PRAC students:

Did you know that you could be featured as UMBC's Intern of the Week??

Share your fall experience with friends, family, professors, and other students who may be interested in a similar internship. Spread the word about all the great things that you're doing this semester!

Here's what to do:

1. Submit your (thoughtful!) response to these questions.
2. Send us a few photos. We would like a head shot and and action shot of you at your internship or research site, if possible. You'll find instructions in the form.

We will get in touch if you are selected as an Intern of the Week. You'll be featured on myUMBC as well as the Career Center's Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram! 

Happy interning!

The Women’s Center at UMBC turns 25 this year! We’re excited to share our important milestone with UMBC’s 50th Anniversary and will be celebrating throughout the year with the rest of campus! We were inspired by Special Collections archival project Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC’s 50th and decided to do our own digging into the Women’s Center archives. Over the course of the year, we’ll be sharing 25 “Then vs Now” archives to celebrate the origin and evolution of the Women’s Center at UMBC.

It’s been a while since our last post because we were prepping for Critical Social Justice. Consequently, this week we’re featuring the awesome posters + a Prezi presentation student staff put together highlighting the Women’s Center history which was showcased at this week’s Critical Social Justice event addressing diversity and inclusion within higher education.

The posters are hanging up in the Women’s Center right now so stop by to check them out. In the meantime, here’s some photos of the posters Shira and Michael made and the link to Daniel’s Prezi Presentation. Prachi also made a really cool zine about our history that we’ll be adding to the 50th Anniversary time capsule that we’re working to get online. In the meantime, you can pick up a hard copy the next time you visit the Women’s Center.

Shira’s poster explored the dynamics of 1991 – the year the Women’s Center opened

Michael focused his poster on important Women’s Center programs and their evolution of the past 25 years.

Prachi created a multi-page zine documenting the history of the Women’s Center. Here’s just one of the pages.

You can check out Dan’s cool Prezi presentation, Historical Foundations of the Women’s Center at UMBC, that explores the evolution of women’s centers and women’s movements from a holistic perspective which he was then able to connect to the programming and services our specific Women’s Center has offered over the years.

A screen shot of one of Dan’s slides from  Historical Foundations of the Women’s Center at UMBC.

What are the memories you have of the Women’s Center over the years that are meaningful to you? What does the Women’s Center mean to you today? Share your memories and pictures with us in the comment section below!
Stay up-to-date with our 25th anniversary on social media using #UMBCWC25. Share your Women’s Center experiences and memories with the UMBC community using #UMBCWC25 AND #UMBC50!

A weekly round-up curated by Women’s Center staff member, Michael Jalloh Jamboria

In the spirit of my friend, who gave us the glorious name ‘Slaying on the Weekly’, every week I will be bringing you some interesting, funny or thought-provoking content from the internet! Be sure to join us next week for more and continue to slay!

Things you should know:

Believe it or not, voting happens in a few very short weeks. Early voting begins November 3rd. The presidential election is important, but so are the 469 Congressional seats up for re-election! That’s a lot! Stay informed and get there to vote!

Article of the Week:

We’re only 3 days from Halloween!!! For those that are going out, be safe! Be sure to check out Everyday Feminism’s article “Is Your Halloween Costume Racist?” This is a really cool guide for making sure our costumes are not making fun of or being disrespectful to people of other cultures, religions, races, etc.

UMBC Happenings:

This week was Critical Social Justice! There were a ton of amazing events all pertaining to our theme, ‘Home’. It was an amazing time, especially with our keynote speaker Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha. If you missed the events, some of them are available to watch on the Critical Social Justice Facebook Page. Even though Critical Social Justice is over, we want to encourage all of you to continue to be critical and cognizant of how UMBC is or isn’t a home to the students, faculty and staff it houses!

Also, the theme of Home is really resonating with many of us in the Women’s Center as we watch and pay attention to what is happening at Standing Rock. We’re working on a round-up of resources we’ll post on the Critical Social Justice blog so you can learn more about the Native American and indigenous people in America, the water protectors, the social justice issues related to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Song of the Week:

I’ve been listening to really great music recently, and I want to share that with all of you! This week’s song is Laputa by Hiatus Kaiyote ft Anderson.Paak.

Until next week! Happy Halloween! 

Nobody can do everything, but everyone has to do something...

Green Dot is built on the premise that in order to measurably reduce the perpetration of power-based personal violence, including sexual violence, partner violence, or stalking, a cultural shift is necessary.  In order to create a cultural shift, a critical mass of people will need to engage in a new behavior or set of behaviors that will make violence less sustainable within any given community.  The “new behavior” is a green dot.

by David Hoffman and Craig Berger

Tell us a little about yourself…

Hey! My name is Dana Kobrin, I’m from Silver Spring, MD, and I’m a Psychology major and Sociology minor.  I am a Resident Assistant in Pataspco Hall, I’m a tutor (obviously haha), I’m the Treasurer of Psi Chi, the psychology honor society, check us on myUMBC!), and I’m a Research Assistant in the Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine lab with Dr. Waldstein.

How long have you been a tutor? 

I became a tutor through the Psychology Peer Mentor program, so this is my 3^rd semester as an appointment tutor, and my 4^th in the Peer Mentor program.

 How and why did you get involved in being a tutor?

Honestly, my first semester here I was struggling academically. I didn’t have the best study habits from high school, and was so excited for college I lost track of the school side. One of my professors suggested tutoring to help academically and learn study tips, and I loved it. I learned how to study, and enjoyed studying in groups and teaching people, so after my freshman year I was asked to join the LRC and happily accepted.

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor?

When a student truly learns something from class material, or learns something about their study habits and themselves. I’ve tutored students for class they are only taking for graduation requirement, as well as students needing support in their major, and every time I see a smile or excitement about the material it reminds me why I tutor.

Why should students utilize the tutoring?

I was struggling academically for my first semester or two and really needed support academically, and to learn sometimes you just have to sit down, put music on, and just study. Tutoring not only helped my GPA and major choice, it also taught me how to get my work done, procrastinate less, and that I love teaching and helping other students.

What advice would you give students about how to prepare for a tutoring session?

1. If you cannot make your appointment, PLEASE give your tutor at least a day an advance, or in emergencies tell us ASAP. There are so many other students that could benefit from that time.

2. Don’t go into the tutoring appointment and expect me to do your homework for you or give you the answers, I’m not google. Tell your tutor what exactly you need help in, and in most cases the tutor can tailor to exactly what kind of support you need.

When and where can someone work with you through the Learning Resources Center?

I’m a social science and foreign language tutor, so I tutor Psyc 100, 200, 210, and 285, Socy 101, and Hebrew 101 and 102. If you are presently in any of these classes I still have slots open so apply through the ASC website and I’ll help you.