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Andrea Dawson '07, Political Science (Masters in Public Policy from Duke University)
Danielle Giese, ’99, Africana Studies and Political Science
Caitlyn Leiter Mason, ’14, Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science
Leslie McNamara '14, History
Bethann Ritter, ’01, American Studies and Political Science
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Preparation Workshop with Scott Morgan
Hello everyone,
The Graduate Student Association in collaboration with Scott Morgan, President of The Morgan Group of Washington is hosting a virtual leadership workshop titled "3 Minute Thesis / The Gritty Talks Training Session" on Dec 7th, at 1 pm.
The workshop is open to all graduate students at UMBC. However, it is well suited for students who are interested in participating in 3 Minute Thesis, PowerPoint Roulette, The Gritty Talks, or Ideathon events.
Interested students can reserve a spot by filling out the registration form below. Thank you.
1 PM- 2 PM
WebEx
Contact Gears: gsa-gears-group@umbc.edu
This is a short Ted-like talk for Graduate Students. Students will be given 5 to 7 minutes to talk about any open ended ideas, something that is new and surprising or just an idea or invention that the audience has never heard about.
Attendees will get tips regarding media training, public speaking, and learn how to properly express an idea in a short period of time
Registration Due: Dec 6th, Noon
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From time immemorial, GEARS has been inviting Scott Morgan to play the role of a mentor for all the Ph.D. students who plan on participating in the 3MT Competition. For the academic year 2021 – 2022 too, GEARS is planning to collaborate with him and conduct a workshop.
Attendees will receive tips regarding media training, public speaking, and how to properly express an idea in a short period of time.
December 7th
More About Scott Morgan:
Scott Morgan, President of The Morgan Group of Washington, DC, provides media training and public speaking tips to a variety of organizations, and universities. Morgan is a Senior Associate of the Abshire Inamori Leadership Academy, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in DC.
Scott Morgan has been teaching communication skills for 21 years. His clients include the National Institutes of Health, the Mayo Clinic, Merck, NASA, EPA, City of Hope Cancer Center, and several universities: Harvard Medical School, UNC-Chapel Hill, Cornell, Maryland, Ohio State, Minnesota, Duke, Nebraska, and NC State University, and Texas A&M. He has 25 years of broadcast experience and teaches media and communication strategy to many think tanks in the Washington DC area. Specifically, as a Senior Associate with the Abshire Inamori Leadership Academy of the Center for Strategic and International Studies(http://csis.org/expert/scott-morgan). Scott graduated with honors from the University of California, Davis, and authored the book Speaking about Science published by Cambridge University Press.
Below is more information, that we have included in the announcement/flier/post for the first session:
3 Minute-Thesis Competition:
Three Minute Thesis is an International Research Communication Competition. It is developed to support student's capacities to effectively explain their research in language appropriate to an intelligent but nonspecialist audience. Participants will compete with one another and the winner will be competing in National level 3 Minute Thesis Competition.
The "Gritty Talks"
The talks that make one or two very strong points, and it's important, an onstage look at some clever new invention that the speaker was a part of creating. Music, dance, magic, puppetry, or some other performance to captivate your audience, amazement of science and discovery, the small idea or a big one, or talk that expose your audience to an issue that they may not otherwise know about.
Ideathon
"Ideathons are intensive brainstorming events where individuals from different backgrounds, skills, and interests converge to diagnose predefined problems, identify the best opportunities, and ideate the most viable solution."
Prizes will be awarded for First Place, Second Place, Third Place and People's Choice.
Participants are required to attended two training sessions with Scott Morgan in order to compete at the GEARS Symposium. The second session will occur in Spring 2022.
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A collective bargaining bill is introduced in the Maryland General Assembly, every year. This year's Senate Bill 521 can be found here. If passed, would give GAs the right to Collectively Bargain.
GAAC at UMBC is hosting a special Town Hall on December 6 from 3- 4 pm EST (more information will be provided soon), to review our Meet & Confer process and inform you of the specifics of this year's Collective Bargaining bill. We hope to hear your concerns and opinions about this bill.
Please use this Google Form: https://forms.gle/KVgTxQyrXNTXxpVP9 to submit some basic information to help us better structure the session and also any questions or concerns you may have. We will make sure to address every concern during our Town Hall.Thank you,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County
The Commons, Suite 308
1000 Hilltop Circle
Baltimore, Maryland 21250
Take some time to collect your thoughts and organize reading notes and outlines for your dissertation or thesis during the December-January break. We will be meeting over WebEx to provide a reflective space for you to work online in company with other graduate students. The session will mostly be a quiet work space and an opportunity to bring questions or projects to discuss with fellow grad students or with Erin Durham, Reference Librarian for LLC, MLL, ENGL
Another session will be offered on Wednesday, January 12th from 4-6pm. See myUMBC event post
Stress Quiz Activity: How Stressed Are You?
Rate yourself as to how you typically react in each of the situations listed below. There are no right or wrong answers. Record your answers to each question and use the scoring guide below.
4 = Always, 3 = Frequently, 2 = Sometimes, 1 = Never
Stress Quiz Scoring Guide
Immediate stress- If your score is between 20 and 50 you have a good balance in your ability to handle and control stress.
Continued Stress- score ranging between 51 and 60, your stress level is marginal and you are bordering on being excessively tense.
Ongoing Stress- If your total number of points exceeds 60, you may be a candidate for heart disease.
If you would like to talk to someone about your stress levels, the Counseling Center is FREE for all students. You can make an appointment by calling the front desk at 410-455-2472, or stopping in during business hours. They are located in the Center for Well-Being, which is in between Chesapeake Hall and Susquehanna Hall, across from Erickson Field.
We, the SGA, wholeheartedly hope that you have a delightful break enjoying time off from school (especially after the hectic, incessant midterm season), spending time with loved ones, and eating good food. May this break bring you a sense of repose, and remember that there is less than a month left of this semester- we’re almost there!
That being said, however, we must recognize the great history that comes with the holiday. Thanksgiving’s origins are a harrowing reminder of how Indigenous peoples continue to be treated in this country, and thus, we would like to further recognize and uplift Indigenous voices today and always. If you are interested in reading UMBC’s land acknowledgment, you can check out this page here. We also encourage you to continue to do your own research about the history of this land.
Have a SAFE break and we look forward to seeing you back on campus soon!
Yours in service,
The UMBC Student Government Association
Good morning Retrievers,
In the wake of the two recent hate crime/bias incidents against members of our UMBC community, the Student Government Association would like to earnestly say that UMBC is not a university that embraces nor accepts hate. We stand firmly on our values, as an organization and university, of inclusivity and social justice.
The SGA is a dedicated partner with the Office of Equity and Inclusion, i3b, Retriever Integrated Health, and the Graduate Student Association to combat injustice and hate-based violence on campus. This work is housed within our two internal institutions, the Department of Diversity and Inclusion and the SGA Diversity and Inclusion Framework. Additionally, SGA and its partners all offer resources for reporting and healing following situations like this.
As a community, we should continue to honor the identities of our fellow Retrievers and provide inclusive spaces for one another.
We encourage everyone to join the Muslim Student Association, Student Government Association, Graduate Student Association, and i3b for a community care gathering for those that are in need of support. The community care gathering will be held at The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being on Monday, November 22, 2021, at 12:30 p.m.
Yours in service,
The UMBC Student Government Association
Mehrshad Fahim Devin, SGA President
Joshua Gray, Executive Vice President
Hazel Amanze, Director of Diversity and Inclusion