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  <Title>University of Maryland College Park (@UMDGradSchool) Sponsors Dissertation Completion Workshops, March &amp; April 2016</Title>
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    <p>PROMISE at the University of Maryland College Park  and the Graduate School’s PhD Completion Series invites you to come to campus for two important talks that will help you with your dissertation.</p>
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    <h1>1) Selecting and Communicating with Your Committee</h1>
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    <div><span>MARCH 10, 2016 – <span>3:00PM</span> TO <span>4:30PM</span></span></div>
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    <p>A Graduate School Ph.D. Completion series workshop</p>
    <p><strong>Location: Juan Ramon Jimenez Room, Stamp Student Union</strong></p>
    <p>Moderated by Professor Emerita Kathy McAdams.</p>
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    <h1>2) ‘Dissertation Title: To Be Determined’ – Answers for When You Don’t Know Which Way to Go</h1>
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    <div><span>APRIL 28, 2016 – <span>5:00</span><span>PM</span></span></div>
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    <p>An Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion Spring Speaker Series</p>
    <p><strong>Location: Juan Ramon Jimenez Room, B 2208, Stamp Student Union</strong></p>
    <p>Guest: Dr. Alecia C. Eubanks.</p>
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    <p><em><strong>If you have questions, please contact PROMISE at the University of Maryland College Park. </strong></em></p>
    <p>Christopher Perez</p>
    <p>Associate Director of <a href="http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/admissions/choose-maryland/diverse-campus-community/graduate-diversity-initiatives" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Diversity and Inclusion</a></p>
    <p>The Graduate School | University of Maryland</p>
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    <p><a rel="nofollow external" class="bo">301.405.0763</a> | <a href="mailto:cperez6@umd.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">cperez6@umd.edu</a> | <a href="http://gradschool.umd.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">gradschool.umd.edu</a> | @UMDGradSchool</p>
    <p><em>Advancing graduate education. Enhancing the graduate student experience.</em></p>
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    <Title>$2,996.32 Summer 2016 Dissertation Fellowship</Title>
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          <h1>The UMBC Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship<br> </h1>
          <h1>Application Deadline:  Friday, April 29, 2016</h1> <br>The Dissertation Fellowship is designed to provide doctoral candidates at UMBC an opportunity to devote the necessary concentration and attention towards finishing the writing of their dissertations.  The Fellowship is specifically designed for students with full-time jobs off-campus, for those without any financial support who are making steady progress with their writing, and for whom having additional time and resources would permit them to complete the process more expeditiously.  <em><u>This Fellowship is not available as an option for students with available graduate assistantship support.</u></em><br> <br>The Dissertation Fellowship could provide promising doctoral candidates with financial support so that they may reduce their current obligations and partially offset any reductions in salary or increases in expenses.  No additional work assignments other than work on the dissertation are to be associated with this support. <br> <br>Priority will be given to students who demonstrate that the Fellowship will allow them the needed time to complete their writing and to make revisions in time to defend the work within a realistic but expeditious time frame.  Awards will be made to students who have demonstrated a commitment to provide at least 20 hours per week for an entire academic semester to writing the dissertation. <br> <br>Dissertation Fellowship awards are available for Summer 2016. <u>The duration of an award is for one semester.</u>  The maximum level of support for Summer is a total stipend of $2,996.32 per Fellowship plus tuition remission for two credits of 899. <br> <br>To be considered for a Dissertation Fellowship, the Ph.D. candidate must:<ul>
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  <Title>UMBC joined an international network for teaching/learning</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">UMBC is a proud new member of the Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL). <div><br></div>
    <div>CIRTL is dedicated to training faculty, particularly future faculty. Their mission is as follows: </div>
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    <span><em>The CIRTL mission is to enhance excellence in undergraduate education through the development of a national faculty committed to implementing and advancing effective teaching practices for diverse learners as part of successful and varied professional careers.</em></span><br><div><br></div>
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    <strong>Access CIRTL's website here: <br></strong><strong><a href="http://www.cirtl.net/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.cirtl.net/</a></strong>
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    <br><div>CIRTL's Director at UMBC is Dr. Anne Spence. Dr. Spence has been one of our core faculty for the PROF-it Professors-in-Training program for many years. </div>
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    <div>If you're looking for a place to start, please consider the following resource based on a session that occurred a few weeks ago (slides and audio links are the property of the CIRTL network.) We will bring these kinds of sessions, webcasts, and resources to your attention regularly.</div>
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    <h3><strong><em>Flipped Classrooms: What Are They, and Why Should You Use Them?</em></strong></h3>
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    <strong>Discussion</strong>: Flipped classrooms turn the traditional teaching model on its head by introducing students to new concepts outside of class (rather than through lectures) and using class time to deepen that knowledge through exercises and other activities. This kind of format can fuel collaborative learning and strengthen understanding of complex topics. Join us to learn how this design works in practice and join a discussion on how it can be applied to the STEM classroom.</div>
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    <strong>Related content:</strong> <a href="http://go.wisc.edu/e515n8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Session recording</a>; <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/files/02172016_CIRTLCastSlides.pptx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">event slides</a> [*PROPERTY OF CIRTL*]</div>
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  <Title>&#8220;Dual Language Instruction&#8221; Workshops provided by Ana G. M&#233;ndez University @SUAGM, #ThinkBigDiversity</Title>
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    <p>The PROMISE AGEP enjoys a partnership with the Ana G. Méndez University System in Puerto Rico, with campuses in Florida (Orlanda and Tampa Bay), and Maryland (Wheaton). The Ana G. Méndez University (AGMUS) offers a unique degree program for adult learners, using a dual language model of Spanish and English. You can read more about the Capital Area Campus on Veirs Mill Road in Wheaton, Maryland here: h<a href="http://www.suagm.edu/capitalareacampus/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ttp://www.suagm.edu/capitalareacampus/</a>. The Maryland Capital Area Campus is a hub or center for three universities in Puerto Rico, offering particular courses and degrees from each campus. In this way, professionals who want to have careers that utilize two languages, can receive their undergraduate and/or graduate degrees using the Dual-Language degree model here in Maryland without having to go to Puerto Rico.</p>
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    <p>The Chancellor of AGMUS, Dr. Carlos Padin and other faculty from the Puerto Rico campus, along with the Capital Area Campus Director (president) Silvia Navarro and the Academic Director, Ivette Cruz, have participated in SSI, and have been great supporters of PROMISE. The Capital Area Campus came to UMBC last semester to  provide a system-wide seminar that discussed the opportunities at the AGMUS campus in Maryland. AGMUS is offering additional courses for teaching, and they offer these to you. You may take the asynchronous courses online, or come to the Capital Area Campus in Wheaton, Maryland to attend in person. Course dates, times, and the opportunity to create an account for complementary registration can be found here, <a href="http://agmus.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/Browse" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://agmus.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/Browse</a>.</p>
    <h1><em>Ivette Cruz, Academic Director of the Capital Area Campus Invites You!</em></h1>
    <p>The list below was provided by Ivette Cruz, Academic Director – CAC, who thought that these courses would be of interest to you. She is looking forward to having graduate students and postdoctoral fellows from our institutions participate! AGMUS offers these opportunities to PROMISE in hopes of providing professional development and interest in becoming a bilingual professional, and toward inviting you to apply for their <a href="https://workforcenow.adp.com/jobs/apply/posting.html?client=suagm&amp;ccId=479026823_1034&amp;type=MP&amp;lang=en_US" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">faculty job openings</a>, as available.</p>
    <h1><em>Courses Developed for AGMUS Faculty are Offered to Participants of PROMISE </em></h1>
    <p>The courses below are provided for the AGMUS faculty. They are being offered to you as part of the “and the professoriate” part of the PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP). The PROMISE AGEP also has as a sub-program, PROF-it: Professors-in-Training, and we participate in the <a href="http://www.cirtl.net/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">CIRTL </a>network for research and teaching. We encourage our graduate students and postdocs to take advantage of this generous offer from AGMUS.</p>
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    <strong>March 16-20, 2016</strong> Introduction to Blackboard 9.0</li>
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    <strong>April 6-10, 2016</strong> Constructivist Assessment</li>
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    <strong>April 13-17, 2016</strong> Intermediate Blackboard 9.0</li>
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    <strong>May 11-15, 2016</strong> Cognitive Academic Language Learning Approach: CALLA</li>
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    <strong>May 25-29, 2016</strong> Advanced: Using Blackboard 9.0 in Class</li>
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    <strong>June 1-5, 2016</strong> Searching, Evaluating, and Selecting Dual Language Internet Resources</li>
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    <strong>June 15-19, 2016</strong> Designing Constructivist Activities</li>
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    <strong>June 22-26, 2016</strong> Instruction and Assessment</li>
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    <strong>July 6-10, 2016</strong> Constructivist Assessment</li>
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    <strong>July 13-17, 2016</strong> Searching, Evaluating, and Selecting Dual Language Internet Resources</li>
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    <h1><em><strong>Course Descriptions</strong></em></h1>
    <h4><strong><a title="Dual Language Workshops with descriptions  Requested Jan  19 2016" href="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/dual-language-workshops-with-descriptions-requested-jan-19-2016.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dual Language Workshops with descriptions </a>(Download PDF)</strong></h4>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/agmus-dual-language-workshops-with-descriptions-requested-jan-19-20161.jpg?w=787&amp;h=1018" alt="AGMUS Dual Language Workshops with descriptions  Requested Jan  19 20161" width="787" height="1018" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
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    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/agmus-dual-language-workshops-with-descriptions-requested-jan-19-20161-pg2.jpg?w=630" alt="AGMUS Dual Language Workshops with descriptions  Requested Jan  19 20161 PG2" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p>For more information on the courses, you can contact the Campus’ Academic Director, Ivette Cruz,  (301) 949-2224, Ext. 8404, and cc Mayra Marenco-Fuente:  <a href="mailto:maymareno@suagm.edu">maymareno@suagm.edu</a>. Finally, please cc <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>. Include your name, department, and school, in all email messages.</p>
    <h1><em><strong>REGISTRATION, Dates and Times</strong></em></h1>
    <p>Register for either the asynchronous online courses, or the Capital Area Campus courses. You can take the online course anywhere, but you will need to come in person for the Capital Area Campus courses.</p>
    <p><a href="http://agmus.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/Browse" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://agmus.gosignmeup.com/Public/Course/Browse</a></p>
    <p><em>You will have to create a free account to register. Use CAC (Capital Area Campus) as your campus during the registration process. </em></p>
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    <p>The <a href="http://www.suagm.edu/capitalareacampus/catalogs/CAC_UMET_CATALOG_2015-2016.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Campus Catalog</a> provides additional information about the courses that are taught and the university’s structure.</p>
    <p><em>MORE from our PROMISE -AGMUS Information Session in 2015:</em></p>
    <p><a href="https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/bilingual-teaching-opportunities-and-faculty-positions-at-the-ana-g-mendez-university-in-wheaton-md/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://promiseagep.wordpress.com/2015/10/06/bilingual-teaching-opportunities-and-faculty-positions-at-the-ana-g-mendez-university-in-wheaton-md/</a></p>
    <p>Here’s how courses at AGMUS work for their students. <em><strong>You</strong></em> can consider being a professor, or benefit from the professional development opportunities (above) that are provided for their faculty.</p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2016/03/agmus3.png?w=630" alt="AGMUS3" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
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          <div><strong>Location: Lower Flat Tuesdays </strong></div>
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    <div><em>UMBC Faculty-Staff Bowling League Schedule, September 19, 1968. Collection 50, Series I: Faculty-Staff Bowling League 1968-1970, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD) </em></div>
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    <div>UMBC's first chancellor, Albin O. Kuhn, worked hard to be an active figure in the UMBC community. One way he did this was by participating in a UMBC duckpin bowling league in 1968. The league consisted of various members of the UMBC community including faculty, staff, and their spouses. Chancellor Kuhn and his wife, Libby, can be seen on the above 1968 bowling schedule, under Team 5 and Team 3 respectively. </div>
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    <span>To learn more visit our new exhibit in Special Collections </span><strong>Presidents, Past &amp; Present: A Biographical Portrait </strong><span>which explores the lives and leadership of UMBC's five university presidents and chancellors! </span>
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          <ul><li><p>RT will be down from <span>6pm to 8pm</span></p></li></ul>
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          <li><p>The new web hosting environment will be down (pages will be available but any database calls will not work)<br></p></li>
          <span><li><p>Student mySQL databases will be offline</p></li></span>
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          <li><p>Access to Cyrus and UMBC Webmail (accounts not migrated to UMBC Gmail)</p></li>
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          <li><p>Expected to be unreachable from <span>6pm to 8pm</span></p></li>
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          <li><p>All HFS (user) servers will be offline</p></li>
          <li><p>Userpages will be unavailable<br></p></li>
          <li><p>License5 will be down (autodesk, cadence, idl, schrodinger, xilinx, mathematica)</p></li>
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    <p>Are you looking for career path possibilities or searching for job opportunities?</p>
    <p>On April 6, 2016, we will be hosting our annual “Career Paths for Graduate Students” seminar. Employers will cover all disciplines. Please RSVP to reserve your spot! Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about career possibilities and to network with employers of their interest.</p>
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    <p><strong><span>DATE:</span></strong> Wednesday, April 6, 2016</p>
    <p><span><strong>TIME:</strong> </span>4:00 PM – 6:30 PM</p>
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    <p><strong><span>LOCATION:</span> </strong>University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC) Campus, Skylight Room (3rd floor in Commons Building)</p>
    <p><span><strong>ATTIRE:</strong> </span>Business casual.</p>
    <p><span><strong>RECOMMENDED MATERIALS TO BRING:</strong></span> Resume, Curriculum Vitae, Business Cards</p>
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    <p>4:00—Employers arrive (gather plates of food, settle in at tables)</p>
    <p>4:00 p.m.—Students arrive, register and start dinner</p>
    <p>4:30-4:35-(General welcome by Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development &amp; Postdoctoral Affairs )</p>
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    <li><strong>Renetta introduces Jill Barr</strong></li>
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    <p>4:35: Special Remarks: K. Jill Barr, J.D., Sr. Assistant Dean, The Graduate School at UMBC</p>
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    <li><strong>Jill invites Christine to podium</strong></li>
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    <p>4:45 –Special Remarks:  Christine Routzahn, Director, UMBC Career Center</p>
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    <li><strong>Christine invites Diane to podium</strong></li>
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    <p>4:50—Facilitator: Diane Crump-Fogle, Associate Director, UMBC Career Center</p>
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    <li>Brief overview of Graduate Student Resources</li>
    <li>Overview of program format (speed networking)</li>
    <li>Employer Introductions</li>
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    <p>5:00–Round Table rotations begin</p>
    <p>5:15-Switch (Round 2)</p>
    <p>5:30-Switch (Round 2)</p>
    <p>5:45 p.m.—Q and A and Thanks to employers</p>
    <p>5:45-6:00 p.m.—Informal networking</p>
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    <p><strong><span><span>EVENT REGISTRATION</span></span></strong></p>
    <p><span><strong>UMBC Attendees:</strong> </span></p>
    <p>Please RSVP on the myUMBC page at: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/35772" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/35772</a>.</p>
    <p><span><strong>Attendees not affiliated with UMBC:</strong> </span></p>
    <p>Please indicate your interest in the comments section below.</p>
    <h1><span>.</span></h1>
    <p><strong><span><span>CONFIRMED ORGANIZATIONS</span></span></strong></p>
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    <li>1. <a href="http://www.apvit.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">AP Ventures</a>
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    <div><span>A P Ventures, LLC is a full service IT consulting company headquartered in Columbia, MD. We are one of the fastest growing IT company in the Washington DC, Metro area and are Prime vendors with various State, federal, and Local agencies.</span></div>
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    <li>2. <a href="http://www.mdshortsaleexpert.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Atlas Home Group at Keller Williams Legacy </a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Majors</span></div>
    
    <div><span>We are a hard working team with a STRONG desire to produce and provide SOLUTIONS for our clients. Ranked at the #1 team in the entire Keller Williams Maryland/DC region in 2014. We have a solid work ethic which includes showing up fully each day. We are extremely focused and driven and truly have a fun and energetic work environment. We are the superior real estate service provider for the Baltimore area!</span></div>
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    <li>3. <a href="http://www.basys.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">basys</a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Engineering Majors; All IT/Computer Majors; CMPE; CMSC; IS</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Established in 1977, basys is the internationally recognized leader in developing, deploying and supporting software solutions in the Taft-Hartley industry. We develop, deploy and support an integrated solution suite to make benefit plan administrators work more efficiently. Headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland, and with employees working across the United States, our highly-skilled technologists and business analysts work together to solve complex business problems and deliver tailored software applications to our customers.</span></div>
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    <li>4. <a href="http://www.thectcenter.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Connections Therapy Center</a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: ADP; H/S PSYC; NACS; SOWK; I/O PSYC; TEACH; TESOL</span></div>
    
    <div><span>The Connections Therapy Center is the leading therapy practice in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area focused entirely on children and adolescents with special needs. We help our clients and their families with a full scope of therapy services, including behavior services, occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech therapy, autism services and unique programs.</span></div>
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    <li>5. <a href="http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Johns Hopkins Health System</a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Majors</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Our patients come from all over the country. And so do our staff. They come to be part of the most professional, diverse and reputable health care teams. They come to work beside the unequaled talent of Johns Hopkins physicians, nurses and staff. And they come for the benefits and unlimited opportunities for personal and professional growth. From community settings to an academic medical center, and from the city to the suburbs, Johns Hopkins Medicine is defined by our family of diverse work environments.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Faculty and staff work together to provide the best care possible to patients, train tomorrow’s physicians and nurses, and challenge the frontiers of biomedical science through research. Career opportunities include:</span></div>
    <div><span>•Administrative</span></div>
    <div><span>•Allied Health</span></div>
    <div><span>•Finance</span></div>
    <div><span>•General Services</span></div>
    <div><span>•Information Systems</span></div>
    <div><span>•Management and Professional</span></div>
    <div><span>•Nursing and Nursing Support</span></div>
    <div><span>•Technicians</span></div>
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    <li>6. <a href="http://www.jhuapl.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab</a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Engineering Majors; ENCH; CMPE; CMSC; ENEE; ENGM; HCC; IS; ENME; MATH; CHEM; PHYS; STAT; CYBR; MSSE</span></div>
    
    <div><span>The Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is a not-for-profit center for engineering, research, and development. Located north of Washington, DC; APL is a division of The Johns Hopkins University (JHU). We recruit and hire the best and the brightest from top colleges, and 68% of our recruits are engineers and scientists. We work on more than 600 programs that protect our homeland and advance the nation’s vision in research and space science.</span></div>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: CMPE; CMSC; ENEE; IS; CYBR</span></div>
    
    <div><span>The National Security Agency/Central Security Service (NSA/CSS) leads the U.S. Government in cryptology that encompasses both Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) and Information Assurance (IA) products and services, and enables Computer Network Operations (CNO) in order to gain a decision advantage for the Nation and our allies under all circumstances.</span></div>
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    <li>8. <a href="http://www.nfgmarketing.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">NFG Marketing</a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Majors</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Since 2011, NFG Marketing has offered consulting services to Energy &amp; Telecom clients nationwide. We have helped over 15 clients increase their visibility and market share. We believe in building long term relationships with a strategic growth focused our clients individual needs. Our leadership team has over 30 years of direct sales experience ranging from energy, demand response, and telecom to residential accounts as well as business owners.</span></div>
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    <li>9. <a href="http://www.paratools.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ParaTools, Inc. </a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: CMPE; CMSC; MATH; ATPH; PHYS; CYBR</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Help develop the next generation of software performance engineering tools and high performance computing applications! ParaTools is a small company of high performance computing experts tackling the hardest HPC problems at all scales. We provide software performance engineering services, tools, and expertise to national laboratories, government agencies, and industry giants like Intel, NVIDIA, and Microsoft. Our tools are available on the majority of the Top500 supercomputers and we work daily with domain experts to maximize the performance of the most advanced multi-physics software models ever developed.</span></div>
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    <li>10. <a href="http://careers.penfed.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PenFed Credit Union</a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Majors; All IT/Computer Majors; CMPE; CMSC; IS; CYBR; ENGM; ISD; MSSE</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Our members are the people who proudly and quietly take the field every day to serve their country and community. Many are actively employed by the military, state and local governments, government contractors and our nation’s school systems. Many others are simply hard working Americans, playing by the rules, working day and night to build a better life for their families.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>But whatever they do, and wherever they live, PenFed members share two things: A belief in the American way of life and a belief in themselves.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>So our mission isn’t simply to help our members get by. We exist to help them realize every ounce of their potential. We exist to educate, but to also encourage. We exist to usher their dreams into the land of reality.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>That’s why we consistently strive to provide best-in-class rates on car loans and home mortgages. That’s why our portfolio of award-winning credit cards offers incentives and innovative features that our competitors find hard to match.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Established in 1935, PenFed today is one of the country’s strongest and most stable financial institutions with over 1.3 million members and over $19 billion in assets. We serve members in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, as well as on military bases in Guam, Puerto Rico, and Okinawa. We are federally insured by the NCUA and we are an equal housing lender. We are available to members worldwide via the web—seven days a week, 24 hours a day.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>In simple terms, we see every day as an opportunity to help our members “Do Better.” We invite you to learn how PenFed can help you realize your financial goals.</span></div>
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    <li>11. <a href="http://poletowininternational.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Pole to Win International </a>
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    <div><span>Recruiting majors: All Majors</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Pole To Win’s mission is to build strong bridges between our clients and their customers. Since 1994, Pole To Win has modernized the ever-changing technology market. Global leaders in product lifecycle support, we constantly adapt and progress supported by a talented workforce of over 4,000 innovators. We support all PC hardware platforms and all forms of mobile devices and gaming consoles. We are an authorized license vendor and nurture our client relationships through transparent access to development and support teams. This experience together with technology, security and confidentiality propels our clients to a sustainable pole positon of success.</span></div>
    
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    <div><span>Syncopated Engineering is a creative solution provider of software applications and embedded systems for wireless communications, signal processing, and data analytics.</span></div>
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    <div><span>UPS is a global leader in logistics, offering a broad range of solutions including transporting packages and freight; facilitating international trade, and deploying advanced technology to more efficiently manage the world of business. Headquartered in Atlanta, UPS serves more</span></div>
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    <div><span>At UPS, we pride ourselves on developing the most-advanced and industry-leading technological advancements in the world. We leverage technology to empower customers with personalized solutions that simplify global trade and optimize supply chains. No matter what a customer is shipping or where, UPS helps its customers grow, manage costs and improve their customer service.</span></div>
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    <div><span>Urban Teachers is a Residency and Masters program located in Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC and Dallas, TX. At Urban Teachers, we are revolutionizing the way people are prepared for a career in teaching. Our program begins with a full residency year, in which participants learn at the side of successful host teachers. Simultaneously, participants enroll in an innovative, clinically based master’s degree program designed exclusively for Urban Teachers. Throughout the program, participants receive over 100 hours of coaching to ensure improvement in their teaching practice.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Our teaching programs include Elementary Education, Secondary Literacy, and Secondary Mathematics. In addition to a full-time teaching position at an urban school and teaching certification in general education and special education, all participants receive:</span></div>
    
    <div><span>1 – Year Co-teaching Residency</span></div>
    <div><span>2 – Year Master’s Degree</span></div>
    <div><span>3 – Years of One-on-One Coaching</span></div>
    <div><span>4 – Years Working in Urban Schools</span></div>
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    <div><span>The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) administers programs that create domestic and international marketing opportunities for U.S. producers of food, fiber, and specialty crops. AMS also provides the agriculture industry with valuable services to ensure the quality and availability of wholesome food for consumers across the country.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>AMS has almost 4,000 employees across the country helping create opportunities for American farmers and businesses. With opportunities that range from student internships to full-time Federal positions to seasonal field employees, AMS offers a wide variety of opportunities and career paths.</span></div>
    
    <div><span>Our employees are our most valuable asset in accomplishing our goals and supporting the mission of the agency, and we hope you will consider joining the AMS team.</span></div>
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    <div><span>Videology (videologygroup.com) is a leading software provider for converged TV and video advertising. By simplifying big data, we empower marketers and media companies to make smarter advertising decisions to fully harness the value of their audience across screens. Our math and science-based technology enables our customers to manage, measure and optimize digital video and TV advertising to achieve the best results in the converging media landscape.</span></div>
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