Construction Project Temporarily Eliminates Spaces in Lot 8 Project to Close Seven Spots from 10/18-10/22
Contractors will be on campus next week to restore the storm water management facility adjacent to Lot 8. The staging area for the project will require the closure of approximately 7 spaces in Lot 8.

The project will be completed at the end of the week. Questions? Please contact Parking Services at 410-455-2551 or parking@umbc.edu. 

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To celebrate Campus Sustainability Month, our Eco-Ambassadors have planned our first ever Green Halloween. We have a series of spooky sustainability events and activities for everyone to enjoy.

In-Person Activities:


Thursday, October 21st

 
Waste Witches: Put a Spell on Trash & Now It's Crafts 
7-8:30 PM
Harbor Hall Multipurpose Room
 
The Office of Sustainability has partnered with Residential Student Association to collect materials from around campus that were going to be thrown out. Join us for an opportunity to turn this ‘trash’ into upcycled Halloween decorations!
 

Friday, October 22nd

 
Invasives Attack! Scavenger Hunt
2:50-4 PM
Meet in front of the Yum Shoppe at 2:50
 
We are going on a hunt to identify invasive species who are attacking natural areas around campus with the Environmental Task Force. The group will be meeting at the Commons where you will receive an identification guide and instructions on how to complete the scavenger hunt. Identify 3 species and win some Sustainability Matters Swag!

Virtual Events


Wednesday, October 27th


Not So Science Fiction: Climate Documentary Night
5-7:00 PM
Register Here

The Office of Sustainability will be hosting a community screening of Anote’s Ark. An award winning film which centers the story of citizens of the island nation Kiribati and their fight for climate justice.

State of the Period: An Open Conversation on Student Period Poverty
7:30-8:30 PM

Join an open conversation about how period poverty impacts students. We will also spend time discussing reusable menstruation products and students will get a chance to sign up for a free menstrual cup!  

We will post more information on how to join this event on myUMBC soon.

Virtual Festivities:


Sustainable Halloween Costume Contest!
Submission deadline: October 28th

Dressing up for Halloween doesn’t have to hurt the planet. A sustainable Halloween costume is thrifted, borrowed, or made out of items you already owned. Enter our sustainable Halloween Costume Contest for the chance to win a sustainability themed gift basket. 

We will be announcing on myUMBC more information on how to enter to win soon so stay tuned!

Fall Harvest: Virtual Videos with UMBC Dining

Videos will be posted throughout the month of October
Follow @UMBCdining on Instagram to watch the tutorials 

Our office has partnered with UMBC Dining to provide virtual tutorials on how to cook with local foods harvested in the Fall. Stay tuned for tutorials on how to roast pumpkin seeds, make apple peel potpourri, and much more! Videos will be posted on UMBC Dining’s Instagram.

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National Center for Independent Living (NCIL) membership is part of the process - $10 for people 26 and under, and they have a waiver/reduced fee process.  If you can't make a session, recordings will be available afterward.  Details are here:

https://ncil.org/elevate/elevate-2021-program/ 

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The University System of Maryland encompasses 12 institutions, including UMBC, and three regional higher education centers. It employs more than 16,000 faculty members and 25,000 staff members, and owns almost 1,000 buildings. Its annual operating budget is more than $5 billion. There are more than 170,000 undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at its various institutions. 

How would you like to represent all of those students as a member of the Board of Regents, the system's governing body? 

Please take a look at this description of the Student Regent position and consider applying. Please also pass the information along to friends who may be interested. The Student Regent will serve from July 1, 2022 through June 30, 2024, serving as the voting Student Regent in 2023-2024. All applicants should be planning to graduate in spring 2024 or later.

The application deadline is Friday, November 5th at 5:00 p.m. Here is the application. 

Submit completed applications by email to dhoffman@umbc.edu.  If you need more time to get the required letters of recommendation, let us know and we can arrange a separate due date for them.

We're very happy to answer questions about the position and the process, so don't hesitate to contact us (civiclife@umbc.edu) if you'd like to know more.

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Laurel High School is looking to immediately hire interns (conditional hire) or graduating teachers (certified) in multiple positions for our 9th-grade academy, as well as school-wide positions including Health, Art, Social Studies, Math, and English.

Laurel is the Nothern most school in Prince Georges County. The town of Laurel is split between Howard, Anne Arundel, Montogomery, and Prince Georges County.
 
Starting pay (step 02) with a BA is 50,000+. 
Starting pay (step 02) with a MA is 54,500+. 

If interested, or if you have any questions, reach out via:
Text: 267-614-6858
Email: Patrick.dignan@pgcps.org
Patrick Dignan - 9th Grade Coordinator at Laurel High School
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Many of us have heard about digital accessibility but what would it really be like to walk in someone else's shoes — to need alt text, captions, audio descriptions, and more. Find out! Join Quality Matters on October 20, from 3-4p EST to experience the true impact of digital accessibility. Participants will also:
  • Discuss strategies for eliminating barriers so all students can experience success in high-quality online courses
  • Develop plans to address equity and access in online course design and teaching
  • Investigate digital tools and techniques that prioritize equity and access in the digital classroom
Don’t miss the opportunity to learn more about creating courses that are accessible for all students in this free webinar from Quality Matters.

The webinar will be live captioned. 

Register online via Quality Matters.
NOTE: You must have a QM account affiliated with UMBC to register.

Can't make it? All QM Success Stories are recorded and available to subscribers after the session in the QM Reference Library approximately two-weeks after the session.

The above is a repost from Instructional Technology (original post is linked below), and is accompanied by a photo of letter tiles spelling out You Can Do It on a pink background. Credit: Sincerely Media via unsplash.com
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Each year, the UMBC Alumni Association celebrates UMBC graduates and faculty who have made outstanding contributions to the University, their professions, and their communities.

We are pleased to announce that the Alumni Association Board of Directors has chosen to honor the distinguished alumni and faculty listed below. 

Members of the UMBC community are invited to join us online to honor the 2021 award recipients on Wednesday, October 20 at 6:30 p.m. Visit our website for more information about this year’s awards ceremony.

Register Here
If you have questions regarding the award recipients or ceremony, please contact Sara Lerma Jones at slj@umbc.edu or x5-2276.
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Join our campus partner, Instructional Technology for Five (5) Things You Didn't Know that Blackboard Ally Can Do and learn about Ally, a tool available in Blackboard Original and Ultra courses, that improves the accessibility of your course content. Attend this session to see Ally’s remediation capabilities and powerful file conversion tools that generate alternative formats for you and students.

Click here to see their full post and sign up!  Want more detail? Read on:

This 30 minute workshop will offer ideas for developing a strategy to improve your course usability and accessibility and how to get started with Blackboard Ally. Available in both Original and Ultra courses, Ally scans content in Blackboard and provides feedback and tools to identify and fix accessibility issues. 

Leverage Ally's powerful alternative format options yourself, and let students know they can download content in multiple formats that give them choices in how they watch, read, or listen. 

Upon completing this online session, participants should be able to:

Click on the links to get to Instructional Technology's event page signup.  We hope to see you there.

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nstructions for both applications 

 

Teacher Education Scholarship Program

The UMBC Education Department offers scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in the Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, and TESOL programs. All students currently enrolled are eligible to apply.

The application for Summer and Fall are the same, however, you must fill out both to be considered for each semester.

Spring 2022: Click here to complete application form via google forms.

 

Strong Scholars Program Phase II Interns

The Hattie M. Strong Foundation offers scholarships to undergraduate students who have exhibited outstanding successes and enthusiasm in field experiences prior to the final year of their program or to graduate students whose life experiences prior to enrollment reveal the same strengths. One $5,000.00 scholarships will be awarded to UMBC teacher candidates entering PHASE II of internship. Qualifying applicants must have a FAFSA on file, demonstrate financial need.

Spring 2022: Click here to complete application form via google forms. 

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