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.

This week we’re featuring the marketing and publicity the Women’s Center has created and shared with the UMBC community over the past several years. 

Before smart phones and Snapchat, there were actual hard copy brochures and flyers (pre-PhotoShop) to help spread the word about the Women’s Center. Here’s some examples!

And, before MailChimp there were newsletters printed on actual paper and then ones made on Publisher and emailed to a list-serv.

Today, the Women’s Center still has a brochure and prints flyers but we really shine on our social media platforms. That’s where every one is anyways right? So be sure to like us on Facebook, tweet us at on Twitter, follow us on Instagram, and catch our snaps on Snapchat (@womencenterumbc). You already found our blog so be sure to subscribe! And, of course, there’s our myUMBC group.

One side of the current Women’s Center brochure.

Have you followed us on SnapChat yet?!

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!

Meet Nick,
He is a Biochemistry major and a URA Scholar. He is a real proponent in developing future researchers. He advises, "If you are really interested in the work you are doing and want the project to succeed, then observing and looking into work that others have done in your field is a truly great thing to do. It will give you great insight not only on your own project, but also on the general knowledge associated with the field in which you are working." Nicholas would ultimately like to become a biomedical researcher to assist on developing cures and vaccines for infectious diseases. 

His research will explore the microscopic world of Nanoscience. Electrochemical aptamer-based (E-AB) sensors can be utilized to detect a multitude of different target molecules in a sample. Current methods, however, are limited to ensemble measurements of a large number of target molecules. Conversely, specific single molecule sensing at low detection limits represents a highly sensitive method of detection of analytes in a sample. In this project, I aim to detect Immunoglobulin E (IgE), a protein that is involved with the immune response in the human body, with specific single molecule sensitivity. 

Read more about his research project here...

Here is a great way to catch up on all our events for the month.

Check out our Mosaic and Interfaith Center Newsletter - December Edition! 

T. Rowe Price is one of the largest employers of UMBC students and graduates from all majors.  If you’re an upcoming December or May graduate ready to begin your career or a student looking to earn while you learn, T. Rowe Price has a career opportunity for you.

You’ll find internships and full-time jobs that span multiple disciplines—such as client services, technology, and investments.

Explore your options, build your skills, collaborate with talented teams, and make your mark—personally and professionally.

BRING YOUR RESUME TO THE EVENT BELOW
T. Rowe Price Connects Day
TODAY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
11AM TO 2PM, UC 312
Come when you are able, there is no need to stay for the entire event. 
This is your chance to get up close and personal to members of the T. Rowe Price to learn about career opportunities and interact with individuals that may be able to land you that perfect internship or job! 

ALSO APPLY TO ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

FULL-TIME POSITIONS FOR DECEMBER AND MAY 2017 GRADS
Investment Fellowship- Deadline to Apply for an On-Campus Interview via UMBCworks this WEDNESDAY
T. Rowe Price’s Investment Fellowship Program offers college undergraduate and graduate students within mathematics, engineering, and the sciences a challenging quantitative opportunity to thrive in the financial industry, which is becoming increasingly quantitative and data driven.

Financial Services Representative- open to ALL majors
Deadline to Apply via UMBCworks on 9/23
Do you enjoy helping others identify solutions that help achieve their goals? Do you like problem-solving, digging deeper to understand a situation? If so, your talents are needed at T. Rowe Price!

INTERN POSITIONS
Intern, Undergraduate- DEADLINE TO APPLY THIS MONDAY, OPEN TO ALL MAJORS
Owings Mills, MD - Building 4   |   24160   |  

2017 Summer Intern – Asset Allocation
Baltimore, MD   |   25419   |  
Quantitative or analytical background, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, or Physical Sciences study

2017 Summer Intern – Portfolio Modeling Group
Baltimore, MD   |   25418   |
3.5 GPA or above, Computer Science, Engineering, Economics, Mathematics or Physical Sciences

Summer 2017 Undergrad Internship - Associate Analyst – Equity Research Baltimore, MD   |   MUST apply to this position via UMBCworks
Minimum sophomore status in college with a 3.5 or higher GPA required pursuing an undergraduate degree in Finance, Business Administration or a related discipline

Summer Intern – Technology
Owings Mills, MD - Red Run Boulevard, More...   |   25413  
Work on projects within one of the following teams:
Mobile applications development (iOS, HTML5), Applications development (Java, CSS, .Net, SharePoint, C++), Business Analysis, Project Management, Database/Data Management, Enterprise and Cyber Security, Production Systems Support, Trading Floor Support

Go On the Road to Visit APL with the UMBC Career Center

DATE:  Friday, October 7th

TIME:  8:45am to 1:00pm

Help Define the Future: Intern/Work for Johns Hopkins University APL

Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) is recognized as one of the world's Most Innovative Companies of 2016 by Fast Company magazine. 

Join the Career Center as we go "on the road" to visit the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory.  Learn about the exciting research occurring at APL as well as full-time career and summer internship opportunities. 

RSVP DETAILS

The bus will depart Commons Circle at 8:45 am and return by 1:00 pm.  To participate, you must RSVP under Events via UMBCworks.  Click on “Events” and then search “Info Sessions."  ONLY 25 seats available.  First Come First Serve.   Again, you must be on the RSVP list to participate.

Undergraduate and graduate students should be in one of the following disciplines with at least a 3.0 overall GPA:

Questions:  E-mail Christine Routzahn at routzahn@umbc.edu. 

Space is limited.

ARE YOU A FUTURE TECHNICAL LEADER? 

NORTHROP GRUMMAN WANTS TO FIND OUT!

Northrop Grumman will be on the UMBC campus THIS WEDNESDAY, September 21st at 5pm in Commons 318 recruiting for their prestigious Future Technical Leaders (FTL) program- a professional development opportunity aimed at identifying and investing in Northrop Grumman’s next generation of technologists, engineers, architects and leaders.

The FTL Program is seeking talented STEM MS and PhD 2016-2017 graduates from UMBC interested in learning more about their exclusive three year rotational program working side-by-side with senior technical management.  It’s the chance of a lifetime—one that only a few receive. To be eligible for the FTL Program, you must be at the top of your class in a Master’s or Doctoral program. Due to the classified nature of the work, you must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain a security clearance.

Selected individuals spend three years working on a variety of critical projects that provide specialized training, networking opportunities, mentoring by senior technologists, and management visibility. 

Northrop Grumman will be selecting UMBC candidates to interview from this event!  Please bring resumes with you.

Come out and meet technical experts, leadership and hiring staff to learn more about their business, customers, industry and career paths within their organization.
Wednesday, September 21st at 5PM
UMBC Commons 318

To learn more about this program, please visit their website.

You can rsvp for this event in your UMBCworks account under the Events tab.

We look forward to seeing you on September 21st!

Graduate students in the following areas are requested:
Core Engineering – Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Systems Engineering with a technical focus, Aerospace Engineering with a systems focus
Specialty Disciplines - Operations research, Cyber Security and Information Assurance , Health/Bio Information Systems/Information Technology, Neuroscience/Bio Informatics, Analytics
Fundamental Sciences – Mathematics, Physics

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

This week, my good friend came into the Women’s Center to chat. She mentioned how I ‘slayed on the daily’, her words, not mine. In the spirit of my friend, 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! This week’s articles:

Protestors of the North Dakota Pipeline Project finally have some good news as the Departments of Justice, Interior and the Army issued a temporary halt in the continuation of the project!

Saturday Night Live finally has a Latina cast member. Hmm…it only took 41 years of being on the air. Welcome Melissa Villasenor to the cast! Also, check out the Women’s Center Blog post on some other seriously funny women.

While Donald Trump was getting ready for his appearances in Baltimore to address the National Guard, People’s Power Assembly was gearing up to protest the convention.

The women on the white house staff have been using the strategy of “amplifying” to combat mansplaining on the job. Check them out!!

Finally, the Women’s Center turned 25 this week! Check out Women’s Center 25th Anniversary Playlist!

Women Center Staff members in the Birthday Party photo booth