"...The Monk Skin Tone scale is named after Ellis Monk, a Harvard University sociologist who has spent decades researching colorism’s impact on the lives of Black people in the United States. Monk created the scale in 2019 and worked with Google engineers and researchers to incorporate it into the company’s product development.  “The reality is that life chances, opportunities, all these things are very much tied to your phenotypical makeup,” Monk said in prepared remarks in a video shown at I/O. “We can weed out these biases in our technology from a really early stage and make sure the technology we have works equally well across all skin tones. I think this is a huge step forward.” (Wired, 11 May 22)

Just a reminder that UMBC is celebrating President Hrabowski's 30 years of leadership with an event on Saturday, June 4. Details can be found here: https://president.umbc.edu/celebrate/

All best,

Orianne

Long time no see! We just completed elections for the upcoming 2022-2023 academic year and are very happy to welcome our new members! You can see the new board listed on our home page on the right side. 

A small recap of our year: we had several successful clean-up days to maintain the plots that we weren't able to get to during lockdowns, we worked to transplant milkweed seeds to the garden in order to attract pollinators, we did a plant swap at our GMB, we worked with UMBC's sustainability team and did a mushroom log inoculation workshop, and finally, we had a ton of new members join! 

For our current plot renters, please make sure you are maintaining your plot(s). You are responsible for it throughout the summer and into the fall. If you have any questions regarding the plots or anything else, don't hesitate to reach out to us through our Discord, Instagram, or via email. 

We wish everyone good luck on their finals and hope you have a great summer! (PS: Be on the lookout for some upcoming events in the summer and fall.)

Happy growing! :)

The Howard County Conservancy is an environmental nonprofit located about 15 minutes from UMBC. The Conservancy has a 232 acre property which includes historic building and gardens that it rents out as a wedding and special event venue in order to financially support its environmental education programs. 

We are seeking event staff for our rental events. Event staff unlock the building for the client and their vendors, check them in, are present during the event in case any issues with the building arise, and check out the client and their vendors and lock up the building behind them. 

During the event itself there is a lot of downtime so event staff can do homework, study, watch netflix, etc. for the majority of their shift. The schedule is very flexible, shifts are not assigned, they are posted and then event staff can choose which they would like to sign up for to work. 

If you would like to apply for this position, please email a Cover Letter, Resume, and Contact Information for 2 references to the Conservancy's Event Coordinator, Grace, at grace.gillespie@howardnature.org. 

Thanks!

Grace

Voting for the Fall 2022 Treasurer, Public Relations & Events Coordinator Positions have begun!

To vote please fill out the google forms attached below. 

Please note that since we have more than one applicant for the Treasurer position, we have included their motivations/qualifications for applying to help you all come to a decision. 

We urge you to please read it carefully (Takes less than 5 minutes!) 

ONLY ECOM COUNCIL MEMBERS ARE ALLOWED TO VOTE! ANY VOTES BY NONMEMBERS WILL NOT BE COUNTED!

Voting closes Tuesday the 17th at midnight. 

Thank you!!

I'm looking to purchase 4 graduation tickets for 10am for the undergraduate ceremony so that my siblings are able to attend. I'm willing to negotiate prices. Thank you. 

Contact: mnguye14@umbc.edu