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.

Caitlyn Leiter-Mason and Dr. Phyllis Robinson are representing UMBC on this awesome page highlighting women from USM for Women's History Month! Check it out!