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    <Title>Upcoming Corporate Visibility Days - Fall 2011</Title>
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          </p>During the semester, government and private sector employers schedule Corporate Visibility Days to share information with students about their organization and their interest in UMBC’s students as future employees.  Each Visibility Day allows students to interact on a significant level with an individual employer.  Each day may include activities such as providing detailed organization information, job search tips from the employer perspective, networking lunches, meetings with UMBC alumni – free food and giveaways are usually included, too!  Students can attend all or part of each Visibility Day.  Details on the current Corporate Visibility Day schedule can be found in UMBCworks and the Career Services Center website.<br><br>This fall the following companies will be at UMBC for Corporate Visibility Days. All events will be Wednesdays, 11am-2pm. Mark your calendar today and attend to learn more about full-time and internships opportunities with the participating employers. More details will be available on our calendar as the events near. <br><br>October 12 - National Security Agency, UC Ballroom Lounge<br>October 19 - Northrop Grumman, UC Ballroom Lounge<br>October 26 - Next Century Corporation, Commons 329<br>November 2 - Constellation Energy Group, Commons 331<br>November 9 - AOL, UC Ballroom Lounge<br>November 16 - BAE Systems, Commons 331<br><br>RSVP via UMBCworks<br><br>
          
          
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  <Title>Employer Information Sessions - Fall 2011</Title>
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    <Title>umbcseb: @ohsnapitztie AWW YEAAHH! :) :) :)</Title>
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    <Summary>umbcseb: @ohsnapitztie AWW YEAAHH! :) :) :)</Summary>
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    <Title>umbcseb: RT @PalumboTalks: @UMBCEvents your cup is...</Title>
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  <Title>Researcher of ther Week: Teklu Dawit</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong>When and how did you find out that you could do independent research work as a UMBC undergraduate?</strong><br>When I was applying to college, one of the schools that I chose to apply to was UMBC. While I was applying to UMBC, my father met with UMBC’s president, Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski. Dr. Hrabowski told my father about the Meyerhoff Scholars Program and my father told me about the Program. I did some research into the Meyerhoff Scholars Program which resulted in me learning about the research that was being done at UMBC. I applied for the Program and was accepted. The rest is history!<br><br><strong>How did you find a mentor and decide on a project? How did you know this was the project you wanted to do?</strong><br>Near the end of my freshman year, I decided to apply to the Pre-MARC Scholars Program. I found out about the Pre-MARC Scholars Program through the Meyerhoff Scholars Program. The Pre-MARC Scholars Program requires you to work on a research project with a research mentor. I had no research experience prior to attending UMBC. So, I decided to visit UMBC’s Department of Biological Sciences website and search for labs that interested me. I sent emails to the Principal Investigators of many different labs. I was granted interviews for two different labs. I was accepted into both labs. Having to decide between only two different labs made my decision easier for me. I chose to work in Dr. Hua Lu’s lab. Dr. Lu had chosen a project for me that would eventually allow me to work individually but at the same time, I would have the ability to ask my mentor, who is a graduate student, for help whenever I needed it. I felt that Dr. Lu’s lab would be a perfect fit for me. I am glad that I trusted my instincts!<br><br><strong>What academic background did you have before you started on this research?</strong><br>My research lab focuses on plants. I did not have much knowledge about plants prior to working in Dr. Lu’s lab. Most of what I knew about plants I learned in the Introductory Biology courses that I took prior to starting my research project. So, I have been learning something new about plants on a daily basis while working in my research lab. My previous summer research experiences have helped improve my technical lab skills which resulted in me being able to start my research project sooner and spend more of my time learning about plants.<br><br><strong>How did you learn about applying for the Undergraduate Research Award? Was the application hard? Did your mentor help you?</strong><br>I learned about the Undergraduate Research Award through my interactions with the P.I. of my lab and the Meyerhoff Scholars Program. The application was not difficult. The application was straightforward, however, the application was also time consuming. My mentor helped me throughout the whole application process.<br><br><strong>What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?</strong><br>I would tell other students to be patient. Conducting research will not always go smoothly. There will be days where everything you do works and there will be days where nothing you do works. The student must be determined to fight through any setbacks that he or she may encounter. I would also tell the students to take advantage of every opportunity that they are given. Finally, do not be afraid to ask your mentor or your P.I. questions. It is better to know that you are doing something correctly rather than think that you are doing something correctly.<br><br><strong>What are your career goals?</strong><br>I plan to obtain an M.D./Ph.D. and to conduct biomedical research.
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    <Title>Odd Jobs</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><span>The summer after my freshman year in college, I worked at the local mall in a shop called The Laminators. It was basically a framing shop, but instead of putting people's diplomas and photos into frames, The Laminators turned them into plaques--at least, when it didn't accidentally shred or burn them.  The shop was too small to house the actual lamination works; I never saw the factory.  It was basically just a counter and a small display room, from which we sold posters and prints that already had been plaque-ified.  We didn't do a lot of business, and I almost always worked alone.</span><br>
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          <span>In order to earn my minimum wage, I accepted customers' orders, worked the register, and struggled to answer their questions about the posters for sale, most depicting very expensive cars or military hardware.  But my most memorable customer didn't buy a thing; he showed up with something to return--a damaged plaque The Laminators clearly hadn't sold him (it was the wrong color and lacked the signature beveled edge).  He was a big guy in a muscle shirt, and he seemed to sense that I was alone and not very self-confident. Our interaction went something like this:</span><br>
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          <span>Customer: You guys sold me this piece of crap and I didn't notice it was already damaged until I unwrapped it at home.  I'd like a full refund.</span><br>
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          <span>Me: I'm sorry. I think you might be mistaken. We don't make plaques like this one. Could you have purchased this from a different store?</span><br>
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          <span>Customer: You don't think I know where I bought this? Look, I'm in a hurry. This cost me $110, and I'd like it back. Now.</span><br>
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          <span>Me: I'm sorry, sir. We don't issue refunds once our products leave the store. We never wrap them before the customer sees and accepts them. And like I said, I don't think we made this plaque. Do you have a receipt? If you like, I can get in touch with the manager . . .</span><br>
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          </span><br>
          <span>Customer: What?? No, you little @$%!#. Don't play games with me! Don't call your manager! Can't you think for yourself? I am a customer and I'm showing you that you sold me damaged goods. I want my f%$@# $110. Now!</span><br>
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          <span>Me: Well, I'm sorry, sir, but I'm not authorized to give it to you. Please, just let me put you on the phone with the manager. He can explain . . .</span><br>
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          <span>Customer: You f%$@#! Stop being such a p%&amp;*!@! Look, if you can't use your tiny little brain to process a $%@#! simple refund, I can f%$@#! do it for you! Now open that f%$@# register and give me my g@!d@%$# $110! NOW!</span><br>
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          <span>Me: F%$@# you, sir!</span><br>
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          <span>For ten seconds, we stared silently at each other, me paralyzed with fear: not that the man was going to take my head off (a distinct possibility, but I could live with that) but that I was going to be fired for cursing at a customer. Then the man turned around and stormed away. Two minutes later I had my manager on the phone, and he absolved me of blame. He was just glad I hadn't given the refund.</span><br>
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          <span>So what "interesting" jobs have you had? Any good stories?</span><br>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="9162" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/parents/posts/9162">
    <Title>A LATTE to Energize Student Leaders</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><span>Later this month, the Office of Student Life-trained student Leadership Consultants will facilitate the annual Leadership and Teamwork Training Experience (LATTE), a two day, off campus retreat for student organization leaders.  About 35 participants will build a peer network, learn about their leadership styles, discover helpful campus resources and take away new ideas for sustaining their energy and building their organizations.  Past participants have given the retreat great reviews, so don't miss your chance to be a part of it.</span><br>
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          </span></div><div><span>LATTE will take place from Saturday morning, October 22nd through Sunday afternoon, October 23rd at the Skycroft Conference Center in Middletown, MD (bus transportation provided from UMBC).  Participation is free.</span></div><div><span><br>
          </span></div><div><span>Here's a link to the application: <a href="http://www.tinyurl.com/umbclatte2011app" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">www.tinyurl.com/umbclatte2011app</a>.  The application deadline is this Friday, October 7th.</span><br>
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          <span><span>--</span><br>
          <span><a href="http://twitter.com/#!/CoCreateUMBC" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Follow Co-Create UMBC on Twitter</a></span><br>
          <br>
          <span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/cocreateumbc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook</a></span><br>
          <br>
          <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/co-create" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>If you're at UMBC, join the Co-Create UMBC MyUMBC group</span></a><br>
          <br>
          <span><a href="mailto:dhoffman@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Send me an email</a></span></span></div><div><span><br>
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    <PostedAt>Sun, 02 Oct 2011 19:23:00 -0400</PostedAt>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="9147" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/parents/posts/9147">
    <Title>Who has the best Voice at UMBC? Find out tonight at 8...</Title>
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