows through The Shriver Center.
On Tuesday, 4/11, It will be held in the Library Gallery, beginning at 6 pm. Snacks will be provided by UMBC's Student Government Association. After the panel, there will be an opportunity for the audience to mingle with the panelists.
If you have any questions, you can contact Fellows Jaelyn Bos (jbos1@umbc.edu) and/or Isabel Geisler (geisler3@umbc.edu).
Panelists will soon be featured on the website at:
]]>Name:Justin Joseph
Internship, Co-op or Research Site:2U in Lanham, MD
Position Title:HRIS Intern
Major(s)/Minor(s): Information Systems
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
As an HRIS intern, my day to day responsibilities include keeping track of various integrations within different systems, auditing multiple systems for data integrity, sending new hires their onboarding events, monitoring and responding to inquires, compiling standard reports, identifying and researching best practices in HRIS and Big Data Analytics.
Describe the process of obtaining your internship, research, or co-op opportunity.
In order to get this position, I went to the Career Center to get my resume approved and once it was approved I applied for this position via Indeed.com.
Which resources did you use to find your current experience?
UMBC Career Center, LinkedIn or other social media and Indeed.com.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization/company?
One thing I enjoyed the most about 2U is the people. All the employees at my company are super friendly and helpful. Also, we have the startup culture mentality at 2U where we help each other out to accomplish our goals.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
I believe I made an impact through my work by being a team player and making sure all the assignments are completed on time. Also, I like to keep myself accountable and do my best by contributing to the team.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
One piece of advice I would give to a student who is seeking an internship would be to apply everywhere and don't give up! It's rare to find an internship of your choice on the first try and it’s important to be persistent when looking for any internship.
Please provide a short reflection or quote about what you liked most about your position.
An amazing thing about this internship is that not only did I get experience related to my field, but I also got three academic credits by enrolling in PRAC.
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