Spring 2023 Schedule and Advising

Critical Language Scholarship - App Deadline Soon!

Each summer, American undergraduate and graduate students can spend eight to ten weeks learning one of fourteen languages at an intensive study abroad institute through the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program. The CLS Program is designed to promote rapid language gains and essential intercultural fluency in regions that are critical to U.S. national security and economic prosperity.  These languages include Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Indonesian, and several of the languages of South Asia.

Applications are due November 15, 2022. For more information, check out the CLS website. Dr. Brian Souders, Associate Director of the UMBC Center for Global Engagement, is happy to advise any UMBC student wishing to apply. Please email him with any questions you might have!

International Education Week is Coming!

International Education Week 2022 will take place November 14-18, and will bring the world to UMBC! Events are planned throughout the week to celebrate our international community, support international initiatives on campus, and share international experiences! 

Asian Studies is hosting or co-hosting two specific events for International Education Week: 

- Monday, Nov 14, noon-1pm at the Sculpture Forum outside of the PAHB: Korean Games Corner! Stop by to try some Korean games and maybe win a prize! 

- Wednesday, Nov 16, 7-9pm online: virtual China Town Hall! Join Dr. Oyen and Goucher College's Dr. Evan Dawley for the national virtual town hall program with Jon Huntsman, Jr., former U.S. Ambassador to China, Russia, and Singapore. Stick around after the national program for additional insight and conversation with Drs. Oyen and Dawley! Stay tuned for a link to this exciting program! 

Winter Course Announcement: POLI 371 - Comparative Politics of Central Asia

There's more happening in Asian Studies this fall, too, but we'll keep that for next week's newsletter. As always, if you have any questions, please feel free to email us, and we'll be happy to help! 

The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible institutions of higher education, according to The Princeton Review^®.

View UMBC's Profile: https://www.princetonreview.com/college/university-maryland--baltimore-county-1023332

The education services company features UMBC in its online resource, The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2023 Edition, published October 25, 2022. The guide is accessible for free at www.princetonreview.com/green-guide.

The Princeton Review chose the schools in the guide based on its survey of administrators at 713 colleges during the 2021-22 academic year and surveys of students attending the colleges. The company editors analyzed more than 25 survey data points to select the 455 schools chosen for the guide.

 "We strongly recommend UMBC to the increasing number of students who care about the environment and want their ‘best-fit’ college to also ideally be a green one," said Rob Franek, The Princeton Review's Editor-in-Chief. “UMBC demonstrates an exemplary commitment to sustainability and to green practices—and it offers excellent academic programs.”   Franek noted that The Princeton Review has seen an increasing level of interest among students in attending green colleges. Of the more than 10,000 college applicants the company polled for its 2022 College Hopes & Worries Survey, 77% said having information about a college's commitment to the environment would affect their decision to apply to or attend a school. A report on the survey findings is downloadable at www.princetonreview.com/college-hopes-worries.

The school profiles in The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges report on the uses of renewable energy,  recycling and conservation programs, the availability of environmental studies in their academic offerings, and their career guidance for green jobs. The profiles also include information on the schools' admission requirements, cost, and financial aid.

The Princeton Review has published its Guide to Green Colleges annually since 2010. The company is also known for its dozens of categories of college rankings in its book, The Best 388 Colleges, and its other resources for college applicants.

How Schools Were Chosen for the Guide

The Princeton Review chose the 455 colleges based on its 2021–22 survey of administrators at 713 colleges concerning their institutions' sustainability-related policies, practices, and programs. The company’s editors analyzed more than 25 data points from the survey to tally Green Rating scores for the schools on a scale of 60 to 99. Colleges that earned a Green Rating score of80 or higher were chosen for the Guide to Green Colleges.  Of the 455 schools selected for the 2023 edition, 422 are in the U.S., 26 are in Canada, two are in Taiwan and one (each) is in Ecuador, Egypt, Greece, Ireland, Mexico, and Morocco.

Thirty-one of the 455 schools in the guide earned a Green Rating score of 99 (the highest possible score). They are listed in The Princeton Review's Green Honor Roll (reported August 2022). The Princeton Review’s Green Rating scores of colleges appear in the profiles of the schools on PrincetonReview.com and in profiles in the company’s flagship college guide, The Best 388 Colleges: 2023 Edition (August 2022). 

11.10.2022, 10:00 am to 11:00 am

 Description

Hear from CDI LLC and Rubrik about how to best protect from cyberattacks like ransomware and make sure your data is resilient before you sign out for Thanksgiving break. 

 Target Audience

Information Technology - CIOs, CISOs, IT Directors, System Administrators, Cybersecurity experts

 Presenter 

Felix Vargas, CTO, Security, CDI LLC

Tony Koziana, Director of Engineering, Rubrik 

11.8.2022 - 11:00 am to 12:00 pm

 Description

NGEN, LLC & BIO-key Present "The 101: Multi-factor Authentication. Unpacked."

Abstract:
A key step to improving your institution’s cybersecurity is to strengthen your defenses. Since multi-factor authentication (MFA) can prevent as much as 80-90% of cyberattacks, it is often one of the first defenses that are recommended, and often required, for all educational institutions to implement.

So, what is MFA? Join this discussion to unpack the details of this hot cybersecurity topic, including:
• What it is and why it is important to keep your institution safe
• When and where you should use it to secure access
• How you can implement it efficiently and effectively

Whether you have MFA in place or just starting to roll it out, this is a discussion you won’t want to miss.

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