When: Wednesday, November 28th at 3:00pm

Where: Public Policy Building (PUP), room 204

This informative event will feature a conversation with the Executive Director of the Baltimore branch of Tahirih Justice Center, part of a national not-for-profit that provides legal aid to immigrant women and children fleeing gender-based violence. During the event, a brief educational video on gender-based violence will be shown and the organization’s executive director will discuss the barriers for immigrant women seeking safety and recovery here in America.  The effects of contemporary changes in the laws affecting undocumented immigrants on Tahirih’s work will also be discussed. The event will end with a question and answer session.

The event is being hosted and sponsored by graduate students in the Applied Sociology program at UMBC. There will be light refreshments and a silent auction featuring handmade and artisan crafts, pottery, gift-cards, and other reduced-cost and holiday-gift-ready items! All proceeds from the silent auction will go to the Baltimore Tahirih Justice Center office to support the needs of our local community.

All UMBC community members and friends are welcome to attend!

For more information on the Tahirih Justice Center, check out this blog post written by Sociology graduate student, Emily Melluso: https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/posts/79842

To donate today to UMBC’s fundraising efforts for Tahirih, follow this link: https://www.classy.org/team/194641

For more information or questions about the event, please contact Audrey Denakpo (d87@umbc.edu), Emily Melluso (melluso1@umbc.edu) or Geeta Shanbhag (gshanbh1@umbc.edu).

Campus Life's Mosaic is excited to announce that we have TWO student intern positions open in our office to begin Winter 2019.  We are looking for excited, proactive, hard-working students our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, programming and resources. 

We encourage you to visit the UMBCworks 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 Tuesday, December 4, 2018, by 10:00 a.m.

Vacant Intern Positions

Direct Supervisor: Carlos Turcios (carlos6@umbc.edu)

Mosaic Intern for LGBTQ+ Student Engagement and Allyship Development

UMBCworks ID: 9303248

Direct Supervisor: Erin Waddles (waddles@umbc.edu)

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

UMBCworks ID: 9303247

If you have any questions, please contact the position's respective supervisor. 

Important Notes: You MUST complete both portions of the application (i.e. myUMBC, Google Form).  On UMBCworks, please look up the UMBCworks ID. Our position descriptions are attached. Be sure to fully complete our Google Form. You may apply to one or both positions.

SAHAP students:

Please join the faculty and staff in the Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy department as we celebrate our Fall 2018 graduates!  

Wednesday, December 12th
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
Public Policy Atrium

ALL SAHAP students are encouraged to attend.

Refreshments will be provided!  

New ANTH Course for SPRING 2019!

ANTH 321-01

Sociocultural Contexts of Teaching and Learning

Instructor: Sarah Jewett

Tuesday/Thursday

10:00am-11:15am

Students will:

examine the sociocultural dynamics of teaching and learning across diverse settings within the U.S. and other societies
· focus on the interrelationships among educational processes, cultural identities and structures of power
· explore how such analyses inform public discourses on schooling and efforts at reform

Check out the attached flyer!