As scholars within the University System of Maryland, and part of the community served by PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP, you have been immersed in environments that carry a vision for social responsibility. Have you thought about how to engage globally? Let’s consider ways that you can share your research internationally, and how to address global challenges.

Dr. Darryl Williams. Photo Credit: 08/07/2014 – Medford/Somerville, Mass. – The BLAST and BEST banquet on August 7, 2014. (Alonso Nichols/Tufts University)

On Wednesday, April 19, 2017, Dr. Darryl Williams, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, Tufts School of Engineering will come to UMBC to have a conversation with undergraduate and graduate students about sharing research on a global level. His discussion, “Giving your research a global platform” will include conversations about his experiences with sharing research in Panama, the United Arab Emirates, Italy, and other countries. Dr. Williams is Research Associate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Tufts University, and he explores the effects of nanostructured materials on biological systems. Dr. Williams also serves as the Director for Tufts’ Center for STEM Diversity, and the current President of the national Minorities in Engineering Division (MIND) for the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE). Prior to coming to Tufts, Dr. Williams was a program officer at the National Science Foundation.

Dr. Williams received the Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maryland College Park, and the B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Hampton University.

Dr. Williams’ page at Tufts: https://engineering.tufts.edu/people/faculty/darryl-williams
Tufts Center for STEM Diversity: http://stemdiversity.tufts.edu/

Wednesday, April 19, 2017

2:00 – 3:00 PM

The Fireside Lounge (next to the Skylight Room), 3rd Floor, The Commons, UMBC

Registration is free. Please RSVP:

If you are a student at UMBC, please RSVP here, on MyUMBC: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/49455

If you will be visiting from an institution of organization other than UMBC, please post your RSVP in the comments, by including your name, and school/organization.

Light refreshments will be served.

This conversation is co-sponsored by:

PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

The Meyerhoff Scholars Program (Meyerhoff is part of the NSF LSAMP program for the USM)

The Grand Challenges Scholars Program at UMBC

You are invited to participate in the NextProfScience 2017 workshop being offered at the University of Michigan on May 2-5, 2017 (see link). NextProf Science is aimed at future faculty—advanced doctoral students or postdoctoral fellows who are interested in an academic career in science at an exceptional academic research institution and who have demonstrated a commitment to diversity.

The science and mathematics departments of the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and Arts will host ~50 future faculty participants on the U-M campus to show them the rewards of an academic career, help them understand the faculty search process, and connect them with faculty in their research area, as well as academic leaders, and other participants.

The NextProf Science 2017 workshop is free to participants, who must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Underrepresented minorities and women are especially encouraged to apply. Travel, lodging, and meals will be covered by the program.

Applicants may nominate themselves or be nominated by a faculty mentor. Find additional information about the workshop and application materials on the NextProf Science website at: sites.lsa.umich.edu/nextprof-science

The deadline to receive all applications and supporting materials is: February 15, 2017.

If you have additional questions, please contact um-nextprof-science@umich.edu.

Dear Graduates,

North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University (NCA&T) is soliciting applications for a postdoctoral research scholar position in Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention. A position description is attached and applications are available through the website at  https://jobs.ncat.edu/postings/11653

NCA&T is a public, land grant university and constituent member of the University of North Carolina system (UNC). Established in 1891, it is a historically black college/university (HBCU) that leads the nation in the number of African American students who receive bachelor’s degrees in engineering and technology. The university campus is located on 188 acres in Greensboro, North Carolina, and includes a 600-acre university farm. Greensboro is 300 miles south of Washington, D.C., and 350 miles north of Atlanta.

Please consider this highly competitive opportunity. Also, we encourage you to share it with your colleagues who have research interests in Behavioral and Environmental Sensing and Intervention.

Left-to-right: UMBC Graduate Students: Hector Medina, Saadi Habib, Gloria Opoku-Boateng; David Delaine (Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at the Ohio State University); a student attendee from Colombia. Photo Credit: Hector Medina

From November 4 – 6, 2016, graduate students of the LSAMP Bridge to Doctorate Fellows and PROMISE AGEP community attended the World Engineering Education Forum (WEEF) in Seoul, South Korea. The students were funded through the National Science Foundation (NSF)’s International Engagement and Broadening Participation in STEM project.  The students had a wonderful time and their experience was featured in the UMBC News: http://news.umbc.edu/umbc-grad-students-talk-stem-teaching-mentorship-and-collaboration-in-south-korea/.

On May 6, 2017, PROMISE AGEP will be hosting its annual PROMISE AGEP Friends and Family Cookout! You are invited to come, bring your friends, family, and anyone who supports your journey through graduate school. This event is free. Graduate students from all schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) are invited!

Here is a list, if your school is listed, you are invited! http://www.usmd.edu/institutions/

Alumni, faculty, and staff are invited.

Friends and family members of students who have participated in PROMISE are invited. 

If you are from another school, e.g., Howard, Hopkins, GW, and have come to a PROMISE event in the past such as SSI, you are also invited to participate.

Event: PROMISE AGEP Friends and Family Cookout

Date: Saturday, May 6, 2017

Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Location: UPDATED 5/5/17

UMBC Campus, Commons Building, 2nd Floor, Game Room!

Registration:

Driving directions:

UMBC Commons building

Parking:

Parking is free on weekends. The nearest parking to the building is located on Commons Drive. It is the only parking structure on the street. Follow the driving directions in the Google map link below.

UMBC Commons building

All PROMISE grads (master’s and doctoral degree recipients) will be celebrated! If you are graduating (December 2016, May 2017), please send email to promisestaff@gmail.com with the subject “Graduate!” so that you can be recognized. Please state your name,  school, department, and degree program.

You may bring games and other items to make your afternoon enjoyable. Food and beverages will be provided. Alcoholic beverages are not allowed.

Saturday, May 6, 2017 Update:

It is now raining, and updates are being provided on Twitter: https://twitter.com/PROMISE_AGEP (you do not need an account to view the information.) Typing “UMBC Commons” into your GPS typically works. The Game Room is on the second floor.

Directions (additional details)

From 95 (North or South)
The UMBC Exit is THE SAME EXIT off of 95 for the BWI Marshall Airport.
Follow the signs for UMBC, Rt. 166, Catonsville.

Once you are on UMBC’s campus (landmarks: Silo on the left, BW Research Park on the right plus construction), stay in the right lane.

* Make a RIGHT onto Hilltop Circle.

* Pass Administration Drive (immediately past the parking garage)

* Make the 2nd LEFT onto Commons Drive.

The Commons Building will be in front of you. It is a multi-leveled glass walled building. Park in any open space or open lot after 3:30. If you park at a meter, you must have coins available to pay the metered fees.

The Commons is surrounded by the Parking Garage, the Physics Building, the Public Policy Building, and the Theatre. You will know that you are in the right place because Commons Drive ends in a loop with these buildings at the edges.

If you come into the Commons Drive entrance you will be on the ground floor.

* The GAME ROOM is on the 2nd floor of the Commons.

Are you looking for which career path to consider with your graduate degree? Save the date and look no further, as PROMISE AGEP and the UMBC’s Career Services Center brings a career fair to the UMBC! Employers will cover all disciplines. Please RSVP below to reserve your spot! Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about career possibilities and to network with employers of their interest. Food will be served. Please arrive at 4 pm to sit down and eat. The program will begin at 4:30 pm. More details regarding employers will be posted soon.

Event: Career Paths for Graduate Students

Date: April 5, 2017

Time: 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM (Please arrive at 4:00 so that you can get your food, and get settled at your tables.)

Attire: Business casual. It is also recommended that you bring your resume/CV to the event.

Program:

• 4:00—Employers arrive (gather plates of food, settle in at tables)

  4:00 p.m.—Students arrive, register and start dinner

  4:30-4:35-(General welcome by Renetta G. Tull, Ph.D., Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development & Postdoctoral Affairs )

  4:35: Special Remarks: K. Jill Barr, J.D., Sr. Assistant Dean, The Graduate School at UMBC

  4:45 –Special Remarks:  Christine Routzahn, Director, UMBC Career Center

  4:50—Facilitator: Diane Crump-Fogle, Associate Director, UMBC Career Center

  • Brief overview of Graduate Student Resources

  • Overview of program format (speed networking)

  • Employer Introductions

  5:00–Round Table rotations begin

  5:15-Switch (Round 2)

  5:30-Switch (Round 3)

  5:45 p.m.—Q and A and Thanks to employers

  5:45-6:00 p.m.—Informal networking

Registration:

• Members of the UMBC Community, please RSVP at: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/46039
• Members outside of the UMBC Community, please register by indicating in the comments section below of your interest in attending the event. Please include your name, major, and university.

UPDATE 3/28/17

Confirmed organizations to date:

1. Institute for Defense Analyses

2. Baltimore Corps

3. Dream Fit Solutions, LLC

4. Education Pioneers

5. EqualLevel, Inc.

6. IBM

7. U.S. Department of State

8. JHU/APL

9. Peregrin Services

10. MIT Lincoln Laboratory

11. Prometric

12. National Security Agency

13. Scientific Systems and Software International

14. U.S. Army and Army Reserves

15. T. Rowe Price

16. Verbal Beginnings, LLC

17. Verizon

18. Change Health Systems, Inc.

19. Therapeutic Connections

Update: This event will now be held on Thursday, April 13th, 2017, during Graduate Student Week. This event will be co-sponsored by the UMBC Graduate Student Association.

Update: 2/28/17, 4:27 PM:

This event has been postponed. Dr. Hrabowski had a sudden change in his schedule m, but he is trying to see if he can participate in the 2017 Graduate Student Week activities in April instead. Updates will be posted soon.

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On April 13, 2017 (changed from March 1, 2017), we will be having our annual “Pathways to Leadership” seminar talk with Dr. Freeman Hrabowski. Everyone is invited to come.

On February 10, 2017, a panel will be held on the Salisbury University campus. Everyone is invited to come, and free transportation will be provided! Panel speakers will discuss the academic path in graduate school.

Spring 2017 is coming up and PROMISE AGEP has a new calendar of events for you!  Please see the calendar below to see our events for the next semester. To download the Spring 2017 Calendar of Events, click here: promise-agep-spring-2017-calendar