Spring Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) Weekly structured time to work on your writing projects! The message below is being shared from our GSA Graduate Student Success Committee (GSSC) partners.


Hello writing friends!

If you’re getting this message it means it's time to register for Spring WAGs! Writing Accountability Groups provide a weekly structured block of time for you to work on your school work, writing projects, or anything else you need to get done. Groups are usually made of 4 to 6 graduate students with similar writing goals. 

This semester WAGs will run from Feb 13th to May 12th so please fill out the registration form by Friday, February 10th. 

Since we’ve been growing in participation consistently each semester, we would also like to offer an additional incentive to organize structured writing time (something our writing librarians highly suggest!). In order to enter the competition, your group must simply use the provided spreadsheet gifted to us from the library and at the end of the semester the writing group with the most writing goals met will receive a gift card to the UMBC bookstore and a writing essentials goodie bag from the GSA. 

Happy WAGging!
Graduate Student Success Committee
Emily Faber, Kara Seidel (Co-Chairs)

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Hello Retrievers,

We are excited to announce that we are currently hiring for the Tech head, Creative Head, and various other roles within our student organization at the University of Baltimore County. Our organization is dedicated to fostering the interest of students aspiring to be future product managers and providing a common platform for students from various faculties an opportunity to learn from peers with the same mindset and make them ready for future roles as a product managers, and we are looking for motivated individuals who share our passion to join our team.

The Various role that we are recruiting for are responsible for showcasing creative, accounting, web designing, and marketing skills. we are looking for graduate students at umbc to fill this positions.

To apply, please submit your response through the link in the mail below with all your details by 10th of February 2023

Selected candidates will be invited for an in-person/virtual discussion with our leadership team.

We thank you for your interest in joining our organization and look forward to receiving your application.

Thank You,

Deevyesh Upadhyaya

Vice-President

UMBC Product Management Club

P.S. Please feel free to reach out to product-group@umbc.edu if you have any questions or concerns.

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The application period for Fellowship applications is open from now until March 10, 2023. The fellowship begins in Bethesda on August 1, 2023. The instructions for applying are on our website, and this opportunity is open to those with masters degrees and Ph.Ds.

For more information, please see the powerpoint slides attached! 

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Graduate Student Support Group (Virtual, Spring Semester) Pursuing a graduate degree/Ph.D. can be one of the most challenging phases in an individual's academic career. The road to earning the diploma can be long and lonely. The Graduate Student support group is composed of graduate/Ph.D. students who want to come together to share the challenges and struggles of their academic experience. The group will focus on discussing ways to balance school & personal life, relationships with advisers and peers, and how to deal with the stress and anxiety of academic pressures while defining and pursuing career goals.

 

Day and Time: Thursdays 3 PM-4:15 PM (Starting February 9th)


The first step to joining any group is to complete a triage appointment. Please call us at 410-455-2542 to schedule. Due to licensure laws, online groups require students to be in the state of Maryland during group participation. 

 

For general group questions, please secure message our Group Coordinator Lauren Mirzakhalili, LCSW-C, via the patient portal: https://myretrievercare.umbc.edu/

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Grad students! 

Join us for an epic game night on Friday, Feb 10th from 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM at The Gathering Space, The Center of Well-Being! Come enjoy some fun board and card games with friends! Feel free to bring your own game to play! There will be free drinks and snacks and feel free to bring your favorite snacks to share! Don't miss out on this chance to have a great time and meet with new people! See you there!

Register Here

Game Night on Feb 10th 1/31 (7:30PM-10:00PM) 
Game Night on March 3rd 3/3 (7:30PM-10:00PM)
Both the events are at the Gathering Space, The Center for Well-Being.
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UMBC Women's Basketball vs. UAlbany
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
7:00 PM
Chesapeake Employers Insurance Arena

PROMISE is providing an opportunity for UMBC current graduate students and postdocs to attend a basketball game to have a fun night out, destress and have fun! Additionally, we provide 50 free tickets for postdocs, friends, or family members who wish to join.

NOTE: UMBC Grad Students must select section 101.

Join PROMISE for a fun night of basketball and networking with your Graduate School community!

UMBC current grad students' tickets are FREE! Please RSVP here so we can get your ticket. Select section 101!

If you need a ticket for a non-student (postdoc, kids, family, or friends), please select the friends and family category.

Graduate student, make sure you have a valid student ID to claim your ticket! You will receive the tickets via text!

We'll have a designated seating area for our group! Section 101!

If your plans change, please let us know via email at promise@umbc.edu.

If you need special accommodations, please email PROMISE staff at promise@umbc.edu.

Thank you! We look forward to seeing you!

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The Collective Bargaining Bill is just round the corner, and we - the Graduate Student Association (GSA), want to know your stance on the bill. This survey's purpose is to understand how graduate assistants (GAs) at UMBC are currently feeling about their financial situation, including things such as housing, routine expenses, and GA benefits in relation to the current bill that will allow USM GAs the right to unionize. If you are unaware of the Collective Bargaining Bill or need a refresher, please go through this resource pack, especially curated for your reference.
  • The bill that was proposed last year is linked here. 
  • A factsheet created by students at UMD can be found here.
  • UMBC GSA's statement from last year can be found here.
Please note that you have the freedom to skip any optional questions in this survey if you do not feel comfortable responding to it. This survey is strictly anonymous. This information will be used to help the GSA in its efforts to advocate for GAs and other graduate students at UMBC. 

Completing this survey will enter you into a raffle to receive one of three $25 UMBC bookstore gift cards.    
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And in his appraisal of the book, Dr. Robert Epstein notes, "If the Japanese poet Senryu hadn’t created the form named after him a few hundred years ago, we would be calling these light-hearted, satirical poems Delutyu today. Why? Because, with sixty-five books to his name, Robert Deluty has mastered the short form poetry that exposes our human foibles to the world with exceptional perceptivity. In Watching, Listening, Deluty brings to bear his powers of observation in poems that hold a mirror up to our self-preoccupation, prejudices, blind spots and much more. Sit back and enjoy a hilarious and poignant comedy routine."

"Watching, Listening" may be purchased at selected bookstores in the Baltimore/DC area or may be ordered by emailing Dr. Deluty at <deluty@umbc.edu>.
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Mental health support platform, guided tour!

Togetherall our mental health peer support online chat forum is hosting three open demonstrations. This is a great opportunity to see the platform in action, whether someone needs a refresher or if someone knows nothing about Togetherall.  

Please share this invitation far and wide with any faculty, staff or students at UMBC. 

Those that are interested are welcome to choose the date and time that works for them by clicking the links below. All sessions will cover the same materials. Here is a link to a video on Togetherall.

 
January 18th at 1 PM EST: Register here
January 24th at 2 PM EST: Register here


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PROMISE and the Graduate Student and Postdoc Development (GSPD) unit are seeking for a Graduate Student Ambassador from the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) to help us promote events for student development and sense of community of graduate students. Stipend of $400 per semester. 

The goal of this program is to get the word out about the goals and activities of PROMISE to your fellow graduate students.

For more information about the PROMISE student ambassadors program, the application process and benefits, please visit our website https://gspd.umbc.edu/promise-student-ambassadors/.
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