Hello Everyone!

CWIT Student Council is proud to announce we are offering semesterly packages! The first 150 people to sign up will get a package from CWIT SC, so sign up fast before we run out. Some of the items include… actually, fill out the form to find out. Also, if you are currently a part of the LLC (on or off campus) you will be receiving your package later on so no need to subscribe. 

If you have any questions, please contact fwatson1@umbc.edu or ondalam1@umbc.edu.

All the best,

CWIT Student Council

Please join the Department of Human Resources in extending a warm welcome to the University's recently hired staff:

We will be meeting on our discord, so feel free to join! Even if you can't make it to the event, the discord is a great place to talk all things astronomy related.

Discord link: https://discord.gg/xFpFH8B

Hope to you you all there!

10.15.2020, 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Description

System Source & Cisco Meraki invite you to a free live webinar for Education on “Wi-Fi Without Performance Headaches + Public Sector Funding” for IT Directors, managers & staff from K-12 schools & colleges/universities.

Alex Wilson, Senior Wireless Engineer & Cisco Meraki technology specialists will use their experience designing, implementing & troubleshooting wireless networks to discuss:

• Wi-Fi Needs: What’s changed pre-crisis vs. now? What do I need to do?
• Causes of poor performing wireless
• How to troubleshoot & fix Wi-Fi issues
• New Wi-Fi 6 AX standard (802.11ax) – An alternative to wired networks
o 4x greater capacity with 3x faster speed
• Cisco Meraki Wireless Access Points with Cloud Management
• Special Bonus: Public Sector Funding Advisor will discuss how to identify & use grants and other sources of money

This webinar is Thursday, October 15th from 10-11 am.

 Targeted Audience

IT Directors, Managers and Staff

 Presenters

Alex Wilson, Senior Wireless Engineer
Chris Riley, Director
Lauren Sands, Cisco Meraki Sales Engineer
Mitchell Gorsen, Cisco Meraki Public Sector Funding Advisor
Sandra Quevedo, Cisco Meraki Account Executive

      10.14.2020 10:00 am to 11:00 am

Description

Please join us to learn about Windows 10 in education from Microsoft Education Experts. 

During this session you will learn about the value of Windows 10 for education, accessibility in Windows 10, and the ease of use with Microsoft products

 Targeted Audience

End Point Managers, Principals, Educators, IT 

 Presenter

Mike Mathews - Windows Education Expert
Michaele Slater - Windows Business Expert

 

10.7.2020, 9:00 am to 10:00 am

Failure is not final. Actually, our mistakes can serve as one of the most powerful learning experiences, but only if we have a strategy in place to process our failures in a healthy and productive way. In the wake of Covid-19, I think it’s fair to assume most of us have learned a few things and need to use this time to reflect, regroup, and come back stronger than ever before. In this session we will laugh (a lot) and maybe cry a little too. We will learn from our mistakes and develop a practical game plan for fostering a growth mindset.

 Targeted Audience

Teachers, Administrators, Leadership, etc.

 Presenter

Joshua Ratliff - Professional Learning Specialist

In a recently published story, the National Institutes of Environmental Health Sciences highlighted the public health impact of more than a decade of NIH funded research in the Ghosh laboratory.  The technology development is a result of multiple research projects over the years that explored fundamental processes involved in controlling exposure of toxic pollutants to aquatic organisms and humans. An innovative technology, developed with funding from the NIEHS Superfund Research Program (SRP), successfully delivers amendments that immobilize and degrade polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in aquatic environments. The technology has proven effective in the field and resulted in millions of dollars in estimated cost savings at cleanup sites.

Read the whole story: https://www.niehs.nih.gov/research/supported/centers/srp/phi/archives/remediation/sedimite/index.cfm

From Sept. 30 to Oct. 14th, 2020, the Presidential Management Fellows application for the program’s Class of 2021 will be posted. The entire initial application process, including submission of all necessary documents, must be completed by October 14th.

The PMF Program was established by Executive Order in 1977 and amended by Executive Order in 2003 to attract to the Federal service outstanding citizen-scholars from a variety of academic disciplines and career paths who have a clear interest in, and commitment to, excellence in the leadership and management of public policies and programs. Program regulations were amended again in December 2010 by Executive Order[5] establishing the PMF Program as one of the three student Pathways to federal employment. By drawing graduate students from diverse social and cultural backgrounds, the PMF Program provides a continuing source of trained men and women to meet the future challenges of public service.

The PMF Program is a flagship leadership development program at the entry level for advanced degree candidates. It was created more than three decades ago by Executive Order and has gone through many changes over the years.

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What Do You Want to Change About Government?

What Will You Give?

You will give the best you have to give to a cause greater than yourself. You will bring fresh, new ideas and a willingness to take on challenges never dreamed possible.  Your zeal for the position will serve to spark new energy and excitement in your co-workers. As part of the PMF “fraternal order,” you will portray your elite status through the quality of your work and service to your country. You will need to demonstrate leadership, foster teamwork, set goals and, in the end, deliver something of value to the American people.  See Notable PMF Graduates at the end of this article from Wikipedia.