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Announcement from the UMBC Office of Research Protections & Compliance:

**EVENTS UPDATE**

Following USM and UMBC guidance related to COVID-19, all on-campus events are canceled through April 6.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks for further announcements from the Dresher Center for the Humanities, as virtual options, postponements, and/or cancellations for individual events are made.

Currently, there are no suspected or confirmed cases of COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, at UMBC. Please visit covid19.umbc.edu for more information.

Are you interested in having more presentation opportunities? Here's your chance...

Two years ago, the Library created the “Spotlight! Guest Instructor Workshop” series. This series is where the Library invites members of the UMBC community to host a single lecture/talk during the academic year. The talk is held in the Library from 12-1pm.

We think this would be a great opportunity for graduate students, particularly those that will graduate soon, to present their content as a practice version for their defense presentation. Research can be completed or in progress. 

The one hour long sessions are held in the Library throughout the academic year during free hour (MWF from 12-1pm) on a date to be determined. The Library will take care of scheduling and promoting the presentations.

If you are interested in presenting your research please complete the following Spotlight Presentation Proposal formhttps://forms.gle/QsmCReTHdqprghUt9

Here is a guest instructor's event hosted by our UMBC Library:

https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/library/events/81679

• be in good academic standing;
• provide a letter of support from the Chair of the Dissertation Committee that
  1. describes the state of the dissertation and the probable impact of receipt of the Fellowship on the progress toward     completion; and,
  2. verifies that no UMBC-administered financial support is available for the student;
• provide, if employed outside the university, written evidence from the student’s employer indicating the employer’s willingness to reduce job time and duties in order for the student to participate in the Fellowship;
• submit a dissertation abstract of no more than two pages in length; and
• submit a 1-2 page management plan signed by the Chair of the Dissertation Committee describing the status of the dissertation work, the steps required to complete the work, and the feasible timeline for completion; and
• Identify, if a prior recipient of a Dissertation Fellowship, the prior term (e.g., Spring 2017) in which the Fellowship was received.

The 2019 DI will take place June 7^th– 12^th on the University of Michigan campus. The Institute is funded by the NSF and hosted by University of Texas, Dallas and Virginia Tech. The primary goal is to address issues that prolong completion times for those at the dissertation proposal preparation and dissertation completion stages of the targeted population.

The FREE week-long event will focus on skills and strategies needed to successfully complete the dissertation process as well as provide networking opportunities to build connections for future collaborative career advancement. Institute participants will build new writing habits, work on their dissertation or dissertation proposal, and learn skills that will help them continue making progress when they return to their institutions. Travel up to $500 is reimbursed and housing is provided.

https://www.dissertationinstitute.com/