Spotlight: Dr. Julian Manly Earls Diverse Individuals in the STEM Field
Working at NASA for over forty years, Earls became NASA's first black section head, first black office chief, first black division chief, first black deputy director, and NASA's second black center director. Earls was hired as the director of the Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio in 2003. As center director, Earls has been responsible for research, technology and systems development programs in aeronautical propulsion, space propulsion, space power, space communications, and microgravity sciences. He manages an annual budget and oversees all employees and contractors. 

Earls has written several publications for technical and educational journals. He also wrote NASA’s first health physics guides. On two occasions, he has been awarded NASA medals for exceptional achievement and outstanding leadership and has received the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Executive for career Senior Executive Service (SES) members.

Read more here: https://www.thehistorymakers.org/biography/julian-manly-earls-40

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Reminder: today you are giving you game pitches. Each one should be in the form of a formal presentation with the following info:
- Team name
- Team members and roles
- Which roles you still need to fill (ex: we still need a musician)
- Short summary of your game idea
- Screenshots/concept art
- A draft of your "Product Backlog". This is a list of features for the game, ordered from highest to lowest priority. Keep it very general for now.

This should be no more than ~5 slides of actual text content (not including title slide, slides of just screenshots, slides that act like animations, etc.). Keep it relatively short so that the focus can be on your demo.

We can't wait to see them!
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The beta release of a new Chromebook extension for Respondus LockDown Browser is currently available for assessments in Original Blackboard courses. This version of the Chromebook extension also supports Respondus Monitor. 

Please note: This is a beta extension, which means it will have some limitations.

The how-to instructions for faculty and for students are posted to the FAQs. To report a bug/issue with the Chromebook beta, please open a support ticket with Respondus directly so your feedback is escalated with their developers. Be sure to indicate you are using LockDown Browser for Chromebook. 

At this time, the Chromebook extension does not support Ultra tests. UMBC continues to monitor development of this functionality.

As always, if you have any questions, please consider the following options:

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Early modern English marriage advice- has much changed?

Congratulations to URA Scholar, Meredith Power on publishing her first article, "Stooping Heads and Aspiring Shoulders: Advice for a Happy Marriage in Early Modern England". The article was published last month in the inaugural issue of the Johns Hopkins University Macksey Journal. 

The article can be found online here:
 https://www.mackseyjournal.org/publications/vol1/iss1/25/ 

This is Meredith's first publication. The original paper was completed as an assignment for Professor Amy Froide's HIST 470 Tudor and Stuart England class last fall. Meredith also presented it virtually at the online Macksey Symposium, which was originally scheduled to be an in-person conference this past April. 

Abstract

The Protestant Reformation in England began with Henry VIII's Great Matter in the early 1500s. Almost a century later, British society's understanding of what made a good and happy marriage had evolved alongside the broader shifts in church doctrine, and Puritan factions began to splinter from mainstream Anglican practices and teachings. Writing in 1617 from the Protestant stronghold of Oxfordshire, an influential minister named William Whately offered newlyweds and engaged couples advice regarding their duties to each other and to their community. This 'Bride-bush,' as he called it, sought to make marriage "a great Helpe" for those who "now finde it a little Hell." A close analysis of Whately's writing reveals that at its most basic level, early modern English marriage advice has much in common with advice offered today, despite its misogynist language and thoughts about the role of a wife in the household. Marriage remained a societal institution but the idea of marriage as a personal commitment, potentially including happiness with and love for one's spouse, had started to take root. Whately was an early, moderate voice amidst what would develop into a cacophony of Puritan teachings and factions, and his 'Bride-bush' pamphlet provides a glimpse into some of the practical concerns which may have plagued an everyday Englishman in the early seventeenth century.


Meredith is currently a URA Scholar working with Dr. Froide.
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Tonight at 7pm is our Moonlight Movie Night via Netflix Party! Here is the link to join: https://www.netflix.com/watch/80121348?npSessionId=bfbe798f53be33e3&npServerId=s109 

Remember to install the Netflix Party extension and the click the red 'NP' after you open the link. 

See you at 7!!


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Good evening Psi Chi!

Just a quick update: Please take a look at our last two posts on myUMBC from today. They pertain to:

1. Our Destress Show&Tell Meeting tomorrow! (9/25 from 3-4pm). The meeting link is also included on that post.

2. A free, virtual psychology conference that Marquette University's Psychology Department is hosting on 10/3!

Sorry for the technical difficulties! I'm not sure why myUMBC didn't send email updates saying we posted.

Stay safe & healthy,
Psi Chi E-Board
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Dr. Donna Jackson Assistant Dean of Admissions and Natalia O'Brien Program Specialist at VCU attended this week's meeting to talk about the Virginia Commonwealth University School or Medicine. 

The meeting began with a short video presentation (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFtQfmm9hrM&ab_channel=VirginiaCommonwealthUniversity), followed by a Q&A session. Here are some highlights: 

Semester 1 of the curriculum consists of classes such as: biochemistry, physiology, histology, pharmacology, etc. Semesters 2 and 3 cover organ systems and their pathologies. Then there are a few weeks of courses in 4th semester, then review for board exams. The school provides individual counseling to students for the USMLE Step 1. Preparation for M3 begins in students' second year itself. They have certain required rotations for M3, such as family medicine, OBGYN, etc. Some of the 4th year requirements are: integrated care experience, rotations, a month of critical care, electives (can choose one closer to home or abroad) clinical and non-clinical are available. People can continue research, work in admissions, join a medical journal review club, among other things in their fourth year. 

186 students this year, 50% out of state students
Average GPA 3.6-3.7, MCAT 512
Minimum GPA 3.3. MCAT 503
$57,000 tuition, about $77,000 with living expenses
$204,000 is average debt for out of state students upon graduation

There are a few experience-related requirements to apply:
50 hours minimum of medical exposure: doctor-patient (shadowing), then personal medical interactions --> scribing and triage cover both
60 hours minimum of community service: must be in activities that serve vulnerable populations
research and leadership are not required, but strongly recommended

You can find more information here: https://medschool.vcu.edu/
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If you are a Black or Latinx queer undergraduate student in STEM, there is a PAID research study looking for participants! It starts in Spring 2021. Attached is the flyer with more information about the study. Questions about the study can be directed to the study's Principal Investigator, Dr. Luis A. Levya at Vanderbilt University, luis.a.leyva@vanderbilt.edu .  
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UMBC has again been named one of the top U.S. universities in this year’s newly-released Wall Street Journal/Times Higher Education (THE) College Ranking. The ranking describes itself as “designed to put graduate success and student learning at its heart.” UMBC comes in at #270 nationwide, and in the top 800 worldwide.

UMBC spirit pack with pins, stickers, and other giveawaysUMBC welcome pack for new students, fall 2020.

Areas of leadership

Across key areas measured, UMBC performs particularly well in student engagement and campus environment. 

A portion of the ranking relies on the THE Student Survey, which reflects feedback from 170,000 U.S. college students on their educational journeys. UMBC’s strength in student engagement reflects feedback from this survey. This includes positive ratings from students on how likely they are to recommend the university to family or friends. It also includes their views on if courses are challenging and to what extent UMBC supports critical thinking.

Under environment, UMBC has particularly strong scores in student and faculty diversity. This echoes UMBC’s recent U.S. News rankings. In addition to naming UMBC #11 for undergraduate teaching and #9 for innovation nationally, U.S. News again recognized UMBC as one of the top schools in the nation for ethnic diversity.

International rankings

UMBC has also recently appeared in other prominent rankings by international groups, including other rankings by London-based THE. The 2020 Times Higher Education Golden Age ranking places UMBC in the top 150 global universities established between 50 and 80 years ago. This ranking highlights universities that have made an exceptional impact while still being relatively young institutions.

Additionally, UMBC ranked in the top 3.5 percent of 20,000 universities worldwide in the Center for World University Rankings’ 2020 – 21 list.

Featured image: UMBC’s Albin O. Kuhn Library, 2016. Photo by Marlayna Demond ’11 for UMBC.

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