How to Maximize Your Hackathon Experience
Career Center x hackUMBC Side Quest
Want to make the most out of your hackathon experience?
Join HackUMBC and the Career Center at UMBC for a workshop designed to help you level up your hackathon game! Learn how to build standout projects, collaborate effectively, and showcase your skills to impress recruiters!
📅 Date: March 30th
🕛 Time: 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
📍 Location: ILSB 233
Whether you're a first-time hacker or a seasoned competitor, this is a great opportunity to sharpen your skills and make your work stand out. Don't miss it!
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Want to make the most out of your hackathon experience? Join HackUMBC and the Career Center at UMBC for a workshop designed to help you level up your hackathon game! Learn how to build standout...
https://www.hackumbc.tech/
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Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:00:02 -0400
Strategic Science Communication: Mastering the Art of Presenting to a Lay Audience
Happening today at 2PM! Snacks, desserts and some learning!
Calling all graduate students!
GEARS and GSPD presents a workshop to hone your presentation skills:
Presenting Your Research Poster to an Interdisciplinary Audience
Are you presenting a poster at the upcoming GEARS Research Symposium or an interdisciplinary conference? Join us for a practical workshop designed to help you communicate your research effectively to a broad audience.
A chance to win a raffle for $25 by attending the event! Two winners will be selected at the end of the event.
Date: 03/26/2026
Time: 2pm - 3pm
Venue: UC 310
Why This Workshop Matters
Unlike traditional academic conferences, GEARS brings together researchers and high level university officials from diverse fields. Most visitors to your poster won't share your specialized background, making it essential to communicate your work in accessible, engaging ways that resonate across disciplines.
What You Will Learn
- Strategies for explaining complex concepts to non-specialist audiences.
- How to identify and communicate the broader significance of your research.
- Techniques for adapting your message on the fly based on your audience.
- How to read your poster visitor and engage them effectively.
- Tips for handling questions from outside your field.
RSVP your attendance on this link and add to your calendar.
Snacks will be provided with desserts! Come, there is enough for you all!
This event is a collaboration between the Graduate Student & Postdoctoral Development (GSPD) team and the Graduate Experiences, Achievements, and Research Successes (GEARS) committee of the Graduate Student Association (GSA).
URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!
For the full schedule see:
Phoenix Gordon | Conceptions of Blackness: A Fantastical Re-Imagining of Black Heroism and Villainy | Sharon Tran | English | RAC 106 | 10:00-10:15
Esther Myers | Homophobia and Queer Repression in Watchmen | Keegan Finberg | English | RAC 106 | 1:15-1:30
Ryan Supplee | Spiritualized Disability and Liminality in The Book of Margery Kempe | Kathryn McKinley | English | RAC 106 | 9:40-9:55
Maia Turman Cooke | The Language of Decriminalization: Drug Policy Rhetoric and Public Health in 21st Century Canada | Earl Brooks | English | RAC 106 | 11:00-11:15
Trilece Wilson | Tears Made of Ink | Nicole Pekarske | English | RAC STAGE | 11:15-11:30
URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!
For the full schedule see:
Aaron Acosta | Using Graphs While Introducing Science Concepts in a Biology Classroom to Develop Students' Data Analysis Skills | Edralin Pagarigan | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #1
Shaylee Chubin | Developing A Prototype GenAI Tool for Enhancing Early Literacy Through Dialogic Reading | Shuling Yang | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #27
Annie Fowler | Make the Children Touch Grass: An Argument for Returning Recess to Secondary Education | Brandon Beck | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #37
Jenavie Gopez | Enhancements to the Scientific Explanations Framework Including Claim, Evidence, and Reasoning | Christopher Rakes | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #43
Bryan Lee | Beyond the Notes: Measuring Foundational Skill Growth in 5th Grade Strings | Brian Kaufman | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #53
Jeffrey Reid | Strategies for Improving Test Scores | Cheryl North | Education | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #55
Frank Rodriguez | Bridging the Test Score Gap Between ESOL and Native Speakers | Cheryl North | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #83
Roxanne Romero | Bridging the Test Score Gap Between ESOL and Native Speakers | Christopher Rakes | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #86
Sabrina Tan | Amplifying Asian American Voices: Teachers' Explorations of Picture Books Centering Asian American Characters | Amy Tondreau | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #100
Gabrielle Whitfield | Increasing Student Retention of Tier 2 and Tier 3 Vocabulary Using Explicit and Implicit Strategies | Edralin Pagarigan | Education | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #108
URCAD is Wednesday, April 22, 2026 in the RAC!
For the full schedule see:
Lillian Beaudet | Twin Deficits & Ricardian Equivalence—Context-Dependent US Fiscal Outcomes, 1970-2024: A Historical & Theoretical Survey | Nandita Dasgupta | Economics | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #7
Arun Dahal Khatri | Fiscal-Monetary Policy Misalignment and Its Impact on Inflation Persistence and Real GDP Growth | Nandita Dasgupta | Economics | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #31
Akanksha Madhu Kiran, Christine Le | Socio-Economic Factors Affecting Financial Literacy Rate | Douglas Lamdin | Economics | RAC Arena, 2-3pm, Poster #43
Dhruvil Patel | Timely Vs Accurate: Informational Tradeoffs in Economic Data | Michael Andrews | Economics | RAC Arena, 10-11am, Poster #76
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