Stories from Linehan Art Scholars

With the goal of building a greater sense of community in the Linehan Artist Scholars Program, students in the Linehan Freshman Seminar class participated in a Digital Story Workshop over a four week period. Their stories reflect the broad concerns of young talented artists as they begin their university careers in the arts. The stories speak of family, creative passions, and the search for identity in a complicated and fractured world.

 

Spring, 20113  
Thomas Haden Raymond Robinson
Fan Zhang Ryan Bailey
Sam Winnie Emily Hinz
Ally Kocerhan Ian Russey
Carmella Pombuena Marina Nicholas
Savannah Myers Ross Vincent
Rachel Lum Stephanie Castner
Erin Patterson Grace Davenport
Nikki Simke Jared Higgins
Alexandra Reeves  
   
Spring, 2012  
Hannah Korangkool Patrick Jenkins
Conrad Sullivan Brian Simon
Melissa Crowhurst Molissa Udevitz
Courtney Tyler Emily Ferguson
Rachel Knoblauch Don Greger
Jennifer Williamson Diana Chou
Erika Koscho Elizabeth Kim
Rebecca Watson Symone Williams
Jeff Miller Zsade Fleming
Cecilia Grady Nancy Rackett
Maggie Dier Martha Robichaud
Paul Tschirgi  
   
Spring, 2011  
Mary Hester Hilary de Vas
Eric Kuhn Marissa Regelin
Francesca Cerquetti
Katherine Morris Leon June
Jordan Forbes Kathryn Bishop
  Diane Schramke
Spring, 2010  
Hua Shu Eva Marie Thorp
Sarah Nicely Kimberly Haines
Connie Chang James Horner
Lorenzo Lalimarmo Stephen O'Connor
Samantha Warren Christopher Dews
Sarah Yendrey Kate Broadhurst
Wyatt Juster Josh Holober-Ward
Danielle Baer Elizabeth Milligan
Amanda Brandenburg  

 

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With the goal of building a greater sense of community in the Linehan Artist Scholars Program, students in the Linehan Freshman Seminar class participated in a Digital Story Workshop over a four week period. Their stories reflect the broad concerns of young talented artists as they begin their university careers in the arts. The stories speak of family, creative passions, and the search for identity in a complicated and fractured world.

 

Spring, 20113  
Thomas Haden Raymond Robinson
Fan Zhang Ryan Bailey
Sam Winnie Emily Hinz
Ally Kocerhan Ian Russey
Carmella Pombuena Marina Nicholas
Savannah Myers Ross Vincent
Rachel Lum Stephanie Castner
Erin Patterson Grace Davenport
Nikki Simke Jared Higgins
Alexandra Reeves  
   
Spring, 2012  
Hannah Korangkool Patrick Jenkins
Conrad Sullivan Brian Simon
Melissa Crowhurst Molissa Udevitz
Courtney Tyler Emily Ferguson
Rachel Knoblauch Don Greger
Jennifer Williamson Diana Chou
Erika Koscho Elizabeth Kim
Rebecca Watson Symone Williams
Jeff Miller Zsade Fleming
Cecilia Grady Nancy Rackett
Maggie Dier Martha Robichaud
Paul Tschirgi  
   
Spring, 2011  
Mary Hester Hilary de Vas
Eric Kuhn Marissa Regelin
Francesca Cerquetti
Katherine Morris Leon June
Jordan Forbes Kathryn Bishop
  Diane Schramke
Spring, 2010  
Hua Shu Eva Marie Thorp
Sarah Nicely Kimberly Haines
Connie Chang James Horner
Lorenzo Lalimarmo Stephen O'Connor
Samantha Warren Christopher Dews
Sarah Yendrey Kate Broadhurst
Wyatt Juster Josh Holober-Ward
Danielle Baer Elizabeth Milligan
Amanda Brandenburg  

 

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We check in with one young entrepreneur about his progress so far. ]]> It's been three months since the traveling treps of Unreasonable at Sea set sail. We check in with one young entrepreneur about his progress so far. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoungentrepreneurcomBlog/~3/S_WXBnk0P_Q/ https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/26893/guest@my.umbc.edu/3ed2859a18cbf6cf4f02532aed909261/api/pixel accelerators global-business growth-strategies incubators startup-news startups unreasonable-at-sea Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurship https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/original.jpg?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/large.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/medium.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/small.png?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxsmall.png?1771000363 The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 0 0 true Fri, 29 Mar 2013 06:00:10 -0400 Baton Rouge Turns Up the Heat With New Startups The capital of Louisiana is a petrochemical and manufacturing hub, a thriving college town, and home to several hot startups. ]]> The capital of Louisiana is a petrochemical and manufacturing hub, a thriving college town, and home to several hot startups. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoungentrepreneurcomBlog/~3/O8dId6Ywz6g/ https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/26884/guest@my.umbc.edu/2923dee0de069dbb83a12df2ee783663/api/pixel baton-rouge business-growth-strategies cities reinvention-2013 startups success-stories Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurship https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/original.jpg?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/large.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/medium.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/small.png?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxsmall.png?1771000363 The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 0 0 true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:00:17 -0400 What’s Trending With…Randi Zuckerberg? The Facebook Founder’s Sister Talks About What’s Next YoungEntrepreneur.com columnist and 'What's Trending' host Shira Lazar sat down with Randi Zuckerberg at this year's SXSW. Beyond her uber famous brother, she talks about her own growing media empire. ]]> YoungEntrepreneur.com columnist and 'What's Trending' host Shira Lazar sat down with Randi Zuckerberg at this year's SXSW. Beyond her uber famous brother, she talks about her own growing media... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoungentrepreneurcomBlog/~3/I08QKDsZcRs/ https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/26876/guest@my.umbc.edu/f58fdad49ed9a44357cebdf3eb7bbacf/api/pixel branding facebook mark-zuckerberg profiles social-media startup-business-ideas sxsw-2013 video Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurship https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/original.jpg?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/large.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/medium.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/small.png?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxsmall.png?1771000363 The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 0 0 true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:00:49 -0400 3 Ways to Determine If Your Startup Is Ready for Press While most young entrepreneurs want to grab the spotlight, few are really ready to handle it. Here, business coach Antonio Neves ticks off three must-have ingredients before your startup is ready for prime time. ]]> While most young entrepreneurs want to grab the spotlight, few are really ready to handle it. Here, business coach Antonio Neves ticks off three must-have ingredients before your startup is ready... http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/YoungentrepreneurcomBlog/~3/tJSeXleUN40/ https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/26867/guest@my.umbc.edu/328e21ab3e894ae0e185ecfcd7457759/api/pixel building-buzz getting-publicity marketing marketing-strategies startups video Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurship https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/original.jpg?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/large.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/medium.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/small.png?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxsmall.png?1771000363 The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 0 0 true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 12:30:31 -0400 When Is the Best Time to Write Your Business Plan? You don't need to drop everything to put together a business plan. Instead, it should be a constant work-in-progress. Here's how.

]]> You don't need to drop everything to put together a business plan. Instead, it should be a constant work-in-progress. Here's how. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/entrepreneur/startingabusiness/~3/CDvFCmCjass/story01.htm https://dev.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/26860/guest@my.umbc.edu/723f8f2870b61fcaab2ae5db8d8d2bc2/api/pixel Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/entrepreneurship https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/original.jpg?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xlarge.png?1771000363 https://assets4-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/large.png?1771000363 https://assets1-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/medium.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/small.png?1771000363 https://assets2-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xsmall.png?1771000363 https://assets3-dev.my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/092/53c03b106bdc6e19e4bf0a41b5a37add/xxsmall.png?1771000363 The Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship 0 0 true Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:00:00 -0400 Access Engineering - Trial Database trial - ends April 27, 2013 UMBC now has trial access to Access Engineering.

Access Engineering contains 320+ professional McGraw-Hill texts in 15 major areas of engineering including civil, electrical, and mechanical. Texts include: Perry’s Chemical Engineers’ Handbook, Marks’ Standard Handbook for Mechanical Engineers, Roark’s Formulas for Stress and Strain, as well as Schaum’s Outlines. You will find approximately 750 Interactive Tables and Graphs, 108 Videos (50 from Mark’s, 30 from Schaum’s, and 28 from Perry’s), and Curriculum Maps designed by the Editor in Chief of Perry’s and Mark’s.

For off-campus access, please login via VPN first (http://vpn.umbc.edu) and follow the link to the UMBC Library Homepage. Then follow the link under "News & Events" on the Library's homepage to return to this post and click on the "View Website" button to access the database. For more info on remote access, see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/services/remoteaccess.php .


The trial runs through April 27, 2013. Feedback on the usefulness of this database is appreciated. Leave us a comment to let us know what you think, or contact Drew Alfgren at alfgren@umbc.edu.

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Global Issues in Context ties together sources to present a rich analysis of issues - social, political, military, economic, environmental, science related, health related, cultural - and headlines in world hot spots. It provides information seekers with a framework to better understand 21st-century issues and events while highlighting global connections and the interdependence of all nations.

Global Issues in Context focuses on broad issues, such as war, genocide, terrorism, human rights, poverty, famine, globalization, world trade, nuclear proliferation, and global warming, as well as more specific events and topics in the news that are related to these broader issues. It also includes detailed information on nations to provide a foundation for cross-cultural studies and, International periodicals and news sources that bring additional insight and currency.

Sources and media formats include:
    • Overviews summarizing background information, historical context, and contemporary stances
    • Expert perspectives analyzing an issue or event through multiple aspects
    • Reference documents providing background information on all issues and nations
    • Full-text international magazines, academic journals, and news sources
    • Primary sources
    • Statistics, including interactive graphs, tables, and charts
    • Multimedia elements
    • Links to Web sites, including government sites and organizations
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Opposing Viewpoints in Context is the premier online resource covering today’s hottest social issues, from Offshore Drilling to Climate Change, Health Care to Immigration. Opposing Viewpoints in Context helps students research, analyze and organize a broad variety of data for conducting research, completing writing assignments, preparing for debates, creating presentations and more.

Features include:
    • More than 14,000 pro/con viewpoint essays
    • 5,000+ topic overviews
    • More than 300 primary source documents
    • 300 biographies of social activists and reformers
    • More than 775 court-case overviews
    • 5 million periodical articles
    • Nearly 6,000 statistical tables, charts and graphs
    • Nearly 70,000 images and a link to Google Image Search
    • Thousands of podcasts, including weekly presidential addresses and premier NPR programs
    • A national and state curriculum standards search, correlated to the content that allows educators to quickly identify material by grade and discipline


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