BreakingGround Awardee: Maryland Public Service Scholars Training Program Advancing empowerment at UMBC

Congratulations to Megan Jackson and Christina Cuglovici Abrao for being awarded a BreakingGround grant! Their project – "Maryland Public Service Scholars Training Program" – will contribute to UMBC's continued commitment to fostering collective thriving and civic agency.

The Maryland Public Service Scholars Training Program will provide a cohort of UMBC students early exposure to public service careers through a spring semester pilot combining weekly service site placements, professional development seminars, and industry mentorship. The program offers stipends to ensure equitable access while students serve at partner sites and attend weekly seminars featuring guest speakers from government and nonprofit sectors. Students will develop foundational professional skills, learn asset-based service approaches, and build networks through formal mentorship to prepare them for competitive opportunities in public service careers.

Megan Jackson said about this project:

Offering this training program is a pivotal moment for MPSS, opening up our 39-year-old program to freshmen and sophomores for the first time and providing crucial early-career public service opportunities. We are delighted to begin this work with these UMBC students, and we are incredibly grateful to Breaking Ground for their support of this pilot!

The BreakingGround initiative provides grants of up to $2,500 to UMBC faculty, staff, and students who want to launch or strengthen educational and community-building projects. These projects should, as a part of their work, foster civic agency: the ability to initiate and make meaningful contributions to social change. For more information, visit the BreakingGround website at civiclife.umbc.edu/breakingground.

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UMBC is offering a limited number of free licenses to help students, faculty, staff, and recent alumni build high-demand skills in fields such as AI, data analytics, cybersecurity, IT support, digital marketing, and more.

These certificates are 100% online, self-paced, and designed for learners with no prior experience. Whether you're a student looking to gain a competitive edge in the job market, an alumnus reskilling for a career transition, or a faculty member wanting to integrate industry certifications into your course, this program provides an accessible, flexible, and career-ready learning experience.

Get more information here.

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Interested in taking a course in Kenya this Summer? 

Join faculty leaders, Jodi Kelber and Kendyl Walker, and the Education Abroad Team for a hybrid info session to learn all about the course options, the cultural activities, and the ins and outs of the application process. Pizza will be provided!

Event Details:

Monday, February 9
12-1pm
UC 204 or Online
You may register for the online session through this link.

Program Overview

Justice, Agency, and Culture in Kenya is a three-credit course where students explore the relationship between community, culture, and social justice in Kenya. The course will focus primarily on learning from organizations that are engaged in rights for women and girls, and others engaged in land conservation/land rights. Where possible, you will participate in community-engaged learning opportunities with some of these organizations. The course is concluded by living in the Maasai Mara region, learning about Maasai culture and their deep connections to justice for the land and for their community.
Application deadline: February 16, 2026

This event is 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.


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 We have our first prayer meeting this Monday 2/9! The first session is from 2-3 PM  in Library Room 213, and second session is from 3-4 PM in Library Room 210. Come join us in praying for our nation, what's happening in the world, and bring your personal prayer request! We can pray this semester goes smoothy for you. God bless! 
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Tomorrow, Monday 9th, is our FIRST CYBERDAWGS MEETING of the semester! It'll be from 7:15-8:15pm in the Interdisciplinary Life Sciences Building (ILSB) Room 116A. And even if you can't make it in person, you can join virtually via Webex.

It's going to be a busy meeting - here's the rundown:
-> A brief overview of what we do
-> An introduction to the board
-> Some club history
-> What we do and how YOU can get involved
-> Information on the Team and how to join
-> The main lecture: How to get started in cybersecurity
Sounds intimidating? Don't worry! We're a chill club and you'll find plenty of amazing people to help you along the way, and if you're ready to jump right in, there will be small Cyberpaws Capture the Flag challenge after the meeting. We're looking forward to seeing you there and to have you check out what we're all about!

And a quick reminder: There's still time to sign up for the NCAE Cyber Games competition! It's open to anyone who has never competed in a major competition before, and includes Capture the Flag and red vs blue infrastructure elements. It's a great learning opportunity , so if you're eligible sign up for the CyberDawgs team!

Questions? Concerns? Compliments? Don’t hesitate to reach out to the board by Discord or email - we'll all be happy to help!

Stay Cool,
Hamza Nasher-Alneam
Cyberdawgs Secretary 

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Permanent accommodation available (1BHK) from Feb 20th, 2026. Maiden Choice Apartments


Address: 5000 Westland Blvd, Arbutus. 

Very spacious Living Room 
Oven, Fridge
Centralised Heater and Cooler
Bustop in front of the apartment.
15 min walk to UMBC campus
Rent : $1185 + utilities 
Lease ends in July 2026
        
Walkable distance (0.5 miles)to Weis, dollar tree, and arbutus

Please DM/contact : +16674330647 or +12409689031
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If you are interested in this class, please see the class details here. If you know someone who can benefit from it, please share this message with them.

Looking for something else, check out these courses:
  • Ethics in Software Engineering | SENG 601: Software has entered into everyday objects and now the game has changed. What is the social impact of software? Do you build software that's ethical first? What are the most important attributes of intelligent software applications?
  • Software Process Management | SENG 638: Do you want to become a process engineer? When do you use agile processes? Do rich processes still have a place? Can we use a process modeling language to create processes that are purpose-made?
  • Advanced Software Engineering | SENG 645: Do you want to become a product owner? Do you know how to engineer a software product? What does it take to create a high-fidelity prototype? Do you want to build a minimally viable product (MVP)?
  • Reading to Write Code | SENG 691  Do you know how to read large open-source code baselines? What if we ask you to add a new feature to an existing code baseline that already has 2 million lines of code and has been in development for 6 years? What do you do?
  • Fundamentals of Software Testing | SENG 740: This course teaches fundamental and advanced software testing. The instructor is an expert practitioner in this domain.
Image courtesy of https://www.moralmachine.net
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Join us for our First Info Session, which will be from 8-9 PM tonight virtually.
Video call link: https://meet.google.com/hyr-cahr-ndk

We look forward to meeting you all!

This event is not mandatory to be considered for membership.
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Using AI to Launch and Scale Your Startup

12-1 pm March 4, 2026, University Center 302, UMBC

Starting a new venture is hard work! Have you wondered how AI can help you launch your startup? Modern advances in AI have produced tools and technologies that can make you smarter, faster, and more innovative.

In this talk, UMBC CSEE Professor Tim Oates will explore several ways that Large Language Models (LLMs) can be used as force multipliers in startups, from ideation to marketing to customer acquisition and more. Hear about the lessons Dr. Oates learned while using AI to scale his own data science company, Synaptiq.

Sponsored by the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

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