Opportunities for Engagement for Next Year See the following opportunities for you to consider for next academic year.

IHU Peer Facilitator and/or Woolie (same process for both positions)

 

We will now be accepting applications for IHU/TRS Peer Facilitators and Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies) until
Thursday, April 9th at 11:59 PM

APPLY NOW!!
 

Members of the New Student Success Team serve as UMBC representatives to incoming students during Welcome Week and throughout the academic year in first-year courses. In each of these roles students not only enhance their own leadership skills, but make a difference in the lives of new students.

 

Visit the New Student Success Team WEBSITE to learn more!

 

NEW Application Deadline: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 11:59 PM
 

Questions?? Email successteam@umbc.edu!
 

 

Internship and Student Staff Positions at the Women’s Center

Are you interested in women’s, gender, and social justice issues? Apply to be an intern or staff member at the Women’s Center for the 2020-2021 academic year! Be a part of a dynamic team!  To be considered for a 2020-2021 student internship or staff position, complete our google form application: https://forms.gle/FXEuY3RkhEB3Gb3L9 & attach a cover letter, resume, and 2 writing samples no later than Friday, April 24th. 


Please contact us at womenscenter@umbc.edu for additional questions.

 

Peer Health Educator with UHS

Are you interested in becoming a Peer Health Educator? Peers can earn PRAC Internship Credit and a National Peer Health Educator Certification. Other perks of the program include:

·  Becoming more involved on campus

·  Educating your peers about sexual health, alcohol, drugs, stress, nutrition & other important health issues

·  Enhancing your public speaking skills

·  Assisting with health education events on campus

·  Meeting new people, working on a team and having fun!

For more information about the program or to request an application, please contact nguyen23@umbc.edu.

 


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DEADLINE EXTENDED: 

We will now be accepting applications for IHU/TRS Peer Facilitators and Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies) until
Thursday, April 9th at 11:59 PM

APPLY NOW!!
 
Members of the New Student Success Team serve as UMBC representatives to incoming students during Welcome Week and throughout the academic year in first-year courses. In each of these roles students not only enhance their own leadership skills, but make a difference in the lives of new students.
 
Visit the New Student Success Team WEBSITE to learn more!
 
NEW Application Deadline: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 11:59 PM
 
Questions?? Email successteam@umbc.edu!
 
IHU/TRS Peer Facilitators
 
Introduction to an Honors University (IHU) seminars and Transfer (TRS) seminars are semester-long courses designed to help new students transition to UMBC, develop academic success skills, and learn about campus resources. 
 
Students serving as Peer Facilitators for these courses will co-teach with a staff instructor on a weekly basis during the fall and/or spring semesters, essentially serving as a TA for these courses.
 
Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies)
 
Welcome Week is a week and a half long series of social and educational events designed to help new students get connected and learn about opportunities to get involved both in and out of the classroom.

Welcome Week Leaders (also known as Woolies) will work with groups of 25-35 new students to engage in Welcome Week events while also helping to coordinate the logistics of hosting Welcome Week.

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While Retrievers Essentials items will be available at the Campus Police Station and True Grits for immediate relief, please refer to the following resources in case you or anyone you know needs further assistance relating to food and housing access.


Food Pantries Nearby

Search your nearest food pantry here:
https://211md.org/211provider-md-food

Food pantries around UMBC:
Catonsville Emergency Assistance
Southwest Emergency Services
Elkridge Food Pantry


Service area map for these three pantries
Snapshot:

Shelters and emergency services 

211 Maryland
Baltimore County Westside Men's Shelter (open 24 hours within a mile’s distance)*
My Sister’s Place
Women’s shelter

Please note that there are certain stipulations involved while staying in a shelter. Usually it means you are given a bed, you are supposed to store your belongings underneath the bed etc. Prior to arrival please check with the shelter staff you are intending to stay at.  


We are grateful for the UMBC community's care, kindness and continued support. It is our collective grit that keeps us going. 

Sincerely,
The Retriever Essentials team

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I hope you and you families are well. I am a chemistry PhD student (Daniel Lab) and I am trying to collect data (yes/no questions, volunteers, article links, etc.) related to COVID-19 to create real-time analysis to share on social media. I am hoping that this will contribute the COVID aid effort. If you are interested in helping:

1. Email me directly (lowranc1@umbc.edu)and put “UMBC Classifieds” in the subject line.

2. Follow the link ( https://linktr.ee/Chanda_of_Fells_Point) and complete the survey.

3. Regularly check the link to answer new questions.

4. Share this link (https://linktr.ee/Chanda_of_Fells_Point ) on all your social media with an explanation of the cause.


Thank you and take care
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While this is on the links from the COGR page I felt this contained information that we needed to highlight.  It also contains a good video that links from the NIH COVID page.  One item I particularly wanted to highlight is:

a notice announcing that grant applications submitted late for due dates between March 9, 2020, and May 1, 2020, will be accepted through May 1, 2020. This notice applies to all relevant funding opportunity announcements, including those that indicate no late applications will be accepted. A cover letter providing a justification is not required. NIH will be extending the expiration date of most FOAs expiring between now and May 1. Be sure to read the notice carefully for details.

This is from the NIH Extramural NEXUS. If your unit has NIH awards or proposals and you are not signed up for this I would encourage you to do so.

I hope all of you are doing well in these times.

As always, if you have any questions please contact you OSP contact.

Stan
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Here is a video with some words of encouragement from our faculty at UMBC Shady Grove.

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Email messages can be easily faked and anyone can send a calendar invitation that could pop up on your google calendar.  Neither email nor Google Calendar validate the identity of the sender of a message or invite.  It is essential that we be on the lookout for hackers potentially sending fake messages for meetings/classes and calendar invites with links that could include malware.  

Some signs to look out for include:
  • A meeting/class or calendar entry that you did not expect.
  • An invitation or meeting/class message from outside of UMBC.
  • A meeting/class on a service other than Webex, Google, or Blackboard Collaborate.
  • A meeting/class at a strange time.
  • An unusual list of guests for meetings/classes you typically attend.
Also, please be wary of messages with poor grammar, punctuation, spelling, or other telltale signs of phishing.  See our FAQ Collection for more details on spotting spam and phishing.  Phishing & Spam

As always, if a message or calendar invite looks suspicious, please contact the meeting host or professor directly to validate the meeting before clicking on the meeting link.  

If you see a suspicious meeting/class related message or calendar entry, please notify security@umbc.edu immediately.  
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There are many efforts underway to steal information and money through insurance scams.  Some of the recent scams involve:
  • Fake "corona" insurance,
  • Bogus calls warning that your health insurance was cancelled,
  • Offers of all sorts of coronavirus medications,
  • Robocalls offering "special virus test kits" and asking for Medicare numbers, SSNs, insurance information, and other medical information, and
  • Fake coronavirus travel insurance.
As mentioned in the article:

Caution is your best corona vaccine:
  • Never give out your personal info unless you requested. This includes medical, healthcare policy, SSN, credit or other info to a stranger or robocall. It’s a scam.
  • Don’t click on emails, attachments, weblinks or social-media posts unless they’re from people or organizations you know.
  • Hang up on recorded robocalls or live callers pitching low-cost insurance, or who ask for your personal information unsolicited.
  • Don’t click on links from unknown sources in a text message or e-mail. The links could download viruses or malware.
  • Ignore online offers for vaccinations. There currently are no vaccines, pills, “organic” or other prescription or over-the-counter products for coronavirus.
Article:  https://www.insurancefraud.org/blog/mar-2020/lets-vaccinate-against-corona-insur
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The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports a warning from the Florida Attorney General about recent COVID-19 scams.  In one case, ”a 90-year-old woman was asked for her Medicare number so she could receive a free COVID-19 testing kit”.  In another, people received unsolicited text messages asking them to click a link for a $1000 support payment. See the following news article for details: COVID-19 scams prompt statewide warnings


If you receive an unsolicited call, email message, or text message asking for personal information or making an offer that is too good to be true, don't respond. Contact the organization making the request or offer directly and make sure the request or offer is valid.


Please report all scams to security@umbc.edu.




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