Student researchers and artists exploring LGBTQ+ themes!

When Eve and Eve Bit the Apple

Teresa Whittemore, Dance Performance

11:45am, Dance Cube, 337 PAHB

Traitor: An Animated Short

Julia Blurton-Jones, Visual Arts

2:30pm, Film, FA Recital Hall

Lesbian Activist Involvement In AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power(ACT-UP)

Kathy Robitaille, Gender and Women's Studies

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

Perspectives Of Queer Jewish Leaders On The Intersections Of Their Jewish And Queer Identities

Cliel Shdaimah, Gender and Women's Studies

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

Will You Listen?: A Critical Analysis of Gendered and Racialized Disembodied Voices in Contemporary Media Culture

Daniel Goldstein, Media and Communication Studies

1:15pm, Room TBA

The Effect of GSA Involvement on Attitudes towards LGBTQ Individuals

Trevor Pitts, Psychology

Poster, 1-2:30pm, UC Ballroom

URCAD is Wednesday, April 24 from 9am-4pm.

For more info:

aprilh@umbc.edu

Baltimore Traces: West Baltimore Street Stories (panel)
DeAndre Bright, Tony Cano, Christian Howe, Adam Czarnecki, Daniel Eiskant
Oral, 1:45, UC 312

"A Model of a Negro Village": How Environmental Racism Affects the Health of African-Americans in Cherry Hill
Lydia Coley, American Studies

Poster, 1-2:30, UC Ballroom

Combating Academic Inequity: A Community-based Approach to Cultivating a Love for STEM within Students of Color
Shadia Musa, American Studies
Oral, 2:15, UC 310

The Baltimore Sun's Reporting Legacy: Understanding the White Press and Lynching Coverage

Julia Arbutus, English

Oral, 11:45, UC 310

About the Summer Arts & Learning Academy

About the Summer Arts & Learning Academy

Port Discovery Children’s Museum, one of the top Children’s Museum in the United States and a top cultural institution in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor, is seeking an energetic and creative educator to be our part-time STEM Education Specialist. The mission of Port Discovery is to connect purposeful play with learning. If our mission resonates with you, and you have a STEM education background as well as enjoy the joy and wonder of children as they learn, then we welcome you to apply!

General Summary of the Job:

On March 11, UMBC’s Financial Literacy and Education Committee was recognized in Annapolis by the General Assembly and the non-profit groups CASH Campaign of MD, the Maryland Council of Economic Development and the Maryland Department of Education as the recipient of the 2019 Financial Education and Capability Award – Community Champion Award.  The award highlights the dedication and success of organizations that deliver financial education including budgeting, savings, investment, credit, debt, financial decision-making and understanding values and habits about money.  The recognition included a $1,000 cash award.  

More on the 2019 Financial Education and Capability Awards  -https://youtu.be/tgvKYEvTSkU.  (Video Credit: MD State Department of Education). 

The UMBC Financial Literacy and Education Committee (FLEC) is comprised of campus partners (both internal and external) committed to the goal of providing our students timely and relevant resources to be as well-prepared to manage their budgets, bank accounts, assets and debts, as they are to master their academic pursuits.  FLEC plans and coordinates the delivery of  UMBC’s FinancialSmarts program which include the FinancialSmarts CashCourse (a 7-module online course), myBudget Coach (one on one budget coaching), Volunteer Income Tax Preparation (free tax preparation), Credit Café (one on one credit counseling), the Financial Education Playlist (3-5 minute interactive financial education modules) and the annual Financial Literacy Enthusiast Contest and Award.  In addition to these programs, each year, hundreds of first-year students engage in personal financial management topics through UMBC’s Introduction to an Honors University (IHU) seminar. 

This year, FLEC launches its inaugural signature event, Money Smart Week @UMBC (April 1-6).   Among other goals, Money Smart Week aims to build student awareness of the importance of financial literacy in overall personal wellness and success.  Money Smart Week activities include Ca$h Cart, Credit Cafe, A Comedic Guide to Money, Home Buying Seminar, Rich Grad-Poor Grad, Alternative Funding Sources for Student Orgs, and much more! For more information on Money Smart Week, see attached flyer or visit financialsmarts.umbc.edu.  

Congratulations to the following UMBC Financial Literacy and Education Committee members and campus partners for their commitment to ensuring UMBC students are “not just educated, financially smart!.”

Committee Members:  

Whitney Ames, Athletics, Physical Education and Recreation  

Evan Avila, Undergraduate Student, Economics and Political Science, ‘20

Cheryl Benitez, University Health Services 

Heather Brown, Student Business Services  

Kate Drabinski, Gender and Women’s Studies 

Isabel Garrido, Graduate School 

Jane Hickey, Financial Aid and Scholarships 

Sasha Hudson, Financial Services 

Colleen Lindbeck, Financial Aid and Scholarships 

Yvette Mozie-Ross (Co-Chair), Enrollment Management 

Jill Randles, Academic Engagement and Transition Programs 

Hannah Sadollah, Undergraduate Student, Biology and Psychology, ‘19

Trisha Wells (Co-Chair),  Professional Studies 

Campus Partners: 

CashCourse 

Guidewell/CCCSMD 

Higher One 

PNC 

TIAA 

SECU

Interested in working with your fellow students to help them develop their leadership potential? Then you should apply to be a Leadership Peer Facilitator (LPF). Leadership Peer Facilitators work with fellow students and one another to create and facilitate programs related to leadership development. 

LPFs main responsibilities include

• Develop and facilitate peer leadership workshops
• Support large scale leadership programming, including Emerging Leaders Conference
• Must facilitate a minimum of 2 leadership workshops (Leadershops) per semester
• Monthly one on one meetings with Assistant Director for Leadership Development and/or Coordinator for Leadership to work on program development
• Participate in leadership team meetings and continued leadership development training
• Attend weekly team meetings on Wednesday at 12pm
• Team facilitate a cohort of the Retriever Leadership Institute, a 5-week leadership development program

The Community Art Collaborative (CAC) AmeriCorp program at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) was created in 2004. Since 2004, about 130 CAC members have worked with 40 different host sites. Their service expands the ability of their host sites to reach more Baltimore residents and engages thousands of neighbors in community art projects. In particular, CAC helps youth participants achieve in school by fostering creativity and critical thinking.