July 2014 Summer Horizons: Apply to Graduate School! Special Speaker: UMBC’s President, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski

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UMBC will host the annual Summer Horizons program for undergraduate students and others who are interested in learning more about graduate school admission, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The 2.5-hour workshop will feature sessions on the application timeline, GRE, Statement of Purpose, Recommendation Letters, and other topics related to preparing for graduate school. There will be a panel hosted by current graduate students, and the keynote speaker will be the President of UMBC, Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. (Read about Dr. Hrabowski in Time Magazine: 10 Best College Presidents, World’s 100 Most Influential People. See Dr. Hrabowski talk about UMBC on 60 Minutes. Watch Dr. Hrabowski’s TED Talk 2013.) Summer Horizons is co-sponsored by PROMISE AGEP and the Meyerhoff Graduate Biomedical Fellows Program.

2014 Summer Horizons Program

Wednesday, July 9, 2014

The 2014 program will begin at 9:30 AM and will end at 12 noon. (Registration and Seating will begin at 9:00)

Sports Zone, The Commons 2nd Floor, UMBC (University of Maryland, Baltimore County)

This event is FREE to the public.

AGENDA:

9:00

Registration and Seating (Light breakfast refreshments)

9:30 – 9:40

Welcome & Greetings

Justine Johnson, Associate Director, Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program

Jesse Fox, Vice President for External Affairs, Executive Board, UMBC Graduate Student Association

9:40 – 10:00

Information on admissions: “Preparing for Graduate School: Timelines and Choices.”

K. Jill Barr, Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment Management, The Graduate School

Gay Warshaw, Recruitment and Admissions

10:00 – 10:45

Funding and Elements of the Graduate School Application (GRE, Statement of Purpose, Letters)

Renetta G. Tull, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development & Postdoctoral Affairs, Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)

10:45 – 11:15

Graduate School Perspectives: A Panel of current M.S. and Ph.D. scholars

Timothy Munuhe – Mechanical Engineering

Brittny Davis – Chemistry

Adeboyeaga (Ade) Akinsiku -Human-Centered Computing

Tahira Mahdi – Psychology

Natasha Wilson – Chemical Engineering

11:15 – 11:45

Introduction of the Speaker: Dr. Janet C. Rutledge, Vice Provost for Graduate Education and Dean of the Graduate School, Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering

Keynote Address: President Freeman A. Hrabowski

11:45 AM

Evaluations and Adjourn

12:00 PM

Lunch

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The 2014 Summer Horizons program is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about UMBC and the graduate admissions process. The graduate school preparation material that we will present is applicable to most U.S. institutions. Faculty and staff may invite prospective students to this event. Visitors from out-of-town are welcome to attend.

Invitations are extended to:

All UMBC undergraduate students

As part of the PROMISE Pathways project, undergraduate and master’s students from schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) have a special invitation to attend

Students from all summer programs within the DC/Maryland/Virginia (DMV) region

Students from NSF programs such as LSAMP, AGEP, NSF ERC, RDE etc., at any school

McNair programs at any school.

Students from organizations such as SHPE, SACNAS, NSBE, and AISES at any school in the country are welcome to attend.

Students from any college or university, who are either local or will travel the distance to learn more about graduate school.

We also invite professionals who are considering returning to graduate school for an advanced degree.

This program is free, but participants must register.

Summer Horizons is co-sponsored by PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP, The Meyerhoff Graduate Biomedical Fellows Program, and The Graduate School at UMBC.

For additional resources, including access to funding opportunities: Please visit the Institute for Broadening Participation’s website, “Pathways to Science,” and fill out the form in the left corner: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/. The website has information on a variety of opportunities, which include as an example, a wealth of information on funding and internships through NASA: http://www.pathwaystoscience.org/nasa.aspx. Our student participants have taken advantage of this resource in the past, and several have had offers for great opportunities.

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Directions and Parking:

http://about.umbc.edu/visitors-guide/directions/

Metered visitor parking is available in the Commons Garage. To get to the Commons Garage, circle around Hilltop Circle (either direction) until you reach Commons Drive. Take Commons Drive toward the center for campus. The garage will be on your left. Meter fees are $.25 for each 15 minutes, quarters only, maximum time of 5 hours.

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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

UMBC President Named In Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People (baltimore.cbslocal.com)

Reading material: Tull, R. G., Nino, M. and Ramoutar, N. (2012). Preparing for Engineering and Other STEM Graduate/Post-Graduate Masters and Doctoral Programs. [Spanish Version of Section 4 here: Preparación para Programas de Maestría y Doctorado]

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Partial sponsorship for this program has been provided by the National Science Foundation, Collaborative Research: AGEP – T: PROMISE AGEP Maryland Transformation # 1309290, PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP). Read more about PROMISE: http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/publications/