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<Title>Dr. Karimi's Ph.D. Students Win in California</Title>
<Tagline>Best Hardware Demo out of 26 entries at IEEE HOST conference</Tagline>
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    <div>Dr. Naghmeh Karimi's group (<a href="https://redirect.cs.umbc.edu/~nkarimi/secret_lab.htm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>SECRETS Lab</strong></a> members) along with their collaborators in <a href="https://www.secure-ic.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Secure-IC</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A9l%C3%A9com_Paris" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Paris Telecom </a>won the Best Hardware Demo Award at the 2023 IEEE International Symposium on <a href="http://www.hostsymposium.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Hardware Oriented Security and Trust</strong> </a>(HOST) Conference, a flagship hardware Security Conference held recently in San Jose, California.</div>
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    <div>The team presented "<strong>COOL PUF: A Temperature Resilient PUF Assuring Reliability</strong>". This hardware security primitive has been designed such that it remains resilient even when the temperature changes drastically, so it is a COOL entity.</div>
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    <div>PUFs, or <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_unclonable_function" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>physical unclonable functions</strong></a>, <span>are one of the main hardware primitives that provide security. They are mainly used in key generation for cryptographic modules, device authentication, and device metering schemes to prevent illegitimate overproductions of Integrated Circuits (IC) and IC piracy by malicious intruders.</span>
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    <span>The team members include </span><span>Md Anik Hasan Anik, Mohammad Ebrahimabadi, Hasin Reefat, Javad Bahrami, Naghmeh Karimi, </span><span>Sylvain Guilley, Jean-Luc Danger, and Sofiane Takarabt.</span>
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<Summary>Dr. Naghmeh Karimi's group (SECRETS Lab members) along with their collaborators in Secure-IC and Paris Telecom won the Best Hardware Demo Award at the 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Hardware...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="133403" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/posts/133403">
<Title>Education is Everywhere</Title>
<Tagline>Learning Continues After Graduation</Tagline>
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    <div><span>Before you know it, your undergraduate education will come to an end.  You’re probably excited to say goodbye to papers, lab reports, and exams (unless you plan to attend graduate school)!  </span></div>
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    <div><span>But learning does not have to end when you graduate; your educational journey could just be getting started.   </span></div>
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    <div><span>In fact, lifelong learning can come in a variety of forms, including:  </span></div>
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    <li><span>meeting and engaging with new people </span></li>
    <li><span>traveling </span></li>
    <li><span>community involvement </span></li>
    <li><span>reading and keeping up to speed on current events </span></li>
    <li><span>pursuing career opportunities, certificate programs, and picking up new hobbies!  </span></li>
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    <div><strong>Here are a few tips/resources to help you become a lifelong learner:   </strong></div>
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    <strong>UMBC Graduate School:</strong> If you plan on pursuing an advanced degree, look no further! Visit the <a href="http://gradschool.umbc.edu/retrievernation" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Graduate School </a>website to learn more about our exciting program offerings!  Check out the <a href="https://careers.umbc.edu/students/gradschool/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Career Center’s website</a> for more information and tips on applying to graduate school.  </div>
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    <strong>UMBC Division of Professional Studies</strong>: Do you already have a job lined up but are still interested in continuing your education? <a href="https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC's Division of Professional Studies </a>has courses, certificates and programs designed to fit the working professional’s busy schedule. Check out some of the upcoming <a href="https://professionalprograms.umbc.edu/events/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">events </a>at our Main Campus or Shady Grove!   </div>
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    <strong>UMBC Training Centers:</strong> If you want to gain a new skill and need flexible and affordable options, you may want to visit our <a href="https://www.umbctraining.com/Home" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Training Centers.</a> High quality, flexible, professional education and training opportunities are available year-round! Some courses are open to all individuals (no application needed)!   </div>
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    <strong>Remain active: </strong>Clubs/organizations are available outside of college! A simple Google search will direct you to various local activities where you can participate, take lessons from aerobics, to sports, or even learn a new language! <a href="http://www.meetup.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Meetup.com </a>is an excellent resource for connecting with people who share similar interests!   </div>
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    <strong>Build your brand: </strong>Our <a href="http://careers.umbc.edu/alumni/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Career Center </a>is not just for current students! Alumni can make connections through various services that the Career Center offers. Seek out professional development opportunities within your workplace, including conferences, workshops, mentoring programs, or leadership training. Now that you are in a real-world setting, there will be other skills you will need to learn!   </div>
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    <strong>Stay in touch: </strong>As your graduating class prepares to travel down different paths, you will have so much to offer one another as you gain further knowledge and life experiences. By staying in touch with former classmates, you may encounter opportunities to collaborate in work or network in a field different than your own. To start, you can join <a href="http://alumni.umbc.edu/cya" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC’s Chapter of Young Alumni,</a> open to graduates of the last decade. Membership is free via the <a href="https://www.alumni.umbc.edu/s/1325/21/home.aspx?sid=1325&amp;gid=1&amp;verbiagebuilder=1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Alumni Association</a>, which offers chances for networking and fun throughout the year. You can also participate in <a href="https://retrieversconnect.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retrievers Connect </a>– an online platform that provides an opportunity for alumni to connect to support UMBC students, and connect with faculty and staff all in one space to support professional and career connections. </div>
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    <div><strong><em>Don’t forget to join our <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/university-of-maryland-baltimore-county/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">LinkedIn </a>to see where over 78,000 UMBC alumni are working!   </em></strong></div>
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    <div><em>Remember that life after college is what you make of it. Keep an eye open to the countless experiences waiting for you outside of UMBC. Your very next lesson may carry you through life!  </em></div>
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<Summary>Before you know it, your undergraduate education will come to an end.  You’re probably excited to say goodbye to papers, lab reports, and exams (unless you plan to attend graduate school)!  ...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="133400" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/posts/133400">
<Title>*REMINDER*Department Activity Questionnaire Due COB Tomorrow</Title>
<Tagline>HR/Payroll Operations Transitioning Back to AAOU SSC</Tagline>
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    <div><strong>WE HAVE SOME VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION TO SHARE...I APOLOGIZE IN ADVANCE FOR THE LENGTHY MESSAGE BELOW.</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>TO ENSURE A SMOOTH TRANSITION OF RESPONSIBILITIES FROM YOUR DEPARTMENT BACK TO THE AAOU SSC, PLEASE READ ALL OF THE INFORMATION BELOW THOROUGHLY AND IN ITS ENTIRETY, AND TAKE THE NECESSARY ACTIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE:</strong></div>
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    <div>Good Afternoon AAOU SSC Departments!<div><br></div>
    <div>The AAOU SSC will be fully staffed as of Monday, May 8th 2023. We are planning to begin the transition of departments back to shared services full operations using a phased in approach over the course of the next 4-12 weeks. The goal is to have all departments resume full-service operations by the end of July 2023. </div>
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    <div>We anticipate four (4) phases of re-onboarding with the first phase commencing as early as PR-2023-026, and the final phase with PR-2024-003.</div>
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    <div>The first step in our re-onboarding plan, is to complete an audit of all department activity that has occurred starting with PR-018 <em>(the first period departmental staff took on the HR/Payroll duties) </em>through the current period (PR-023) to verify all required reports, files and supporting documentation has been appropriately saved to the shared Google Drive folder(s). </div>
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    <div>Our audit will determine which departments are ready to be phased back into shared services full operations, and those with no outstanding items will be prioritized to resume full-services in the earlier phases.<br>
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    <br>As we begin our audit we will be contacting departments individually to inform you of your department's current status, expected re-onboarding timeline, and to advise of any outstanding items required and due date, before re-onboarding can occur for your department.</div>
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    <div><strong>IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT ALL REQUIRED FILES AND SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION IS SAVED FOR ALL TRANSACTIONAL ACTIVITY, TO ENSURE UNIVERSITY AUDIT COMPLIANCE AND ADHERENCE WITH RECORD RETENTION POLICIES. </strong></div>
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    <div>Please take some time <strong><em>as soon as possible</em></strong>, to review your department's activity during the period of PR-018 through PR-023 and ensure all files are up to date, and all supporting documentation has been saved to the appropriate folders on the shared Google Drive <em>(i.e Time Entry folders for all time entry actions and reports, Personnel folders for all personnel changes, such as new hires, terminations, pay rate changes, etc)</em>. </div>
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    <div>Upon completion of our audit, we will contact you and there will be a very quick turnaround to provide any outstanding items at that point, so ensuring everything is in working order now, will help streamline the process for all involved.</div>
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    <div><strong>To help you prepare for the audit of your departments activity and related files:</strong></div>
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    <strong>Please make sure the following items are accounted for </strong>(items with an asterisk* are only required to be saved if the report was applicable to your department, or if your department had such activity);<em> i.e. a department that does not have any benefit eligible employees will not have a Detailed Leave Report available to save</em>). Items not marked with an asterisk* are required for all departments <em>(i.e. all departments should have a Time Entry report and Completed Report saved):</em>
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    <li><strong>Time Entry Reports for PR-018 through PR-023</strong></li>
    <li><strong><em>Detailed Leave Reports* </em>for PR-018 through PR-023</strong></li>
    <li><strong>Time Entry BURST Reports for PR-018 through PR-023 which include:</strong></li>
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    <li>Completed Report </li>
    <li><em>Error Report*</em></li>
    <li><em>Data Alert Report*</em></li>
    <li><em>Incomplete Report*</em></li>
    <li><em>Submitted Report*</em></li>
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    <li><strong>Time Entry Adjustments (if applicable):</strong></li>
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    <li><em>Paper Timesheets*</em></li>
    <li><em>Pay Schedules*</em></li>
    <li><em>Payroll Adjustment Forms*</em></li>
    <li><em>Time Entry Correction Forms*</em></li>
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    <li><strong>Preliminary Gross Pay Report for PR-018 through PR-023</strong></li>
    <li><strong>Final Gross Pay Acknowledged in PeopleSoft HR System for PR-018 through PR-022</strong></li>
    <li><strong>Personnel Files Updated for any of the following actions:</strong></li>
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    <li><em>New Hires*</em></li>
    <li><em>Terminations*</em></li>
    <li><em>Leave Payouts*</em></li>
    <li><em>Pay Rate Changes*</em></li>
    <li><em>Personnel Changes*</em></li>
    <li><em>Payroll Advances*</em></li>
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    <div>In addition to the above, please complete the questionnaire linked below, no later than <strong><em><u>COB, Thursday, May 11, 2023:</u></em></strong>
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    <strong><a href="https://forms.gle/3iwBQVQQCCyd4fQP7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Department Activity Questionnaire</a></strong><br><br>
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    <div>If you have any questions for us in the interim, please submit a <strong><a href="https://aaoussc.umbc.edu/aaou-rt-tickets/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">General Inquiry RT Ticket</a></strong>, and one of our team members can further assist you.</div>
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    <div>We want to take a moment to thank all of you for your partnership, patience and understanding over the past few months. We greatly appreciate each of you, and the temporary roles you have taken on during this transitional period for the AAOU SSC <em>(we understand how challenging this time has been for everyone involved)</em>. We look forward to *<strong><em>fully*</em></strong> servicing each of your areas once again, in the coming weeks/months; and to our continued partnership.</div>
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    <div>Thank you,</div>
    <div>AAOU SSC Team</div>
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<Title>2023 GSA Annual Gala Award Winners</Title>
<Tagline>Congratulations to all the Awardees!</Tagline>
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    <strong><div><strong><br></strong></div>The Alex Rittle Outstanding Senator Award</strong><div>Jessica Burstrem<br><div><br></div>
    <div><strong>The Jessica Soto Perez Memorial Award</strong></div>
    <div>Lydia Sannella</div>
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    <div><strong>The Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Award </strong></div>
    <div>Dr. David Rudd</div>
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    <div><strong>The Outstanding University Staff Award </strong></div>
    <div>Dawn Galindo</div>
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    <div><strong>The Outstanding GSO Award </strong></div>
    <div>The Bangladeshi Student Association (BSA)</div>
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    <div>Janerra Allen</div>
    <div>Zane Poffenberger</div>
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    <div>For a full description of each GSA Award please <a href="https://gsa.umbc.edu/gsa-awards/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">click here </a>
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<Summary>The Alex Rittle Outstanding Senator Award Jessica Burstrem     The Jessica Soto Perez Memorial Award  Lydia Sannella     The Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Award   Dr. David Rudd     The...</Summary>
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    <div>We just wanted to remind you that <strong>THIS Friday (5/12)</strong> is our <strong>last </strong>meeting for this semester. This time, rather than the virtual meetings we've had back to back, we are having an<strong> in-person</strong> General Board Meeting and it is from <strong>12 PM - 12:50 PM</strong> (or may end earlier if time permits.) The location is <strong><em>Engineering 021.</em></strong>
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    <div>This week's GBM will concern the <em>classes</em> that our president and vice president took for pharmacy school, and how their pathways (degree vs. no degree) differ in regards to the courses. </div>
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    <div>In addition, our new <em>E-Board</em> (executive board) will be officially announced during this GBM, so make sure to come and meet our new officers for the Fall 2023 semester!</div>
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    <div>Once again, study hard for finals, and we wish you the best of luck!</div>
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    <p><strong>What are Credit Unions:</strong><br>Credit unions are nonprofit institutions that are owned by their members, so they tend to offer lower fees and better rates. (For instance, one current member of GAAC chose SECU for a HELOC, or home equity line of credit, this year.) Once you gain membership, you can remain a member even after your GAship ends, so this is one benefit it may make sense to take advantage of now so that you have it for future use.</p>
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    <li>Once you join SECU, you are a member for life, as long as you maintain at least a $10 balance in your savings account. </li>
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    <li>This account has no monthly fee and comes with online banking and one free order of checks per year. The debit card and checks will be automatically ordered for you once you have opened the account.</li>
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    <p>If there is anything specific you want GAAC to discuss / explain in our Wednesday Wisdom series, please reach out to us at <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gaac/posts/131627/null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">gaac@umbc.edu</a>.</p>
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<Title>Learning Analytics Mini Grants CFP Due 6/2/23</Title>
<Tagline>ICYMI: SP23 LA workshops all recorded</Tagline>
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    <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC's Division of Information Technology (DoIT)</a>, in partnership with the <a href="https://provost.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of the Provost</a>, is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the 2023 Learning Analytics (LA) Mini Grants. This initiative aims to encourage, identify, and exchange effective practices to enhance student success and retention.<br><br>The mini grants are specifically designed to address two key areas of focus:<br><br><ol>
    <li>Student Success and Retention: The grants welcome proposals that explore the relationships between activities and learning in one course and outcomes in other courses. By investigating these connections, instructors can gain insights into strategies that can improve student success and retention rates. This research is particularly crucial for courses with low success rates, critical progression points, or those imparting fundamental skills required for success in the major or program.</li>
    <li>Faculty Development and Support: Recipients of the mini grants will receive a $2,000 professional development award, renewable annually, directed to their faculty member or department's PeopleSoft chart string account. In addition to access to warehouse data (<a href="http://rex.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">REX</a>), recipients will also receive support for <a href="https://analytics.umbc.edu/support/training/tableau-self-guided-training-resources/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tableau</a>, a powerful data visualization tool. Furthermore, participants will be expected to present a report at the conclusion of their project, and they will have the opportunity to engage with the <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/analytics/community/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">LA Community of Practice</a>. These grants also provide an opportunity for recipients to use their results to compete for the prestigious <a href="https://calt.umbc.edu/academic-innovation-competition/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Hrabowski Innovation Fund award</a>.</li>
    </ol>The LA Mini Grants build upon the university's commitment to utilizing data-informed insights to improve student outcomes. In line with this objective, the Provost's office, in collaboration with DoIT's Analytics &amp; Instructional Technology groups, has been organizing workshops on supporting student success throughout the academic year. These <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/analytics/community/events/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">workshops</a>, illustrated by our Spring 2023 lineup below, have covered various topics faculty may want to explore further in their own mini-grant proposals:<br><ul>
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    <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/analytics/community/events/event/114381/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Democratizing the Doer Effect: Using AI to Scale Learning by Doing</a> (2/24/23)</li>
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    <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/analytics/community/events/event/114382" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Case of Test-Optional Admissions: A Pandemic Natural Experiment</a> (3/3/23)</li>
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    <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/analytics/community/events/event/116104/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">How Analytics Informs UMBC's Strategic Planning</a> (4/7/23)</li>
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    <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/analytics/community/events/event/116427/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">How Analytics Improved a Dept's Student Success &amp; Enrollment</a> (5/5/23)</li>
    </ul>These presentations have provided valuable knowledge and resources to support faculty in their understanding and utilization of data to support their pedagogy, and the meeting recordings linked through each event are available for anyone with a UMBC account.<br><br>The LA Mini Grants program presents an exceptional opportunity for faculty members to enhance their teaching practices and contribute to the university's commitment to student success and retention. <strong>Interested faculty members are invited to <a href="https://umbc.app.box.com/f/adb19b9ac28e4ae18bd5b9237279b7a3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">submit their applications</a> by Friday, June 2, 2023</strong>. The application package should include a brief abstract that could be published on the UMBC website if accepted, a maximum three-page research project proposal, and a letter of support from their department chair. For further inquiries or to submit applications, please contact <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/about/directory/person/yz94769/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Robert Carpenter</a>, <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/johnfritz" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">John Fritz</a>, or <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/penniston/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tom Penniston</a>.<br><br>For anyone interested in an additional professional development opportunity outside of (or in addition to) the LA Mini Grants, Indiana University Bloomington will host their <a href="https://lasummit.indiana.edu/registration/index.html" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">5th Annual Learning Analytics Summit</a> virtually next week (5/17-5/19), and participation is 100% free.<br><br>By <a href="https://doit.umbc.edu/itnm/staff/penniston/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tom Penniston</a>, with initial draft generated by <a href="https://chat.openai.com/chat" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ChatGPT</a><br><br>Image by <a href="https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/people-using-computers-studying-online-school-home_5259934.htm#query=learning%20data&amp;position=1&amp;from_view=search&amp;track=ais" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">katemangostar</a>
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