Events this Week:

11:00-11:30 AM – Overview: Internships and Early Careers
Overview of the Internship and Entry Level Opportunities available at APL and a review of the application process and timeline.

11:45 AM-12:30 PM – UMBC Alum Panel Discussion
Hear from UMBC Alumni what a day in the life is like at APL.

12:45-1:45 PM – Where to Go From Here
Opportunity for students to ask questions to Recruiters and UMBC Alumni.

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APL College Summer Intern Program

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Campus disability support departments want to get the word out about how students may be affected by long COVID.  The Long COVID Task Force work, including the role of UMBC's very own Service Coordinator within Student Disability Services, has created tips and resources to help them navigate college with lingering effects from COVID.  Some symptoms reported from Long Covid may meet disability criteria and can be documented by medical providers.

Learn more about the work for Supporting Students with Long COVID with today's lead article from Inside Higher Ed, linked here.  

The article covers how students working with health care providers may work with departments like Student Disability Services (link).  For those new to the process, learn more about Getting Started with SDS here (link).

A photo of man getting tested for COVID with a nasal swab by a masked and gloved woman wearing white with a red hijab accompanies this post.  Credit: Jakayla Toney via unsplash.com.

Dear UMBC Community,

We are pleased to share that we will be able to offer limited in-person Winter 2021 commencement ceremonies in December. We appreciate the assistance of our public health experts, our colleagues in event planning, and our student government leaders who helped us plan an event that meets safety requirements and prioritizes the in-person experience of our graduates. 

Winter 2021 Commencement will include three ceremonies:

• Tuesday, December 21, 10 a.m.: Graduate Commencement;
• Wednesday, December 22, 10 a.m.: College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences; School of Social Work; and Erickson School of Aging Studies Commencement; and
• Wednesday, December 22, 3 p.m.: College of Natural and Mathematical Sciences, College of Engineering and Information Technology, and Division of Undergraduate Academic Affairs Commencement.

Graduates will be able to attend in-person and will walk across the stage to receive acknowledgement of their achievement. All ceremonies will include masking and physical distancing. At this time, we intend to accommodate two guests per graduate. This is subject to change based upon the conditions and circumstances necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic. We will also offer a virtual option for graduates and family members who cannot attend. We continue to work on making the virtual experience exciting and engaging and appreciate the support of our community in this effort. 

All graduates will be required to register for commencement no later than 5 p.m. on Sunday, November 28, 2021. We will be unable to accommodate late registrations. We will make a final determination on capacity and release family member tickets on Wednesday, December 1, 2021.

We will continue to evaluate our plans as we monitor the public health situation. Thank you for your support as we balance our desire to celebrate our graduates while ensuring the safety of our community. 

The Commencement Executive Committee

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I am writing to inform you of the launch of a national search for the dean of the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. The search will welcome applications from both internal and external candidates and will be supported by Storbeck Search, a nationally recognized search consultant. Professor Alan Yeakley has graciously agreed to chair the search and the members of the search committee are listed below. I would like to take this opportunity to express my sincere gratitude to Professor Yeakley and all members of the search committee for their willingness to serve by taking on this critical institutional responsibility.

The committee will reach out to all members of the UMBC community to receive input and feedback on the criteria that will guide the search and selection process and candidates that are invited to interview. The committee will also update our community on the progress of the search over the coming months. I know that all of us will do everything we can to support the committee in their execution of this important task.

Provost Philip Rous

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Search Chair: Alan Yeakley, Chair and Professor, Geography and Environmental Sciences

Search Committee Members:

• Rob Bennett, Adjunct, English, and Chair, UMBC Adjunct Advisory Committee
• Pam Bennett, Associate Professor, Public Policy
• Lee Boot, Director, Imaging Research Center
• Lisa Cella, Chair and Professor, Music
• Jean Fernandez, Chair and Professor, English
• Felipe Filomeno, Associate Professor, Political Science
• Erika Fountain, Assistant Professor, Psychology
• Carol Hess, Chair and Professor, Dance
• María Manni, Senior Lecturer, Modern Languages, Linguistics, and Intercultural Communication; and Executive Committee, Latinx Faculty Association
• Jennifer Mata-McMahon, Associate Professor, Education, and Director, Sherman Center for Early Childhood Education in Urban Communities
• Chris Murphy, Professor, Psychology
• Derek Musgrove, Associate Professor, History; Executive Committee, Black Faculty Committee; and Member, Committee on the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Underrepresented Minority Faculty
• Tim Phin, Lecturer, Ancient Studies, and President, LGBTQ Faculty/Staff Association
• Janet Rutledge, Dean, Graduate School
• Colette Searls, Associate Professor, Theatre
• Greg Simmons, Vice President, Institutional Advancement
• James Smalls, Chair and Professor, Visual Arts
• Brandy Wallace, Associate Professor and Associate Chair, Sociology, Anthropology, and Public Health; and Member, Committee on the Recruitment, Retention, and Advancement of Underrepresented Minority Faculty
• Fan Yang, Associate Professor, Media and Communication Studies, and Executive Leadership, Asian and Asian American Faculty Staff Committee

Applications for the 2022 Student Researcher roles are officially open. This paid Student Researcher position offers students the opportunity to work directly with Google research scientists and engineers on cutting-edge research projects. This program is open to Bachelors, Masters and PhD students currently enrolled in a degree program in the U.S. 

The Student Researcher Program’s primary objective is to foster academic collaborations with students through research at Google. The program offers more opportunities for research students to work on critical research projects at Google in a less structured way (allowing flexibility beyond the limitations of our traditional internship program). 

You can view full details of the numerous roles HERE

Roles Include:

Student Researcher, PhD, 2022

Student Researcher, MS, 2022

Student Researcher, BS, 2022

SDS Student Reminders:

1.   We are more than halfway through the semester, and we have an increase in accommodated testing appointment requests. Students, please schedule your tests well in advance of the test date so that we can ensure seating capacity availability.

2.   If you have testing accommodations, please remember to schedule your tests and remind your faculty member that you will be testing in SDS at least two business days prior to each test/exam. Schedule your tests online in the Accommodate student portal at sds.umbc.edu.

3.   Also, remember you can contact SDS staff if you have new disability and/or accommodation-related challenges impacting your classes, so we can assist you in identifying support needs and solutions.

4.   SDS also has virtual office drop-in hours available for asking general questions or visiting with a staff person weekly.

5.  Lastly, remember you can only use approved disability testing accommodations or other approved accommodations (i.e., have your letters sent to faculty) if you have submitted your Fall 2021 semester request in your Accommodate portal).

Dear Faculty and Staff,

I am happy to report that after an external search that included a search committee from various areas across campus and multiple, very experienced candidates, Michael Walsh’s skills and capabilities in research administration shined!  Mike was offered and has accepted the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) Director position. His start date as Director will be November 1, 2021. 

Mike is a “home-grown” talent. He received both his M.A. in Historical Studies and Ph.D. in Public Policy from UMBC. He began working at UMBC as a graduate student, serving as a Teaching Assistant/Graduate Assistant for both the History and Political Science Departments. He started his career in OSP as a grants and contracts specialist, and worked his way up to manager and training coordinator, and then assistant director. He is also an adjunct faculty member at the Community College of Baltimore County, where he teaches history. Mike has served in various roles with the Council of University System Staff (CUSS) and UMBC’s Professional Staff Senate (PSS). He has presented at the National Council of University Research Administrators (NCURA), and has received NCURA’s Travel Award.    

Please join me in congratulating Mike on this spectacular accomplishment.

We will be moving next to fill the OSP Assistant Director position, which is now open as a result of Mike’s promotion.  

Dean Drake, Associate Vice President, Research