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  <Title>Scholarship Q&amp;A: Amirreza Saharkiz &#8217;16, Mechanical Engineering</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><em>As the academic year draws to a close, we thought we might take the time to introduce you to some of our Alumni Association Scholarship recipients. Today, we hear from <strong>Amirreza Saharkiz ’16, mechanical engineering.</strong></em></p>
    <p><strong><img src="https://umbcgiving.files.wordpress.com/2016/05/a_saharkhiz-1-1.jpg?w=360&amp;h=240" alt="A_Saharkhiz.Jpg (1) (1)" width="360" height="240" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;">Name: </strong><span>Amirreza Saharkiz</span></p>
    <p><strong>Major: </strong><span>Mechanical Engineering</span></p>
    <p><strong>Grad Year: </strong><span>2016</span></p>
    <p><strong>Extracurriculars:</strong><span> President of the Persian Student Association, Member of the Honors College, Member of the Mini Baja team, Undergraduate Research Assistant</span></p>
    <p><strong>Why did you decide to attend UMBC? </strong><span>I considered many factors before I [chose] UMBC. First, I like small colleges and because I intended to be an engineer, the only available in-state school for me was UMBC. Also, UMBC offered me several scholarships which made me even more interested [in] attending UMBC.</span></p>
    <p><strong>What’s been the most amazing discovery you’ve made so far as a student here? </strong><span>The most amazing discovery that I found as a student is [that the faculty] at UMBC really care about students’ success, [especially] for undergraduate students.</span></p>
    <p><strong>What are you most proud of accomplishing in your time at UMBC? </strong><span>I have received an Undergraduate Research Award (URA), and [I was also] elected as the president of the Persian Student Association (PSA).</span></p>
    <p><strong>What would you say to the people who provided your scholarship?</strong><span> [You are] great people who care about other people’s success and [have a] great understanding of the obstacles toward higher education.</span></p>
    <p><strong>What do you hope to do after graduation? </strong><span>I have applied for [five Ph.D. programs] and hopefully I can get admitted.</span></p>
    <p><a href="http://bit.ly/1TFomaz" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Your gift to UMBC helps fund scholarships for students like Amirreza. Please consider donating today.</strong></a></p>
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  <Summary>As the academic year draws to a close, we thought we might take the time to introduce you to some of our Alumni Association Scholarship recipients. Today, we hear from Amirreza Saharkiz ’16,...</Summary>
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  <Title>Archives Gold #32: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th</Title>
  <Tagline>An ID Card of UMBC's First Librarian John Haskell Jr.</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Special Collections continues our archival project<strong> Archives Gold: 50 Objects for UMBC's 50th</strong>, a special series showcasing 50 different objects that tell the story of UMBC. This week we present an ID card of John Haskell Jr., the first full time faculty member and first librarian of UMBC. <div><em><br></em></div><div><img src="http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/img/AG_32.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div><em>John Haskell Jr. ID, 1966. John Haskell Papers, Coll 093, University Archives, Special Collections, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Baltimore, MD) </em></div><div><br></div><div><span>In 1965, Chancellor Kuhn hired his first full-time employee--the university's first librarian, John Haskell, Jr. Haskell was only 24 at the time, coming to work straight out of graduate school and a few months of active duty in the Army Reserves. He spent many of the early months leading up to UMBC's opening ordering books, hiring new employees, and creating a catalog ordering system. </span></div><div><br></div><div>Learn More: </div><div>-<a href="http://lib.guides.umbc.edu/umbchistory" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">History of UMBC Research Guide </a></div><div>-<a href="http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/umbc.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">University Archives Webpage </a></div><div>-<a href="http://library.umbc.edu/speccoll/findingaids/coll093.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">John Haskell Jr. Finding Aid </a></div><div>-<a href="http://magazine.umbc.edu/umbc-magazine-winter-2016/firm-foundations/books-and-bytes/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Magazine: Books and Bytes </a></div><div>-<a href="http://explore.baltimoreheritage.org/items/show/542#.VzIba9IrLcs" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Explore Baltimore Heritage: Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery </a></div><div><br></div><div>View All: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/library/posts?tag=archives-gold" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">my.umbc.edu/groups/library/posts?tag=archives-gold</a></div><div><br></div></div>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="60121" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/posts/60121">
    <Title>LLC Alumni News: Dr. Emek Ergun</Title>
    <Tagline>Of Note!</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><p><span><br></span></p><p><span>Dr. Emek Ergun (LLC ’15) will be an Assistant Professor at the <a href="http://womensandgenderstudies.uncc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Women's and Gender Studies Program</a> and the <a href="http://gias.uncc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Department of Global, International, and Area Studies</a> at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. This is a joint appointment and a tenure track position.</span></p>
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          <p><span>Congratulations, Emek!</span></p></div>
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    <Title>BYA Seeking Summer Design Studio Coordinator</Title>
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    <Title>Based Zimmerman Trolling Liberals</Title>
    <Tagline>You can't flim flam the zim zam</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content">Oh man the liberal meltdown was great. Wonderful amounts of schadenfreude. <br><br><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-zimmerman-idUSKCN0Y318Z?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social">http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-guns-zimmerman-idUSKCN0Y318Z?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=Social</a><br><br>The auction has been taken down but it was up long enough to trigger copious amounts of liberals and their weak psyches. <br><br>Truly the start to a wonderful day!</div>
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    <Title>BYA Seeking Summer Visuals Studio Coordinator</Title>
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    <Title>Project Modified: 386 - SAAAC SR - Phase II Scope Definition - Assign Advisees to Advisors</Title>
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          Need to assess the success of the pilot and determine next steps including developing protocol for maintaining assignments. <br>
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    <Title>Sarah Leupen receives Fulbright award to teach&#160;evidence-based science pedagogy at Czech medical school</Title>
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    <Title>Apartment on Arbutus Shuttle available starting on July 1st</Title>
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          <div class="html-content">Hi,<div><br></div><div>A 2 bedroom/1 bathroom apartment located in Catonsville will be available on July 1st (or late June). It is walking distance to the UMBC shuttle and MTA stop, 8 minutes driving distance to UMBC campus. The rent is about $900/month (including electricity and internet). You can rent for only one bedroom or the entire apartment. The lease ends in August 31, but you can take over the lease if you would like to.</div><div><br></div><div>If interested, please email me at <a href="mailto:hsli1@umbc.edu">hsli1@umbc.edu</a> for more info. </div></div>
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