Lost Music Paper Pad Lost Music Paper Pad HI! I left a pad of Music Paper in ITE either in room 104 or the area in front of the lecture hall. It is a large pad held together by 4 binder clips, it says Carta on the front, and it says No. 27 on the top. I left it on Mon Oct 7 around 2:30-4.

If somebody picked it up, please email me at kblake1@umbc.edu. It is very important to me and I need it for several major classes of mine. 

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I wanted to make you all aware of a very important opportunity and deadline regarding possible internships.

Every spring semester the Political Science Department offers opportunities to earn academic credit for internships with state legislators, judges, attorneys, and many other types of actors in politics, public policy, public administration, and law. It also offers some internship placement assistance and internship-related scholarships to qualified students. Students interested in an internship with Maryland’s state legislature or in obtaining assistance from the department with placement into a different type of internship must apply by October 24, 2019. Meanwhile, students who obtain their own internships may add one of the department’s two spring internship classes, POLI 438 or POLI 448, at any time during the registration period after obtaining the permission of the instructor. Please visit poli.umbc.edu/internships for more information.


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Registration is not required - all are welcome!

There will be pizza! 
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Spring 2020 Registration – Advising Appointment Information for Current Students:

All students must meet with an advisor in order to obtain registration clearance for the upcoming spring semester.

 

Engineering (chemical, computer, mechanical) and Computer Science majors and Pre-majors, please visit the COEIT Advising website for appointment instructions.

 

Information Systems and Business Technology Administration majors (or students intending to change to one of these majors) are advised in the Information Systems Department. Please go here for more information.

 

If you are changing your major to a major outside the College of Engineering and Information Technology, please contact the respective department of your new major for advising appointment instructions. Please remember to complete a Declaration of Major form for your new major.


Winter Session Classes:

Winter Session registration opens October 21st. Students do not need to meet with an advisor prior to registering for winter courses unless they have questions or concerns. If you intend to take a course off-campus during the winter, a Verification of Transferability Form is required in advance of taking the summer course.

 

New Students Admitted for Spring Semester:

Newly admitted students for the spring semester may not register for courses until Winter Orientation. Please sign up for Orientation here.

 

Questions?

Please contact an advisor for additional information.

 

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Planning to study abroad during winter term or spring semester 2020? There is still time to get your application in! Applications are due by October 10th, by 11:59pm. Email educationabroad@umbc.edu with any questions you have! ]]> Planning to study abroad during winter term or spring semester 2020? There is still time to get your application in! Applications are due by October 10th, by 11:59pm. 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Zachary Nicholas is a current URA Scholar, a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and an Anthropology and Biology major (Dec. '19)


Title of your research project: Deciphering Cultural Roles and Social Pressure on Parents of Children with Special Needs

 

Describe your project: I will be examining what social factors influence decisions made by parents of children with special needs. I will also be looking at how the world around children with special needs is typically regulated by people without special needs and how that may be biased and affect their development and childhood. 

 

Who is your mentor for your project? Dr. Bambi Chapin, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy  

 

How did you find your mentor? Why did you choose them? Dr. Chapin has been my faculty advisor since I transferred to UMBC in fall 2017. In fall 2019, I was in one of Dr. Chapin’s classes and that is when I realized that our research interests were similar. I thought she would be the right person to oversee my project with her extensive knowledge on parent-child relationships and children’s cognitive development. 

 

How did you become interested in this project? I have always been interested in topics like genetics, genomics, heredity, and human history. While trying to narrow down on my future career choices, I was shadowing prenatal genetic counselors. With each case, I wanted to know what was going through the parents’ minds when either there was a high risk for their child having a genetic disease or their child was diagnosed. There seemed to be bountiful layers and possibilities on what affected those parents when it came to making a decision to either get tested to know if the child has a disease for sure, or not to risk doing a procedure that causes a higher miscarriage rate. The variability in parents’ responses is what got my mind wanting to know more on the subject.

 

What has been the hardest part about your research/what was the most unexpected thing about being a researcher? The most unexpected aspects of this project have been how difficult it is to get permission to conduct qualitative observational research in a medical setting and how effortlessly the subject and focus of your project can change based off the data that is produced. 

 

What has been the most rewarding part? When the parents, siblings, and health practitioners of the children with special needs get a chance to express their thoughts about the subject it is beautiful to watch. It is something that is a huge part of their lives and is also something that they are passionate about, yet they rarely can talk freely about how they feel on the subject.

 

How will you disseminate your research? I will conduct a PowerPoint presentation at URCAD and plan to publish my paper as a short ethnography.

 

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research? Do not be afraid to put in extra work when it comes to your project. It will be a reflection of you and will be a time where you can explore your academic interests in depth. 

 

What are your career goals? After graduating from UMBC, I plan to attain 
my Ph.D. in Genetics. I would like to either become a professor or work in the 
biological science research industry.

 


Check out other URA Scholars and their research projects:

https://ur.umbc.edu/ura/current-scholars/

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Source: UMBC Magazine |  JOHANNA ALONSO '20 | SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

If you saw a senior engineering student sitting on a bench on Academic Row, furiously typing away on his laptop, you might assume he was working on a lab report or a capstone presentation. If that student was Zack Smedley ’17, chemical engineering, though, you’d be wrong. While his peers were fretting about classes, finals, and post-graduation plans, Smedley spent the first half of his senior year working on the manuscript that eventually became his debut young adult novel, Deposing Nathan.

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Dear Faculty and Staff,

The Administration and Finance Division supports students, faculty, and staff through services that include buildings and grounds, finance, human resources, campus safety, and many general business services. We encourage you to participate in our 2019 survey, which should take about five minutes to complete. This anonymous survey will be available until October 25, 2019.

Take the Survey »

Your opinion matters! Based on your feedback from the 2017 survey, we have made many changes and additions, including:
  • Dunkin Donuts, Halal Shack and Student Choice added to the Commons and Teaching Kitchen and new furnishings to True Grit’s.
  • Lower cost options added to Bookstore product lines.
  • Job Well Done Award Program implemented to recognize groups of employees that have completed a project or initiative to support UMBC’s mission and/or strategic goals.
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  • Police Department community outreach unit created resulting in increased foot patrols in high traffic areas and addition of comfort/service dog “Chip.”
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Zachary Nicholas is a current URA Scholar, a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and an Anthropology and Biology major (Dec. '19)


Title of your research project: Deciphering Cultural Roles and Social Pressure on Parents of Children with Special Needs

Describe your project: I will be examining what social factors influence decisions made by parents of children with special needs. I will also be looking at how the world around children with special needs is typically regulated by people without special needs and how that may be biased and affect their development and childhood. 

Who is your mentor for your project?
Dr. Bambi Chapin, Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Health Administration and Policy  

How did you find your mentor? Why did you choose them?
Dr. Chapin has been my faculty advisor since I transferred to UMBC in fall 2017. In fall 2019, I was in one of Dr. Chapin’s classes and that is when I realized that our research interests were similar. I thought she would be the right person to oversee my project with her extensive knowledge on parent-child relationships and children’s cognitive development. 

How did you become interested in this project? 
I have always been interested in topics like genetics, genomics, heredity, and human history. While trying to narrow down on my future career choices, I was shadowing prenatal genetic counselors. With each case, I wanted to know what was going through the parents’ minds when either there was a high risk for their child having a genetic disease or their child was diagnosed. There seemed to be bountiful layers and possibilities on what affected those parents when it came to making a decision to either get tested to know if the child has a disease for sure, or not to risk doing a procedure that causes a higher miscarriage rate. The variability in parents’ responses is what got my mind wanting to know more on the subject.
 
What has been the hardest part about your research/What was the most unexpected thing about being a researcher? 
The most unexpected aspects of this project have been how difficult it is to get permission to conduct qualitative observational research in a medical setting and how effortlessly the subject and focus of your project can change based off the data that is produced. 

What has been the most rewarding part?
 When the parents, siblings, and health practitioners of the children with special needs get a chance to express their thoughts about the subject it is beautiful to watch. It is something that is a huge part of their lives and is also something that they are passionate about, yet they rarely can talk freely about how they feel on the subject.

How will you disseminate your research? 
I will conduct a PowerPoint presentation at URCAD and plan to publish my paper as a short ethnography.

What is your advice to other students about getting involved in research?
Do not be afraid to put in extra work when it comes to your project. It will be a reflection of you and will be a time where you can explore your academic interests in depth. 

What are your career goals? 
After graduating from UMBC, I plan to attain my Ph.D. in Genetics. I would like to either become a professor or work in the Biological Science Research Industry.

Check out other URA Scholars and their research projects:

https://ur.umbc.edu/ura/current-scholars/
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