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    <p>Our Summer Dissertation Houses will be held at UMBC and College Park in July 2013.</p>
    <p>UMBC: July 9-12, 2013: <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/2013/04/09/save-the-date-summer-dissertation-house-july-9-12-2013-umbc/</a></p>
    <p>UMCP: July 16-19, 2013</p>
    <p><a href="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/dh-college-park-2013.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="DH College Park 2013" src="https://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/dh-college-park-2013.jpg?w=640&amp;h=321" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>Deadlines have passed, but for questions, contact <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a> for UMBC’s Dissertation House, and  <a href="mailto:grad-retention@umd.edu">grad-retention@umd.edu</a> for UMCP’s Dissertation House. In each case, please put “Dissertation House” in the subject line of the email.</p>
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    <p><strong>Eligibility:  </strong>All M.S. and Ph.D. students, in all disciplines are welcome to apply.  We will choose up to 15 students. Decisions will be made based on clarity and focus of project descriptions.</p>
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    <div>9:15 – 9:30 Goal setting</div>
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    <div><em>Understanding Impact Factor</em></div>
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    <div>9:00 Breakfast, report-out, and goal-setting</div>
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    <div><em>Avoid the False Demon of “Perfection”</em></div>
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<Title>Summer 2013: &#8220;Writing for Publication&#8221; Workshop at UMBC, July 9-10</Title>
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    <p><a href="http://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/books3.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Books3" src="https://dissertationhouse.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/books3.jpg?w=150&amp;h=96" width="150" height="96" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>Based on  <a href="http://www.thedissertationhouse.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Dissertation House</a>, “Writing for Publication” allows graduate students at all levels to spend time on publications for journals.  In these sessions, students who are ready to prepare research for publication will gather as a group to work on manuscripts.</p>
    <p><strong>Dates:</strong> Tuesday, July 9 and Wednesday, July 10, 2013</p>
    <p><strong>Location:</strong> UMBC Commons, Room 331</p>
    <p><strong>Eligibility:  </strong>All M.S. and Ph.D. students, in all disciplines are welcome to apply.  We will choose up to 15 students. Decisions will be made based on clarity and focus of project descriptions.</p>
    <p><strong>Special Guest Speaker:</strong> Dr. Kevin Omland, Professor, Biological Sciences, UMBC</p>
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    <p>A) Please submit a current CV.</p>
    <p>B) Please answer the following questions:  (1) What is the topic of your intended publication? (2) Where are you in the writing process? (3) Have you published any journal articles to date? (4) Which journals are you targeting? (Please give the titles, with websites) 5) What are your goals for this workshop (Completed paper? Abstract? Literature Review?).</p>
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    <div>9:15 – 9:30 Goal setting</div>
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    <div><em>Understanding Impact Factor</em></div>
    <div>12 – 1:00 Lunch in the Skylight Room</div>
    <div>1:00 –  5:00 Work on Publication</div>
    
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    <div>9:00 Breakfast, report-out, and goal-setting</div>
    <div>9:30 – 10:00 Discussion</div>
    <div>10:00 – 12:00 Work on Publication</div>
    <div>12 – 1:00 Lunch in the Skylight Room</div>
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    <div><em>Avoid the False Demon of “Perfection”</em></div>
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    <p><a href="http://www.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC</a> will host the annual <a href="http://summerhorizons.wordpress.com/history-of-the-horizons-program/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Summer Horizons program</a> for undergraduate students and others who are interested in learning more about graduate school admission, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The 2-hour workshop will feature sessions on the application timeline, GRE, Statement of Purpose, Recommendation Letters, and other topics related to preparing for graduate school.  There will be a panel hosted by current graduate students, and the keynote speaker will be the President of UMBC, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112119,00.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. </a> <em>(Read about Dr. Hrabowski in Time Magazine: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1937938_1937933_1937920,00.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">10 Best College Presidents</a>, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112119,00.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">World’s 100 Most Influential People</a>. See <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7388127n" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Hrabowski talk about UMBC on 60 Minutes</a>. Watch<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_4_pillars_of_college_success_in_science.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Dr. Hrabowski’s  TED Talk</a> 2013.) </em></p>
    <p><span><strong>2013 Summer Horizons Program</strong></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li>Wednesday, July 10, 2013</li>
    <li>The 2013 program will begin at 9:30 AM and will end at 11:30 AM. (Registration and Seating will begin at 9:00)</li>
    <li>Meyerhoff Chemistry Building, Room 120</li>
    <li><em><strong>This event is FREE to the public. </strong></em></li>
    </ul>
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/summer-horizons-2013top.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Summer Horizons 2013top" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/summer-horizons-2013top.jpg?w=630&amp;h=139" width="630" height="139" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p><strong>AGENDA:</strong></p>
    <div>9:00</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li><strong><em>Registration and Seating</em></strong></li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    <div>
    
    <div>9:30 – 9:40</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <em><strong>Welcome &amp; Greetings</strong></em>
    <ul>
    <li>Justine Johnson, Associate Director, Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program</li>
    <li> Executive Board, UMBC Graduate Student Association</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    <div>9:40 – 10:00</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <em><strong>Information on admissions: “Preparing for Graduate School: Timelines and Choices.”</strong></em>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/contact/staff.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">K. Jill Barr</a>, Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment Management, The Graduate School</li>
    <li>
    <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/contact/staff.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Gay Warshaw,</a> Recruitment and Admissions</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    <div>10:00 – 10:30</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <strong><em>Funding and Elements of the Graduate School Application (GRE, Statement of Purpose, Letters)</em></strong>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/coaching-and-mentoring/dr-renetta-tull/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Renetta G. Tull</a>, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development &amp; Postdoctoral Affairs, Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    
    <div>10:30 – 11:00</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <em><strong>Graduate School Perspectives: A Panel of current M.S. and Ph.D. scholars</strong></em>
    <ul>
    <li>Jesse Fox (Biology)</li>
    <li>Brittny Davis (Chemistry)</li>
    <li>Deborah Girma (BioChemistry)</li>
    <li>Lathiena Manning (Biology)</li>
    <li>Alan Alfano (MMED/UMB)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    
    <div>11:00 – 11:30</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li><em><strong>Keynote Address: President Freeman A. Hrabowski</strong></em></li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    </div>
    
    <div>11:30</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li><em><strong>Evaluations and Adjourn</strong></em></li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    
    
    
    <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/umbcgradschool" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Facebook_2" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/facebook_2.jpg?w=84&amp;h=47" width="84" height="47" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <div>Visit The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/umbcgradschool" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Graduate School at UMBC on Facebook</a>
    </div>
    <div>Read the<a href="http://umbcgradschooldigest.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Digest for  The Graduate School at UMBC</a>.</div>
    
    <p><strong>The 2013 Summer Horizons program is open to <span><em>anyone</em></span> who is interested in learning more about UMBC and the graduate admissions process.</strong>  The graduate school preparation material that we will present  is applicable to most U.S. institutions.  Faculty and staff may invite prospective students to this event.  Visitors from out-of-town are welcome to attend.</p>
    <p>Invitations are  extended to:</p>
    <ul>
    <li>All UMBC undergraduate students</li>
    <li>As part of the PROMISE Pathways project, undergraduate and master’s students  from schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) have a special invitation to attend</li>
    <li> Students from all summer programs within the DC/Maryland/Virginia (DMV) region</li>
    <li>Students from NSF programs such as LSAMP, AGEP, NSF ERC, RDE etc., at any school</li>
    <li>McNair programs at any school.</li>
    <li>Students from organizations such as SHPE, SACNAS, NSBE, and AISES at any school in the country are welcome to attend.</li>
    <li>Students from any college or university, who are either local or will travel the distance to learn more about graduate school.</li>
    <li>We also invite professionals who are considering returning to graduate school for an advanced degree.</li>
    </ul>
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/promise-logo-new-draft-2012.gif" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="PROMISE Logo New Draft 2012" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/promise-logo-new-draft-2012.gif?w=630&amp;h=71" width="630" height="71" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>This program is free, but participants must register. Buffet lunch is available from 12-2 PM at True Grits cafeteria for $7.81.</p>
    <p><em><strong>If you are interested in attending, or in registering a group, please RSVP by posting a comment here with name, school, and major.  Program directors who have a cohort of students may send an email with a list of students that provides names, undergraduate institutions, and majors to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>.</strong></em> <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/12118" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><br>
    </a></p>
    <p>Students from UMBC may register using MyUMBC: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/18160" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/18160</a></p>
    <p>Summer Horizons is co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/promise" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP</a>, <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/meyerhoff/graduate/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Meyerhoff Graduate Biomedical Fellows Program</a>, and <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Graduate School at UMBC</a>.</p>
    <p>_________________________________________________________________________</p>
    <h4>
    <strong>Directions and Parking</strong><strong>: </strong>
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    <h4><a href="http://summerhorizons.wordpress.com/directions-and-parking/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://summerhorizons.wordpress.com/directions-and-parking/</a></h4>
    <h6>_________________________________________________________________________</h6>
    <h6>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</h6>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/04/18/umbc-president-named-in-time-magazines-top-100-most-influential-people/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC President Named In Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People</a> (baltimore.cbslocal.com)</li>
    <li>
    <em>Reading material: </em>Tull, R. G., Nino, M.  and Ramoutar, N. (2012).  <a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/rp293.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Preparing for Engineering and Other STEM Graduate/Post-Graduate Masters and Doctoral Programs.</a>  [Spanish Version of Section 4 here: <strong><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/laccei-2012-sec4-espanol.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Preparación para Programas de Maestría y Doctorado</a></strong>]</li>
    </ul>
    <p>_________________________________________________________________________</p>
    
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nsf1.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nsf1.jpg?w=90&amp;h=90" width="90" height="90" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>Partial sponsorship for this program has been provided by the National Science Foundation, HRD grant #1111217 – “PROMISE Pathways.” PROMISE Pathways is a project of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP).  Read more about PROMISE:  <a href="http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/publications/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/publications/</a></p>
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    <h6>Related articles</h6>
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    <li>
    <a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/04/25/president-obama-appoints-umbc-president-as-chair-of-national-education-commission/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">President Obama Appoints UMBC President as Chair of National Education Commission</a> (baltimore.cbslocal.com)</li>
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    <p><a href="http://www.umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC</a> will host the annual <a href="http://summerhorizons.wordpress.com/history-of-the-horizons-program/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Summer Horizons program</a> for undergraduate students and others who are interested in learning more about graduate school admission, particularly in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The 2-hour workshop will feature sessions on the application timeline, GRE, Statement of Purpose, Recommendation Letters, and other topics related to preparing for graduate school.  There will be a panel hosted by current graduate students, and the keynote speaker will be the President of UMBC, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112119,00.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski, III. </a> <em>(Read about Dr. Hrabowski in Time Magazine: <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1937938_1937933_1937920,00.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">10 Best College Presidents</a>, <a href="http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2111975_2111976_2112119,00.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">World’s 100 Most Influential People</a>. See <a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7388127n" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Hrabowski talk about UMBC on 60 Minutes</a>. Watch<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/freeman_hrabowski_4_pillars_of_college_success_in_science.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Dr. Hrabowski’s  TED Talk</a> 2013.) </em></p>
    <p><span><strong>2013 Summer Horizons Program</strong></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li>Wednesday, July 10, 2013</li>
    <li>The 2013 program will begin at 9:30 AM and will end at 11:30 AM. (Registration and Seating will begin at 9:00)</li>
    <li>Meyerhoff Chemistry Building, Room 120</li>
    <li><em><strong>This event is FREE to the public. </strong></em></li>
    </ul>
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/summer-horizons-2013top.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Summer Horizons 2013top" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/summer-horizons-2013top.jpg?w=630&amp;h=139" width="630" height="139" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p><strong>AGENDA:</strong></p>
    <div>9:00</div>
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    <ul>
    <li><strong><em>Registration and Seating</em></strong></li>
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    <div>9:30 – 9:40</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <em><strong>Welcome &amp; Greetings</strong></em>
    <ul>
    <li>Justine Johnson, Associate Director, Meyerhoff Graduate Fellows Program</li>
    <li> Executive Board, UMBC Graduate Student Association</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
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    <div>9:40 – 10:00</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <em><strong>Information on admissions: “Preparing for Graduate School: Timelines and Choices.”</strong></em>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/contact/staff.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">K. Jill Barr</a>, Senior Assistant Dean for Graduate Enrollment Management, The Graduate School</li>
    <li>
    <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool/contact/staff.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Gay Warshaw,</a> Recruitment and Admissions</li>
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    </li>
    </ul>
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    <div>10:00 – 10:30</div>
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    <ul>
    <li>
    <strong><em>Funding and Elements of the Graduate School Application (GRE, Statement of Purpose, Letters)</em></strong>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <a href="http://dissertationhouse.wordpress.com/coaching-and-mentoring/dr-renetta-tull/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Renetta G. Tull</a>, Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Student Development &amp; Postdoctoral Affairs, Director of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    
    <div>10:30 – 11:00</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>
    <em><strong>Graduate School Perspectives: A Panel of current M.S. and Ph.D. scholars</strong></em>
    <ul>
    <li>Jesse Fox (Biology)</li>
    <li>Brittny Davis (Chemistry)</li>
    <li>Deborah Girma (BioChemistry)</li>
    <li>Lathiena Manning (Biology)</li>
    <li>Alan Alfano (MMED/UMB)</li>
    </ul>
    </li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    
    <div>11:00 – 11:30</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li><em><strong>Keynote Address: President Freeman A. Hrabowski</strong></em></li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    </div>
    
    <div>11:30</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li><em><strong>Evaluations and Adjourn</strong></em></li>
    </ul>
    </div>
    
    
    
    
    <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/umbcgradschool" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="Facebook_2" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/facebook_2.jpg?w=84&amp;h=47" width="84" height="47" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <div>Visit The <a href="https://www.facebook.com/umbcgradschool" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Graduate School at UMBC on Facebook</a>
    </div>
    <div>Read the<a href="http://umbcgradschooldigest.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> Digest for  The Graduate School at UMBC</a>.</div>
    
    <p><strong>The 2013 Summer Horizons program is open to <span><em>anyone</em></span> who is interested in learning more about UMBC and the graduate admissions process.</strong>  The graduate school preparation material that we will present  is applicable to most U.S. institutions.  Faculty and staff may invite prospective students to this event.  Visitors from out-of-town are welcome to attend.</p>
    <p>Invitations are  extended to:</p>
    <ul>
    <li>All UMBC undergraduate students</li>
    <li>As part of the PROMISE Pathways project, undergraduate and master’s students  from schools within the University System of Maryland (USM) have a special invitation to attend</li>
    <li> Students from all summer programs within the DC/Maryland/Virginia (DMV) region</li>
    <li>Students from NSF programs such as LSAMP, AGEP, NSF ERC, RDE etc., at any school</li>
    <li>McNair programs at any school.</li>
    <li>Students from organizations such as SHPE, SACNAS, NSBE, and AISES at any school in the country are welcome to attend.</li>
    <li>Students from any college or university, who are either local or will travel the distance to learn more about graduate school.</li>
    <li>We also invite professionals who are considering returning to graduate school for an advanced degree.</li>
    </ul>
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/promise-logo-new-draft-2012.gif" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="PROMISE Logo New Draft 2012" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2013/06/promise-logo-new-draft-2012.gif?w=630&amp;h=71" width="630" height="71" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p>This program is free, but participants must register. Buffet lunch is available from 12-2 PM at True Grits cafeteria for $7.81.</p>
    <p><em><strong>If you are interested in attending, or in registering a group, please RSVP by posting a comment here with name, school, and major.  Program directors who have a cohort of students may send an email with a list of students that provides names, undergraduate institutions, and majors to <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a>.</strong></em> <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/12118" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><br>
    </a></p>
    <p>Students from UMBC may register using MyUMBC: <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/18160" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/18160</a></p>
    <p>Summer Horizons is co-sponsored by <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/promise" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP</a>, <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/meyerhoff/graduate/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Meyerhoff Graduate Biomedical Fellows Program</a>, and <a href="http://www.umbc.edu/gradschool" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Graduate School at UMBC</a>.</p>
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    <strong>Directions and Parking</strong><strong>: </strong>
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    <h6>_________________________________________________________________________</h6>
    <h6>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:</h6>
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    <a href="http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2012/04/18/umbc-president-named-in-time-magazines-top-100-most-influential-people/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC President Named In Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People</a> (baltimore.cbslocal.com)</li>
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    <em>Reading material: </em>Tull, R. G., Nino, M.  and Ramoutar, N. (2012).  <a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/rp293.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Preparing for Engineering and Other STEM Graduate/Post-Graduate Masters and Doctoral Programs.</a>  [Spanish Version of Section 4 here: <strong><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/09/laccei-2012-sec4-espanol.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Preparación para Programas de Maestría y Doctorado</a></strong>]</li>
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    <p>_________________________________________________________________________</p>
    
    <p><a href="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nsf1.jpg" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img alt="" src="http://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/nsf1.jpg?w=90&amp;h=90" width="90" height="90" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a>Partial sponsorship for this program has been provided by the National Science Foundation, HRD grant #1111217 – “PROMISE Pathways.” PROMISE Pathways is a project of PROMISE: Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP).  Read more about PROMISE:  <a href="http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/publications/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://promiseagep.wordpress.com/publications/</a></p>
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    <br><br>The twentieth century changed how and why we took photographs. Cameras had faster mechanical shutters, rangefinders, exposure meters, flash, and automatic technology. They became smaller, easier to use, and after the first CPU (central processing unit) in 1981—smarter! These cameras show us how we got from the first Kodak in 1888 to the iPhone.
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    <br><br>Featured cameras include a Kodak Premoette c.1909-1912, an Ernemann Heag IV c.1925, an early Polaroid c. 1955, and pioneer 35 mm cameras such as the Argus A and the Kodak 35. Cameras donated to Special Collections by William B. Cavanaugh (June 2, 1924-January 19, 2013)
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<Title>&#8220;Writing for Publication&#8221; goes on the road &#8211; Puerto Rico Sessions: May 17-19 w/ UMBC&#8217;s Dr. Kevin Omland</Title>
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    <p><span><strong>General Agenda:</strong> Condado Room, Conrad Condado Plaza, San Juan</span></p>
    <p><strong>Day 1, Friday, May 17, 2013</strong></p>
    <p>7:30 Breakfast</p>
    <p>8:30 Opening comments by Chancellor Carlos Padín and Dr. Evelyn García</p>
    <p>9:00 – 10:00 Opening presentation: <em>“Time Management &amp; Goal Setting”</em> – Dr. Tull</p>
    <p>10:00 – 10:30 Welcome and Introductions</p>
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    <p><em>“Have A Plan”</em></p>
    <p>12 – 1:00 Lunch</p>
    <p>1:00 – 2:00 Mini Lecture and Discussion #2 by Dr. Omland</p>
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    <p>6:00 Dinner</p>
    <p>After dinner: Continue working on publication</p>
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    <p><strong>Day 2, Saturday, May 18, 2013</strong></p>
    <p>7:30 Breakfast</p>
    <p>8:30 Report-out, and goal-setting – Dr. Tull</p>
    <p>9:30 – 10:30 Mini Lecture and Discussion #3 by Dr. Omland</p>
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    <p>10:30 – 12:00 Work on Publication</p>
    <p>12 – 1:00 Lunch</p>
    <p>1:00 – 1:30 Remarks and Remaining Tips by Dr. Omland</p>
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    <p>6:00 Dinner</p>
    <p>After Dinner: Continue working on publications</p>
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    <p>7:30 Breakfast</p>
    <p>8:30 Report-out, and goal-setting</p>
    <p>9:30 – 10:30 Final Comments by Dr. Tull</p>
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    <p><em>Facilitators:</em></p>
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    <p><span><strong>General Agenda:</strong> Condado Room, Conrad Condado Plaza, San Juan</span></p>
    <p><strong>Day 1, Friday, May 17, 2013</strong></p>
    <p>7:30 Breakfast</p>
    <p>8:30 Opening comments by Chancellor Carlos Padín and Dr. Evelyn García</p>
    <p>9:00 – 10:00 Opening presentation: <em>“Time Management &amp; Goal Setting”</em> – Dr. Tull</p>
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    <p><em>“Have A Plan”</em></p>
    <p>12 – 1:00 Lunch</p>
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    <p><em>“Make Your Writing Simple and Clear (Active Voice)”</em></p>
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    <p>6:00 Dinner</p>
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    <p>7:30 Breakfast</p>
    <p>8:30 Report-out, and goal-setting – Dr. Tull</p>
    <p>9:30 – 10:30 Mini Lecture and Discussion #3 by Dr. Omland</p>
    <p><em>“Avoid the False Demon of ‘Perfection’ “</em></p>
    <p>10:30 – 12:00 Work on Publication</p>
    <p>12 – 1:00 Lunch</p>
    <p>1:00 – 1:30 Remarks and Remaining Tips by Dr. Omland</p>
    <p><em>“Details of Final Submission (and Resubmission)”</em></p>
    <p>1:30 – 5:30 Work on Publication</p>
    <p>6:00 Dinner</p>
    <p>After Dinner: Continue working on publications</p>
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    <p><strong>Day 3, Sunday, May 19, 2013</strong></p>
    <p>7:30 Breakfast</p>
    <p>8:30 Report-out, and goal-setting</p>
    <p>9:30 – 10:30 Final Comments by Dr. Tull</p>
    <p>10:30 – 12:00 Work on Publication and Conclusion</p>
    <p>____________________________________</p>
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    <strong>Dr. Kevin Omland, </strong>Professor of Biology, UMBC   <a href="mailto:omland@umbc.edu">omland@umbc.edu</a>
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    <strong>Nandadevi Cortes Rodriguez, </strong>Graduate Assistant, UMBC    <a href="mailto:mcortes1@umbc.edu">mcortes1@umbc.edu</a>
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    <p><span>View the <a href="http://aok2.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/Solidarity/index.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">finding aid</a> for this collection, now available online, for more information about the Solidarity movement and the Solidarity materials held in the Library:</span><span> </span><a href="http://aok2.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/Solidarity/index.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://aok2.lib.umbc.edu/specoll/Solidarity/index.php</a><span>.</span></p>
    <p><span>Want to come look at the records yourself? Contact Special Collections to set up an appointment at x52353 or <a href="mailto:speccoll@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">speccoll@umbc.edu</a>. We also hold open research hours <span><span>on Monday</span></span> through <span><span>Friday</span></span>, <span><span>1pm to 4pm</span></span>, with additional hours from <span><span>4pm to 8pm Thursday</span></span> nights.</span></p>
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    <p>Intern Shae Adams here with breaking news from your very own Special Collections: Something exciting is happening in Special Collections! <em>(Ed. note: something exciting is <u>always</u> happening in Special Collections.) </em>We are partnering with the UMBC history department to bring you a digitized history of Baltimore that you can access from the comfort of your living room. Over the course of the semester I have begun compiling and editing a manuscript written by the late Dr. Joseph Arnold, a former UMBC history professor. The manuscript provides an overview of the history of Baltimore from its founding in 1730 to the beginnings of suburbanization in the 1920s with plenty of dramatic events in between. Dr. Arnold’s work explores the heroism of Baltimoreans during the War of 1812, the bitter divisions within the city during the Civil War, alongside the triumphs and tragedies of immigrants determined to find acceptance in their new home.</p>
    
    <p>The manuscript is currently in the editing phases. But progress has been made! Only a few months ago, the book existed only as a jumble of chapters and revisions arranged in archival boxes. Now the chapters have been reunited in a single document ready for final content editing. Through the continued partnership with the history department, Special Collections has high hopes that the manuscript will become an integral part in growing UMBC’s presence in the digital humanities following its online publication.</p>
    
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