The US Navy Summer 2016  Internship Program is back and recruiting UMBC Students! 

The US Navy has partnered with UMBC to specifically hire multiple interns for 3 different Summer 2016 programs: Fleet Cyber Command Intern, Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group Intern, and Navy Information Operations Command Intern. Position descriptions and brochures are listed below. 

Additionally, on  September 9, the US Navy will be on campus to recruit interns and full-time hires for this competitive program as part of the UMBC Connects program. Military and Civilian career paths are available!

Summer 2016 Fleet Cyber Command Intern (9276401)

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All Policy, Business, Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Majors Encouraged to Apply

Summer 2016 Navy Cyber Warfare Development Group Intern (9276402)

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All Technical Majors Encouraged to Apply (CS, CE, IS, BTA, EE, Cyber, and Math)

Summer 2016 Navy Information Operations Command Intern (9276403)

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All Technical Majors Encouraged to Apply (CS, CE, IS, BTA, EE, Engineering, Cyber, and Math)

You must apply to these positions via UMBCworks with an approved resume. All resumes must be submitted no later than September 30th. You need to complete the security application in order to apply. To schedule an appointment to have your resume reviewed, log into UMBCworks or call our office 410-455-2216. Additionally, you can stop by our drop-in hours (M-F 2-4pm).

College and university students have unique stress and risk factors related to the demands of school; balancing academic, social, and employment responsibilities while being independent and away from family, friends, and other supports — often for the first time. Today, 40% of young adults age 18-24 are enrolled in a two or four year educational institution. Statistics show that 75% of mental illnesses develop before age 25, making colleges ideal locations for early identification. However, the number one reason students say they do not use mental health resources is lack of knowledge that those resources even exist. 

Mosaic Center 25Live Reservation Requirements

Important Requester Information: Please note that the Mosaic is only reservable by UMBC student leaders, staff and faculty through 25Live Monday through Friday, from 5pm until the Commons closes and Saturdays and Sundays according to normal Commons building hours.  The center is a "first come, first seated" lounge space Monday through Friday, 10am-5pm except during noted Student Life sponsored events and meetings.

Reservations are for the space only.  AV equipment, tables or chairs cannot be requested for use in our center. Catering and/or food is allowed on a case by case basis.  

​Please limit your functions in the Mosaic Center to no more than 30 people.

​Please see the Commons front desk staff to be let into the Mosaic Center (unless prior arrangements have been made with Mosaic Center staff).

Before submitting a request, please read “Student Life's Mosaic Center Reservation Agreement” listed below. 

Student Life's Mosaic Center Reservation Agreement:

I and/or my group agrees ​to leave the Mosaic Center in good condition. This ​means:​

·  The center will be left generally clean and tidy, ​

·  All tables and ​chairs will be returned to their original locations, 

·  ​All center print materials will be ​straightened and reset,

·  ​A​ll non-food related ​trash will be placed in trash cans ​and all food trash will be disposed of outside the center,

·  The ​whiteboard will be wiped clean (if used),

·  The lights will be turned off,​

·  T​he door will be closed upon exiting the space and, 

·  The Commons Information Desk staff will be notified ​at the end of your event/meeting so they can lock the door.

If you and/or your ​group fail to adhere to this agreement​, your reservation privileges ​may be suspended or revoked for the remainder​of the semester and/or year.​

Name: Katie Swanson

Internship, Co-op or Research Site: Google

Position Title: Engineering Practicum Intern

Major(s)/Minor(s): Computer Science

Expected Graduation Year: May 2017

Briefly describe your internship, co-op, research, or service-learning opportunity, including your day-to-day tasks, responsibilities, and assignments.

I am a software engineering intern at a huge company whose goal is to make all of the world's information more accessible. I was on the Play Analytics team, creating a visualization of the Play Store data for the business analysts and other higher ups to better see where the Play Store stands in different statistics. Day-to-day tasks included programming in java and javascript, lots of meetings to discuss plans for my project, and there were fun things scheduled in, too! I am expected to be responsible for my project, finish my milestones by their deadlines, attend meetings I am expected to attend, and to enjoy my summer by maintaining a healthy work-life balance. I finished about one change-list per week. Change-lists are chunks of code that improve my project. My hosts and other full-timers have to review it and comment on it to make sure what I added is perfect before it can be submitted to the official Google code-base.

Describe the process of obtaining your internship, research, or co-op opportunity.

I was looking for summer internships Freshmen year, and I heard Google had an amazing internship program. I heard both from word of mouth from trustworthy sources, as well as from the movie The Internship. It seemed like a perfect fit, so I Googled "Google Summer Internship 2014" and it took me right to the application page. I applied directly on the Careers@Google site and it was a pretty easy application. I had to submit basic information, my resume, and an optional cover letter. Later on, I received an email from the University Recruiting Team asking me to respond to five essay questions and send in my transcript. I applied in September, I received that follow-up email about a week later, then in November, I received an email asking if they could interview me for a summer intern position. I replied with my availability, and I scheduled an interview right after finals ended in December. I had two technical interviews over the phone using Google Docs. They included algorithms and data structures which I completed it in Python, including a section I had to code myself. I got a call at the end of January from my recruiter saying I got the job! It was a very exciting, rewarding process, and I am proud of myself for not using any connections and working hard to obtain this position on my own.   

What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization/company?

I love the emphasis the company puts on work-life balance and treating their employees right. You are not going to get a good product if your workers are upset or treated poorly. There are plenty of opportunities to have fun, and taking breaks from work (not for too long) is proven to increase efficiency. There isn't much pressure to succeed and do well here in the sense that our competitors are more like friendly competitors, like "Wow you did that better than us, that's impressive, can we see how?" It's just a big fun relaxed family that wants to make the user experience better and change the world a little.

How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?

I believe I have made a significant impact on the Google Play Store on all Android devices. I have created an internal tool to visualize the data and usage of the Play Store so business analysts and other important people can use it to make important business decisions about the Play Store. For instance, they could see that including the wallet logo next to the purchase button was actually lowering sales, so they would decide to remove the wallet logo, and the sales numbers would go up. What I did impacts Google's business and monetary intake as well as improving the user experience of the Play Store.

What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience? 

Apply for everything. Put yourself out there by contacting recruiters and being very enthusiastic about wanting to work for their company. I applied to maybe over 60 summer internships, and one had to have accepted me. The odds are high at that point. Create a LinkedIn and add all of your classmates and people who have similar career goals so you can support each other. Message recruiters from companies first on the company recruitment email (aka careers@google.com), then through anyone you may know who works there, then find a good recruiter on LinkedIn and send them a personal message expressing your interest. It is absolutely essential that you make connections and use them. You can help others out as well so it is a huge web of interns helping other interns get internships. If you network enough, you will have connections at companies you want to work for, then getting a contact through them (either a project manager or a recruiter) will be very beneficial. It is having an insider connection/referral and companies take those into more consideration than someone who applies out of the blue with no context. If you make a friend at a Women in Computing Conference who works for Facebook, you could ask her to connect you to her recruiter so you could possibly get an internship there as well. It is very beneficial to network and create as many connections as possible, it will open so many doors and opportunities you otherwise wouldn't have known were there.

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Welcome to UMBC!  We are thrilled your student has chosen UMBC to launch their career.

THE UMBC CAREER CENTER MISSION

Our team of talented and dedicated career professionals want to help all students turn their strengths and interests into meaningful careers.  To that end, we offer an array of services and opportunities for students to begin to build their careers in order to compete in today’s workforce.

WHY SHOULD YOUR STUDENT VISIT THE CAREER CENTER?

The benefits to visiting the Career Center are many!  We assist students with:

Exploring/clarifying their major: Research shows that 50% of all students who declare a major upon entering college will change that major at some point.  Even if your student is not sure, he/she is in good company!  The Career Center offers an array of assessments designed to help students clarify their values, interests and abilities and select a major/career path that is most suitable for them.  All of our assessments may be accessed and completed online – we like to make it easy!  Students are then encouraged to schedule an appointment with a Career Specialist who can help interpret the results and guide students towards majors which are the best fit.

Resume development/Interview preparation: Gaining experience via internships, research or other learning is essential to “test the waters” early and to apply what they are learning to a “real-world” setting.  Learning to craft a well-written resume and how to convey qualifications in an interview are essential components to landing an experiential learning opportunity.

Career Events & Programs (fall/spring) – Our academic calendar of events is full of many exciting, engaging events designed to help your student grow professionally, meet with employers both on campus or off campus in the form of employer site visits (On the Roads; Exploring Outside the Loop series), as well as Career Fairs, employer-led panels and information sessions. We want to connect your students to employers and opportunities throughout their time here at UMBC. 

Access to jobs & connections to employers: Through our UMBCworks database, a job/internship database with over 15K registered employers, student can view and apply to positions 24/7.  Students can manage all their documents and receive invitations to participate in on-campus interviews. 

Additionally, the Career Center and the Welcome Week Committee are co-sponsoring a Campus Jobs Fair on August 25^th from 12Noon to 4PM in the UC Ballroom.

How soon should a student come to the Career Center?

As the saying goes, Rome wasn’t built in a day!  Neither is a meaningful, rewarding career! 

We encourage all students to visit the Career Center as soon as possible!  Our message is “Visit early!  Visit often!”  The best advice you can give your student now is to visit the Career Center!  We will do our best to equip your student and help him/her to transition from learner to professional, one who is confident in his/her chosen career path and who possess the skill employers seek in today’s competitive world of work!

 Susan DuMont

Student Life

Students, faculty and staff across campus put together a fun and informative Welcome Week program geared specifically toward new Retrievers.  These events are a great first opportunity for students to take an active role on campus and learn more about the UMBC community. Not to mention those who get involved in campus life are more successful academically and enjoy their collegiate experience the most!

Welcome Week is designed to help students get familiar with campus, make friends, and feel comfortable and confident as classes begin.  We encourage new students to check out the many great events we have planned for Welcome Week 2015:

• Students have the opportunity to kick start their semester at Playfair on Saturday, August 22^nd where they can meet their new classmates and participate in a ton of hilarious and fun icebreakers.
• Back by popular demand, Dr. Maura Cullen will inspire and engage students with her entertaining and interactive presentation on Respect and what it means at UMBC on Sunday, August 23^rd.
• Students can hit the water slides and dance the night away in the long-anticipated Foam Party on the Quad on Sunday, August 23^rd.
• Starting the week off right on Monday, August 24^th, current student leaders will give a few Public Service Announcements about life at UMBC followed by the New Student Book Experience small group discussions.  Be prepared, President Hrabowski has been known to facilitate a discussion!
• An outdoor showing of Marvel’s “The Avengers II” movie will be on the big screen to end the night with a bang on Monday, August 24^th.
• Tuesday, August 25^th, students will attend Convocation to receive their official welcome from President Hrabowski and later stop by Big Crazy Fun Night to join the dance party on an LED stage, play carnival games, and win tons of great prizes in the Commons.

            This is just a sample of all of the events that are going on during Welcome Week!  Check out http://www.umbc.edu/orientation/welcomeweek.html for a complete schedule of events.

Another event not to miss at the beginning of the school year is Involvement Fest. The Quad is the place to be on Wednesday, September 2^nd from noon-3pm. Members of the 200+ organizations on campus will be available to talk to new students about opportunities to get connected to campus life.

UMBC Women Who Rock is a blog series I’m working on throughout the 2014-15 academic year (and now perhaps beyond). In my role as Women’s Center director, I have some of the best opportunities to become acquainted with some of UMBC’s best and brightest women on campus. I admire the ways they live authentic lives unapologetically that challenge the stereotypes and assumptions that are often assigned to women. By debunking these stereotypes and forcing us to check our assumptions, they allow us to expand our notion of what a woman is and can be.

-Jess

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UMBC Women Who Rock!
Rehana Shafi, Director of the Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program

In the few UMBC Women Who Rock blog posts I’ve written over the past year, I end with the same paragraph every time. I ask my readers about which UMBC women inspire them and how the counter narratives they’re sharing with us allow UMBC and our greater community to be more of exactly who we want to be. I absolutely love the power of counternarratives and their ability to expose assumptions and reveal complexities and depth. And, while it’s so important to emphasize the counternarratives, after connecting with Rehana Shafi earlier this summer, I was reminded of the importance of also simply knowing the narrative of someone’s life.

Rehana speaking at the dedication of the naming of Sherman Hall.

Rehana and I are both a part of the Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) Division and for the past four years have shared time together at leadership team meetings. During these meetings, I have looked to Rehana as a role model as I design my own concept of women’s leadership. I appreciate the time I have to sit with her around the UAA leadership table. She asks important questions, provides important context to discussions, inserts moments of humor and light-heartedness, and exemplifies confidence. I have learned a great deal from Rehana by simply being at the same table with her. And, despite having spent this time with Rehana, I recently was reflecting on the fact that I knew very little about her and who she is. This realization inspired me to set up a time to meet with her under the guise of a UMBC Women Who Rocks interview.

So, I asked her “Who are you?”

But, let me take a step back. This actually wasn’t the first question I asked her. 

Rehana with the graduating class of 2013 Sherman Scholars.

First, I asked her about her role as the director of the Sherman’s Scholars Program and what journey did she take to get there. She shared her journey starting out an exercise science major in college, which led her to a brief stint working as personal trainer. Through this experience she learned that she really liked educating people, which led her to the experience of teaching ESL to middle school students, which eventually led her to working in the Choice Program in an alternative school in East Baltimore County. Of course, the Choice Program led her to the Shriver Center at UMBC and she worked there for several years coordinating service-learning and K-12 outreach. Finally, she found the perfect opportunity in the Sherman STEM Teacher Scholars Program to apply everything she loved and was important to her about education, and she’s been working as the director ever since. We also talked about what it looks like for her to be a woman of color in a leadership position and the responsibility she feels to reach and support the few others on campus who look like her.

While this is a very condensed version of our conversation and her journey, through the simple act of storytelling, I realized how much Rehana and I had in common. We no longer just worked in the same division at UMBC but also had these neat little connections. We both have social work in our background and found our way into higher education as a way to find balance in self-care and still wanting to make a difference. We’ve both experienced first-hand the inequities of education and the ways in which children are pushed through systems. We both see ourselves as educators and that doesn’t have to include being in the classroom. We also both feel constrained by 5 and 10-year plans and would rather just be open to the possibilities.

When there was a pause in the conversation, I took a step back and looked at the questions I had prepared related to why she as a UMBC woman indeed rocks. I had scribbled down a note that asked “life outside of UMBC?” and that’s when I asked the big question, “Who are you… Who is Rehana outside of UMBC?”

Up until this point, I had been jotting facts down and was heading onto a third page to ensure an accurate portrayal of this UMBC Women Who Rocks. But, this is where the note taking took a pause and I just listened. As she attempted to answer this question, Rehana vulnerably explained to me, “I’m still searching for what that is.” In this part of our conversation she shared the deep impact the passing of loved ones has had on her recent journey. She spoke to the time she spent needing and wanting to take care of others around her but how that also impacted her ability to practice self-care. She’s beginning to figure out what self-care looks like for her and what that means to who she is. It includes eating well and exercising and maybe learning to swim or pick up sewing again. It includes what’s around her and not letting life happen while she isn’t watching. Through this simple question, I learned more about who Rehana really is and wants to be – and it’s way more than what exists on her resume or within her job title. It made me think about how often leadership and excellence is defined by doing, but the real challenge is really in the being.

This has me thinking a lot about a recent post another Women’s Center staff member wrote in the aftermath of the Baltimore Uprisings. She began her post with the question, “How are you?” and reflected on the deep importance this simple question holds in providing critical care to others. After my conversation with Rehana, I believe the similar meaning can be given to the question, “Who are you?” Asking the questions of “Who are you?” and “How are you?” is integral to practicing feminist leadership. I’m grateful for the time Rehana and I carved out during our busy days for her to share her story of not just doing but being. As I head into what I’m sure will be another busy fall semester, this experience has encouraged me to challenge myself to take the time to ask that short and immensely powerful question – “Who are you?”

Rehana with the Shermans and Dr. Hrabowski at the Sherman Hall dedication ceremony.

Who are the UMBC women in your life that inspire you to think outside your expectations and assumptions? What are the counter narrative stories they’re sharing with us allowing UMBC and our greater community to be more of exactly who we want to be? Comment below and maybe you’ll just find them featured in a future UMBC Women Who Rock post.

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Check out other UMBC Women Who Rock:

Amanda Knapp (featured August 2014)
Susan Dumont (featured October 2014)
Jahia Knobloch (featured January 2015)
A Reflection on Encouragement and Accountability (February 2015)
Amelia Meman (March 2015)
Ashley Sweet (May 2015)