Hello Retrievers!
This is an important message about the ENTR URA research opportunity from the Director of Undergraduate Research and Prestigious Scholarships
There are many changes happening to student research as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic and campus closure. The URA selection committee has some advice to encourage you to apply for a URA and start to plan your research, even if there are some unknowns for the summer and fall semesters.
1. We have moved the application deadline back to May 15, 2020 in order to give students some extra time to prepare their research proposals.
2. Some research that was scheduled to start this summer may be delayed until the fall or spring semester- that’s ok! The URA is good for the entire year, June 1, 2020 to May 31, 2121. You can complete the research at any point during that time frame.
3. Our expectations for a final product are fluid and relaxed. If the research plan doesn’t work out exactly as you proposed, that’s ok- it’s the nature of doing research.
4. Be creative in the ways you think about your project. You may have to focus instead on doing a thorough literature review, using a pre-formed data set to analyze, or looking at case studies, rather than collecting in-person data, or conducting research in a lab.
5. Methods such as lab benchwork, participant observations, focus groups, travel-related, in-person interviews, or other real-time collection methods may need some re-thinking. How can you collect data via online interviews, the internet, or other technological interventions?
6. Creative arts projects may incorporate some kind of online delivery method. We are hoping to be back on campus for URCAD 2021, but consider how VoiceThread might be used to display your creative work.
*Remember:*
URAs provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate students to support their research, scholarship, or creative work with a UMBC faculty mentor on an original project. UMBC students of all years and disciplines are invited to apply, as long as they remain enrolled at UMBC long enough to complete the proposed work.
Deadline: May 15, 2020
Applications require a research proposal and mentor statement of support.
Speciality URAs will be awarded to Social Scientists and Entrepreneurs- see below for more details. ur.umbc.edu/ura
]]>The Esperanza Center is hosting virtual ESOL sessions for community members in the Summer 2020. This is a great opportunity to stay involved with the community and learn valuable skills while at home!
Participating students can enroll in the Community Service & Learning Practicum 096 through The Shriver Center! Please see the info below and email elgrose1@umbc.edu to enroll and for more details!
Opportunity info!
We invite you to sign up now to volunteer for our next online adult ESOL session, May 18-June 25 (only training first week). The major change is that you will be paired with one student for the whole 5-week session. Please read on for the details.
Adult ESOL Online May/June Session Details:
Trainings: May 18-21 (Attendance at one online training required for new and returning volunteers)
Session: May 26 – June 25, 2020 (5 weeks)
Schedule:
Monday, Wednesday 10am-11:30am
Tuesday, Thursday 6:30pm-8:00pm
(Volunteers, choose one or more of these 4 days when you sign up)
Cost to students: $20
Location: Zoom
Technology expectations:
Volunteers must have a computer, stable internet connection, and the ability to use the following features of Zoom during your teaching: share screen, annotate, and chat. If, after the training, you are not fully comfortable with using these features, we invite you to wait until we’re back in person to continue volunteer-teaching.
Class length:
Classes will be 90 minutes long instead of 1 hour, based on feedback from some students and volunteers.
Please use this link to sign up to volunteer.
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The UMBC Division of Information Technology is still receiving notification of a widespread job scam.
The subject is: UMBC COVID-19 INFORMATION.
From: Michael Corel <corelmichael199@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, May 11, 2020 at 9:18 AM
Subject: UMBC COVID-19 INFORMATION
To:
Dear students,
University of Maryland, Baltimore County health professionals have been closely monitoring the spread of COVID-19 over the past two months.Therefore the university is organizing an online part time job to sustain the students living.I'm happy to inform you that our reputable company CORESTAFF SERVICES Inc®,is currently running a student empowerment program.
KINDLY EMAIL BACK WITH YOUR PERSONAL EMAIL ADDRESS IF INTERESTED IN THIS JOB POSITION.
Kind Regards
Michael Corel
HR Manager/Consultant
CORESTAFF SERVICES Inc®
A reply confirms that your UMBC email address is active. That is an invitation to get more spam. You are also asked to provide your personal address. That’s two addresses for spamming. You may then be asked to fill out a form with personal information which can then be added to your email address. That means, at least, that the spam can be targeted to you. If you provide information such as your birthdate, address, or social security number, the information can also be used for identity theft.
Even if you are tempted to send the scammer a hostile, insulting message,
You will not hurt the scammer’s feelings. You will simply provide information about yourself directly or indirectly.
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