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Wednesday, January 15, 2025 · 9 AM - 4:30 PM

The Commons : 329
Dissertation House is a program hosted for UMBC grad students only. Students who participate in this program will spend each day writing, and developing ideas about their proposals, master thesis or doctoral dissertations.  The trainings session provide students with effective time-management skills, learn how to project manage your writing towards set small manageable goals, and will provide them with an opportunity to be coached in one-on-one consultations to discuss and address obstacles that might prevent them from completing their projects.

The Dissertation House activities focus on areas where students typically have difficulty: conceptualizing a topic, writing a literature review, transitioning from a proposal to a dissertation, analyzing data, writing the last chapter, and editing. This program provide you with a writing coach to help work towards your proposal, master thesis or doctoral dissertation, plus it provides daily mini lectures.

Dissertation House in January will be hosted in person in The Commons room 329. This events runs from Wednesday, January 15 to Friday, January 17, 2025, from 9 AM to 4:30 PM (each day).

Limited spots are available, we give priority to students near completion of their program or degree.

How to apply?

  1. Create a single word document with the following settings:
    1. font size 11-12 pt
    2. 1 inch margins

  2. Divide it into 2 sections - Part 1 and Part 2

  3. In Part 1, type your header information on one page:
    1.  Name
    2. Address
    3. Telephone numbers (mobile, home, office)
    4. E-mail address
    5. Academic Program
    6. Year in program (1st year, 5th Year, etc)

  4. Type up a brief description (maximum 2 pages) that describes the project that you wish to accomplish during the Dissertation House period.

  5. In Part 2, type up the following:
    1. Summary of the project, including research question(s), data, texts, and methods
    2. Amount completed on the project to date
    3. Any obstacles you have encountered that hinders completion of the dissertation

  6. Email application to promise@umbc.edu using the subject line format: "Dissertation House January 2025 Application: FirstName LastName"

Event Details:

  • The Dissertation House runs from 9 AM – 4:30 PM, for three days, Wednesday, January 15 to Friday, January 17, 2025.
  • Students must plan to attend the full sessions, for each of the 3 days. 
  • The daily schedule includes a mini-lecture and writing.
  • The Dissertation House is free for UMBC’s graduate students.
  • There are 18 spaces available for the Dissertation House. 
If you application is accepted, you will receive an acceptance notice via email and additional details about the Dissertation House on January 6, 2025. Applications for dissertation house are due December 30, 2024 @ 5 PM.

To ask questions about accessibility or request accommodations, please contact our team at promise@umbc.edu. Please allow at least two weeks' advance notice to provide seamless access.



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As was the case last year, students nominate themselves for this scholarship.


The application portal will open on Tuesday, January 14th. Applications are due Friday, February 7th. You will need one letter of recommendation, so it is advisable to begin working on that component now.

 

All details can be found on the scholarship website.

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Dear International Students,

UMBC’s Center for Global Engagement wishes to remind all international students planning winter break travel to review the travel reminders that apply to enrolled F-1 students and students pursuing post-graduation OPT or STEM OPT. Specifically, be sure to check that you have a travel endorsement on page 2 of your Form I-20 that will still be valid on the date you return to the U.S. And be sure to check the expiration date of your F-1 visa to be sure it will be valid on the date you plan to return.

 

Additionally, we wish to address concerns we have heard related to several news outlets reporting that some universitiesare sharing special guidance with international students and employees planning to travel over the winter break. Specifically, these universities are advising travelers to consider returning to the U.S. prior to the presidential inauguration on January 20, 2025, in order to avoid the impacts of any executive actions taken by the incoming Trump administration that could impact travel. 

 

To be clear, President-elect Trump and members of his transition team have not issued any official announcements regarding forthcoming policy changes that would directly impact international students, faculty, and staff. However, as is the case with all presidential transitions, a new administration will lead to personnel changes within government agencies, such as the U.S. Department of State. These changes could result in longer wait times for visa issuance or renewal. Additionally, executive actions taken by a new administration can result in immediate changes to policies, but such changes must be consistent with existing law. 

 

All international students, faculty, and staff are encouraged to consider these factors in finalizing any potential travel plans for the winter break. Ultimately, your travel plans are yours to make, and you should feel free to arrange them as you see fit. 

 

Please continue to monitor your UMBC email account closely for important messages from the Center for Global Engagement, as that is the official means by which we will alert you of any actual changes in immigration policy as well as immediate actions to be taken. Additionally, these emails will include links to updated guidance on our website.

 

Should you have any questions about your individual travel plans, please feel free to contact our advising staff. We wish safe travels to those choosing to travel during the winter break, and we hope that all members of our community have a chance to rest and recharge before the Spring 2025 semester begins.


Best,

The ISSS Team
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 All Mind Spa locations will be closed starting today, December 18, 2024 and will reopen on Monday, January 27, 2024.

 

For questions, please contact ohp@umbc.edu

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Congratulations Debbie Michaels for being selected as this month’s DoIT Gritty Award winner!


We are proud to announce that Debbie Michaels has been awarded the DoIT Gritty Award for her outstanding work in inventory management.

Debbie’s efforts as the property custodian for DoIT, and the successful and timely completion of the FY23 sensitive and FY24 capital inventory cycles have been outstanding. Of all custodians across campus Debbie has been charged with one of the largest, but most mobile, departmental inventories of any single person. Despite these challenges, she managed to complete the task with only six missing items. In addition, Debbie has completely modernized the process by which DoIT and many other departments handle the inventory process. She has collaborated with Asset Management and the Business Systems Group to help create campus-wide Docusign forms for inventory management control, moving away from the cumbersome paper process. Additionally, she implemented electronic scanning methods for sighting equipment. These major improvements have made the inventory process more effective and efficient.  Congratulations on a job well done! Debbie is much appreciated.

For her exceptional efforts and commitment to excellence, we are proud to present Debbie Michaels with the DoIT Gritty Award. Congratulations, Debbie!

The Gritty Award is in recognition of outstanding work within the Division. Full-time DoIT employees and teams are eligible to be nominated for going above and beyond! Anyone in DoIT can nominate someone for the Gritty by completing this short Gritty Nomination Form. 


Thank you Debbie for all of your hard work! 


The DoIT Community & The DoIT Gritty Committee


Erica D’Eramo

Ally Hepp

Carlos McKinney

David Toothe

Dondre Hatef

Kashka Donaldson

Mariann Hawken

Nick Beech

Tony Finneran

Roy Prouty


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Congratulations to our Graduating students in the Division of Information Technology Class of Winter 2024!


Congrats on all your well-deserved success and best wishes for your next adventure! There’s so much still to come. Go out there and enjoy life, make a difference, and be who you truly are.



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This year’s ASB program will take place from Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21, 2025. ASB participants spend much of the program in small groups (co-led by undergraduate students trained by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life) focused on exploring a specific topic in depth. ASB 2025 groups will focus on:


As part of your application, you will get to identify the topic groups that interest you most.

Learn more about ASB 2025 and access the application. The application is due by Friday, December 20, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. EST.

The Center for Democracy and Civic Life hosts ASB. If you have questions about ASB, contact Ricky Blissett at rblissett@umbc.edu.

The application for the Center for Democracy and Civic Life’s other immersive program, the STRiVE leadership for public purpose program, also is open now (due November 8). ]]> Alternative Spring Break (ASB) is a five-day immersive learning experience in which UMBC undergraduate and graduate students explore the systemic and human dimensions of complex social issues in... https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/146310/guest@my.umbc.edu/3b72424ef65b2078e77e0f0a5459269d/api/pixel Center for Democracy and Civic Life https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/xsmall.png?1554944150 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/original.png?1554944150 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/xxlarge.png?1554944150 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/xlarge.png?1554944150 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/large.png?1554944150 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/medium.png?1554944150 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/small.png?1554944150 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/xsmall.png?1554944150 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/001/462/3559ec2c1c4f29266d1c1eb0f1164549/xxsmall.png?1554944150 Center for Democracy and Civic Life 2 0 false Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:47:06 -0500 OGSL Winter Hours Heads up, we're changing our hours for winter break!
Starting next week OGSL will operate with the new hours below: 
  • Dec 16 - Dec 20: 10am - 3pm 
  • Dec 21 - Jan 5th: CLOSED
  • Jan 6 - Jan 24: 10am - 3pm 
Enjoy your break! Hope to see you around (: 

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