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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>Happy Monday!</span></p>
    <p><span>Below are some Calls for Papers for conferences in 2025 as well as upcoming talks of interest. Please reach out to Dr. DiCuirci at </span><a href="mailto:dicuirci@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>dicuirci@umbc.edu</span></a><span> with any follow-up questions. </span></p>
    <p><span><strong>CFPs</strong></span></p>
    <p><a href="https://www.newberry.org/calendar/2025-multidisciplinary-graduate-student-conference-in-premodern-studies-at-the-newberry-library-nlgrad25?utm_source=Center+for+Renaissance+Studies&amp;utm_campaign=e2fdaff5e7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2023_04_03_05_28_COPY_01&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_term=0_-6782c87852-%5BLIST_EMAIL_ID%5D" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>2025 Newberry Library Graduate Multidisciplinary Conference in Premodern Studies</span></a><span>.</span><span> Chicago, 2025 // Submission Deadline: October 15</span></p>
    <p><a href="https://jasna.org/agms/baltimore2025/call-for-papers.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Jane Austen at 250 Conference.</span></a><span> </span></p>
    <p><span>Baltimore, 2025 // Submission Deadline: November 30 </span></p>
    <p><span><strong>TALKS</strong></span></p>
    <p><span>AI Literacy for Adults: A Humanities-Based Approach to Humanities-Based Approach to Safe and Effective Use with Mike Kentz, Zainetek Educational Advisors. October 9, 12:00-1:00 p.m. Online. </span></p>
    <p><span>Humanities Forum: Ancient Studies Week with Phillip Mitsis. October 10, 4:00-5:30 p.m. UMBC Library Gallery. </span></p>
    <p><span>Learn more </span><a href="https://dreshercenter.umbc.edu/upcoming-events/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>HERE</span></a><span>. </span></p>
    <p><span>Dr. Sam Illingworth, </span><a href="https://www.hhmi.org/equitable-science/arc-speaker-series" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Diversifying Science Through Poetry: ARC Series on Equitable Science</span></a><span>.</span><span> Howard Hughes Medical Institute. October 23 @ 1:30 p.m. at HHMI. Recording made available to registrants.</span></p></span></div>
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<Summary>Happy Monday!  Below are some Calls for Papers for conferences in 2025 as well as upcoming talks of interest. Please reach out to Dr. DiCuirci at dicuirci@umbc.edu with any follow-up questions. ...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Due to a scheduling conflict, we will move our October 9 brown bag lunch discussion re: applying for research funds to Wednesday, October 16. We are slated that day to meet with Courtney Hobson (from the Dresher Center) from 12:00-12:30 and we'll continue the conversation from 12:30-1:00 to cover the topic of external research grants. <div><br></div>
    <div>You are welcome to convene in the Grad Lounge on Wednesday or any time that it's open. This space is yours to use and enjoy!<div><br></div>
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<Title>Upcoming TTL Events &amp; Deadlines</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span><strong>Happy Monday!</strong></span></p>
    <p><span>Here are some upcoming deadlines and events to put on your calendars. If you have any questions or any events to add, please contact Dr. DiCuirci at </span><a href="mailto:dicuirci@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>dicuirci@umbc.edu</span></a><span>. </span></p>
    <p><span><strong><u>TTL EVENTS </u></strong></span></p>
    <p><span><strong>Wednesday, October 9 from 12:00-1:00 p.m. Brown Bag: How to Apply for Research Funds.</strong></span><span>Come to the graduate lounge for a lunchtime mini session on applying for research funds for your thesis or portfolio projects. </span></p>
    <p><span><strong>Wednesday, October 16 from 12:00-12:30 p.m.: Dresher Center Research Fellowships Info Session. </strong></span><span>Courtney Hobson, program manager at the Dresher Center for the Humanities, will lead an info session on funding opportunities for graduate students available through the center. Location TBA. </span></p>
    <p><span><strong><u>GRADUATE SCHOOL DEADLINES</u></strong></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p><span>Two months before project defense: </span><a href="http://umbc.edu/go/644" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Final Master’s Examination Committee form</span></a></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Two weeks before project defense: </span><a href="https://umbc.edu/go/663" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Certification of Readiness to Defend the Master’s Thesis form</span></a><span>. </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>December 1, 2024: The signed </span><a href="https://docusign.umbc.edu/secure/prd/FormToDocuSign/Form2DS.php?cfg=GS_ThesisApprovalSheet" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>approval sheet</span></a><span> and electronic thesis must be submitted to </span><a href="https://www.etdadmin.com/main/home?siteId=75" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>UMI/ProQuest</span></a><span> by the dates per semester listed below. The original signed approval sheet must also be submitted to the Graduate School.</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>December 20, 2024: This is the last day to submit the </span><a href="https://gradschool.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/155/2020/03/MA_requirements_certification_form.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Certification of Completion of Master’s Degree Requirements form</span></a><span>.</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span><span>December 18, 2024: Commencement</span></span></p></li>
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    <strong><span>HUMANITIES EVENTS</span><br></strong><p><span>October 1, 4:00 p.m. AOK Library Gallery. Humanities Forum: Amanda E. Herbert on British Atlantic Women’s Recipe Books, 1600-1850</span></p>
    <p><span>October 29, 5:30 p.m. AOK Library Gallery. Humanities Forum: Dagmawi Woubshet on James Baldwin &amp; the Art of Late Style</span></p>
    <p><span>October 31, 12:00-2:00 p.m., AOK Library Gallery. “Haunted” open house featuring items from the Eileen Garrett Parapsychology Collection, tarot card readings, and other events.</span></p></span></div>
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