UMBC junior Linda Wiratan has been awarded the Goldwater scholarship for 2018. Yasmin Graham earned an Honorable Mention.

Yasmin Graham is a junior Mechanical Engineering major, a Meyerhoff and MARC U* STAR Scholar, and LSAMP participant. She earned Goldwater's honorable mention.

Congratulations to Linda and Yasmin!

For more information about Goldwater and other prestigious scholarships, see: https://oue.umbc.edu/ncs/

 or email Dr. April Householder at aprilh@umbc.edu

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month.

Highlighted Events:

Other Events Throughout the Month Include:

Ongoing Events and Resources for Survivors and Allies: 

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) provides innovative medicines, vaccines and consumer products to enable millions of people to do more, feel better, and live longer. As a science-led, global healthcare business with clear values, they offer countless opportunities for people at various stages of their careers: internships, co-ops, apprenticeships, rotational programs and full-time. 

GSK has officially opened internship recruitment for summer 2018. Job opportunities range across various business units for work in digital analytics to engineering and structural and biophysical sciences.  For full details about GSK’s Intern Program, and to search and apply for opportunities as they become available, please visit this link.

Resume Assistance at the UMBC Career Center

Need help with creating/updating your resume?   Visit the Career Center located on the 2^nd floor of Math/Psych. Bldg. during drop-in hours 2-4 PM daily for a quick 15-minute review.  For more in-depth assistance, schedule a 30-minute resume review appointment online by logging on to UMBCworks and clicking “Schedule an Appointment”.

Tell us a little about yourself…

My name is Timmy Farrell and I am a junior media and communicationsstudies major with an interest in going into the higher education and student affairs field.

Tell us about how you are involved on campus. 

I have been involved with a lot of leadership development programs including the STRiVE student leadership retreat and the Retriever Leadership Institute. I am also the Vice President of National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) at UMBC.

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

I was interested in becoming a writing tutor because I think being able to communicate clearly and effectively is one of the most important skills to have in all aspects of life.

What is your favorite thing about being a tutor? 

My favorite thing about being a tutor is being able to have conversation with students that empower them to become better writers.

Why should students utilize the tutoring? 

Students should utilize tutoring because getting feedback from others is a very powerful tool.

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

Have a sense of what you want to get out of the session and be thinking about what your concerns are. Be prepared to engage in a conversation.

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

 Students can work with me in the Writing Center on Mondays from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and one Wednesdays from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM.

Do you have a professor that you think is amazing?  Do they interact and help students?  Residential Life is seeking nominations for Faculty Mentors for the 2018-2019 academic year.  Faculty Mentors spent time each week in an assigned community helping to foster out of classroom interactions with students, providing resources for academic success and social programs too!  Nominating a professor is easy!  Just send a short e-mail to me (clurman@umbc.edu) with the professor’s name, their department, and a sentence or two as to why you are nominating them for this position.  Help us make this program a success again next year!

Thank you so much!

Sincerely,

David Clurman

Assistant Director of Residential Education

UMBC's Campus Life is excited to announce that we have several student intern positions open in our office for the 2018-2019 academic year. We are looking for excited, proactive, hard-working students to work with some of the various areas in our office including Diversity & Inclusion, STRiVE, Welcome Week, First Year Council, Alternative Spring Break, and more.

We encourage you to visit the Campus Life website to learn about all of the available positions listed below. All applications will be accepted on a rolling basis and are open until filled. The best consideration date for applying is Sunday, April 15, 2018, by 11:59 p.m. 

Vacant Intern Positions

Direct Supervisor: Janae Cruz

·       Community Engagement Intern

·       First Year Engagement Intern

Direct Supervisor: Corinne Janet

·       Leadership Development Intern

Direct Supervisor: Carlos Turcios

·       Mosaic Diversity Ambassador

·       Mosaic Intern for Hispanic, Latinx, & Indigenous Student Engagement

·       Mosaic Intern for East Asian & Pacific Islander Student Engagement

·       Mosaic Intern for Middle Eastern, Desi, & International Student Engagement

·       Mosaic Intern for White, Euro-American Student Engagement & Cultural Humility Development

·       Mosaic Intern for Social Media Engagement & Design

Visit our myUMBC page & Campus Life page to stay up to date on additional available positions coming soon!