Pay your Summer tuition and fees in 2 installments: 5/20 and 6/20.

You do not have to be enrolled in classes to enroll in the Monthly Payment Plan!

Just estimate your costs and if need  be you can make changes once you know your exact costs.

Transferable Skills Mind Meld

Whether you are destined to graduate this Spring or heading warp speed into the final frontier of your UMBC academic experience, we aim to provide you with what is perhaps one of the most critical job search and graduate school admission concepts that students must grasp by or before graduation.  The concept of “transferable skills” is really quite logical when you break it down into simple terms.  Leading edge employers and graduate schools have very specific skills, aptitudes and personal values they are seeking in finalist candidates.

Your Mission 

Your mission is to provide concrete examples in cover letters, resumes, essays and interviews of how you:

•  genuinely possess these traits and skills
• strategically illustrate how your traits and skills TRANSFER to the specific goals and objectives of each employer or graduate/professional school  

Universal Translator of Transferable Traits and Skills 

Fortunately, the most important traits and skills are universal across the galaxy and almost all professional fields.   Here are the big ones according to career development specialists - Randall and Katherine Hansen: 

Human Relations:

Transferable skill example: As a resident assistant at UMBC you were able to develop rapport and actively listen to your residents while cooperating with other members of your community, collaborating and sharing accomplishments with fellow staff, and ultimately asserting authority when it was required.

Communication: 

Transferable skill example: As an SGA senator at UMBC you spoke effectively on behalf of your student constituents, facilitating group discussions regarding various areas of concern.  Throughout your term of service, you negotiated with and persuaded University administrators by expressing your ideas, providing appropriate feedback, and reporting information on a monthly basis.

Planning & Research: 

Transferable skill example: As a Center for Women in Technology (CWIT) Scholar, you identified problems associated with your mechanical engineering team project, gathered information about possible improvements in design, analyzed additional data, and imagined further alternatives.

Organization, Management and Leadership:

Transferable skill example: As the Vice-President of the Pre-Pharmacy Society, you initiated new ideas about the scope and nature of programs, handling details associated with securing new guest speakers, coordinating high level task and delegating other responsibilities to other officers.

Work Survival:

Transferable skill example: As a Peer Student Advisor in the Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising, you accepted responsibility for helping to enforce policies of the University.  Moreover, you enlisted the help of your fellow staff members (peer and professional) in the implementation of programs and delivery of critical services. 

RESOURCES – SERIOUS & FUN

Transferable Skills Sets for Job Seekers

How to Identify Your Transferable Skills

Career Center 

The Shriver Center

Star Trek: Discovery

The International Star Trek Fan Association - Starfleet (sponsors of scholarships!)

What is a Preliminary Proposal?

Preliminary proposals, sometimes referred to as white papers” or “pre-proposals,” are concise, preliminary descriptions of projects that are submitted to funding agencies. Funding agencies use preliminary proposals (1) to determine whether potential projects address their funding priorities, and/or (2) to gather information on specifictopics.

Funding Agency Guidelines

Funding agency guidelines regarding Preliminary Proposals vary. Other information may be requested, in addition to project descriptions, such as strategies, partnerships and cost estimates. Some agencies require Preliminary Proposals to be submitted by the University’s Office of Sponsored Programs and others require them to be submitted by the Principal Investigator (PI).

What Proposals Require UMBC Approval & Routing?

The question occasionally arises as to whether or not a “preliminary proposal” requires authorizing approval of the institution prior to submission.

If the submission meets any of the following criteria, it is not a preliminary proposal, and should berouted:

·         The submission has a specific budget that would serve as the basis for anaward,

·         The submission includes an irrevocable commitment of UMBC resources,

·         The submission is going toindustry,

·         The submission includes items that require institutional approval like a reduced or waived F&A rate; or

·         If there are any restrictions on IP ownership or publication rights.

If any of the above criteria are met, then create a preliminary proposal in Kuali using proposal type “Pre Proposal”, and rout it as you would a regular proposal. The user can change the Kuali proposal type to “New” if and when the preliminary proposal becomes an actual project.  If none of the above criteria are met, then the preliminary proposal does not require routing.  The Office of Sponsored Programs requests an information copy.  

Should a proposal be submitted to a sponsor without UMBC institutional approval, the proposal may be rescinded and/or award declined.

Preliminary proposals submittals should also include the following   statement:

"Preliminary Proposal: Pending InstitutionalApprovals.  This does not represent a firm quote and does not commit University personnel, facilities or funds."

What is a Preliminary Proposal?

Preliminary proposals, sometimes referred to as white papers” or “pre-proposals,” are concise, preliminary descriptions of projects that are submitted to funding agencies. Funding agencies use preliminary proposals (1) to determine whether potential projects address their funding priorities, and/or (2) to gather information on specifictopics.

Funding Agency Guidelines

Funding agency guidelines regarding Preliminary Proposals vary. Other information may be requested, in addition to project descriptions, such as strategies, partnerships and cost estimates. Some agencies require Preliminary Proposals to be submitted by the University’s Office of Sponsored Programs and others require them to be submitted by the Principal Investigator (PI).

What Proposals Require UMBC Approval & Routing?

The question occasionally arises as to whether or not a “preliminary proposal” requires authorizing approval of the institution prior to submission.

If the submission meets any of the following criteria, it is not a preliminary proposal, and should berouted:

·         The submission has a specific budget that would serve as the basis for anaward,

·         The submission includes an irrevocable commitment of UMBC resources,

·         The submission is going toindustry,

·         The submission includes items that require institutional approval like a reduced or waived F&A rate; or

·         If there are any restrictions on IP ownership or publication rights.

If any of the above criteria are met, then create a preliminary proposal in Kuali using proposal type “Pre Proposal”, and rout it as you would a regular proposal. The user can change the Kuali proposal type to “New” if and when the preliminary proposal becomes an actual project.  If none of the above criteria are met, then the preliminary proposal does not require routing.  The Office of Sponsored Programs requests an information copy.  

Should a proposal be submitted to a sponsor without UMBC institutional approval, the proposal may be rescinded and/or award declined.

Preliminary proposals submittals should also include the following   statement:

"Preliminary Proposal: Pending InstitutionalApprovals.  This does not represent a firm quote and does not commit University personnel, facilities or funds."

Job Title: Community Art Collaborative (CAC) AmeriCorps member

Number of Openings: 12
Work Schedule: Full-time, five days a week
Hours per week: 35-40
Salary Type: Stipend
Wage/Salary: $13,732 for the year, with additional benefits
Employment Start Date: August 27, 2018

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