Grad Students: Lunch to Discuss Teaching 1st Year Seminars Interested in an opportunity to teach at UMBC? $1000 stipend We're sharing this information from the first part of the today's seminar on Teaching and Learning, http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/7230: Speaker - Jill Randles, Assistant Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education.

If you're interested in learning more about the "First Year Experience" seminar:
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Join us for lunch on Wednesday, September 28, 12:00 - 1:00 in Commons 329 to learn more about two great teaching opportunities for graduate students within our First Year Experience program.

Two Teaching Opportunities available:
IHU - Introduction to an Honors University
TRS - Transfer Student Seminar

Please RSVP by Monday, September 19 to Barbara Smith, bsmith@umbc.edu

More information about the First Year Seminar:
http://www.umbc.edu/undergrad_ed/fys/



Jill Randles discussed this program at today's Teaching and Learning Seminar/TA Training. She encourages graduate students to RSVP for the lunch on Sept. 28 to learn more. Former graduate students who have taken advantage of this opportunity have found it to be very rewarding.
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Since this week marks another set of orientation activities, we want to make sure that everyone has information regarding understanding plagiarism and citing properly.  UMBC’s site for citations and references is here:

http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/research/cite.php

This site also contains links for the major style guides: APA, MLA, IEEE, etc.

http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/research/style.php


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Since this week marks another set of orientation activities, we want to make sure that everyone has information regarding understanding plagiarism and citing properly.  UMBC’s site for citations and references is here:

http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/research/cite.php

This site also contains links for the major style guides: APA, MLA, IEEE, etc.

http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/research/style.php


Filed under: Dissertation House ]]> Since this week marks another set of orientation activities, we want to make sure that everyone has information regarding understanding plagiarism and citing properly.  UMBC’s site for citations... https://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2011/08/24/avoiding-plagiarism-and-citing-resources/ https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/10964/guest@my.umbc.edu/ee2b0e51579863b40c1029e243d7d652/api/pixel dissertation-house Grad Student & Postdoc Development https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gspd https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/xsmall.png?1781730740 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/original.png?1781730740 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/xxlarge.png?1781730740 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/xlarge.png?1781730740 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/large.png?1781730740 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/medium.png?1781730740 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/small.png?1781730740 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/xsmall.png?1781730740 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/066/4b2a0ea3017d894b96de7bd4a45729d5/xxsmall.png?1781730740 PROMISE @ UMBC: Support for Graduate Students 0 0 false Wed, 24 Aug 2011 18:49:35 -0400 Library Basics Workshop for Students - 12 PM, Sept. 6, LIB 259

What: Library Basics
When: 12 Noon on Tuesday, September 6
Where: Library Room 259

This workshop aims to provide students with the basic knowledge of a university library's resources and services for helping them succeed at UMBC.

Please contact Shu Qian (qian@umbc.edu) to register.

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Kuhn Library & Gallery 2 1 true Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:35:47 -0400 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 14:35:47 -0400 UMBC Blackboard Help Now Part of myUMBC Help Wiki As part of campus-wide user support changes announced by the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) earlier this summer, the Blackboard Help tab inside Bb (available at www.umbc.edu/blackboard/help) is now run by the “Find Help - FAQ” wiki on the myUMBC Help menu. ]]> As part of campus-wide user support changes announced by the Division of Information Technology (DoIT) earlier this summer, the Blackboard Help tab inside Bb (available at... http://www.umbc.edu/blogs/oit-news/archives/2011/08/umbc_blackboard_9.html https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/8059/guest@my.umbc.edu/f2367ac7d6114fb839a7e7c712b01625/api/pixel blackboard general hybrid news teaching-and-learning Division of Information Technology (DoIT) https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/doit https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/original.JPG?1727453227 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xlarge.png?1727453227 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/large.png?1727453227 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/medium.png?1727453227 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/small.png?1727453227 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xsmall.png?1727453227 https://assets4-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/021/d27760c5de12c74b73faec8d0e631acf/xxsmall.png?1727453227 Division of Information Technology 3 0 false Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:16:08 -0400 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:16:08 -0400 WT 2012 Alternate Delivery Program Provides Hybrid... 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The Graduate Schools at UMBC and College Park will hold orientations this week, and UMBC will hold its first graduate student seminar on Friday, August 26. UMBC’s Evening Graduate School Orientation will be held on Wednesday, August 24 at 4:30 PM.

UM College Park invites all new and continuing graduate students of color and all other interested students to attend the Annual Networking Reception at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in the Multi-Purpose room. 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM on Thursday, August 25. This reception offers students and an opportunity to meet and greet graduate student groups and offices that support students of color at College Park; network with faculty, staff, and group leaders on campus; and learn about various student groups. Refreshments will be served.

At the end of the week, UMBC will host a Teaching and Learning Workshop for all new TAs on campus and all students interested in teaching. The workshop will also feature an “Success Seminar” free 1 hour luncheon workshop on Life/Work Balance  for all graduate students with Psychologist Dr. Robert Deluty.

http://promisesuccessseminars.wordpress.com/umbc-grad-student-success-seminars/

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