Are you ReADY?

Facilities Management and Residential Life are excited to announce the launch of our new customer request portal ReADY for faculty, staff, and students to report maintenance issues and to request services, effective Wednesday, June 22, 2022.

ReADY is a user-friendly application which runs on all smart phones, tablets, and computers.

ReADY allows all campus users to request services, using an easy-to-follow system of tiles and dropdown selections. Based upon your affiliation as a faculty/staff, commuter student, or residential student, you will see a customized set of tiles to report issues and request services for buildings, grounds, roadways, and other infrastructure.

Access ReADY via this link using your UMBC email and password:

https://umbc.assetworks.cloud/ready

Customers will receive email notifications and be able to monitor status of requests by clicking on Process or Notifications in ReADY. 

For current AiM Users, ReADY replaces the AiM work order request process. The AiM interface for requests will be disabled at 5 pm on Tuesday, June 21, 2022.

A ReADY user guide and additional information is available on Facilities Management’s website:

https://fm.umbc.edu/work-request/

Accessibility and Disability Services works in strong partnership with Facilities Management and will be updating their Work Control information - though the on-the-go process for calling in a condition remains 410-455-2550 from any phone.  Campus faculty and staff are encouraged to bookmark the site to assist with prompt repair resolution.  

As always with Accessibility & Disability Services - please report accessibility concerns at any time via our online form linked here.

A photo of a toolbelt with a hammer and wrench accompanies this post.

The UMBC Graduate School Dissertation Fellowship
Application Deadline: Friday, July 15, 2022

The Dissertation Fellowship is designed to provide doctoral candidates at UMBC an opportunity to devote the necessary concentration and attention towards finishing the writing of their dissertations. The Fellowship is specifically designed for students with full-time jobs off-campus, for those without any financial support who are making steady progress with their writing, and for whom having additional time and resources would permit them to complete the process more expeditiously. This Fellowship is not available as an option for students with available graduate assistantship support.

The Dissertation Fellowship could provide promising doctoral candidates with financial support so that they may reduce their current obligations and partially offset any reductions in salary or increases in expenses. No additional work assignments other than work on the dissertation are to be associated with this support.

Priority will be given to students who demonstrate that the Fellowship will allow them the needed time to complete their writing and to make revisions in time to defend the work within a realistic but expeditious time frame. Awards will be made to students who have demonstrated a commitment to provide at least 20 hours per week for an entire academic semester to writing the dissertation.

Dissertation Fellowship awards are available for Fall 2022. The duration of an award is for one semester. The maximum level of support for Fall is a total stipend of $10,000 per Fellowship plus tuition remission for two credits of 899. Dissertation fellows are required to register for 9 credits of 899 (which is billed at 2 credits). We will provide tuition remission for the cost of 899 only. Please note that fellows are required to pay for 2 credits of mandatory fees associated with 899.

To be considered for a Dissertation Fellowship, the Ph.D. candidate must:

• be in good academic standing;
  
• provide a letter of support from the Chair of the Dissertation Committee that:(1) describes the state of the dissertation and the probable impact of receipt of the Fellowship on the progress toward completion; and, 2)verifies that no UMBC-administered financial support is available for the student;
• provide, if employed outside the university, written evidence from the student's employer indicating the employers willingness to reduce job time and duties in order for the student to participate in the Fellowship;
  
• submit a dissertation abstract of no more than two pages in length; and
  
• submit a 1 to 2-page management plan signed by the Chair of the Dissertation Committee describing the status of the dissertation work, the steps required to complete the work, and the feasible time line for completion.
  
• Identify, if a prior recipient of a Dissertation Fellowship, the prior term (e.g., Spring 2021) in which the Fellowship was received.

Applications for Fall 2022 Dissertation Fellowships will be accepted by the Office of the Associate Dean of the Graduate School until 4:30 p.m., Friday, July 15, 2022. Completed applications MUST be submitted via email as a single PDF to DFFall2022@umbc.edu. A committee consisting of three members of the Graduate School Leadership Team will review applications and announce recipients of the Fellowship by Friday, August 5, 2022. Selection will be based on the extent of convincing evidence that the award will provide the critical element needed to complete the dissertation.

General Associate/Coordinator – Part Time

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General Associate – Part-time Dresher Center for the Humanities

Funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Inclusion Imperative is a six-year initiative to support diversity and inclusion in humanities scholarship and curriculum. This position is funded through August 2023.

The General Associate will assist with the management of the Inclusion Imperative Programs run by the Dresher Center for the Humanities. These programs include: the Visiting Faculty Fellowship for Diversity, the Diversity Teaching Network, and the Humanities Teaching Labs. Specific duties include: coordinating with those tasked with grants accounting and budgeting; coordinating among participating institutional partners; managing day-to-day operations for all three programs; coordinating subcontract with the National Humanities Alliance; coordinating other events and workshops and performing other duties as needed. Occasional in-state/local travel may be necessary.

Requires a Bachelor’s degree and experience in coordinating programs and/or events. The successful candidate must be able to: work both independently and on a team; collaborate effectively with staff, faculty, and external constituents; be detail oriented; possess good written, communication and organizational skills; and function efficiently & effectively in a fast-paced Center environment. Must be familiar with various computer software applications such as Peoplesoft, Microsoft Office, Adobe, Google Calendar.

A background check will be required.

Please include a cover letter, resume, and names and contact information of three professional references with your application.

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Salary is commensurate with qualifications and experience. This position does not carry benefits.

Part-time - Approximately 15-19 hours per week. Schedule to be determined. 

Questions regarding the position, please contact Jessica Berman at jberman@umbc.edu