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Hello all,

Please let your students know about this scholarship opportunity!

The Norman Beery Memorial Scholarship for First Generation College Students was established by Susan Mayo to honor her father, Norman Beery, who was a veteran and railroad worker, and to help first-generation college students like her. A first-generation college student is someone whose parent(s) and grandparents did not complete a four-year college or university degree.
The $3,000 scholarship will be given annually to a student enrolled in or planning to enroll in a statistics, biostatistics, or science (e.g., natural, social, computer) program incorporating statistics. It can be used to pay for any costs related to the recipient's education such as books, tuition, and housing.

 Please visit the website for more details: https://www.amstat.org/your-career/awards/norman-beery-memorial-scholarship/

The website lists a deadline of March 1st, but it has been extended to March 25th.

Best,

Lisa

Lisa W. Kay, Ph.D.
Foundation Professor
Eastern Kentucky University
Mu Sigma Rho Past President
ASA Past-Chair of Section on Statistics and Data Science Education

The Social Justice Dialogues Cohort Experience (SJDCE) at UMBC invites participants from all perspectives and experiences to engage in meaningful conversations across difference. Rooted in intergroup dialogue theory, SJDCE provides a space to learn and practice the skills, tools, and mindsets necessary for effective communication across diverse identities and lived experiences — with courage, empathy, and openness.

The Social Justice Dialogue Cohort Experiences at UMBC are 8 two-hour dialogue circles that bring together students, faculty, and staff, to engage in sustained, facilitated dialogue across difference. Each cohort meets weekly within one of UMBC's vibrant cultural centers: The Mosaic, The Pride Center, and The Gathering Space.

In a time of growing polarization and deepening social divides, and fear surrounding living authentically, the Social Justice Dialogues Cohort Experience (SJDCE) offers a way forward, not through debate or persuasion, but through connection, listening, and shared learning.

Cohorts will be split between faculty/staff and students (both undergraduate and graduate), allowing participants to forge meaningful relationships with peers similarly passionate about social change, leadership and humanizing pedagogies. 

Students interested in applying for the pilot program can do so here. Additionally, faculty and staff can nominate students by emailing csjdialogue@umbc.edu by March 10.

Faculty and staff can apply here. Applications are due by March 12.

This is a pilot that is a part of a larger research project, meaning cohort sizes are limited and the 2026 sessions will be used to collect data for assessment purposes.

These events are open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.
To view the original myUMBC post click the link below:
https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/csjd/posts/157087 

Important Spring Registration Information! Please read carefully.

Fall 2026 Registration - Advising Appointment Information for Current Students:

Recently, all current UMBC students received notification of an "Advising Hold" on their UMBC account. Students must meet with an advisor to have the hold lifted in order to register for Fall courses.

Registration for the Fall semester for undergraduate students will run March 31- April 17. Your date will be based on the number of credits you have earned. Students should be able to see their specific earliest registration date here:  : my.umbc.edu/go/registration-guide

 
Students should plan to meet with an advisor a few weeks before their earliest registration time.

Please read below for more information on how to receive advising clearance:

Computer Science and Engineering Pre-Majors:

Pre-Majors and all first semester transfer students should schedule an advising appointment with their COEIT advisor. Your COEIT advisor is listed on your  myUMBC Profile (my.umbc.edu/profile/degree).  Please click on your advisor's name to access your their appointment calendar. 

All Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering full majors should have recently received an email from their advisors with instructions on how to receive advising clearance. 

All post-gateway Chemical Engineering students as well as post-gateway Mechanical Engineering students previously assigned a faculty advisor, and post-gateway CSEE students who chose to remain with their faculty advisor should reach our to their faculty advisor for advising. 

Information Systems & BTA Majors:

All IS & BTA new freshmen (started in Fall 2025 or later) have a COEIT staff advisor listed in their myUMBC Profile. You should schedule an appointment with that advisor.

All IS & BTA transfers students and returning students have an advisor in their myUMBC Profile and can consult the IS/BTA Advising Information here.  

If you are changing your major to a major outside the College of Engineering and Information Technology, please contact the respective department of your new major for advising appointment instructions. Please remember to complete a Declaration of Major form for your new major.

Summer 2026 Session

Summer registration has begun! Students do not need to meet with an advisor prior to registering for summer courses unless they have questions or concerns. If you intend to take a course off-campus during the summer, a Verification of Transferability Form is required in advance of taking the course.

New Students Admitted for the Spring Semester:

Newly admitted students for the Fall semester may not register for courses until Summer Orientation. Please sign up for Orientation here.

Questions?

Please email coeitadvising@umbc.edu for additional information.