We are looking for a small cohort of students to participate in UMBC’s Intercultural Engagement Prep program in Spring 2025. This program is designed to grow your intercultural competency and skills. 

This program is open to:

• International students

• Future or returned study abroad students

• Students interested in applying to the Peace Corps after graduation

• Students who have an interest in preparing for other international or intercultural experiences

• Students who want to prepare themselves as global citizens in a multicultural world 

As a participant in the Intercultural Engagement Prep pilot program, you will:

• Meet other globally-minded students at UMBC;

• Develop your critical analytical skills;

• Increase your cultural self-awareness and critically reflect on your own unconscious bias;

• Develop strategies to improve your intercultural communication and how you’ll apply it in your future career;

• Recognize cultural differences, commonalities, perceptions, power and privilege dynamics, and how they can lead to conflict; and

• Understand the importance of intercultural dialogue and intercultural citizenship competencies for fostering social justice.

This non-credit/no-fee course, PRAC 103 (course # 6928), will meet twice in the Spring 2025 semester at a mutually agreeable time, but the majority of the course is accessed through asynchronous learning. Students will be required to attend two globally themed events or activities and will also have independent assignments to complete in Blackboard. Upon successful completion of the program, participants will earn two digital badgestitled Increasing Cultural Self-Awareness and Reinforcing Intercultural Dialogue. 

You can register for the course under PRAC 103 and course number 6928.

Hey, CyberDawgs!

Tonight's the night. This meeting we will hold the election for the upcoming Vice President vacancy. We'll be meeting at the usual time from 7:15PM - 8:15PM in our usual place ILSB 118. You can also join us virtually on Webex: https://umbc.webex.com/meet/CyberDawgs. Everyone is invited to attend!

Those of you running for Vice President should have already filled out the interest form, but if not, please fill out the following form (undergrads only): https://forms.gle/xe5bWSqf5xV1rhYB6

As a reminder, as outlined in the constitution, only club members will be allowed to vote\run for position.

Below are the membership requirements:UMBC undergraduates can become members of this organization by: 1. Following the CyberDawgs Student Org Page on myUMBC (https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbccd) 2. Attending no fewer than five (5) of the scheduled club meetings per semester (Virtually or In-Person)

We will be double-checking eligibility at the meeting, so please follow the myUMBC page, and don't be late.

Respectfully,

Izzy

Current CyberDawgs Vice President

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University of Maryland, Baltimore County Hosted National “Restorative Communities of Practice” Convening

Baltimore, MD – November 19, 2024 – The Division of Institutional Equity, and partners in Restorative Practices and Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) at The University of Maryland, Baltimore County was proud to announce its participation as one of 21 host institutions for the Restorative Communities of Practice (RCoP) convening, a new national hybrid event organized by the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) for senior diversity leaders in higher education to reflect on and develop plans for responding strategically to the challenges to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging.

This event took place on Friday, November 15, 2024, across 21 host institutions. It brought together more than 200 senior-level diversity officers and academic diversity officers to advance dialogue regarding the current and future state of higher education to prepare all students to be successful while fostering a community of practice among leaders. Leaders from the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U) Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) Campus Centers were also invited to participate.

Leadership perspectives and ideas gathered during this convening contributed to the ongoing conversation about how higher education can better serve all individuals and communities. They also informed NADOHE’s work and the efforts of its membership, as well as business, community, and nonprofit leaders seeking to advance more inclusive environments.

“As the leading voice for current and aspiring leaders, NADOHE has been at the forefront of efforts that advanced opportunities for students rather than limited them,” said Clyde Wilson Pickett, chair of NADOHE’s Board of Directors. “The RCoP convening allowed participants to share experiences and develop strategies for advancing access, success, and excellence in higher education.”

“As NADOHE members and higher education institutions navigated changing laws and obstacles to success, it was absolutely critical that we understood what they were experiencing and how they were adjusting,” said NADOHE President and CEO Paulette Granberry Russell. “Data gathered will inform the development of a longer-term strategy for better representing the role higher education plays in assuring that all students are able to succeed in their campus communities and beyond.”

For more information, contact Dr. Jasmine A. Lee, Associate Vice President, Community & Culture, email: jaslee@umbc.edu.

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) is the preeminent voice for chief diversity officers. As the leader of the national conversation on diversity, equity, and inclusion, it investigates, influences, and innovates to transform higher education so that inclusive excellence lives at its core.