PRAC students:

Did you know that you could be featured as UMBC's Intern of the Week??

Share your fall experience with friends, family, professors, and other students who may be interested in a similar internship. Spread the word about all the great things that you're doing this semester!

Here's what to do:

1. Submit your (thoughtful!) response to these questions.
2. Send us a few photos. We would like a head shot and and action shot of you at your internship or research site, if possible. You'll find instructions in the form.

We will get in touch if you are selected as an Intern of the Week. You'll be featured on myUMBC as well as the Career Center's Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! 

Happy interning!

The Women’s Center at UMBC turns 25 this year! We’re excited to share our important milestone with UMBC’s 50th Anniversary and will be celebrating throughout the year with the rest of campus! We were inspired by Special Collections archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC’s 50th and decided to do our own digging into the Women’s Center archives. Over the course of the year, we’ll be sharing 25 “Then vs Now” archives to celebrate the origin and evolution of the Women’s Center at UMBC.

It’s been a while since our last post because we were prepping for Critical Social Justice. Consequently, this week we’re featuring the awesome posters + a Prezi presentation student staff put together highlighting the Women’s Center history which was showcased at this week’s Critical Social Justice event addressing diversity and inclusion within higher education.

The posters are hanging up in the Women’s Center right now so stop by to check them out. In the meantime, here’s some photos of the posters Shira and Michael made and the link to Daniel’s Prezi Presentation. Prachi also made a really cool zine about our history that we’ll be adding to the 50th Anniversary time capsule that we’re working to get online. In the meantime, you can pick up a hard copy the next time you visit the Women’s Center.

Shira’s poster explored the dynamics of 1991 – the year the Women’s Center opened

Michael focused his poster on important Women’s Center programs and their evolution of the past 25 years.

Prachi created a multi-page zine documenting the history of the Women’s Center. Here’s just one of the pages.

You can check out Dan’s cool Prezi presentation, Historical Foundations of the Women’s Center at UMBC, that explores the evolution of women’s centers and women’s movements from a holistic perspective which he was then able to connect to the programming and services our specific Women’s Center has offered over the years.

A screen shot of one of Dan’s slides from  Historical Foundations of the Women’s Center at UMBC.

What are the memories you have of the Women’s Center over the years that are meaningful to you? What does the Women’s Center mean to you today? Share your memories and pictures with us in the comment section below!
Stay up-to-date with our 25th anniversary on social media using #UMBCWC25. Share your Women’s Center experiences and memories with the UMBC community using #UMBCWC25 AND #UMBC50!

A weekly round-up curated by Women’s Center staff member, Michael Jalloh Jamboria

In the spirit of my friend, who gave us the glorious name ‘Slaying on the Weekly’, every week I will be bringing you some interesting, funny or thought-provoking content from the internet! Be sure to join us next week for more and continue to slay!

Things you should know:

Believe it or not, voting happens in a few very short weeks. Early voting begins November 3rd. The presidential election is important, but so are the 469 Congressional seats up for re-election! That’s a lot! Stay informed and get there to vote!

Article of the Week:

We’re only 3 days from Halloween!!! For those that are going out, be safe! Be sure to check out Everyday Feminism’s article “Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?” This is a really cool guide for making sure our costumes are not making fun of or being disrespectful to people of other cultures, religions, races, etc.

UMBC Happenings:

This week was Critical Social Justice! There were a ton of amazing events all pertaining to our theme, ‘Home’. It was an amazing time, especially with our keynote speaker Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. If you missed the events, some of them are available to watch on the Critical Social Justice Facebook Page. Even though Critical Social Justice is over, we want to encourage all of you to continue to be critical and cognizant of how UMBC is or isn’t a home to the students, faculty and staff it houses!

Also, the theme of Home is really resonating with many of us in the Women’s Center as we watch and pay attention to what is happening at Standing Rock. We’re working on a round-up of resources we’ll post on the Critical Social Justice blog so you can learn more about the Native American and indigenous people in America, the water protectors, the social justice issues related to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Song of the Week:

I’ve been listening to really great music recently, and I want to share that with all of you! This week’s song is Laputa by Hiatus Kaiyote ft Anderson.Paak.

Until next week! Happy Halloween! 

Please see below for a fantastic internship opportunity at UPS. The are looking primarily for IT students but need other skills as listed below.

Hello,

My name is Marisa Bo and I am a recruiter at UPS Technology in Mahwah, NJ. I recently contacted you in regards to UPS Technology’s 2017 Summer Intern program. We are very interested in hearing from you and in building an ongoing partnership with your organization.

We are actively recruiting for Summer Interns for our Northern New Jersey, Baltimore Maryland, Atlanta Georgia and Louisville Kentuckycampuses and now have over 200 open paid Internship opportunities that may be of interest to you and your members. Our Interns enjoy a collaborative work environment where they gain solid experience working on meaningful projects (not just making copies and going on coffee runs!).We emphasize teamwork, cooperation and value our promote from within culture so these positions have potential to be a first step into a successful career. Above all, UPS is committed to fostering a workplace that makes all employees feel respected, appreciated and fully engaged.  I have attached our UPS Technology Coop & Intern Program flyer to give you more information about our program.

I encourage you and your members to submit their resumes to me today for immediate consideration. Do not hesitate to contact me with any questions you may have. My phone number is: 201-828-6277 and my email address is: mbo@ups.com.

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