All are welcome at the September Women in Technology Event which will take place this Thursday, September 22nd from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Skylight Room on the 3rd floor of the Commons. Please RSVP at:
http://bit.ly/WIT_Registration_Sept

We have seven industry professionals coming to campus to participate in a networking simulation and feedback session. You will learn more about how to make a great first impression and actually get feedback to help you improve your ability to initiate conversations at any type of event!

Confirmed professionals participating in the simulation include:

Leila Jenkins-Rockwood, Engineering Manager, Harris Corporation
Seanna Garret, Manager, Systems Engineering, Northrop Grumman
Necole Keitt, IT Project Manager, Northrop Grumman
Shannon Long, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman
Katie Hirsch, Programmer, Day 1 Studios, LLC
Maureen Hirokawa, UMBC alumna, UPS
Janet Wieland, Human Resources, UPS

Please contact Dr. Susan Martin,susan@umbc.edu, 410.455.3109 if you have questions.

All are welcome at the September Women in Technology Event which will take place this Thursday, September 22nd from 6:30-8:00 pm in the Skylight Room on the 3rd floor of the Commons. Please RSVP at:
http://bit.ly/WIT_Registration_Sept

We have seven industry professionals coming to campus to participate in a networking simulation. You will learn more about how to make a great first impression and actually get feedback to help you improve the impression you make and gain confidence at any type of event!

Confirmed professionals include:

Leila Jenkins-Rockwood, Engineering Manager, Harris Corporation
Seanna Garret, Manager, Systems Engineering, Northrop Grumman
Necole Keitt, IT Project Manager, Northrop Grumman
Shannon Long, Program Manager, Northrop Grumman
Katie Hirsch, Programmer, Day 1 Studios, LLC
Maureen Hirokawa, UMBC Alumna with UPS
Janet Wieland, Human Resources, UPS

Please contact Dr. Susan Martin,susan@umbc.edu, 410.455.3109 if you have questions.

In this political witch-hunt, no Republican is safe.

Obama for America recently started the website AttackWatch.com. The site gives the average person the opportunity to report criticisms of the president and his initiatives. This is supposed to help the American public “Get the facts. Fight the smears”, the website’s slogan.

Allegations and responses are stored in the “Attack Files”.

This article in the Wall Street Journal calls the website a “Twitter Disaster”, noting that the site’s twitter feed is is full of “zingers”. Not exactly going as planned, we suppose.

So how do you feel? Is this a good idea, or is it screaming 1984 to you?

September 20, 2011 marked the official end of the the U.S. military’s controversial Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell (DADT) policy, which mandated openly gay and bisexual military service members be discharged from the Armed Forces. Jeremy Johnson ’12, sociology, was one of over 14,000 service members discharged under DADT, and one of many who now plans to return to service.

In an interview on PRI’s “The World,” Johnson describes the impact the policy has had on his life and career, and his current plan to return to the Navy. Until he finishes his degree, Johnson plans to return as a reservist, saying, “Even if it’s only devoting one week a month, I want to get back to it.” When asked why, he responded, “I never really wanted to leave. I felt forced to write [a resignation] letter because I was compromising my integrity and… being treated unequally. Now that that’s gone, I really don’t see any other barriers… I’m ready to go back.”

Johnson is also featured in a Baltimore Sun story on how Baltimoreans have celebrated the repeal of DADT.