We want our graduate students to have the best educational experience possible while supporting their personal and professional development. This is why we have partnered with Etio and the Center for Studies in Higher Education at the University of California, Berkeley, to administer the gradSERU (Graduate Student Experience in the Research University) with the support of our president and provost. Your feedback is critical as we strive to make improvements to our curriculum, climate, and campus. Please consider taking some time to complete the survey today.
Students have multiple chances to be entered into a drawing to win one $500 award in Retriever Dollars over the course of the survey administration. The earlier you respond, the more times you will be entered into drawings. Four winners will be selected by March 28th. Retriever Dollars can be used across campus to pay for tuition, purchase textbooks, postage, event tickets, UMBC apparel, and much more. A listing of off-campus merchants that will accept Retriever Dollars as payment can be found here.
Your responses are confidential. The survey takes about 30 minutes to complete, and can be completed in more than one sitting. Your responses will help improve the graduate education experience for all.
Thank you in advance for taking the time to reflect on your experiences and help us strengthen graduate education at UMBC!
Publishing your work is considered one of the primary pillars of a research project, graduate students are often hunted by policies and recommendations to publish several papers as part of their graduate experience, some use their publications as part of their thesis or dissertation and some programs even require students to be a first author in order to be considered for graduation from a PhD program.
How do you even start the process of writing a publication? What are impact factors and how do you decide if your data is impactful enough to be submitted to a particular publication or journal? We have invited a panel of productive and avid publishing faculty at UMBC from our CAHSS college to talk about these and other topics, the intention of this event is to demystify the publishing hardship, learn how to overcome perfectionism (when is my paper ready to be submitted for publication?), learn how to process criticism, how to manage your time to be more productive (when am I supposed to find the time to sit down and write?), how to overcome writers block, and more.
Join for a discussion with our panelists:
We have encountered an unexpected technical issue with our film screening. It appears that the version we booked may not support screencasting to the projector as originally planned. While we are still working to resolve this, we want to ensure everyone has a way to participate.
As a backup plan, we kindly ask attendees to bring their own device (BYOD) if possible. You will have the option to:
• Join us in the screening space to watch the film together as a community with your own devices while enjoying popcorn.
• Access the film individually through the provided link and watch remotely at your convenience.
Here’s the link to the movie! Just click on "Get a Ticket," enter some basic information or sign in with Google/Facebook, and you're all set!
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we navigate this situation. We will provide further updates as soon as possible. Thank you for your cooperation!
UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all. The film has open captioning, ASL and audio description are available upon request. A range of accessible seating options are available. For additional inquiries about access or accommodation, please email slazar@umbc.edu with "The Ride Ahead" in the subject line.