How to Get Started in Research Workshop TODAY!!!
All Majors Welcome! Monday, 12-1, LH3
The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) is sponsoring a "How to Get Started in Research Workshop" today, Monday, 9/22 from 12-1 in Lecture Hall 3. All majors welcome! Learn about summer research, the Undergraduate Research Award (URA), publication in the UMBC Review, travel funding, and more!
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The Office of Undergraduate Education (OUE) is sponsoring a "How to Get Started in Research Workshop" today, Monday, 9/22 from 12-1 in Lecture Hall 3. All majors welcome! Learn about summer...
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Real People Profiles: Amelia Meman
We're asking some of the people you might encounter on the UMBC campus, including students, faculty, staff and alumni, to answer a few questions about themselves and their experiences. These are their responses.
Name: Amelia Meman
Hometown: Deale, MD
Major: Gender + Women's Studies
Q: How long have you been at UMBC?
Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?
A: I am a student staff member with the Women's Center and a co-leader of Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (W.I.L.L.).
Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus?
A: I am a social justice leader, professional killjoy, and purveyor of donuts.
Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?
A: I enjoy being a social justice leader on campus, because I feel like I'm raising people's consciences by educating them about social justice issues and engaging with them in critical dialogues. I love learning from people's perspectives, widening my own, and creating change together.
Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?
A: Overall, the most important thing I have learned so far at UMBC is to be open-minded. Time and time again, open-mindedness has shown me how much I can learn from my peers and other members of the UMBC community. Whether that's in a classroom discussion, at a staff meeting, or on a leadership retreat like STRiVE, being open to other perspectives and listening to others has allowed me to learn so much and really become a much better person overall.
Q: What is one way you have worked with others to make a positive difference at UMBC or in another community?
A: With the Women's Center, I started an annual week-long campaign called Critical Social Justice that is meant to engage the UMBC community in creative projects that are made by fellow community members and initiate dialogues that are not often given voice on campus. With our inaugural Critical Social Justice in March 2014, we were able to host 17 programs, including a thought-provoking keynote lecture by culture critic Jay Smooth that over 200 UMBC students, faculty, staff, and community members attended. It's my hope that Critical Social Justice is able to not only raise awareness about social justice issues, but to also allow members of the UMBC community to have their voice heard on campus, whether they be artists, activists, scholars, or a little bit of everything.
Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"
A: Cats, cartoons, introspective moments, and JUSTICE.
Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?
A: My favorite spot on campus is--big surprise here--the Women's Center. It's not just that we have a comfy lounge, free coffee and tea (and condoms and pads and tampons), and a library bursting with a range of books from queer theory to dystopian science fiction. The Women's Center is a place to come when you want to continue your class discussion with a group of people who are eager to listen and add their input. It's a place where you can have a good cry and get a warm hug. It's a place that is constantly answering the needs of the UMBC community whether it be a student who just needs to talk about their relationship troubles or the childcare crisis of 2013. We are a community that is always trying to raise awareness about social justice issues happening in our world through events like Take Back the Night and the Clothesline Project. We are a community that is eager to hear about a person's ideas for an event, and even more excited to help them foster that idea into reality. The Women's Center is a site of compassion, growth, and strength. I really recommend giving us a visit, and I promise to spare you the schmaltz.
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Sun, 21 Sep 2014 20:08:00 -0400
Accounting Students- New Intern and Full-time Posting
SB & Company LLC is Hiring and Interviewing On Campus
ATTENTION STUDENTS SEEKING UMBC'S ACCOUNTING CERTIFICATE
BE SURE TO APPLY TO THE INTERNSHIP OR FULL-TIME POSITION (for December or May grads) BELOW ON UMBCworks.
DEADLINE to apply- October 3rd.
Summer Accounting Internship (position 9268412 on UMBCworks)
Mature student with a 3.2 GPA or above with a desire to go to college for business degree, preferably accounting, but not necessary.
•Computer skills needed- should be able to use Excel and Word
•Will have various duties from typing, writing, preparing Excel spreadsheets, copying, filing, etc.
•Will be working in Hunt Valley majority of time, may have to travel to client location in Baltimore
•Will work the hours between 8:30 to 5:30
•We will perform a background check
Staff Auditor (position 9268413 on UMBCworks)
Summary of Responsibilities:
Is given a wide variety of diversified accounting and tax assignments under the supervision of different professionals. Performance is judged based on the quality of work, application of accounting knowledge, and ability to meet time constraints.
Essential Functions:
•Becomes familiar with the firm’s policies and procedures.
•Effectively communicates with client to receive information necessary to complete the engagement with a minimum of disruption to client.
•Understands the rules, regulations, and Code of Professional Conduct of the AICPA
•Attends and participates in professional education including in-house industry group meetings and participates in professionally sponsored training sessions.
•Progresses professionally by working toward passing the CPA exam as soon as possible.
•Uses the firm’s software programs to automate the process from trial balance, financial statement, and the tax return. This may include using technology to link client’s software with the firm’s.
•Reconciles client records to trial balance, which may include analytical procedures, and performs schedule computations of prepaids, accruals, property, and equipment, and calculates depreciation expense.
•Performs other accounting, auditing, tax, and consulting duties as needed in engagements and as assigned by supervisory personnel.
•May be required to perform all phases of an engagement, including report writing and tax return preparation.
•Becomes familiar with pronouncements of the FASB, AICPA, and when assigned to governmental engagements, the GAO and GASB.
•Becomes proficient at preparing financial statements using the firm’s software programs.
•Expected to provide ideas to improve client’s systems and operation during the engagement.
•Involved in the engagement planning process.
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Attention STEM Majors- T. Rowe Price Investment Fellowship
Last Week to Apply- Great Full-time Position for May Grads
ARE YOU GRADUATING IN MAY 2015 AND MAJOR IN A STEM FIELD?IF YES, APPLY TO THE T. ROWE PRICE INVESTMENT FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
DEADLINE TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN ON-CAMPUS POSITION IS THIS THURSDAY, 9/25
Interviews with select students will occur on campus on October
9th.
Please apply via UMBCworks to position #9266216
by Thursday, 9/25 at Noon. A
cover
letter and resume are required. Please address cover letter
to: Recruiting Director, T. Rowe Price, 100 E. Pratt Street,
Baltimore, MD 21202.
If you do not have an approved resume on
UMBCworks,
please upload your documents on UMBCworks and send me a note at
routzahn@umbc.edu to
approve them before Thursday's deadline date.
With Best Regards,
Christine Routzahn
Director
The Career Center
T. Rowe Price’s Investment Fellowship Program offers college
undergraduate and graduate students within mathematics,
engineering, and the sciences a challenging quantitative
opportunity to thrive in the financial industry, which is becoming
increasingly quantitative and data driven. Under this program
fellows will receive training, mentoring and experience in
investment tasks (i.e., quantitative research and analysis,
trading research and analysis, and quantitative decision and
research support). Fellows accepted into this program will have
direct "hands-on" involvement within the TRP investment
organization.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Rotate approximately every 6 months for up to 2 years across the
following Business Units
• Trading / Portfolio Modeling (Equity and Fixed Income)
• Quantitative Research – Equity , Fixed Income, Asset
Allocation ,
• Enterprise Risk
• Distribution Channels
• Global Business Solutions and Technology
Use current analytical /quantitative skills by working on projects
across various TRP Business Units
further developing knowledge/skills in:
• Portfolio Modeling
• Quantitative Portfolio Analysis / Portfolio Attribution /
Portfolio Construction
• Asset Allocation Research
• Quantitative analysis / Research and Trading Research
• Transaction Cost Analysis
• Enterprise and Portfolio Risk Analysis
• Competitive Analysis and Market Intelligence
• Predictive Analytics
• Technical Solution Implementation
QUALIFICATIONS
Required
• Must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.5 on
a 4.0 scale
• Must be a college senior who will be graduating May 2015.
• Must be majoring in one of the following areas or have at
least a minimum of 24 credit hours in related courses
o Engineering
o Applied Mathematics
o Computer Science
o Physics
or a Physical Sciences
• Commitment to continuing education.
• Knowledge of investments, portfolios, and stock trading
beneficial.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to solve problems.
• Savvy usage of technology and a data driven mindset.
• Ability to process a variety of information and quickly draw
relevant conclusions and summarize results.
• Excellent communication (both written and verbal) and
interpersonal skills. Grace under pressure.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Enjoy working both independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to determine priorities, plan, organize and
follow-through on assignments.
• History of applying thoughtful, sound judgment with high
ethical standards.
• Must be able to exercise discretion and independent judgment
with respect to matters of significance.
• Open-minded, logical, determined, creative, and
intellectually curious.
• Ability to multi-task in a challenging, fast-paced
environment.
• Ability to lead and influence others.
Update: Ebola is still a big big problem.
In fact, it has gotten SO bad that The White House has decided to take drastic measures. Is that the military I hear?
On Tuesday, the government promised $500 million to respond to this “top national security priority”. In response to the disease, the Department of Defense plans to send 3,000 troops to create training sites, build new facilities, and ultimately combat the disease. This comes after a recent visit to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention by President Obama.
While this recent news provides a blip of enthusiasm, many critics are saying “little too late, Mr. Prez”. With over 2,500 deaths and 5 affected countries, many argue this response should have happened a long time ago. Check out this interesting article highlighting some of the statistics of this disease here.
The United Nations approximates that $1 billion can effectively control the disease. A month ago is was $100 million. Dr. David Nabarro, U.N. coordinator of Ebola states:
“Because of the way the outbreak is advancing, the level of surge we need to do is unprecedented. It is massive.”
Not only is procrastination on taking action expensive, it is also deadly.
Alright readers, how would you respond to this global health threat?
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[RESOLVED] Found: ipod touch Please Paw!
If you lost something at the outdoor movie, we may have it.
Hey Guys,
We found a red ipod touch in the grass after How to Train Your Dragon 2. If you lost it, it is currently in the (seb) office: Commons 2B10. We will be transferring it to the Campus Information Center (CIC) lost and found tomorrow.
Thanks,
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Outstanding Alumna: Dr. Claudia Pearce '89
Over the next few weeks we’ll be introducing you to this year’s Alumni Award winners. The UMBC Alumni Association proudly honors distinguished alumni and faculty for their accomplishments and dedication to UMBC. Today we’re talking with Dr. Claudia Pearce ‘89, computer science, about her career working with the NSA as Senior Computer Science Authority.
Name: Dr. Claudia Pearce ’89 M.S., ’94 Ph.D., computer science
Job Title: Senior Computer Science Authority, NSA
Award Category: Engineering and Information Technology
Q: Why did you choose to attend UMBC?
I chose UMBC because of the quality of the computer science program and its central Maryland location. I am currently NSA Technology Directorate’s Senior Executive Academic Liaison (SEAL) for UMBC.
Q: Is there a particular class or professor at UMBC who really inspired you?
Dr. Charles Nicholas, professor of computer science, was my Ph.D. advisor. Since that time, Dr. Nicholas has continued to be a source of knowledge and inspiration that has helped me maintain my technical roots. He was very flexible in my choice of dissertation topic in a novel, unproven area of Information Retrieval using character n-grams to deal with spelling errors, garbles, and multiple languages in text.
Q: Please tell us a little about the trajectory of your career and what you are working on now.
I was in research and development positions for the first two thirds of my career. During that time, I led research and development programs for information retrieval, knowledge representation, and storage, knowledge distillation, and knowledge access and sharing. For the last 10 years I have been responsible for the recruitment, retention, and continued technical health and growth of computer scientists at NSA.
Q: What has been the greatest success in your career? The greatest challenge?
My greatest success was my choice of dissertation topic in a novel, unproven area of information retrieval. This work became the foundation for a series of tools and advances in flexible garble-resistant text retrieval applications.
My greatest challenge was in standing up the office of my current position, NSA/CSS Senior Computer Science Authority. This was a new position and as such, I had to develop the mission and function, goals, and strategic plan for the organization as well as secure the funding and positions to support it. My significant accomplishments in this current position include: (1) the establishment of a computer science development program; (2) the creation and establishment of technical workforce metrics and roadmaps; (3) the creation of new computer science courseware, workshops, and other offerings for the agency’s technical community; and (4) spearheading a university outreach program for computer science.
Q: What are your proudest personal achievements?
I’m an avid quilt maker, and trumpet player. I’ve shown my quilts in juried international competitions and have competed nationally in trumpet competitions. I play trumpet in the Frederick Symphony Orchestra and the Montgomery Village Community Band.
The views and opinions expressed are those of the affiliate and do not reflect those of NSA/CSS.
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Outstanding Alumna: Dr. Claudia Pearce ’89
Over the next few weeks we’ll be introducing you to this year’s Alumni Award winners. The UMBC Alumni Association proudly honors distinguished alumni and faculty for their accomplishments and dedication to UMBC. Today we’re talking with Dr. Claudia Pearce ‘89, computer science, about her career working with the NSA as Senior Computer Science Authority.
Name: Dr. Claudia Pearce ’89 M.S., ’94 Ph.D., computer science
Job Title: Senior Computer Science Authority, NSA
Award Category: Engineering and Information Technology
Q: Why did you choose to attend UMBC?
I chose UMBC because of the quality of the computer science program and its central Maryland location. I am currently NSA Technology Directorate’s Senior Executive Academic Liaison (SEAL) for UMBC.
Q: Is there a particular class or professor at UMBC who really inspired you?
Dr. Charles Nicholas, professor of computer science, was my Ph.D. advisor. Since that time, Dr. Nicholas has continued to be a source of knowledge and inspiration that has helped me maintain my technical roots. He was very flexible in my choice of dissertation topic in a novel, unproven area of Information Retrieval using character n-grams to deal with spelling errors, garbles, and multiple languages in text.
Q: Please tell us a little about the trajectory of your career and what you are working on now.
I was in research and development positions for the first two thirds of my career. During that time, I led research and development programs for information retrieval, knowledge representation, and storage, knowledge distillation, and knowledge access and sharing. For the last 10 years I have been responsible for the recruitment, retention, and continued technical health and growth of computer scientists at NSA.
Q: What has been the greatest success in your career? The greatest challenge?
My greatest success was my choice of dissertation topic in a novel, unproven area of information retrieval. This work became the foundation for a series of tools and advances in flexible garble-resistant text retrieval applications.
My greatest challenge was in standing up the office of my current position, NSA/CSS Senior Computer Science Authority. This was a new position and as such, I had to develop the mission and function, goals, and strategic plan for the organization as well as secure the funding and positions to support it. My significant accomplishments in this current position include: (1) the establishment of a computer science development program; (2) the creation and establishment of technical workforce metrics and roadmaps; (3) the creation of new computer science courseware, workshops, and other offerings for the agency’s technical community; and (4) spearheading a university outreach program for computer science.
Q: What are your proudest personal achievements?
I’m an avid quilt maker, and trumpet player. I’ve shown my quilts in juried international competitions and have competed nationally in trumpet competitions. I play trumpet in the Frederick Symphony Orchestra and the Montgomery Village Community Band.
The views and opinions expressed are those of the affiliate and do not reflect those of NSA/CSS.
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UBM Scholar, Abigail Jackson, named Researcher of the Week
Abigail is in the Program in Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in the Biological and Mathematical Sciences (ubm.umbc.edu). Since 2012 has been conducting research under the mentorship of Dr. Phyllis Robinson, Biological Sciences, and Dr. Kathleen Hoffman, Mathematics & Statistics.
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