UMBC has again been named one of America’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“We are a ‘Great College’ because of the people here,” says President Freeman Hrabowski. “This honor yet again affirms what we all know: UMBC is a place that supports people, values collaboration, and fosters trust, respect, and enthusiasm for educating our students.”

An annual survey by The Chronicle asks faculty and staff at institutions across the country to rank their workplaces on a host of factors. UMBC has made the list of “Great Colleges” for three years running. This year, it landed on the survey’s “Honor Roll” because it was ranked highly in seven categories:

• Collaborative governance
• Professional and career development
• Work/life balance
• Confidence in senior leadership
• Supervisor/department chair relationship
• Respect and appreciation
• Tenure clarity and process

You can read more on The Chronicle’s website. Congratulations to all our faculty, staff and students—you truly make UMBC a great place to work!

UMBC has again been named one of America’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.
“We are a ‘Great College’ because of the people here,” says President Freeman Hrabowski. “This honor yet again affirms what we all know: UMBC is a place that supports people, values collaboration, and fosters trust, respect, and enthusiasm for educating our students.”
An annual survey by The Chronicle asks faculty and staff at institutions across the country to rank their workplaces on a host of factors. More than 500 UMBC alumni currently work for their alma mater in staff, faculty, graduate assistant, part-time and other positions.
UMBC has made the list of “Great Colleges” for three years running. This year, it landed on the survey’s “Honor Roll” because it was ranked highly in seven categories:

• Collaborative governance
• Professional and career development
• Work/life balance
• Confidence in senior leadership
• Supervisor/department chair relationship
• Respect and appreciation
• Tenure clarity and process

You can read more on The Chronicle’s website. Congratulations to all our faculty, staff, alumni, and students – you truly make UMBC a great place to work!

UMBC has again been named one of America’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education.

“We are a ‘Great College’ because of the people here,” says President Freeman Hrabowski. “This honor yet again affirms what we all know: UMBC is a place that supports people, values collaboration, and fosters trust, respect, and enthusiasm for educating our students.”

An annual survey by The Chronicle asks faculty and staff at institutions across the country to rank their workplaces on a host of factors. More than 500 UMBC alumni currently work for their alma mater in staff, faculty, graduate assistant, part-time and other positions.

UMBC has made the list of “Great Colleges” for three years running. This year, it landed on the survey’s “Honor Roll” because it was ranked highly in seven categories:

• Collaborative governance
• Professional and career development
• Work/life balance
• Confidence in senior leadership
• Supervisor/department chair relationship
• Respect and appreciation
• Tenure clarity and process

You can read more on The Chronicle’s website. Congratulations to all our faculty, staff, alumni, and students – you truly make UMBC a great place to work!

Yes, it's August. Yes, Election Day is November 6. But, if this will be the first time that you are eligible to vote, there are some things that you should take care of NOW, if you want to participate in the 2012 Election...

1. Check with your home state's Board of Elections, to see if there is a deadline by which you must be registered to vote. In Maryland, the registration deadline for this election is October 16, 2012.

2. Students who don't have a way to vote in person at home should request an Absentee Ballot (Maryland Residents, look here). Because Election Day falls in the middle of Advanced Registration for Spring Classes AND occurs right around the time that many of your science, engineering, and math courses will be giving their second exam, even students who live nearby may want to vote by Absentee Ballot, or utilize Early Voting options, if they are available in your area.

3. Educate yourself about the candidates! Project Vote Smart is a great web site that brings together information on Presidential and Congressional election candidates . It even includes a tool called VoteEasy, which asks you a series of questions about YOUR views on political issues, and then matches you up with your political "soul mate."

You now have the ability to make your voice heard on issues that directly effect your life - make the most of the opportunity!

Photo Courtesy governor.maryland.gov

Motorola Solutions is looking for an intern to work on the state's new Maryland FiRST website. Maryland FiRST, or Maryland First Responders Interoperable Radio System Team, will connect Maryland's first responders over a secure 700 MHz radio system.

The following is a job description,  taken from a UMBC News post:

It will consist of approved design documentation for public viewing, as well as, secured information for those who are allowed to login.  This site will be organized for easy-viewing of the system description, site map, and relevant documents.  This site will also include a map of the state with site names and hyperlinks in order to get more detailed information about each site.  This web developer will also need to be strong in requirements development, have great organization skills, be creative, efficient and a team player.  Ongoing maintenance of the site will be necessary, too, as documents get updated and additional design documents get added.

 

Furthermore, this position has an added opportunity to use an “SNMP Management Software” tool to develop a “Manager of Managers” for the entire alarming system of the MD FiRST Radio System.  The position offers opportunity to be creative, work with other people and develop tools that will be used for decades by the State of Maryland’s Public Safety Agencies.

Applicants must be graduating on or after June 2013, be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree, and must have classes or coursework in Computer Science Software Development or Software Engineering.

This paid internship offers $17-25/hour depending on year, experience, and skills.

Apply for the position via UMBCworks, and through the following link.

Photo Courtesy governor.maryland.gov

Motorola Solutions is looking for an intern to work on the state's new Maryland FiRST website. Maryland FiRST, or Maryland First Responders Interoperable Radio System Team, will connect Maryland's first responders over a secure 700 MHz radio system.

The following is a job description,  taken from a UMBC News post:

It will consist of approved design documentation for public viewing, as well as, secured information for those who are allowed to login.  This site will be organized for easy-viewing of the system description, site map, and relevant documents.  This site will also include a map of the state with site names and hyperlinks in order to get more detailed information about each site.  This web developer will also need to be strong in requirements development, have great organization skills, be creative, efficient and a team player.  Ongoing maintenance of the site will be necessary, too, as documents get updated and additional design documents get added.

 

Furthermore, this position has an added opportunity to use an “SNMP Management Software” tool to develop a “Manager of Managers” for the entire alarming system of the MD FiRST Radio System.  The position offers opportunity to be creative, work with other people and develop tools that will be used for decades by the State of Maryland’s Public Safety Agencies.

Applicants must be graduating on or after June 2013, be pursuing a Bachelor's Degree, and must have classes or coursework in Computer Science Software Development or Software Engineering.

This paid internship offers $17-25/hour depending on year, experience, and skills.

Apply for the position via UMBCworks, and through the following link.