• To educate the general public, target companies and professional talent to the benefits of doing business, working and living in the Greater Baltimore area.

• To engage in business retention efforts, including targeting existing businesses located in the region for expansion and retention.

• To work in close cooperation with officials of Baltimore City and the surrounding county governments and civic leaders in an effort to attract more businesses and employment to the area by engaging in endeavors which will include professional prospect handling, support and outreach power.

• To serve as a resource for the Greater Baltimore metropolitan area for the purpose of fostering economic development.

• To perform non-partisan analysis, study and research of various issues relating to doing business in the region. To make the results of such research available to the public by means of discussion groups, seminars and other educational activities.

• Update a comprehensive data center
• Provide information and support for business development, marketing, and investor relations
• Provide ready response to requests for proposals and/or information from businesses considering relocation or expansion
• Gather data and information to support the production of a wide variety of reports and publications to be issued by the Alliance

• Basic knowledge of public and private resources, data and information, including Census, BLS and BEA data
• An inquiring mind and the ability to assess and assemble information in a way that tells a story
• A student or recent graduate in business, planning, economics or other research and commerce related fields; knowledge of economic development is preferred
• Preferably one year of work experience or education in regional economic research, economic development research, or related field
• The ability to present and convey information in simple, logical and effective ways
• PC and software skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint; the ability to use other programs, such as Access, InDesign and Photoshop are desired, but not required
• Knowledge of the Greater Baltimore region and an enthusiasm for its success and growth
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach

Reinventing the Classroom

Professor Harry Lewis

Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science
Harvard University

12:00-2:00 ITE 456, UMBC

TALK AND LUNCH: 12:00-1:00. Lunch courtesy of Dr. Warren DeVries, Dean of the College of Engineering and Information Technology. RSVP on my.umbc.edu by Monday, February 25 to reserve a spot. Email requests from outside UMBC to Sorry, you need javascript to view this email address.

DISCUSSION: 1:00-2:00. The community is invited to stay after the talk for an open discussion and conversation with Professor Lewis and your UMBC colleagues about designing new classroom spaces for active learning and the flipped classroom approach.

For decades my lectures kept getting better, my enrollments kept going up, and the number of warm bodies in the lecture hall kept going down. So I decided to try something entirely different, a "flipped classroom." Students watched lectures over the Internet at night in their rooms, and spent class time solving problems under supervision in small groups. The subject matter was discrete mathematics, which is well suited to this pedagogical style, but the class was so successful that it is being adapted for use in other Harvard courses. I will report on some of the conceptual and practical problems I encountered, including the creation of a new teaching space, which had to be cheap to construct and adaptable in use since the experiment might have failed.

Harry Lewis is Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science at Harvard, where he has taught since 1974. He is uncertain whether he should be proud of his role in launching the careers of Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, both of whom dropped out of Harvard shortly after taking his course. From 1995-2003 Lewis served as Dean of Harvard College. In this capacity he oversaw the undergraduate experience, including residential life, career services, public service, academic and personal advising, athletic policy, and intercultural and race relations. He is a long time member of the College’s Admissions Committee.

For more information, see his article Reinventing the Classroom in the Fall 2013 issue of Harvard Magazine.

On-Campus Interviews offer students a chance to conveniently interview for professional positions on campus.  Employers travel to our campus for the specific purpose of interviewing preselected students for currently open positions.  This is a great opportunity to interview with employers specifically interested in UMBC students and offers the advantage of a smaller applicant pool.  Interviews take place during the fall and spring. The logistics (viewing positions, applying, signing up for interview time slots, etc.) are all handled via UMBCworks.

Don't miss out on employers coming to UMBC to recruit YOU this fall! The following is a list of employers coming to conduct on-campus interviews with application deadlines in the next month.

**W. R. Grace
Interviewing on 3/6
Deadline to Apply:  2/22
Position:  Manufacturing Leadership Program

**Mueller Associates, Inc.
Interviewing on 3/6
Deadline to Apply:  2/20
Position:  Mechanical Engineer

**U.S. Census Bureau
Interviewing on 3/8
Deadline to Apply:  2/22
Position:  IT Specialist

**ARINC
Interviewing on 3/14
Deadline to Apply:  2/28
Position:  Junior Software Engineer

**Stanley Black & Decker
Interviewing on 3/27
Deadline to Apply:  3/13
Position:  SLP Operations Associate

** Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
Interviewing on 2/14/13 

** Insight Global
Interviewing on 2/14/13
Position:  Recruiter/Account Manager

** Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Interviewing on 2/19/13
Position:  Research Study Assistant

A full list of On-Campus Interviews scheduled is available on our website calendar and on UMBCworks, please check regularly for any updates or changes that may occur.

The following full-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings! 

9256300 - Account Representative - Advance
9256234 - Customer Service Analyst - McCormick
9256297 - WorkFirst - Employment Consultant - Humanim
9256325 - Information Security Compliance Auditor - Tenable Network Security

The following part-time positions have been posted within the past week to UMBCworks. Login to your account (via the link in the Jobs & Internships topic in myUMBC) and find details and application instructions as well as hundreds of other job postings!

9256153 - GeoDome & Exhibits Technician - Paragon Technology Group, Inc.
9256252 - Graphic Designer - Dever Designs
9256316 - Public Relations/Graphic Design - SPIN
9256175 - S.T.E.M Assistant - Harford County YMCA

Job Title:

Marketing Graduate Assistant for the Division of Professional Studies at UMBC.

Typical Duties :

• Maintain data files and  facilitate the distribution of mass email distributions
• Assist  in maintaining social networks (Twitter, Facebook, myUMBC) in an engaging, yet appropriate manner
• Occasionally designing flyers and hand-outs
• Distribute flyers across campus
• Regularly conduct internet research and compile/summarize efforts
• Contribute to discussions/brainstorms about marketing content and design
• Assist with other day-to-day marketing projects, such as video production and participation at in-person events

Qualifications:

• An outgoing and responsible graduate student, or senior who plans to stay at UMBC for graduate school
• Organized, efficient and able to manage several projects simultaneously
• Efficient at using the internet and other resources for research
• Capable of compiling and presenting research to marketing team
• Capable of writing and communicating clearly
• Have a basic understanding of marketing
• Skills in graphic design, video production or past experience in social media marketing a plus

The chosen candidate can begin during spring 2013 and work through summer 2013, on an intern status. Full graduate assistant position offered beginning fall 2013.

About the Division of Professional Studies:

The Division of Professional Studies at UMBC offers a variety of high-quality master’s, graduate certificates, special courses and non-degree training programs. Building on UMBC’s strength in cutting-edge research and academic excellence, these programs provide relevant skills, knowledge and credentials in high-demand areas of study.

Application Deadline: March 1, 2013 at 5 p.m.  To apply: Please send cover letter and resume to DPSGradAssistant@umbc.edu  

My career goals involve working in the government, particularly Department of Homeland Security, Department of Defense. I would be interested in working as a translator or have a position in the United Nations, as well.

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