What Weekly magazine featured Susan McCully, Senior Lecturer for the Department of Theatre, in an interview for their website last week. In the interview, she discusses the evolution of her work as a playwright and performer, and its influence in the “Baltimore Renaissance”.

“[Interviewer]: What do you think is the over-arching theme of our conversation?
Susan: Emergence. I feel like I’m at a place in my life where I’m emerging. That word is usually attached to someone in their 20’s. And there are all kinds of reasons why I’m emerging now, but I feel emotionally and artistically grown up now and ready to actually talk about things other than myself when I talk about my work. My work is about me, of course, but I’m grown up enough to talk about human beings. I feel like Baltimore theater is emerging. Emerging for a lot of reasons that have to do with the changes in the larger professional theaters, and with the younger groups coming here with the intention to grow together.” Segment from the interview, “Susan McCully, Late Bloomer Extraordinaire”.

UMBC's Student Government Association is looking to fill three vacant elected positions.

If you're looking to get more involved on campus, the SGA Senate is looking to fill three vacancies. Those filling these vacancies will serve out the remainder of the 2012-2013 term, with responsibilities ending May 15, 2013.

(Elections for the 2013-2014 academic year will be held in the Spring.)

The deadline for submitting applications for either one of these vacancies is Friday, February 1.

If you have any questions, you can contact Speaker of the Senate Valerie Parks (parksva1@umbc.edu).

This week Minnesota Public Radio’s “The Daily Circuit” hosted UMBC political science professor Thomas F. Schaller for a show on the role of the South in U.S. politics. Schaller is the author of Whistling Past Dixie: How Democrats Can Win Without the South and appeared with David Woodard, professor of political science at Clemson University.

Schaller articulated the argument, central to his book, that the South is no longer required for Democrats to win a presidential election. He further suggested that the South — though it will, to an extent, always “remain distinct” culturally — is becoming increasingly like the rest of the United States. “In 30 years or 40 years,” Schaller said, “I don’t think we’ll see the kind of distinction between South and non-South that we see today and that we saw 100 years ago,” as new populations move into the region and younger, more secular voters in the South voice more liberal views on social issues.

For the full interview, including a debate between Schaller and Woodard on the role of race and class in Southern voting patterns, see the show recording (now online).

Legg Mason in downtown Baltimore JUST POSTED an internship that is PAIDto work part-time this spring and full-time this summer

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Our Human Resources Team is currently seeking a part-time, paid spring Intern. This position is based in our World Headquarters in Baltimore, MD.

• Coordinate two newly launched leadership training programs while developing tools and processes
• Create survey tools and administer and analyze results
• Recommend and coordinate supplemental curriculum process
• Compile and analyze training data
• Participate in the process of selecting talent for the class of 2014
• Final deliverable is a summary document of suggested changes/enhancements to the programs for 2014
• Other duties as assigned

Ideal Qualifications and Experience:

·         Junior, Senior, or Grad Student majoring in Human Resources or Organizational Development (OD)

·         Highly organized and professional

·         Excellent computer skills with MS Office proficiency

·         Superior verbal and written communication skills

·         Must be able to commute to the Downtown Baltimore office several times per week

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