September 2011 Seminars for Graduate Students at UMBC

SEPTEMBER

Professors Beyond Borders (PBB): An Introduction (Dr. Sabine O’Hara, National Director)

Friday, 9/9/11

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Commons 329

Refreshments will be served.

http://www.professorsbeyondborders.org/home.html

RSVP:  http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/7611

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-PROMISE Opening Meeting
“Community Connections with Faculty, Staff, and Students”

Friday, 9/9/11
4:30  – 6:30 PM

Commons – Game Room

RSVP:  http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/7609

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-Preparing for Ph.D. Candidacy: Rules, Regulations, and Forms

Friday, 9/16/11
12 noon – 1 PM
Commons 329

RSVP:   http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/7610

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-SPECIAL SATURDAY SESSION

-Success Seminar (Funding/Fellowships)

Speaker: Dr. Frances Carter

Saturday, 9/17/11
10:00 AM -12:00 PM — SEMINAR (General Public)
12:00 PM – 3:00 PM — NSF Fastlane session (By Appointment only, via the MyUMBC Website below)

University Center 310

RSVP:  http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/7612

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-Dissertation House for UMBC Employees (only)
Speaker: Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale

Friday, 9/23/11

9:00 – 5:00 PM (Part I)
Commons 329

Saturday, 9/24/11

9:00 – 12 noon (Part II)
Commons 329

Details: http://thedissertationhouse.com/

RSVP: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/7613

Events for March 2011: Dissertation House, Proposals, Teaching Portfolios, Lift Up (Haiti) Movie, Career Roundtables

We have many events lined up for March! Please stay tuned to this post for updates:

March 4: Thesis and Dissertation Proposals:  A Ph.D. Completion Project Workshop. UM College Park. Guest Speaker: Christine Feak, English Language Institute, University of Michigan.

March 11: PROMISE Mid-Semester Meeting and Networking Social for College Park (Co-hosted by the UMCP Black Graduate Student Association and the UMCP Latino Graduate Student Association.) 3:00 – 5:00 PM.  This will be an opportunity for BGSA, LGSA and PROMISE participants from all disciplines to meet or reconnect over great (FREE) pizza!

DATE: Friday, March 11, 2011
TIME: 3:00 – 5:00 PM
LOCATION:  Ledo’s Restaurant
ADDRESS:  4509 Knox Road (at the corner of Knox and Route 1 attached to the new parking structure)
DISCUSSION TOPIC:  Success Beyond the Classroom: Protocol and Professionalism in Graduate School
COST: FREE!
RSVP/REGISTER: http://tiny.cc/BGSALGSAPROMISE
RSVP/REGISTRATION DEADLINE: March 9, 2011 by 4:30 PM
CONTACT: promise@gradschool.umd.edu

 

March 11-12: Dissertation House, UMBC Campus.  http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/5914

March 12: Grad Student Connection Lunch, 11-2 PM, Skylight Room, UMBC. All graduate students are invited but you must RSVP.  RSVP: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/6083

March 16: Writing an Effective Teaching Statement and Constructing a Teaching Portfolio, Facilitator, Dr. Linda Hodeges, Director of the UMBC Faculty Development Center, Room UC Ballroom Lounge, UMBC Campus.  RSVP: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/5910

March 27: Come to a screening of the film Lift Up, a documentary about Haiti following the earthquake.  One of the filmmakers is UMBC PROMISE Peer Mentor Huguens Jean. Huguens is a Ph.D. student in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. MyUMBC link for the event can be found here:  http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/5913. We excited to promote this special movie outing at Pratt Library.

March 30: Career Paths for Graduate Students, 4:30 – 6PM, UMBC AOK Library, 7th Floor. Dinner will be served. RSVP:  http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/5982

• See event listings for graduate students at UMBC here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events
• See seminar listings for graduate students at College Park here: http://www.gradschool.umd.edu/current_students/grad_diversity_student_experience.html
• See workshop listings for graduate students at UMB here: http://medschool.umaryland.edu/career/

Practical Steps for Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation. Saturday, Nov. 13

Dr. Wendy Carter, Dissertation Coach for UMBC and PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP will present:
Practical Steps for Completing Your Thesis or Dissertation

Saturday, November 13, 2011, 10AM – 2:00 PM, Commons, Room 329, UMBC’s Campus, Breakfast will be served.

Dr. Carter is the coach for The Dissertation House (http://www.thedissertationhouse.com) and is the founder of TADA, Thesis and Dissertation Accomplished. http://www.tadafinallyfinished.com/index.html

This seminar was also listed in UMBC’s Graduate School Digest:
http://umbcgradschooldigest.wordpress.com/2010/10/26/special-saturday-session-practical-steps-to-completing-your-master%E2%80%99s-thesis-or-dissertation-1113/

This is a seminar for all graduate students who will be writing a thesis or  dissertation. Breakfast will be served. Please RSVP early so that we can have an accurate count for food.

Dr. Carter also holds office hours on Fridays between noon and 2PM, and by appointment.

UMBC’s students should RSVP here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/4941.  Students from other campuses may RSVP as a comment to this post.

For further information about the UMBC Dissertation Support Group and the UMBC Dissertation Fellowship, visit these link:

Dissertation Support Group (From the UMBC Graduate School Digest)