• If you are sick, stay home and in bed and rest. Avoid crowded places like dining halls, classrooms, restaurants, and the RAC or other fitness centers to prevent spreading illness to others
• Take fever-reducing medications like acetaminophen (Tylenol), ibuprofen (Advil), or naproxen (Aleve) if you do have a fever (temperature over 100°F). Please check your temperature using a working thermometer. If your fever persists for more than 48 hours in spite of taking these medications, please seek medical care (UHS hours Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m., (410) 455-2542).
  
• Drink lots of fluids.
  
• If you have been diagnosed with the flu and develop shortness of breath or severe fatigue, call your healthcare provider or go to an emergency room.

• Wash your hands frequently and/or use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer. Hand sanitizing stations are located around campus.
  
• Avoid contact with those who are ill, if possible.
  
• Clean high-touch surfaces in your room and/or office with antibacterial cleaner (bleach wipes are very good).
  
• Cough into your sleeve or a tissue, not directly into your hands, and wash your hands immediately.
  
• Avoid touching your face both when you are ill and when healthy. This spreads germs!
• Avoid sharing food, utensils, cups, and water bottles.
• It may still be helpful to get a flu shot. UHS provided more than 700 flu shots this season and while we do not have any more shots, vaccines may be available at local pharmacies or from your primary care doctor.
  

We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Frances Watson as SGA President. Frances is a current junior, majoring in Computer Science. Frances is a Center for Women in Technology Scholar that has had many on-campus roles, including being President of the Chesapeake Hall Community Council her freshman year, serving as an SGA Senator, and previous Executive Vice President. In addition to these leadership roles, Frances is passionate about making an impact within the community and ensuring the UMBC adventure is fulfilling for all students. She brings a wide variety of experiences to the position of SGA President. She makes an effort to engage in positive leadership and has spent time as a leader promoting her peers’ involvement in the UMBC community.

In addition, the Student Government Association would like to thank our past President, Vrinda Deshpande, for her service to students at UMBC. She has serviced as the consummate advocate for students during her tenure as Executive Vice President (2018-2019) and President (Fall 2019) and her legacy within SGA is one of compassion, thoughtfulness, and relationship building. We again thank her for her service and contributions to SGA and the UMBC community.

The end is in sight! If you've earned 90 or more academic credits, you received a message from the Registrar's Office informing you that you are eligible to apply for graduation.

However, eligibility is only the start of the graduation application process. Below are four simple steps you can take now to ensure that you’ll soon be shaking hands with Dr. Hrabowski as you receive your UMBC diploma.

Note: Even if you do not plan to attend the commencement ceremony, you still need to apply to graduate in order to earn your degree.

Step 1: Apply for Graduation!

Friday, February 14^th is the last day undergraduates can apply for May Graduation.

Only those students who have every single requirement needed for degree completion on their spring semester schedules will be permitted to participate in the Commencement ceremony.

If you are taking a course at another institution that you plan to transfer, you must have an approved Verification of Transferability formon file with the Registrar’s Office and be prepared to submit a copy of your schedule.

Step 2: Embrace your degree audit!

Your degree audit indicates your progress toward degree completion. If you see “unsatisfied” items, these are requirements that need to be addressed immediately. Your degree audit is located on your profile in myUMBC, under "Degree."

Makesure any substitutions or waivers of major requirements are documented in your degree audit; you may need to submit a Help/RT ticket to the Registrar’s Office to add these notations to your record.

Step 3: Wrap up any outstanding details ASAP!

If you have Advanced Placement or CLEP scores, transfer transcripts, 201 lever language substitutions, or other items you need to provide to UMBC, delay no longer!  If the major, minor, or certificate program on your record is out of date, or if you have additional majors or minors that you need to remove, submit a new Declaration of Major form.  Any of these items could prevent you from being able to graduate.

Step 4: Let the celebration begin!

Participating in the commencement ceremony* and other celebratory activities on campus is the culmination of all of your hard work. Take time to recognize all it took to get you to this moment and be proud of your accomplishments!

Finally, use this link to check your Honors eligibility.

Thursday, February 13, 2020 – Saturday, February 15, 2020 * All Day

FREE!!!!

Open to All Students (undergraduate and graduate)

Jobs--full-time, part-time, internships and graduate admissions

BEYA STEM Conference - February 13-15, 2020
STEM Career Fair - Friday, February 14 and Saturday, February 15, 2020 (10 am - 4 pm)

Washington Marriott Wardman Park

2660 Woodley Road NW
Washington DC, 20008

The BEYA STEM Conference sponsored by Career Communications Group (CCG) will be held February 13-15, 2020 as part of this large annual conference, representatives from several major corporations and universities will be on hand to meet with students pursuing careers in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields as well as Business, Finance, and Marketing.  Why should you attend?

·         FREE Career Fair

·         Career exhibits

·         50 + seminars and workshops

·         On the spot job offers

·         Networking with recruiters

·         Job readiness certification for college students.

The Career Fair portion of the conference on Friday and Saturday, is free of charge for UMBC students and alumni with an active UMBC email address. All students are welcome to attend. Dress to impress and bring plenty of updated resumes!

Registration is required.

To register, go to:  https://careers2.umbc.edu/calendar/fairs/beya2020.php

Deadline to pre-register is Feb. 10(Career Fair)

Contact Diane Crump-Fogle (crump@umbc.edu) or Chrisi Giannakaris (chrisig@umbc.edu) of the UMBC Career Center for additional information.

Shuttle Bus -

THERE IS A WAIT LIST FOR THE BUS BUT YOU MAY STILL REGISTER FOR THE CONFERENCE AND PROVIDE YOUR OWN TRANSPORTATION

There will be a free shuttle bus to transport students to and from the career fair on Friday or on Saturday. If you will need transportation, be sure to complete the shuttle bus registration form at the bottom of the registration page: https://careers2.umbc.edu/calendar/fairs/beyabus2020.php. Please note that the free shuttle bus is available on a first-come, first-serve basis.  In order to serve the most students, you may select only one day to ride the shuttle. The free shuttle will run only on Friday and Saturday between 8:15 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Transportation to and from other conference events (such as the BEYA Gala held Saturday evening) is on your own.

For a list of some of the employers, see:  List of Employers

 Added Bonus – Job Matching Program

 If you would like CCG to share your résumé with potential employers in order to help you identify employment opportunities, email your résumé directly to: aturner@ccgmag.com with subject line "Resume" (one resume attachment per email); resumes can come from any email address.

 
*If you require special accommodations for this event due to a disability, please notify us at least two weeks prior to the event. Requests received after that time cannot be guaranteed, but we will do our best to make the proper arrangements. Please email careers@umbc.edu with your specific request - be sure to include title, date, and time of the event.