The UMBC School of Public Policy presents

The Shinogle Award Lecture with Jennifer K. Smith

Tuesday, November 28, 2017, 5:00-6:30 pm

Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery

Reception immediately following lecture

Please join UMBC faculty, students, staff, and guests for a presentation by Jennifer K. Smith, the recipient of the 2017 Judith A. Shinogle Memorial Award. Ms. Smith is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Public Policy’s health policy track. She is currently a senior programmer at The Hilltop Institute at UMBC where she performs SAS programming in order to analyze large health care data sets for quality of care, outcome measurement studies and program assessment.  Her dissertation topic is an examination of the comparative effectiveness of asthma treatments in the Maryland Medicaid population.

Ms. Smith received a Master of Public Health from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a certificate of advanced study in bioethics and health policy from Neiswanger Institute for Bioethics and Health Policy at Loyola Chicago Graduates School, and a B.S. in Mathematics from Wheaton College.

The family of Dr. Judith Shinogle established the Shinogle Award in her memory to provide support for doctoral students committed to health policy research. Dr. Shinogle had a distinguished and productive career as a health policy analyst and research scientist. At the time of her death, she was a senior research scientist with the UMBC Maryland Institute for Policy Analysis and Research, and an adjunct faculty member in the School of Public Policy.

Please RSVP to Ms. Terry Aylsworth by November 21, 2017 (aylswort@umbc.edu).

Dive deep into your city. Deepen your connection with the inspiring community where you live and study. Just 30 students will be selected to participate in Collegetown Underground; a four-day immersive opportunity to learn about Baltimore outside the classroom.   ART & SOUL 2018 Collegetown Underground Art & Soul will highlight the social and economic impact of art on communities. Students will learn about opportunities and challenges faced by artists in Baltimore, explore the history of arts and culture in the city, and connect with cultural institutions and communuty leaders in Baltimore's art world. Who Should Apply? Civic-minded students who want to learn more about Baltimore's issues and opportunities Baltimore Collegetown Network undergraduate and graduate students from any major or program Those able to commit to the program dates COST: $100 to cover meals and lodging.  Learn more about the program, the four-day schedule, and how to apply by visiting our website and Tumblr! Apply Today! Questions? Contact Kirsten Brinlee, Assistant Director, Baltimore Collegetown Network.

Dear SOCY Majors,

On behalf of the Undergraduate Program in Sociology, we are writing to update you on what to expect regarding SOCY 300 and SOCY 301. 

In order to enroll in SOCY 301, students are required to 1) pass SOCY 300, and 2) take the Statistical Readiness Quiz (SRE, see updated temporary policy below).

1) SOCY 300:

Permissions for SOCY 301 will be issued for everyone *after* you receive a passing grade in SOCY 300. Students do not need to worry about there being a lack of space in SOCY 301, the Sociology program is aware of exactly how many students are moving through 300 and 301 and we have spaces reserved and waiting for you after you receive a passing grade in SOCY 300. Your advisers cannot issue an early permission and the SOCY 301 instructor cannot issue this permission. This will be done for the group as a whole over winter for Spring 2018.

2) SRE: 

For those planning to take SOCY 301 in Spring 2018, there is a temporary policy change regarding the SRE. Just as before, all students are required to take the SRE but unlike before, the SRE will be online and students are NOT required to pass the SRE. This change is designed to allow students to become aware of the gaps in their knowledge and take time on their own to review those skills prior to taking 301. If you have any questions about this, please contact your SOCY 300 instructor (if you are currently in SOCY 300) or Amy Barnes, our Administrative Assistant (amyb@umbc.edu; 5-3979).

Thank you for your patience as we explore the best options for students moving through these sequences! 

Sincerely,

Brandy Wallace & Christine Mair, Co-Directors of Sociology

Please join the faculty and staff in the Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy department as we celebrate our Fall 2017 graduates!  

Wednesday, December 13th
4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
Public Policy Atrium

ALL SAHAP students are encouraged to attend.

Refreshments will be provided!  

Applying to Graduate School Forum!

Wednesday, November 1st from 12:00 - 1:00 pm

PUP 203 

Pizza Provided!

See attached flyer for details!

SAHAP Students:

Please be sure that your phone and calendar are set to Eastern Standard Time when booking advising appointments using Google Calendar.    

This will avoid unnecessary confusion for everyone!  Thank you!

¡Hola! Me llamo Gerardo Herrera-Cortés y soy un pasante por los poblaciones hispanos y latinos en el Mosaico: centro para la diversidad y cultura en UMBC. Estudio diseño gráfico, pero tengo una pasión para la vida y experiencia de los universitarios.

In translation to the American English language, I just said my name, that I’m the Hispanic and Latino/x intern for the Mosaic, as well as my major and my main interest. Those two sentences took about half an hour to write. If you’re fluent in written Spanish, you can perhaps see the mistakes I made. I search endlessly through search engines and Spanish websites to ensure that my grammar is at least decent. In English, that’s lesser of an issue.

I was born in Puebla, México and immigrated to the United States with my mother at trés meses. I already knew that I was an undocumented immigrant, along with other members of my “nuclear” family (Side note: I found out what nuclear family meant this past weekend and it’s quite a weird concept). It was no biggie – my family had their life and other folks had theirs. We kept a sharper eye at the skin tones of police officers and the immigration Q&As on Univisión Noticias than others. It was normal. Normal.

My hermanos, 19 and 14, are American-born and, as my dad likes to put it, malagredecidos. They’re enjoying the American experience and the benefits of health insurance, an American passport, and citizenship. Aren’t they lucky, huh?

I applied to colleges, the first in my family, and got stuff done. I didn’t know how money worked nor how much it was but I went for it. During my sophomore year in high school, my sister and I applied for and were granted I-765 work permits and deportation deferral through DACA. I worked full-time for slightly above minimum wage – $7.80 at the time – because I had the ability to speak (decent) Spanish. I worked full-time, every week, from October 2013 to August 2015. Then, my mother revived her Permanent Residency application that was filed in 1993, back before the time of any children, with a costly lawyer during my junior year.

El trío was granted residency status in March 2015. We spent more than dos mil dólares por persona. I helped my older sister in funding the federal “forgiveness” fee, biometric fees, application fees, and lawyer costs. I came to UMBC, paid for my first semester with the dos mil that was left in my bank account and whatever leftover money the federal and state government had (and none from UMBC at the time).

Fast forward, I’m working several jobs here at UMBC, living financially unstable, enduring discriminatory and injusto practices and cultures, and still worried about several loved ones. Mi familia transverses the six of us. I acknowledge that the 1993 case was a life (and deportation) savior for most of my family.  I acknowledge the ability to live in lesser fear. I want you to acknowledge that getting benefits and “security” is not always truest to their words. I want you to acknowledge that la experiencia de un inmigrante no ha cambiado y la guerra para igualdad sigue más fuerte que nunca. Yo quiero lo más mejor por mis padres, mis parientes, y esos de la misma o peor experiencia. Tú eres querido, importante, y vital en este mundo. Y en el fin, yo asciendo por la guerra, por la gente, por mi gente, y por vos.

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