Northrop Grumman Engineering Facility Tours on 9/8 Registration Required today!

Northrop Grumman Engineering Facility Tours on 9/8

Registration Required today!

Northrop Grumman Engineering Facility Tours

The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers is hosting two facility tours at Northrop Grumman! 

This Friday, Sept. 8th, Northrop Grumman is kind enough to host the UMBC Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers chapter at two of their facilities. SHPE has an established partnership with the ADELANTE group at NG. They are very generous to open up not one but TWO of their engineering facilities for a student tour. There will be two tours happening consecutively:

Tour 1: NG's Sykesville Location

- Unit: Power & Controls Systems Business Unit    

- Date: Friday, September 8th, 2023 

- Time: 10:30am - 1:00pm

- Who: Any UMBC students

- What:

       - Technical Presentation related to Electrical Power Systems by Chief Engineer, Matthew Superczynski.
        - A comprehensive site tour through the manufacturing facilities.
        - Lunch with Pizza & Light refreshments.


Tour 2: NG's Annapolis Location

- Unit: Naval & Oceanic Systems Business Unit  

- Date: September 8th, 2023 

- Time: 10:30am - 1:30pm

- Who: Any UMBC students

- What:

        - Site Tour showcasing the impressive operations in Annapolis.
        - "Ask an Engineer" - engaging Question and Answer session.
        - Lunch with Pizza & Light refreshments.

IMPORTANT NOTES:
- Transportation: Please be advised that transportation to the event is NOT included.
- Eligibility: U.S. CITIZENSHIP IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND.
- REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
- Further details can be found in the RSVP form here: https://forms.gle/2MnLyCY6vDJUQnx3A

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FREE 9/12 WEBINAR

Learn how MIPS grants can help you advance your product development!

The Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) program offers grants for projects that team Maryland-based companies with University System of Maryland faculty to develop technology products and processes.


Join us for a free webinar to learn how MIPS funding can help advance your technology-based product development by leveraging the faculty, students, facilities, and resources within Maryland’s public universities!

Next webinar:
Tuesday, September 12, 2023, at 2 p.m.
online via Zoom


Click Link to Register here:


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Hello Retrievers! 

Vice President for Student Affairs Renique Kersh

Welcome to the Fall 2023 semester! I am very excited to join the UMBC community as Vice President for Student Affairs, and as I have not met many of you yet I want to take a moment to introduce myself. 

For me, this is a return "home" as UMBC is where I started my career in 2001. From my office window in The Commons, I can see the residential community where I worked as a community director. I loved the feeling of caring and connection I experienced on this campus then, and look forward to hearing about your own experiences and learning how I can be supportive. 

I previously served as the Vice President for Student Engagement, Success, and Diversity at Simmons University in Boston, MA. My husband and I are incredibly excited about living in Maryland and are grateful for the warm Retriever welcome we've received already. It has been a joy to walk around campus and see how UMBC has grown. Like you, our sons are beginning a new academic year. John is in his first year of college at the University of Southern California and Jayden is a sophomore at Western Reserve Academy.

As I transition into this role, it is important for me to hear from you! I want to get to know you, hear how your semester is going, and listen to your hopes for your time at UMBC. Beginning September 13, I will host coffee chats on Wednesdays from 4 to 7 p.m. in my office in The Commons, room 319. Please sign up online to reserve a time. 

I am committed to ensuring that you feel a sense of belonging at UMBC and find the resources and experiences you need to be successful. There are many ways to get engaged, find your people, connect to resources for self-care, make a difference, and just have fun. I hope you will take advantage of these opportunities, and know that it is okay to ask for help if you need it.

I am humbled and honored to join you on this journey and I cannot wait to connect in person. Please do not hesitate to reach out to Student Affairs at 410-455-2393 or studentaffairs@umbc.edu if you need assistance; otherwise, I hope to see you soon at an upcoming coffee chat. Have a wonderful start to the semester and a successful year!

Best,


Renique Kersh, Ph.D.

Vice President for Student Affairs, UMBC




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Large multi-institutional, multi-PI proposals are becoming increasingly appealing as they provide opportunities for implementing large-scale research agendas. However, applying for these proposals can be burdensome for both the faculty and the administration.

In this session, Hanover shares key tips and strategies for moving these unwieldy projects forward, including dealing with challenging personalities, handling document control, running meetings effectively, and more.

 

Webinar: Managing Large Research Proposals

Date: Thursday, September 28th

Time: 12pm ET / 9am PT

Presenters:

  • Mallory Waters -- Grants Advisor, Hanover Research
  • Clinton Doggett -- Senior Grants Advisor, Hanover Research

Unable to attend? Register and we will send a copy of the recording and slides after the webinar.

About Hanover Research: Hanover provides research development, grant writing, and strategic advising support to a wide range of organizations. Our professionals deliver customized proposal review, revision, and production support, while also helping to align strategic priorities to funding trends and opportunities at all levels.  To learn more about Hanover Research, visit www.hanoverresearch.com.

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Off-campus students, including transfers, commuters, adult learners, and veterans, often miss out on the benefits of being involved in on-campus student organizations. To help bridge this gap, Off-Campus Student Services is holding an Organization Fair on Wednesday, October 18th to bring student organizations together and give off-campus students an opportunity to meet and learn about your organizations. The aim is to spark their interest and encourage them to become more involved beyond academics.

If your organization is interested in participating in this event, please complete the form provided by 11:59 pm on September 30th. Further details will be provided once the form is submitted.

Event Information

  • Name: Off-Campus Student Services Organization Fair

  • Date: 10/18/2023

  • Time: 5:30-7:00pm

  • Theme: Halloween

  • Location: The Commons, Main Street (across from the book store)

  • Person of Contact: Demetrius McGuffin; d198@umbc.edu


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Hey CyberDawgs!

It was wonderful to meet all of you at our table yesterday at Involvement Fest! For those who could not make it, and as a reminder, here are some ways you can get involved and stay connected with us this semester:

Chat with Us!
If you haven't already, join the Club Discord! (https://discord.gg/SKwhhNyrdJ)
To make the most of our Discord, we invite you to chat with us in #club-general. Feel free to ask questions, share your ideas, send #memes, and photos of your #pets! If you haven't already, we encourage you to introduce yourself in the #member-introductions channel.

Attend Club Meetings
Our meetings will take place every Monday Night from 7:10 PM to 9:00 PM in Engineering 231 or virtually via Webex: https://umbc.webex.com/meet/CyberDawgs. Everyone is welcome, regardless if you're well-versed in cybersecurity or completely new to the field. 

Follow Official Updates on myUMBC
To get the most out of our myUMBC Group, make sure you enable notifications for "All Updates". You don't want to miss any announcements!

Club Google Calendar
Add our Club Google Calendar to track all meetings and events: http://bit.ly/CyberDawgsCalendar

Participate in CyberPaws CTF (Capture-the-Flag)
Each week, a new CTF challenge will be released. They will be fun, beginner-friendly, and designed to help build your skills. There will also be cool tech prizes for the top solvers.

Compete in CDE
Our Cyber Defense Exercise (CDE) will be on Saturday, October 21. CDE is a Red/Blue competition open to all UMBC undergraduates. It is a great way to get the taste of the competition environment and learn about cybersecurity. Information about registration will be out later this semester.

Check out the Website
You can find an overview of our club, along with valuable resources and links, on our website: https://umbccd.umbc.edu/

Our First Meeting is this Upcoming Monday Night, we can not wait to see you all there!

Finally, do not hesitate to reach out to me (@truegritter) on Discord with any questions.

Kind Regards,
William Brooks
CyberDawgs President

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Master's Thesis Defense

Leveraging Siamese Triplet Embeddings and Human Expert Data for Improved Reinforcement Learning Performance


Anjali Bhatt


3:00-4:30pm ET September 8, 2023 via WebEx 

Reinforcement Learning (RL) has shown great promise in solving complex decision-making problems. However, the high sample complexity of RL algorithms has motivated researchers to explore alternative approaches that can reduce the amount of data needed for learning. One such approach is to incorporate expert knowledge through supervised learning from human experts. This thesis explores using representation learning with Siamese networks to extract information from limited expert traces effectively. Experiments in the CartPole environment show the effectiveness of this approach. Both the accuracy of the classifiers at choosing the optimal action (label) is measured, as well as their ability to accumulate reward in the domain.

Thesis Committee: Dr. Tim  Oates (chair), Dr. Cynthia Matuszek, Dr. Don Engel
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The Baccalaureate Social Work Program of the School of Social Work, University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) invites nominations and applications for a full-time, nine-month, tenure track, faculty position at the rank of Assistant Professor to begin in August 2024.  The program is the BSW component of the School of Social Work at University of Maryland, Baltimore. 

The successful candidate will have demonstrated ability to contribute to a diverse learning environment and facilitate student learning on anti-racist and anti-oppressive social work practice, experience teaching social work courses, a promising research agenda, an earned doctorate in social work or a related field, and a Master's Degree in Social Work (MSW) with at least two years post-MSW practice experience.  

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