Real People Profiles: Virginia Byrne We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Name: Virginia Byrne
Hometown: Franklin, TN
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: Since Summer 2012

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: Coordinator for Leadership Development and Education in the Office of Student Life.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A:  Supporting self-discovery, community responsibility, and general world-changing for all of UMBC!

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I love the conversations, ideas and visions that come from people willing to commit to the great person they can be tomorrow. I believe leadership development inspires courage - courage to be unique, to take action and to make a difference. 


Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: To live where my feet are right now and to stop over-planning and scheduling my time but instead to learn to play life like basketball - with fast reflexes on the balls of my feet. STRiVE taught me that.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Saturday Night Live (all seasons, always).

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

:  I got my Bachelors at the University of Illinois of Urbana-Champaign where I first met Pres Freeman Hrabowski III ---- because his photo hung in the alumni hall near my Student Life office. Maybe he was whispering to me to find my way to UMBC??

 BONUS VIDEO QUESTION: What else would you like to share? Ask yourself a question and answer it.

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There are many ways to make a difference at UMBC, especially if you are interested in shaping or changing campus life. Most of them involve hard work, planning and determination. But once in a while students have an opportunity to influence the future of campus life simply by offering their opinions. Next week, some lucky freshman and seniors have that chance, because they will be invited at random by email to participate in the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).

NSSE is an annual survey administered by UMBC and other colleges and universities across the United States. UMBC's Office of Institutional Research explains that NSSE "gauges the extent to which colleges are providing experiences associated with a quality undergraduate education and the extent to which students are engaging in those educationally meaningful activities." Campus leaders have used the survey results to inform decisions about changes to programs and the curriculum. The Office of Institutional Research says that among the UMBC offerings that have been created in part based on students' responses to NSSE are first-year seminars, living-learning communities, Introduction to an Honors University courses, the new student book experience and the faculty mentor program. So if you are one of the lucky invitees, please take the survey. 

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I started to conduct research at UMBC in February 2011. I was very lucky to find my mentor. During an Honors Orientation the summer before my freshman year, we were able to eat lunch with the professors of similar majors, so I met Dr.Liebman there. Later on in the year, we bumped into each other in the hallway, and I asked him about his research. I was interested in theoretical chemistry, and so he assigned a project to me.

What did you know about your field/project when you started? How did you learn what you needed to know?
When I started, I was only a freshman in General Chemistry, so I knew about formal charges and Lewis structures and that was about it. I had also taken up to Discrete Mathematics in high school, so I knew a little about calculations. Dr.Liebman taught me most of what I needed to know, including walking me through calculations and explaining different chemical theories to me.

Who do you work with on your project? Other undergraduates? graduate students? faculty?
I worked on my project with only Dr.Liebman and another assistant professor in Slovenia.

How did you decide to present at URCAD?
I decided to present at URCAD because this may be my last research experience at UMBC and I wanted to do something I've never done before.

Was the application difficult?
The application was not difficult at all. After completing the abstract, my professor and Ms.McGlynn made a few changes, and we were all set.

How did you know what to put on your poster?
Ms.McGlynn and Mr.Fick did a god job of giving us examples of what to put on our posters, and my research professor and I thought of some good examples to put on as well.

Were you nervous about explaining your work to so many people? How did it go?
I was not very nervous because I like public speaking. I just didn't want people getting lost in all of the equations on the board. I was a little surprised and very flattered that everyone seemed so interested in my project and in theoretical chemistry. I think they understood what I was saying, and I'm glad I got to expose people to this other side of chemistry.

Will you work in the lab during the 2012-2013 school year? How much time will you put in? Do you get paid for this? Academic credit?
I do not know if I will work during the 2012-2013 school year, because I will be in pharmacy school during that time.

What are your goals for after UMBC?
I will be going to University of Maryland Baltimore Pharmacy School, where I may pursue a dual degree in MBA, MPH, or PhD.

Would you suggest to other undergraduates that they find a research project?
I definitely would. It has been a great experience, and I learned to think more creatively about science.

What else are you involved in at UMBC?
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Name: Sayre Posey
Hometown: Myersville, MD

 Major: Social Work Major & Religious Studies minor
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: This is my second semester at UMBC (I'm a freshman!)

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: Right now, I'm a Staff Writer for The Retriever Weekly, a blogger for USDemocrazy.net, a staff member of the SGA Office of Community and Government Affairs, a student representative on the Neighbor Relations Committee, a STRiVEr, a volunteer for the Choice Program's Educational Team through The Shriver Center, a member of InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, a research assistant in Dr. Kenneth Maton's psychology lab, and a student assistant in the Office of the President. I'm also a Sondheim Public Affairs Scholar and a member of the Honors College.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A:  Student, writer, Sondheim, volunteer, friend. And I love saying hi to people!

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: It's so easy to get involved on campus through different service and civic engagement efforts. Whether writing for TRW, participating in service learning through my Sondheim classes, or working with SGA to develop campus change initiatives, I love being active in different aspects of campus life. I never feel like I'm just a student attending a university. UMBC is my home.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: This school is made up of the most creative, wise, fun, intelligent, passionate, and kind people I have ever met. I say that with complete honesty. The dozens of people I've met in the past semester have shaped and molded me into someone quite different from the person I was on move-in day. Each individual's life is sacred, and new friendships provide the deepest of connections. So what's the most important thing I've learned at UMBC? People are amazing, so make friends and keep them. They can stay with you for a lifetime.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Hot tea, folk music, and Birkenstock sandals.

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A:  There's a little hill facing the West Hill Apartments that became my favorite spot on campus last semester. I've grown up with a love for the outdoors, and it's a peaceful spot that my friends and I go to sometimes. We just sit and talk and take a break from school stuff. I can't ever stress the importance of finding serenity at school, away from the busy-ness of writing papers and reading data and answering problems. Even though I can't really see the stars at night at UMBC like I can in the mountains back home, it's so relaxing just to look up at the night sky and breathe.

 Also, fun fact: It's actually possible for your Red Card to rip in half.
Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter. 
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Name: Natalie Scimonelli
Hometown: Columbia, MD

 Major: Psychology major, music minor

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: This is my 8th and final semester at UMBC!

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: I am a desk staffer in the apartments, but I also work off campus as an assistant director at Drama Learning Center.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A:  I bring positive positive energy and a love of music for all!

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I love that UMBC is filled with so many connections. I have recently met so many wonderful and talented people who are helping me with a big journey I am embarking on!!! So many people take for granted the opportunities that UMBC holds, (including myself sometimes) and I love that being a part of reslife and a STRiVE attendee, I have met so many awesome people and created some amazing, lifelong friendships too.

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: The most important thing I have learned in my time here at college is that life is unpredictable, and the best way to handle that is to have a positive attitude. I have achieved a lot more than I ever imagined with that motto.

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Life. It's a roller coaster, but most of the time it's really amazing. Oh, and singing =]

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A:  I just want to say that if you are a UMBC student, you should attend STRiVE. Not everyone gets to go, but it is honestly the most amazing experience that UMBC offers for leadership. Last January I attended, and it has officially become my favorite UMBC experience thus far.
BONUS: If you feel so inclined.... go to https://www.facebook.com/Nat.lee91 to find out more about this journey I am embarking on!


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So, maybe you're one of the lucky ones whose hopes for themselves align perfectly with a specific career path. But maybe you're more like I was, once: a lot on your plate, decisions to make, your whole future seemingly at stake, and graduation already on the horizon. And maybe, to you, the so-called real world of graduate degrees and careers is as vague and remote as a continent you've never visited, or a decade in which you've never lived.

And maybe you don’t sense in yourself the interest or capacity to devote yourself to anything in particular, day after day after day, but you feel considerable pressure to just know. That little voice of doubt in your head may be saying: If you had a calling, wouldn't you be hearing it by now?

And maybe your anxiety is compounded by people projecting their hopes and beliefs onto you, so that their certainty is like a dinner ordered for you while you’re still looking for a place to hang your coat. It's frustrating, but you don’t want to appear ungrateful or irresponsible. Maybe you believe, or hope, that your tastes might change once you’ve stomached enough.

But maybe …

Maybe you are stronger and wiser than you think. Maybe for you, the very uncertainty that troubles you is an achievement, a refusal to succumb. The hardest thing in the world to know is your own heart when others have designs on it. Yet you insist on pushing to discover the path to your best self, your best contributions.

And maybe there are worlds behind the broad career categories: opportunities to carve out a niche wide enough for your hopes, if only you first gain a foothold. Maybe finding your starting point will require some casting about in the dark; some trial and some error, and patience.

It certainly did for me. I was a lawyer and then a community organizer before discovering how I could act on my passion and deepest sense of purpose in a profession, within a supportive (campus) community.

There are resources for you on campus: the Career Services Center, located in Math/Psych 212, can help you think about careers and connect you with opportunities; and The Shriver Center, on the first floor of Public Policy, can connect you with internships so you can explore. Pay them a visit. And know that you're not alone.

If this post has resonated with you, I hope you'll make this struggle more visible, and connect with others, by leaving a comment.

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On-Campus Interviews offer students a chance to conveniently interview for professional positions on campus.  Employers travel to our campus for the specific purpose of interviewing preselected students for currently open positions.  This is a great opportunity to interview with employers specifically interested in UMBC students and offers the advantage of a smaller applicant pool.  Interviews take place during the fall and spring. The logistics (viewing positions, applying, signing up for interview time slots, etc.) are all handled via UMBCworks.

Don't miss out on employers coming to UMBC to recruit YOU this fall! The following is a list of employers coming to conduct on-campus interviews with application deadlines in the next month.

**W. R. Grace
Interviewing on 3/6
Deadline to Apply:  2/22
Position:  Manufacturing Leadership Program

**Mueller Associates, Inc.
Interviewing on 3/6
Deadline to Apply:  2/20
Position:  Mechanical Engineer

**U.S. Census Bureau
Interviewing on 3/8
Deadline to Apply:  2/22
Position:  IT Specialist

**ARINC
Interviewing on 3/14
Deadline to Apply:  2/28
Position:  Junior Software Engineer

**Stanley Black & Decker
Interviewing on 3/27
Deadline to Apply:  3/13
Position:  SLP Operations Associate



** Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Interviewing on 2/14/13 

** Insight Global
Interviewing on 2/14/13
Position:  Recruiter/Account Manager

** Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Interviewing on 2/19/13
Position:  Research Study Assistant


A full list of On-Campus Interviews scheduled is available on our website calendar and on UMBCworks, please check regularly for any updates or changes that may occur.

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The following full-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings! 

9256300 - Account Representative - Advance
9256234 - Customer Service Analyst - McCormick
9256297 - WorkFirst - Employment Consultant - Humanim
9256325 - Information Security Compliance Auditor - Tenable Network Security




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The following part-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings!

9256153 - GeoDome & Exhibits Technician - Paragon Technology Group, Inc.
9256252 - Graphic Designer - Dever Designs
9256316 - Public Relations/Graphic Design - SPIN
9256175 - S.T.E.M Assistant - Harford County YMCA


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