Dear PROMISE community,

Over the last year, the NSF PROMISE AGEP has been strengthening relationships with NSF ADVANCE programs which serve women faculty. Some of the ADVANCE programs are working to broaden participation at the faculty level for women and for underrepresented scholars (male and female). You already know that UMBC has a Postdoctoral Fellowship for Faculty Diversity (applications due Nov. 16, 2012.) Our friends and colleagues at Northeastern also have invited PROMISE participants to apply for their fellowship, due January 2013.  Here are the details from Northeastern. Please note that we have other PROMISE alumni who have lived and worked in Massachusetts (MIT, Harvard, University of Massachusetts Amherst), so if you win the fellowship, we will be able to connect you with contacts.

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Northeastern University STEM Future Faculty Fellowship Program

Northeastern University invites nominations and applications from candidates in the STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields for the Northeastern University STEM Future Faculty Fellowship Program. 

Northeastern University’s mission emphasizes translational research that addresses global challenges and enhances social wellbeing.  Northeastern University strives to create a vibrant and diverse community, characterized by collaboration, creativity, and unwavering commitment to excellence and an equally unwavering commitment to exhibiting respect for one another.  Northeastern celebrates diversity in all its forms and fosters a culture of respect that affirms inter-group relations and builds community. 

Consistent with Northeastern’s mission, vision and core values, the objectives of the STEM Future Faculty fellowship program are:

1)      to encourage and promote excellence and diversity in the pool of future faculty candidates in the STEM fields at Northeastern;

2)      to introduce to Northeastern’s academic community qualified postdoctoral researchers in the STEM fields who are considering faculty careers;

3)      to enhance opportunities for academic careers in the STEM fields for persons from diverse backgrounds who have demonstrated a commitment to an inclusive faculty and an inclusive academic experience for all students;

4)      to prepare Future Faculty Fellows for possible tenure-track appointments at Northeastern;

5)      to enhance the academic environment of Northeastern’s STEM fields by providing opportunities for students and faculty to gain experience in multi-cultural, broadly diverse and inclusive work settings and research collaborations that improve the capacity of all their members.  

This information can be found online at:  http://www.northeastern.edu/advance/recruitment/northeastern-university-stem-future-faculty-fellowship-program/

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Read the Baltimore Sun story here.

He was profiled in a recent UMBC Magazine story here.

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Former UMBC baseball standout Zach Clark ’06, psychology, has been added to the Baltimore Orioles’ roster, the Baltimore Sun reported yesterday.

Clark, who pitched and was a designated hitter for the Retrievers, has spent seven years in the Orioles farm system, most recently with the Bowie Baysox.

Read the Baltimore Sun story here.

He was profiled in a recent UMBC Magazine story here.

Read more about Clark in two recent news releases from UMBC Athletics:

• Clark Throws One Inning, But Western Division Falls in Double-A All Star Game

• Clark Named to Double-A Eastern League All Star Game for Baysox

PrivateEye: HP-IAPP 2012 Privacy Award Winner

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PrivateEye helps Privacy Officers, CIOs, and security personnel comply with access control and clean-screen policies, and it quickly identifies problem areas in the organization where data is actively at risk.

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Bhangra Night

PakSa

Friday, November 2, 2012

7:00pm

University Center, Ballroom

UMBC ID = FREE (limit 1/ID)

General Admission = $10

Ticket #: 92 of 254

Philadelphia Bus Trip

(seb)

Saturday, November 3, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 9:00am

All Guests = $15

Ticket #: 40 of 49

Ajooba

SASA

Friday, November 9, 2012

7:00pm

University Center, Ballroom

UMBC ID = FREE (limit 1/ID)

General Admission = $5

Ticket #: 231 of 349

Washington, DC Bus Trip

(seb)

Saturday, November 10, 2012

Bus departs The Commons Circle @ 10:00am

All Guests = $5

Ticket #: 18 of 49

SWAG Fashion Show

Alpha Nu Omega

Saturday, November 10, 2012

7:00pm

University Center, Ballroom

UMBC ID = FREE (limit 1/ID)

General Admission = $5

Ticket #: 3 of 450