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In approximately December 2019, an alleged data breach of the lawyer directory service Avvo was published to an online hacking forum and used in an extortion scam (it's possible the exposure dates back earlier than that). The data contained 4.1M unique email addresses alongside SHA-1 hashes, most likely representing user passwords.
The compromised data was shared in an online hacking forum. Four UMBC accounts were victims of this breach. The victims are being notified via their UMBC emails and/or their alternate emails. If you have an Avvo account, please contact them to see if you have been affected by this breach.
To see if you were involved in any other breach, visit: https://haveibeenpwned.com/.
More about Avvo data breach:
https://www.goincognito.co/alert-4101101-breached-accounts-at-avvo-check-your-email-now/
If you have any questions or concerns, email us at: security@umbc.edu.
Information about this breach was provided to us by Have I Been Pwned(HIBP).
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Join the American Foreign Policy (POLI 390) course this coming summer 1, 4-week session and obtain upper-level POLI, GLBL and/or GEP SS credit.
This course provides an overview of American foreign policy with a focus on the post-World War II period. It combines a chronological overview of seminal events with a topical survey of strategic eras from Cold War containment to the war on terror. Competing sources of foreign policy - institutional, bureaucratic and social - psychological are also considered.
We will meet four times, online and synchronously and augment that with case studies and films to examine trends in AFP.
The Voyager Scholarship was created by the Obamas and Brian Chesky, Airbnb CEO, to help shape such leaders. Even though they come from different backgrounds, both the President and Brian believe that exposure to new places and experiences generates understanding, empathy, and cooperation which equips the next generation to create meaningful change.
This scholarship gives college students financial aid to alleviate the burden of college debt, meaningful travel experiences to expand their horizons, and a network of mentors and leaders to support them.
Students will receive up to $25,000 per year in "last dollar" financial aid for their junior and senior years of college. This financial aid should alleviate the burden of college debt so that students can afford to pursue a career in public service.
Students will receive a $10,000 stipend and free Airbnb housing to pursue a summer work-travel experience between their junior and senior year of college. The students will design their own Summer Voyage to gain exposure to new communities and experience in a chosen field.
After graduation, Airbnb will provide the students with a $2,000 travel credit every year for 10 years, totaling $20,000. This will allow students to continue to broaden their horizons and forge new connections throughout their public service careers
1. Finishing sophomore year in Spring 2022
2. Or transferring from a two-year to a four-year college for their 2022-2023 junior academic year
Please reach out to Scholarship America at obama-chesky-scholarship@scholarshipamerica.org for support.
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]]>The Quality Matters Impact program formally recognizes courses that meet Quality Matters (QM) standards and demonstrate exemplary online/hybrid course design. An extension of the award-winning PIVOT program, the call for participation in the Quality Matters Impact program is open now for the upcoming academic year with reviews scheduled in fall, spring, or summer.
Using the 6th edition of the QM Higher Education Rubric, a formal QM course review is a collegial process to provide helpful recommendations for continuous improvement and reinforce effective, research-based practices for online and hybrid course design.
A QM course review provides independent validation of quality, learner-focused course design. As of May 2022, five of the seven courses in the University System of Maryland certified by Quality Matters are taught by UMBC faculty. A course achieves QM Certification when it meets QM Rubric Standards at the 85% threshold or better and meets all Essential Standards. QM certification is valid for five years.
DoIT's Instructional Technology team manages the QM review process and facilitates the fully online, asynchronous Applying the Quality Matters Rubric workshop designed to help instructors prepare for a QM course review.
When a course is deemed having met QM standards, the instructor is eligible to display the QM Certification Mark on the syllabus or within the course itself. To maintain QM certification, and be listed on QM's website, courses may be re-certified for an additional three years or officially reviewed again.
Eligibility for full and part-time faculty
Faculty who meet the eligibility criteria are encouraged to apply by June 30, 2022 for early consideration and feedback. All QMI applications are due no later than July 31, 2022.
Applicants may choose one of two review types:
Inclusion Criteria
Faculty accepted into the QMI cohort agree to participate in the following activities:
Each accepted QMI applicant will be assigned an Instructional Design Specialist to answer Quality Matters questions and support your course prep for the QM review.
Application Requirements
An application to participate in the Quality Matters Impact program must include both course-level objectives and unit-level objectives.
Ready to submit? Please complete the QMI application.
Questions? Please reach out to one of the QM coordinators for UMBC:
Dr. Mariann Hawken, Director, Instructional Technology, mariannhawken@umbc.edu
Dr. Susan Biro, Manager, Online Learning, sbiro@umbc.edu
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