Film Festival- April 10, 2024

Location: UC Ballroom Lounge

Popcorn, candy, and sodas, just like the movies!!

Morning

“The Politics of Abortion: A Social Work Perspective”- Tessa Cone

10:20- 10:40am

“Context Of Hellenistic Equine Remains In Human Burials”- Jolie Greer

10:40-11am

“A Legacy of Courage: Minnie Lee and Mary Alice Relf “- Scherrie Newton

11-11:20am

“The Amish Project, The Making Of”- Renata  Taylor-Smith

11:20-11:40am

Afternoon

“Celebrating South Asian Culture at UMBC”- Mashaal  Awan, Meghna Chandrasekaran, Manav Vaishnav, Shawn Abraham

1-1:20pm

“What Makes Life Worth Living: The Palestinian Condition”- Salma Abushi

1:20-1:40pm

“Misophonia through the Choreographic Lens: Visualizing Complex Fight or Flight Responses”- Eva McLaughlin

1:40-2pm

“Redefining What It Means To Be a Special Education Student”- Tasnim Rushdan

2:00-2:20pm

URCAD Alumni Keynote Speaker 2024

April 10

UC 312, 12-1pm

Stefanie Mavronis

Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety & Engagement (MONSE), City of Baltimore

B.A., UMBC Political Science, Media and Communication Studies (’12)

MPA, Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Domestic Policy - Urban Policy and Planning (’18)

Stefanie M     avronis is a public servant, first-generation college graduate, and lifelong Baltimorean. She serves as Director of the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement (MONSE). In this role, Stefanie is working on thevrollout  of  the  city's  community  violence  intervention  ecosystem  and  implementation  of  the  city's  first-ever comprehensive violence prevention plan. She previously served as Director of Communication for Mayor Brandon M. Scott, and contributed to his election as Baltimore's youngest mayor in more than a century. Using her education in  politics,  public  policy,  and  media,Mavronis  has  built  a  career  supporting  social  justice  issues  and  progressive campaigns for change.  Stefanie started her career in the legislative branch at City Hall, serving as Director of Civic Engagement for Council member Zeke Cohen, and previously worked in local public radio. Stefanie earned B.A. degrees in Political Science and Media and Communication Studies from the University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC), where she was a Sondheim public affairs scholar and a member of the Honors College. She was a Public Policy and International Affairs (PPIA) Junior Summer Institute Fellow in 2011. In 2018 she completed a Master’s of Public Affairs at the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs in Domestic Policy with a certificate in Urban Policy and Planning.

At UMBC she was an Undergraduate Research Award (URA) Scholar, and supported by the School for International Training in Cochabamba and La Paz, Bolivia, she produced a documentary film that premiered at URCAD in 2012 titled, “Reclamation and Resistance: Audiovisual Tools in Bolivia,” with Mentor, Dr. Jason Loviglio. She published her research ‘Reclamation and Resistance in Bolivia: An Analysis of Media's Role in Decolonization’ in the UMBC Review. As a lecturer in MCS and American Studies, she led a group of UMBC students      to interview residents and examine important social, political, and economic issues in Baltimore City a year after the death of Freddie Gray and the Uprising that followed. The final product was a radio series that aired on The Marc Steiner Show on Baltimore NPR affiliate WEAA 88.9-FM.      In 2022, she was named a UMBC Alumni “Rising Star”.