We hope you had a relaxing spring break! This week's snow and the cold temperatures may have dampened local cherry blossom viewing prospects, but there are plenty of events happening elsewhere! In Korea, the southern city of Jinhae will host the Jinhae Gunhangje, the country's largest flower festival, starting this Friday and running for a little over a week. This blog post includes some of the top things to see and do at the festival - even if you can't get to Korea this week, you can enjoy it virtually!

Fall 2022 Advising and Schedule of Classes Now Available

The Fall 2022 schedule of classes went live yesterday! Explore your options for the coming fall semester in the Class Search. We'll also be putting together a quick-reference guide on the Asian Studies website for you to highlight classes that count towards the Asian Studies major, minor, and certificate programs - stay tuned! 

Students with Asian Studies majors or minors, you can get advising with Dr. Oyen now. Fill out this Google Form to get started! 

Advance registration for Fall 2022 begins next week (April 5). Students have a specific registration start date and time, based on the number of credits they have earned. You can see your start date and time in your myUMBC account, or via the calendar on the Registrar's website.

Kaplan Scholarship - App Deadline April 20

The Louis L. Kaplan scholarship application is now available in Scholarship Retriever. The scholarship is open to any UMBC student who will have finished at least 60 credits by the start of Fall 2022, who have at least a 3.0 GPA and have a demonstrated commitment to their community. The award amount varies each year; individual awards in the past have ranged from $1,000 to $5,000.

The application requires up to three letters of recommendation from UMBC faculty members, so if you are interested in applying, please contact your professors soon! 

April is Career Month at the Career Center!

The Career Center is hosting its annual Career Month, featuring an expanded slate of programs for students looking for jobs and internships. With events happening almost every day, there are tons of opportunities for networking, skill-building, and learning more about potential career paths. Visit the Career Center's website for general information about Career Month, or check out their calendar for a quick overview. 

Online Art Exhibition - Artistic Exchange Between Korea and Japan

Upcoming Dates and Deadlines

• Now: Fall 2022 advising (see above) 
• Thursday, March 31: Career Month Kick-off (see above)
• Friday, April 1: Housing Selection application deadline for students planning to live on campus in the 2022-23 academic year
• Tuesday, April 5: Fall 2022 registration begins
• Wednesday, April 6, 4:30pm: UMBC Community Read [online]
• Monday, April 11: Last day to drop an individual course

On behalf of the Johns Hopkins RNA salon, we are thrilled to announce the 2022 Hopkins RNA symposium. This event will be held in person on April 29 (Friday) 2022, from 1 PM-5 PM on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine at the East Baltimore campus. It features an in-person catered lunch with our keynote speaker, Dr. Jonathan Dinman, from the University of Maryland at noon followed by a poster session and 5-min short talk sessions. 

We kindly invite early-career scientists in RNA biology including undergraduates, Masters, and early Ph.D. students to join our symposium. The deadline for applying for a poster/oral presentation is April 8^th.     

The link for registration is here: https://forms.gle/QBvWe2Wg7UChUxKt7 

This event is fully funded by the RNA society awarded to Johns Hopkins University and Johns Hopkins School of Medicine 2022-2023.  

The details about the meeting agenda and location will be sent out in mid-April.  

If you have any questions, please contact us at hopkinsrnasalon@gmail.com 

We look forward to seeing you at the symposium!