For those interested, "The Sitting Judges" of Baltimore City's Circuit Court are running for re-election. You would potentially help voters at polling stations, distribute literature, or put up signs. If you are interested or if you have questions, contact Judge Wanda Keyes Heard at wkheard@gmail.com.

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Congratulations to the following INDS Students for winning the 2016-2017 Undergraduate Research Awards (URA):

Maniraj Jeyaraju

Nimasha Fernando

Sarah Miller

We are so proud of you and cannot wait to see you present at URCAD next year. Stay tuned for more info!

The MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) is excited to announce more than $100,000 in scholarships and support for underrepresented minorities and women to attend Consensus 2016: Making Blockchain Real. In collaboration with CoinDesk, a news site specializing in bitcoin and digital currencies, the DCI will be selecting 50 Consensus Scholars to attend the event on May 2–4 in New York City. Click here to apply! Submissions are due April 10th.

To find out more or apply, click the links down below.

The Dresher Center for the Humanities invites applications for two Residential Faculty Research Fellowships for spring 2017. Funding is intended to support and promote significant humanities research at UMBC. Dresher Center Research Fellows will reside at least one day a week in the Dresher Center and receive release from teaching (up to two course releases) in order to work on a significant humanities research project or the training necessary to embark on such a project. Faculty wishing to develop expertise in a new field or discipline towards a future project are also encouraged to apply. Each fellow will have the use of a private office in the Dresher Center and will be awarded $500 to hire an undergraduate research assistant (junior or senior) for the semester.

All full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty members pursuing humanities research in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences are welcome to submit a proposal. Applications are especially encouraged from, but not limited to, full-time faculty with appointments in departments and programs with a humanities focus. Two fellowships are available. Proposals will be reviewed by the Dresher Center Advisory Board, with decisions by mid-July 2016.

For information and an application: http://bit.ly/19L6mfE

Creative Alliance (3134 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224)

Community Conversation: 12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Digital Storytelling Workshop:  2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

In the aftermath of the death of Freddie Gray in April 2015, we need conversations that bring together a variety of voices and communities to address the intersections of poverty, race, ethnicity, and gender and help create new stories about Baltimore. This event will highlight Baltimore communities and stories through conversations about the past, present, and future of the city. Participants will explore questions about equity, identity, immigration, and belonging and discuss how residents' experiences are shaped in and through their neighborhoods. After the conversation, participants can also learn how to use digital storytelling as a way to record and disseminate their voices.

Community Conversation (12:30 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.)

Rodette Jones, Community Activist and Manager of the Filbert Street Community Garden in Curtis Bay, and Nicole King (American Studies)

Maria Nicolaidis, Greektown Resident and Historian, and Michelle Stefano (American Studies)

David Rosario, Baltimore City Mayor's Hispanic Commission Member, and Ana María Schwartz Caballero (MLLI)

Michael Scott, Chief Equity Officer/Founder of Equity Matters, and A. Adar Ayira, Director of Programs, Associated Black Charities and Trainer/Facilitator, Baltimore Racial Justice Action

Digital Storytelling Workshop (2:45 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.)

With Bill Shewbridge (MCS) and Tania Lizarazo (MLLI)

For more program information: http://dreshercenter.umbc.edu/?p=1656

To register: http://goo.gl/forms/NVg6wnJhqF

Questions: dreshercenter@umbc.edu 

The Baltimore Stories project has been made possible in part by a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and is a collaboration between the University of Maryland, Maryland Humanities Council, the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Enoch Pratt Free Library and the Greater Baltimore Cultural Alliance. 

Over the weekend, Markus Proctor discussed the importance of youth and diversity in entrepreneurship with some of the most inspiring individuals in the region. Without prior notice, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake walked on stage to introduce their topic and sat in the first row as they shared their stories. It was an incredible opportunity to represent the student entrepreneurs and inspire the UMBC alumni. Markus thanks the INDS program for supporting him every step of the way!

Want to know what HAPP majors are doing after graduation?

HAPP alumni panel will be here on April 20^th to provide discussion, Q&A and one-on-one time to current and prospective HAPP students.
 

Sponsored by the Health Administration and Policy Program Council of Majors

Refreshments served