URI internship expectations:

Summer term:  180 hours; 10-12 weeks, 15-18 hours/week

Most internships are unpaid; paid internships contingent upon funding-  Academic credit may be applicable; see your academic advisor or internship office.

For priority consideration, apply before April 1.

For information, contact Dr. Edward Orser, URI Program Manager (orser@umbc.edu)

Please submit the following:

            --a cover letter of interest, addressing your skills and experience relevant to the internship;

            --your resume;

            --the name and e-mail contact information for the faculty academic advisor from whom we will request a reference

Send your application either electronically to jobs@parksandpeople.org;

Or by mail to URI Internships, Parks & People Foundation, 800 Wyman Park Drive, Suite 010, Baltimore, Md. 21211

March is Women's History Month!

This year’s national theme is Women Inspiring Innovation Through Imagination: Celebrating Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. This theme is meant to honor generations of women who throughout American history have used their intelligence, imagination, sense of wonder, and tenacity to make extraordinary contributions to the STEM fields. As part of our Women’s History Month celebrations, the Women's Center and CWIT are partnering to showcase six talented women in engineering and IT fields at UMBC. The future of women’s history is being created as we speak and there is importance in sharing our lived stories now. We invite you to join us throughout the month of March to learn more about these women, their experiences, and their dreams. 

Morgan Madeira, 
CWIT Scholar 
Senior Computer Science major & STEM Editor of UMBC Review

Describe what sparked your interest STEM and the journey to choosing your major. 

I decided to take my first programming course in high school even though I knew nothing about the subject. It only took writing one program for me to fall in love. I thought it was amazing that I could control the computer with only a few lines of code. It reminded me of solving problems in math class, which I had always enjoyed, but programming was way more fun. I remember when it came time to choose a major computer science was the only one that seemed to interest me.

GOVERNOR'S SUMMER INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (http://shrivercenter.umbc.edu/students/the-scholars-programs/gsip/), Deadline:  March 11th 
The Governor’s Summer Internship Program introduces college students to the unique challenges and rewards of working within MD State Government while earning a $3,000 stipend.  For 10 weeks (June 3 – August 9), interns:- Work in state government agencies on substantive projects, including drafting speeches and correspondence, tracking legislation, attending hearings, assisting with constituent case work, and researching policy options.  - Participate in seminars with top Maryland officials and make site visits to State facilities.  - Develop policy papers on a significant issue facing Maryland (e.g. the Chesapeake Bay, crime, care for the elderly) and present their findings in person to the Governor.

WALTER SONDHEIM JR. NONPROFIT LEADERSHIP INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (http://shrivercenter.umbc.edu/students/the-scholars-programs/maryland-nonprofit-leadership-program/), Deadline: March 15th  The Maryland Nonprofit Leadership Program offers paid summer internship opportunities in the nonprofit sector to college juniors, seniors, and graduate students attending Maryland institutions.  Participating interns work for ten weeks full-time from June4th to August 10h while participating in bi-weekly seminars in nonprofit management.  Each participating student receives a $3,000 stipend.

MDOT FELLOWS INTERNSHIP PROGRAM (http://shrivercenter.umbc.edu/students/the-scholars-programs/mdot/), Deadline: March 8th  The Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) Fellows Internship Program is designed to introduce Maryland’s most promising college students to the rewards and challenges of working within Maryland’s integrated transportation system.  Interns can gain experience in policy development, marketing, international relations, computer networking, engineering, planning and financing, public relations, and neighborhood conservation.  Placement opportunities are available at the MD Aviation Administration, MD Port Administration, MD Transit Administration, Motor Vehicle Administration, MD State Highway Administration, MD Transportation Authority, or The Secretary’s Office. Participating student earn $3,500 during 8 weeks this summer (June 10 to August 2nd).

The UMBC BEVI Interns will focus on creating an interactive web site that promotes and explains the benefits of electric vehicles in Maryland. The UMBC students will work with students from 3 other
    colleges to form teams to support the initiative. The UMBC interns will focus on implementing a Wordpress web site to develop a mobile friendly web site and on creating a mobile application to support the BEVI project. 

Applicants should have experience in one of the three
    areas:
    1. web programming or game development and have an interest in mobile application development;
    2. web page design and information architecture of web sites; OR
    3. Digital storytelling, video editing, or writing experience for the web.
    
    Under the internship, students will make $10/hour and are expected to work 25 hours a week for 10 weeks in the summer. The Division of IT is willing to hire any student interested in working on this for an additional 15 hours a week to bring the number of paid hours to 400
    for the summer. Students will work closely with DoIT staff on web-related projects for UMBC.

TO APPLY, Complete the APPLICATION below and send it along with your resume to Dr. McCONNELL at mcconnel@umbc.edu 
by MARCH 24th

The nation's demand for skilled cybersecurity professionals continues to rise. The UMBC Cybersecurity Graduate Program will hold an information session from 6:00pm to 7:30pm on Thursday 21 March in room 102 of the Information Technology and Engineering Building (ITE). Participants will learn how our masters and certificate programs can help you get started or advance in this thriving industry, meet the Graduate Program Director and learn more about our program’s curriculum and flexible class schedules. We are now accepting applications for Fall 2013 with a deadline of 1 August, 2013. RSVP for the Cybersecurity information session online to reserve a seat.

UMBC is certified as a Center for Academic Excellence in Information Assurance Education (CAE) as well as a Center of Academic Excellence in Research (CAE-R) sponsored by the National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security (DHS). View or download our fact sheet for a summary of the cybersecurity programs.

In order to be considered, please apply to one of the following requisitions via the Students and New Grad portal located on our careers page here.

Want to learn more about our technical areas that are in high demand?  Join us for virtual information sessions below from school or home!