Submit to the LEAD ZINE! Submit your work to the first ever LeadZine! 2020 has been a very interesting year, to say the least. With so much happening in the world and in our communities, we want to ask you:

- What is leadership to you?
- What does a leader look like?
- How does leadership and activism intersect or show-up?

We want to spotlight your multimedia expressions, whether through visual art, poetry, or anything in-between, of what leadership means to you. Submissions are open to all UMBC students, faculty and staff! Deadline is November 15 by 11:59pm. Link to submit:tinyurl.com/leadzine - if you are unable to upload your submission using this portal, send your work to commonvision@umbc.edu with the subject line “LEADZINE”! for questions contact Coordinator for Leadership, Beatriz Gutierrez-Malagon at bgutierrez@umbc.edu #UMBC
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- What is leadership to you?
- What does a leader look like?
- How does leadership and activism intersect or show-up?

We want to spotlight your multimedia expressions, whether through visual art, poetry, or anything in-between, of what leadership means to you. Submissions are open to all UMBC students, faculty and staff! Deadline is December 16 by 11:59pm. Link to submit:tinyurl.com/leadzine - if you are unable to upload your submission using this portal, send your work to commonvision@umbc.edu with the subject line “LEADZINE”! for questions contact Coordinator for Leadership, Beatriz Gutierrez-Malagon at bgutierrez@umbc.edu #UMBC

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The Georgia Institute of Technology invites the participation in one of the nation’s premier diversity graduate recruiting programs. This two-day event is designed to attract outstanding talent, historically underrepresented in STEM-DB*; and encourage them to pursue graduate studies. Focus 2021 is the 29th annual event and will be held through an immersive virtual experience on  January 15-16, 2021! All students are welcome to apply.  

Focus provides an opportunity to: 

Georgia Tech’s Colleges of Computing, Design, Engineering, Business, Sciences, and Liberal Arts are actively seeking scholars to participate in Focus 2021. Visit the website www.focus.gatech.edu. Preference is to invite juniors and seniors with high academic standing. Participation is limited. Materials, platform access, vouchers, giveaways, and an opportunity for awards and recognition will be provided for participating scholars. Please read the information under Focus 2021 Overview and Details on the website for complete details. 

  

Prospective Focus scholars may apply through November 15, 2020. Please share the invitation to apply with your student networks http://focus.gatech.edu/2021-focus-invitation-apply.  


See the FOCUS 25-year celebration video at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY_2xLGIvsI&feature=emb_title 

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The Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising has openings available for Winter Orientation Advisors! COVID hasn’t slowed us down at all, and Orientation is proceeding as usual – except 100% online. Advisors use Webex to meet with incoming students one-on-one to plan out and register for classes. No previous experience is required, and we will provide all training necessary!

Besides compensation, this is an excellent opportunity to gain professional and interpersonal experience. Depending on the field, your time as a student may not open you up to many client-facing interactions, and this is a pathway to gaining that experience. If you are considering a career in academia, meanwhile, advising experience is highly sought-after in faculty openings.

Graduate students are eligible to be compensated at the rate of $25 per advising session, with most Orientation days having opportunities for approximately four sessions.

More details are provided in the application attached, which is due HERE by December 2, 2020. We will also be hosting a number of informational sessions for those who may be interested:

- Thursday , November 12, 12-1 PM
- Monday, November 16, 12-1 PM
- Friday, November 20, 12-1 PM

You can view or register for these events on the Office for Academic and Pre-Professional Advising's myUMBC page, HERE. 

Please reach out to Laszlo Korossy (korossy1@umbc.edu) with any questions, thank you! 
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Meeting recording:
BioCOM General Body Meeting-20201109 1707-1
https://umbc.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/umbc/recording/playback/8d9bb8552e4142f3a44cc7c8d702145a
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Good afternoon, Psi Chi!

Thank you all so much for attending today's 5th GBM. Dr. Hlavek was absolutely wonderful and provided some resources at the end of her presentation for us.

If any of you are interested in art therapy and/or have any questions for her, I'm sure she would love for you to reach out!

https://arttherapy.org/
https://www.atcb.org/
http://hlavekarttherapy.com/Welcome.html

hlavekarttherapy@gmail.com

Have a great week!
As always, stay safe & healthy,
Psi Chi E-Board
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by Jasmine Lee, Ph.D.
Director of Inclusive Excellence and Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion, and Belonging
Division of Student Affairs

I woke up this morning thinking about the election and thinking about safety. The “Election” took place on Tuesday evening, but it took us days to determine the final outcome. So many of us were anxiously checking the count and religiously reviewing credible sources, as we worked to get our heads wrapped around what our “tomorrow” would look like.

I am positive that we have all likely been anxious to some degree leading up to this year’s Presidential election. No matter what political leaning we each may have, which candidate we support, or which issues are important to us, the road to this year’s presidential election has been long and trying. Not just the election, but all that we’ve lived through in 2020 – uprisings in response to historical and present day racial injustice, natural disasters impacted by changes to our climate, and a global pandemic – has brought all of us to this same exact moment. What I also know is that the outcome of this election will impact each of us differently, and some of us disproportionately. Some of us are considering the outcome as connected to our political ideology, community values, and thoughts on government involvement, while others are thinking about the outcome as connected to our daily ability to safely live whole, full, and free lives. More than just the outcome of the final vote count, many of us are thinking about safety in the days ahead. 

At UMBC we value our diverse community and diverse perspectives. We also know that because we are a global community, guaranteeing safety for all can be challenging, unless we all commit to supporting one another. Acknowledging the inability to guarantee safety should not be a cause for concern, but an acknowledgement that we each experience the world differently, and that we should think proactively about engaging in self- and community-care. Safety as I’m talking about it here falls into three different categories:
  • Psychological safety is being able to show and employ one's self without fear of negative consequences to self-image, status or career. It can be defined as a shared belief that the community is safe for interpersonal risk taking. If you have not already done so, begin thinking about your psychological safety. Develop a list of people in your work space, home, friend, or allied community, you talk to when you’re feeling nervous about sharing your opinions or thoughts at work, at your internship, or in your organization meeting. I absolutely encourage dialogue and discourse across difference, but NOT when it places you in psychological harm. Saying no, or choosing not to engage in dialogue is an act of radical self-care.
  • Emotional safety refers to an emotional state achieved in communal relationships wherein each individual is open and vulnerable, and feels free to be so. Over the next few weeks, you or folks in your community may experience a number of reactions. Emotional reactions are normal and expected. On many occasions emotional aftershocks or stress reactions appear immediately and some may appear in a few hours or several days/weeks after. If and when this happens, I encourage you to reach out to talk to someone. It may be helpful to talk to someone who is not experiencing the same feelings as you. Our Counseling Center staff are here to help. In addition to talking to someone, consider making plans to surround yourself with affirming peers, to listen to music or talks that nourish your soul, or to simply press pause on media outlets when you feel overwhelmed. 
  • Physical safety is the absence of harm or injury that can be experienced by any person from a physical object or practices that include a physical object. Physical safety is also about protecting yourself and others. Between now and the inauguration, there could be any number of celebrations, demonstrations, uprisings, protests, or counter-protests for different reasons. I encourage all UMBC community members to participate in activism and civic engagement in any way that best fits your needs. Planning around safety should include following COVID-19 protocols, having emergency contact numbers readily available, and sharing your safety plan with loved ones in advance. If you plan to engage in protests or demonstrations, here are some tips you may want to keep in mind:
    • Be aware of the behavior of those around you and report suspicious behavior. 
    • Monitor traffic reports, weather reports, and emergency notifications.
    • Dress for the weather and your comfort and consider wearing layers of clothing.
    • Let someone who is not going with your group know your plan.  
    • Stay with your group. Have a predetermined plan on where to meet if you get separated.
    • Stay hydrated and bring snacks/food with you as many businesses may close. 
    • Have a secondary communication plan in case cell phone signals are limited. 
    • More things to consider safety in protesting. 
As you are thinking about your own plan for safety in the days ahead, consider some of the recommendations provided by the Women’s Center and University Health Services. Would you like help developing a safety plan? Initiatives for Identity, Inclusion & Belonging (i3b) is here to help (i3b@umbc.edu)!

No matter what, know that you are not alone. We are not all in the same boat … but we are certainly all weathering the same storm. What makes UMBC unique is our ability to keep our shared values and connected relationships at the center of all that we do - even weathering a challenging 2020 Presidential Election. As a UMBC student, faculty, staff member, or alum, you can find support from our community. There are a number of ways to engage in listening and dialogue with one another in the coming weeks ahead. As you weigh your capacity to engage with our community, your own family/friends, or even strangers from the internet, always make sure your safety (psychological, emotional, and/or physical) is your top priority. In the days ahead, commit to spending some time to think about how you will engage in self-care, community-care, and safety planning.

Contact the author, Jasmine Lee, at jaslee@UMBC.edu.
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The Office for Academic & Pre-Professional Advising has openings available for Winter Orientation Advisors! COVID hasn’t slowed us down at all, and Orientation is proceeding as usual – except 100% online. Advisors use Webex to meet with incoming students one-on-one to plan out and register for classes. No previous experience is required, and we will provide all training necessary!

 

Besides compensation, this is a rare chance to gain advising experience – highly sought-after in faculty openings – as well as to interact with students outside of the classroom. As a faculty member myself, I can absolutely say that my teaching effectiveness has been augmented by my advising experience.

 

Part-time faculty are eligible to be compensated at the rate of $25 per advising session, with most Orientation days having opportunities for approximately four sessions.


More details are provided in the application attached, which is due HERE by December 2, 2020. We will also be hosting a number of informational sessions for those who may be interested:

 

- Thursday , November 12, 12-1 PM
- Monday, November 16, 12-1 PM
- Friday, November 20, 12-1 PM

 

You can view or register for these events on our myUMBC page, HERE.

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