Date: 02/20/2026 (Friday)
Time: 11 A.M.–12 P.M.

Virtual (Meeting Link) 

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No need to sign up to attend the meeting! Learn more about WAGs in the kickoff meeting and then sign up! Last day to sign up is March 06.

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• AOK Library's Faculty has created a guide for facilitating Writing Accountability Groups. Visit here for more: https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags 

• WAGs were developed by Dr. Kimberly A. Skarupski, Ph.D., MPH. Visit here for more: https://www.wagyourwork.com/ 

Learn from an industry insider about loan approval process for Postdocs. Covering the basic requirement, to in depth income and visa requirements.

Speaker: Sam Hogan, senior loan officer, Truist Bank

Senior loan officer with Truist Bank, Hogan has been helping early to late career doctoral students since 2019. Has firsthand experience helping the doctoral/postdoc community secure mortgage loan approvals on non-typical stipend/ fellowship income. A long time Virginia resident, his wife Kelly and son Grant live on Liberty Loom Farm Nokesville VA. They have four alpacas, and an Alaskan husky, Zoe. Summited Mt. Kilimanjaro in 2023 - 19,340 ft.

Eligibility:

• Self-nominations only

• Separate awards and entries for Master's and PhD students

• $50 prize for each winner

• Winners are automatically entered for the Grad Student of the Year Award, presented at GSA Awards Night

Timeline:

• Nominations close: 15th of every month

• Results announced: 20th of every month

• Unselected entries will automatically be considered for the next month

GRAD Lab is GEM’s first programmatic offering for undergraduates! Launched at the 30th Anniversary Conference in June 2006 to outstanding participant reviews, GRAD Lab offers underrepresented students exposure to the benefits of research and technology careers in a highly interactive one-day event.

Speakers may range from current graduate students to senior managers to faculty and senior administrators. They are selected from diverse communities and disciplines to present on the following topics:

• “Why Graduate School”
• “How to Prepare for Graduate School”
• “Understanding the GEM Fellowship”, and
• “Voices From the Field: Real Life Research and Internship Experiences”

GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship. Focusing on the global importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits, and real world role models the symposium will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program. GRAD Lab is GEM’s portable and scalable solution for developing diverse technical talent with advanced degrees.

Ninth Annual FALL CONFERENCE October 3, 2015
@ Anne Arundel Community College

“The Heart of Engagement”

MCAPD’s annual conference focuses on how all faculty and administrators engage students, themselves and each other in the teaching and learning process.

Registration Fees*:

Includes Continental Breakfast and lunch

     $50 for registrations received July 16th through September 25th.

     $55 for registrations received after September 25th including walk-in registrations.