Congrats to GWST student Alexandra Mills, Fulbright finalist Gender + Women's Studies is proud to annouce that graduating senior Alexandra Mills has been selected as a finalist for the Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in Malaysia.

Please join us in congratulating Lexx on reaching this step in the application process, and wishing her the best of luck moving forward.
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 If NBA Hall of Famer Reggie Miller had decided to live on campus for his senior year of college, every detail of my life today would be different.
I kid you not.

Miller had a spot reserved in one of UCLA’s residential suites that year, but he got an off-campus apartment just before school started. If he hadn’t, his departure would not have freed up a spot in that suite for me. (When I arrived with my belongings after the first week of school, my suite-mates were disappointed to discover they would not be living with a basketball star after all).

If I had not moved into that suite, I would not have become friends with my roommate Lloyd. And he would not have managed my campaign for Student Body President the following spring, almost single-handedly swinging the election my way. And if I had not won the election, I would not have felt inspired and empowered to apply to Harvard’s graduate program in Public Policy that fall.

If I had not entered the Public Policy program, I would not have met my friend Richard. So I would not have joined him six years later at a small Boston-based nonprofit running community organizing projects in cities around the United States. And I would not have been in Pittsburgh on organization business one December to meet the woman I would eventually marry. And we would never have moved to Maryland together. And I would not now be working at UMBC.

I suppose you could conclude that life is a crapshoot, full of circumstances beyond our control. But I prefer to see it a little differently: that in the push and tug of events, there are openings through which you can pass to new worlds. And in those worlds you can discover and fulfill the promise of your self; and find the path with your real name on it. 

Maybe there’s just such an opening for you, in the circumstances of your life, right at this moment.

Do you have a similar story of your own—of a circumstance beyond your control that made all the difference?

Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter.
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Reminder:  I am in the process of scheduling our iCubed Team Study Group Meetings.  Please vote now at http://doodle.com/6m62akbfmd3hnfbr.

The poll will be open until noon this Wednesday, January 30th.  Be sure to visit my.umbc.edu/groups/getsmarties throughout the semester for updates.  Good luck this semester!

Thanks,

Dr. Felix
tfelix1@umbc.edu
410.455.3173
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For more information, visit www.umbc.edu/oue or contact Jarrett Kealey in the Office of Undergraduate Education at jkealey@umbc.edu or (410) 455-1185.
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Good morning everyone!

I hope everyone is having a great first day back at school! I just wanted to take the time to congratulate each and every member of both the "A" and "B" teams on a wonderful performance at invitationals this past weekend. Here is a brief summary of how the teams performed:

"A" Team @ Georgetown:
  • One win, one loss v. Howard University
  • Two wins v. University of Chicago
  • Two losses v. University of Michigan
  • Two losses v. University of California, San Diego
...for an overall record of 3 wins and 5 losses.


"B" Team @ Georgetown:
  • Two losses v. Villa Nova
  • One loss, one tie v. Patrick Henry "A"
  • One win, one tie v. Wake Forest
  • Two wins v. Stevenson
...for an overall record of 3 wins, 3 losses, and 2 ties. (I believe this information is accurate, but feel free to correct me if I messed anything up!)

Overall, both "A" and "B" teams had a very solid mixture of team skill levels. Regardless of wins and losses count, the most important thing is that everyone got to see some really strong teams and strategies, as we continue to prepare for Regionals in Baltimore (in just two weeks!). Keep in mind your strengths and continue to work on your weaknesses. I look forward to seeing you all at tonight's meeting.

~Caitlin, VP


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by Delana Gregg

We walk by the Sondheim statue daily, glancing at his quotations about integrity and humility. But who was Sondheim? And why is the man immortalized in bronze on this campus? ... (continue reading)
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US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is an armed forces sub-unified command subordinate to US Strategic Command. The command is located in Fort Meade, Maryland and led by General Keith B. Alexander. USCYBERCOM centralizes command of cyberspace operations, organizes existing cyber resources and synchronizes defense of U.S. military networks.

Both the Washington Post and New York Times report that the Pentagon has approved a five-fold expansion of the US DoD Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) over the next several years to enhance its ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries.

The expansion is in response to concerns about threats of potential attacks by "malicious actors" on US computer infrastructure, networks, computer systems. The Post article says that

"The gravity of that threat … has been highlighted by a string of sabotage attacks, including one in which a virus was used to wipe data a from more than 30,000 computers at a Saudi Arabian state oil company last summer."

The Cyber Command will have three different forces: national mission forces to protect computer systems that support the nation’s critical infrastructures, such as the electrical power grid, combat mission forces to plan and execute attacks on adversaries and cyber protection forces to secure DoD networks and computer systems.

The current Cyber command comprises about 900 personnel and is expected to grow to include 4,900 troops and civilians.

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US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is an armed forces sub-unified command subordinate to US Strategic Command. The command is located in Fort Meade, Maryland and led by General Keith B. Alexander. USCYBERCOM centralizes command of cyberspace operations, organizes existing cyber resources and synchronizes defense of U.S. military networks.

Both the Washington Post and New York Times report that the Pentagon has approved a five-fold expansion of the US DoD Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) over the next several years to enhance its ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries.

The expansion is in response to concerns about threats of potential attacks by "malicious actors" on US computer infrastructure, networks, computer systems. The Post article says that

"The gravity of that threat … has been highlighted by a string of sabotage attacks, including one in which a virus was used to wipe data a from more than 30,000 computers at a Saudi Arabian state oil company last summer."

The Cyber Command will have three different forces: national mission forces to protect computer systems that support the nation’s critical infrastructures, such as the electrical power grid, combat mission forces to plan and execute attacks on adversaries and cyber protection forces to secure DoD networks and computer systems.

The current Cyber command comprises about 900 personnel and is expected to grow to include 4,900 troops and civilians.

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US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) is an armed forces sub-unified command subordinate to US Strategic Command. The command is located in Fort Meade, Maryland and led by General Keith B. Alexander. USCYBERCOM centralizes command of cyberspace operations, organizes existing cyber resources and synchronizes defense of U.S. military networks.

Both the Washington Post and New York Times report that the Pentagon has approved a five-fold expansion of the US DoD Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) over the next several years to enhance its ability to defend critical computer systems and conduct offensive computer operations against foreign adversaries.

The expansion is in response to concerns about threats of potential attacks by "malicious actors" on US computer infrastructure, networks, computer systems. The Post article says that

"The gravity of that threat … has been highlighted by a string of sabotage attacks, including one in which a virus was used to wipe data a from more than 30,000 computers at a Saudi Arabian state oil company last summer."

The Cyber Command will have three different forces: national mission forces to protect computer systems that support the nation’s critical infrastructures, such as the electrical power grid, combat mission forces to plan and execute attacks on adversaries and cyber protection forces to secure DoD networks and computer systems.

The current Cyber command comprises about 900 personnel and is expected to grow to include 4,900 troops and civilians.

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