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The E-Board is currently planning our second ever art showcase this semester and we are looking for artists who would like to participate! If you are interested, please fill out this application to inform us that you wish to participate. ALL ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES ARE WELCOME! If you are an actor, dancer, poet, visual artist, singer, musician, digital artist, photographer, painter, fashion designer…ANYTHING, you are welcome to apply!
If you have something you would like to showcase, but do not wish to formally present it, you are also welcome to have your work included in our gallery walk. For the gallery walk, you can submit physical artwork or something electronic that will be shown on a large monitor (i.e. a performance video, your choreography, a recording of you talking about your work, etc.). The event will be held in the Performing Arts and Humanities Building and will include a small reception before the main event.
Submissions close this Wednesday, November 9th @ 11:59 p.m! If you have any questions, you can contact our President, Kayla Massey, at kmassey1@umbc.edu, or DM our Instagram page @umbcaba!
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Attached is a document containing all GLBL core and elective courses available next spring! Use this list for planning your core and elective GLBL courses in your spring schedule
Please do not hesitate to reach out to me should you have any questions!
COURSE DESCRIPTION and PURPOSE
A survey of American social problems designed for the general student. Topics include race and ethnic conflict, crime and delinquency, and inequality. Online discussions and activities will help students grasp the nature and source of social problems to gain a better understanding of possible solutions. The purpose of this course is to provide a sociological understanding of social problems.
Name: Lauren Forsyth
Internship, Co-op, or Research Site: Institute of Marine and Environmental Technology
Position Title: Laboratory Assistant Intern
Major or Program: Biological Sciences (BS)
Current Class Level: Sophomore
Work Term:
Tell us about your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day responsibilities.
• Gather/measure biomass data using spectrometer, dry oven, centrifuge, Pipetting, and cell plate techniques
• Assist/observe lab partners in analyzing algal species genetics through PCR and gel electrophoresis to identify species for ongoing experiments
• Maintain orderly organization by collaborating with lab partners and sterilizing equipment by using an autoclave
• Attend weekly lab meetings; present research results pertaining to microalgae to lab partners
• Prepared BG-11 media using chemical formulas and recipes to create new algae cultures
Describe the process of obtaining your position. When did you hear of the position and submit your application?
Initially, I came across the career center website and noticed that the career counselors offered meetings to help build resumes and search for internships. I had my first meeting with Ms. Hindle last fall, and I told her about my interests in environmental research and marine biology. She contacted the director of IMET, a biotech company specializing in research regarding aquatic health, especially in the Chesapeake Bay. I then scheduled a tour around IMET with the director Dr. Hill, and I sent out my resume with a research paper to the faculty at IMET for a summer internship position. Dr. Chen emailed me about an interview after reading my research paper about how algae can reduce carbon dioxide levels in the oceans, which was terrific since his lab specializes in algal research. Dr. Chen hired me, and I worked with Lauren Wagner, who ran research experiments where she grew algae culture under various light intensities and carbon dioxide levels. And her experiments will help create algae that can be used to reduce flue gas emissions from water treatment plants.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization?
I loved working as a team with my co-lab partners, who became excellent friends of mine. I learned so much from them as a person without lab experience besides experiments in high school. Lauren, with whom I worked the most, taught me all the basic skills I needed to know at the lab, from simple pipet techniques to measuring biomass by placing samples in a dry oven. Not to mention, I learned the fundamentals behind PCR and gel from my lab partners, Jeffery and Peter, and I got to see their research, such as Jeffery's work on microbiomes in the bay in the winter versus the summer. And Dr. Chen gave amazingly detailed feedback during lab meetings that were super helpful when in the future with experiments. But most importantly, I had so many laughs and good times in between labs with my lab partners, like when we went to a French restaurant in the city! Lastly, we would always come down to celebrate people getting their doctorate degrees and celebrate by talking and eating fantastic food.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
My lab partner Lauren sent me the sweetest text when I told her when my last day would be. And she said that I was a ray of sunshine at the lab, and honestly, that was one of the best compliments I've received. I think that I made lab work much easier since I always asked if anyone at the lab needed help with anything, and I always got the work done on time. Not to mention, I had a lot of laughs with my lab partners, so I think we all had a great time working together.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
Utilize the resources at UMBC, meaning using Handshake to schedule career appointments, and meet with your career counselor once a semester at least a couple of times in the summer. Also, develop a good relationship with your career counselor, and explain in detail what you want to do since they can help you find jobs that will suit you the best with the connections they have!
Please provide a short reflection or quote about what you liked most about your position / earning internship credit / working with the Career Center.
I loved working with my lab mates who soon became my close friends.
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I cannot wait for Tuesday to get here. While I always look forward to voting, that is not why I’m excited. I’m excited because it will mean the end of the ads. I don’t care what side they’re for, I am so ready to not see them, even if it is only until the next election cycle. I’d imagine many of you are too. To be clear though, I did say vote first.
“My generation, we really have to step up to the plate and vote. Tweeting is great - people say, ‘Oh, I don't want this or that' but at the end of the day, tweeting isn't a ballot. Just saying that you don't like someone on Twitter is not going to turn a state blue or red. You have to vote.” – Zendaya
"You wouldn't let your grandparents pick your playlist. Why would you let them pick your representative who's going to determine your future?" – Barack Obama
Democracy itself is on the ballot. Both sides believe that for very different reasons and they are highly motivated to bring their respective visions for America to fruition. News flash, all elections are critical, especially when you are a student from a marginalized background in a world that does not seem to see the beauty in diversity or in you. This is especially challenging to wrap your head around when it is your first time voting. There is no frame of reference to draw from about the criticality of this election if you’ve never participated in any elections before this one. What matters to me is that YOU VOTE!
“I don’t care what responsibilities you have today, there’s no greater responsibility than being in control of your future and your future starts now! We don’t have time, no procrastinating, don’t let the discouragement take you off course, that’s not how my people or my generation will go down…this is the loudest way to make your voice heard!” Rihanna
"We are not helpless. The fire is still burning. Please go out and vote this November. Too many people have died and sacrificed so much for us to have our voice, we have to use it. Get in formation. Use our voices to do something great for our children." – Beyoncé
“I’m too busy…” no you’re not.
“I just don’t have time…” yes you do.
"There’s still COVID..." So? You go plenty of places. There's a safe way to vote, find it and do it.
“I don’t really care about all that, I have other things to worry about…” I get it BUT elections have consequences, and it will impact you eventually, it will.
“I don’t know who to vote for…” or “I don’t know how to do it...” or “I don’t know what the issues are…” Here you go...
Who and What are on my ballot – Ballotpedia
Know Your Rights - ACLU
What to do if Your Ballot is Challenged - Yahoo
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Sites
Want equality, or security, or liberty, or opportunity, or community… VOTE!
Want to speak for people who come from where you come from with no voice here… VOTE!
Want to elect candidates whose values match yours and whose ideas move you... VOTE!
Angry about someone else telling you or anyone what to do with their body, VOTE!
Exhausted, fed up, stressed out, or burned up by what the “other” side is doing, VOTE!
Excited, disappointed, in your feelings, or fired up by what “your” side is doing, VOTE!
Don’t have a side, VOTE! Don’t want a side, VOTE!
Already voted, great, tell your people to go vote.
It is YOUR RIGHT, bought and paid for in blood, sweat, and tears, exercise it as you see fit.
Just VOTE.
"There are real reasons why people are disenfranchised. I think the easiest and most beneficial [thing] to a lot of people in power to believe is that, “Oh, people are lazy and they don't care, and they're complacent.” But there are all kinds of genuine obstacles that have been intentionally placed to keep people from participating in democracy and mattering in democracy. Sure, when you look at your life and you feel like nothing about our government or the way the system is working is positively impacting your life, of course you're going to feel disenchanted and cynical about those institutions. That's only natural and human." America Ferrera
"Here’s the problem: while some folks are frustrated and tuned out and staying home on election day, trust me other folks are showing up. Democracy continues with or without you." – Michelle Obama
"We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate." – Thomas Jefferson
What are we asking you to do?
VOTE!
“Most people think, great God will come from the sky
Take away everything, and make everybody feel high
But if you know what life is worth, you would look for yours on earth
And now you see the light, you stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, Stand up for your right
Get up, stand up, Don't give up the fight”
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Get up Stand Up
Now go be great!
Any views or opinions expressed in this missive are solely the author’s and do not represent that of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County or any programs, departments, or partners affiliated with UMBC. While I make every effort to ensure that the information I am sharing is accurate, I welcome any comments, suggestions, or correction of errors.
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