Spring Advising has Begun; Main Campus Advising Lists Posted
Check the Advising Lists outside PUP 310 and PUP 357
The Main Campus Political Science Fall Advising List has been posted. Copies are located outside PUP Room 310 and PUP Room 357. Check the list to confirm your assigned faculty advisorYou are required to meet with a department advisor to discuss Spring Classes to have the advising hold lifted from your account. You CANNOT register for Spring classes without an advising meeting regardless of registration appointment time.
If N/A is listed in the Advisor column next to your name you have not been assigned to a faculty advisor yet. Please contact Advising Coordinator Tom Gower at
Polisciadvising@umbc.edu or schedule an advising appointment using the link below:
IMPORTANT DATES FOR SPRING REGISTRATION
October 23rd: Spring 2024 Course Schedule is Released
October 31st: Advanced Class Registration Begins
CLASS REGISTRATION PROCESS
1. Meet with advisor; receive clearance to enroll
2. Enroll in classes based on assigned registration date
All students are assigned a registration date based on number of EARNED CREDITS; credits in progress do not count toward this number. Your assigned registration appointment is the earliest possible time you can register for Spring Classes.
See Registration Appointment Calendar linked below:
EXPLORE EVERY ANGLE
Lead students in the creation of interdisciplinary narrative research based
products for community partners or to support your research portfolio
Promote collaboration, tell effective stories, and amplify voices to the general
public.
Ideal Proposals:
- Have a strong focus that can be explored effectively over a four week period.
- Utilize diverse research methods and humanities modes of analysis.
- Produce public-facing final projects created for community partners or individual research efforts.
- Examples include developing websites, promotional materials, field guides, and podcasts.
- Faculty and staff are encouraged to propose projects for themselves to lead, or we can help with locating a project leader.
For more Information, please contact Rachel Carter, Ph.D.:
rachc1@umbc.edu.
Every spring, UMBC's Department of Political Science sponsors students to serve as interns for the Maryland General Assembly, a part of Maryland's legislature that meets from January through April. Students who are interested in politics, policy, and public administration are strongly encouraged to apply to be a Maryland General Assembly intern for the 2024 session.
To learn more about the position and receive the information needed to apply, please contact Meghan Lynch at
mlyn1@umbc.edu.
Applications are due by Tuesday, October 24, 2023.
Social Science Research in Government, Business,
& Non-Profit Careers: An Alumni Panel
Research is about solving real world problems. The skills you learn while writing a research paper or taking a research methods course are valued in careers in government, business, and the non-profit industry. Join us to learn how UMBC alumni are using social science research to support government and business clients. The panel will be moderated by CS3's Associate Director,
Dr. Felipe Filomeno, and will be followed by networking and refreshments.
Panelists:
- Delta Merner, PhD (GES '14) Lead Scientist, Science Hub for Climate Litigation at the Union of Concerned Scientists
- Brent Gibbons, PhD, (PUBL '13) Health Policy Researcher in the Health Economics Program at RTI International
- Brittany Gay, PhD (PSYC '21) Associate Director of Implementation Science at the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC)
A 5th anniversary celebration event organized by the Center for Social Science Scholarship.
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, 2024 through June 30, 2026, including as the voting Student Regent in 2025-2026. All applicants should be planning to graduate in spring 2026 or later.
The application deadline is Friday, November 3 at 5 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 are 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.
--Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff
Wednesday, October 11, 2023 12 - 1 PM
Public Policy : 451
Lunch & Learn with Scott Whittier: Attorney and UMBC Instructor
Learn more about charting your career path and finding your place in the law!
Scott Whittier has been a lawyer for 30 years (and he teaches in UMBC's Department of Information Systems). He is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School, and has practiced law in a variety of contexts: at a big D.C. law firm, in-house at a large corporation and now at the World Wildlife Fund, and he even was a college professor for a couple of years. He will have a conversation with us, hearing your thoughts and questions about law school, your legal career, etc., and sharing ideas about charting your career path and finding your place in the law.
Lunch will be provided!
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Robert Zurbano Torres 10/23 4:30pm PAHB 441
Cuban-Haitian essayist and anti-racist activist
Meet Roberto Zurbano Torres and learn about his life and legacy in Cuba and beyond through a film and discussion with him.
He has authored multiple books addressing topics such as racial politics, music, and Black writers in the Caribbean and Latin America and works at Casa de las Americas in Havana, a prestigious cultural center that serves as a forum for dialogue in the Americas.
Zurbano will be visiting campus on October 23rd as part of the Language, Literacy, and Culture Program's Black in the Americas series
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Hanover Research Grants Webinar Series
Persuasive Strategies in Research Writing
Persuasive writing is a central characteristic of virtually all successful grant proposals. With a particular focus on research proposals, this webinar will review key strategies that investigators can use to inspire reviewers to fund their projects, including overarching advice and guidance on specific components of grant applications. Webinar: Persuasive Strategies in Research Writing Date: Thursday, October 26th Time: 12pm ET / 9am PT Presenters: - Paul Tuttle -- Grants Consultant, Hanover Research
- Clinton Doggett -- Senior Grants Advisor, Hanover Research
Unable to attend? Register and we will send a copy of the recording and slides after the webinar. |
About Hanover Research: Hanover provides research development, grant writing, and strategic advising support to a wide range of organizations. Our professionals deliver customized proposal review, revision, and production support, while also helping to align strategic priorities to funding trends and opportunities at all levels. To learn more about Hanover Research, visit www.hanoverresearch.com. |
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