Inaki Zarate successfully presents his dissertation research proposal

The Language, Literacy, and Culture Program is pleased to announce that Inaki Zarate of LLC Cohort 24 successfully and skillfully presented his dissertation research proposal on September 8, 2025.

Inaki's project is titled, The Door to Other Worlds: Theorizing Music, Affect and Friendship.

After his presentation, Inaki had a substantive discussion with his committee about the next stages of his work.

Many thanks to Inaki's committee members:

Chair:   

Tanya Saunders, Language, Literacy, and Culture

Members:

Sarah Fouts, American Studies

Maria Celleri, Department of Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies

Fernando Rios, University of Maryland at College Park

Marta Cabrera, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Departamento de Estudios Culturales  

Please join us in congratulating Inaki on reaching this significant milestone!

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This Year's Topics Include:
  • LabArchives 101: The basics of LabArchives ELN
  • Getting started with LabArchives Inventory for Lab Managers and Supervisors
  • Setting up a LabArchives Scheduler Organization to Manage the Booking of Lab Resources
  • Optimizing Research Workflows using Templates, Widgets, and Forms in LabArchives
  • Improve Research Data Management and Reproducibility with LabArchives Electronic Lab Notebook
  • LabArchives Integration Spotlight: Workflows for LabArchives, SnapGene, and GraphPad Prism
  • Unlocking New Tools: Latest Features in LabArchives Including Form Center and Account Manager
  • Safeguarding and Innovation: Using LabArchives to support corporate research, sponsored projects, and external collaboration
Click here to register for the Bootcamp Training Sessions


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Welcome!


My name is Tessa Newton and I am the Associate Director of Leadership Annual Giving. I am delighted to welcome you to the Philanthropy At Work (P.A.W.) Circle! This is a brand new community for faculty and staff who make the generous decision to give financial support to UMBC. 


I would like to introduce - although it's likely you already know her - Laila Shishineh, Ed.D. as the Chair for the P.A.W. Circle! Laila provides a wealth of UMBC knowledge, higher education experience, and meaningful relationships across campus with faculty and staff. We are grateful to have Laila joining us to support the P.A.W. Circle and being a champion of employee giving! 

The success of our students relies on our faculty and staff through all facets of the campus. As a piece of that, your generosity is invaluable to our student scholars. We created the P.A.W. Circle as a way to celebrate your generosity! We will be hosting two events during the Fall 2025 semester for all P.A.W. Circle members come together for community and a delicious snack. Mug of the Month will include each member of P.A.W. Circle receives a specialty coffee mug to fill with their tasty snack at each event! Details are below and events will be separately created in this group, as well.


Mug of the Month Details:

Faculty and staff that made a donation in Fiscal Year '25 and Fiscal Year '26 (to date) will be added to this group. If you have a colleague that made a gift but has not been added to this group, please have them contact me at TNewton@umbc.edu. 

We are happy to have you here and look forward to seeing you next month!

Sincerely,

Tessa and Laila



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Promotional poster for “Quad Life.” A man with a beard is sitting in a car, looking out the window. Text reads: “Quad Life. Exclusive Screening — Oct 13 @ 4 PM | UC 310. A young Black father’s world flips upside down after an accident. This is his story of reinvention as he chases normal and navigates life as an artist and quadriplegic sound designer.”

Join us for an exclusive screening of Quad Life — the powerful story of a young Black father whose world is turned upside down after a life-changing accident. Follow his journey of resilience and reinvention as he pursues his passion as an artist and quadriplegic sound designer, redefining what "normal" means along the way.

Popcorn will be provided. For a special surprise, the main actor will be joining us after the screening for a live Q&A session.

Go to this link and click "Going In-Person" to reserve your spot.

Please note: This event is not sponsored, and Quad Life is not currently available on Netflix. All graphics and introductory materials are created solely to enhance the promotional experience and generate excitement for this screening.

This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's nondiscrimination policy.

UMBC is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive environment for all.  For additional inquiries about access or accommodation, please email disability@umbc.edu
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Missed our interest meeting on Monday? No worries! 

We'll be hosting an online makeup session this Today from 12–1 PM.

Attendance at one of these sessions is required to be considered 

 Link: https://meet.google.com/rtw-kbeh-dgk


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Have questions, ideas, or concerns about graduate student life at UMBC? Want to learn more about upcoming initiatives or share your feedback directly with GSA leadership?

Join the GSA President during weekly office hours! This is your opportunity to:

Your voice matters—stop by, even if it's just to say hello!


Commons 308
Every Wednesday, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

]]> Have questions, ideas, or concerns about graduate student life at UMBC? Want to learn more about upcoming initiatives or share your feedback directly with GSA leadership? Join the GSA President... https://my3.my.umbc.edu/api/v0/pixel/news/152858/guest@my.umbc.edu/1692eac15c2e962946018748265a4690/api/pixel UMBC Graduate Student Association https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/original.png?1688588974 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets3-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xlarge.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/large.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/medium.png?1688588974 https://assets2-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/small.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xsmall.png?1688588974 https://assets1-my.umbc.edu/system/shared/avatars/groups/000/000/141/6944ed1afb7c0b0557d52a5e61a6d9c9/xxsmall.png?1688588974 UMBC Graduate Student Association 1 0 true Wed, 24 Sep 2025 11:18:32 -0400 M&M Event Join us TONIGHT in ITE 229 from 7-8 pm!

*THIS IS ALSO A COLLAB BETWEEN ACCOUNTING CLUB, ECON COUNCIL, VITA, + ENTREPRENEURS CLUB*
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One of the speakers is CSEE alumna Gargi Banerjee Dasgupta, who received a PhD in computer science in 2003. She is currently the Director of Product Management and AI Leader at IBM, responsible for the technical strategy of AI assistants built on WatsonX. Previously, she served as the Chief AI Officer for IBM Automation.  Her talk is titled "The Future is Here Already – AI Agents for Enterprise Productivity." 

After the presentations, you can enjoy a post-event reception with the speakers, accompanied by delicious food and beverages. Registration is NOW OPEN. Tickets are free, but registration is strongly encouraged!
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This is a reminder that we have 2 seats remaining for our in-person event October 1st 9:30-11:00 and multiple seats remaining for our Virtual event: October 1st 11:30-1:00 PM. Please make sure to register through myumbc for these events as soon as possible! If you cannot attend the event but would like more information, let us know if the comments below!

Thank you!
Warmly,
OPSSC Team
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