Are you interested in working in the government for the summer or after you graduate? If so, the Career Center would like to tell you about a great opportunity for UMBC students!

Workforce Recruitment Program
The Workforce Recruitment Program for College Students with Disabilities (WRP), coordinated by the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) and the U.S. Department of Defense, is a recruitment and referral program that connects federal and private sector employers with highly motivated college students, graduate students, and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove their abilities in the workplace through summer or permanent jobs.

Eligible students must:
- have a disability and be eligible under the Schedule A hiring authority
- be a United States citizen
- be enrolled in a degree program on a substantially full-time basis OR have graduated with a degree in April 2018 or more recently.

If you are interested in interviewing with a representative from WRP or learning more about the program, please contact: Caroline Bodnar, carolc@umbc.edu.

Please visit www.wrp.gov for more information regarding WRP and click on the student registration button to get started!  For more information watch this youtube video.

Registration opens 8/26/2019 and ends 10/11/2019.  For the 2020 WRP release, interviews will be held in the fall of 2019. The interview period for the 2019 cycle will take place between October 28, 2019 and November 19, 2019. 

We hope your fall semester is off to a great start!

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Welcome to Dr. Meredith Oyen, Asian Studies New Director!

Scholarships for students who demonstrate a strong interest in entrepreneurship are now available through the Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship for the 2018/19 academic year.

The Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship is available for UMBC undergraduate students and the deadline for applying is September 28, 2018.

The PNC Scholars/Fellows Program is available for UMBC graduate and undergraduate students and awards can be applied as academic scholarships or “seed funding” for an entrepreneurial venture.  Deadline for applying is October 26, 2018.

Don’t miss out on these valuable opportunities – apply today!

JOSEPH AND FRIEDA FAIMAN EISENBERG/ VPC ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP

The Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship provides a $500 scholarship award to an outstanding UMBC undergraduate interested in becoming an entrepreneur. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2018-2019 academic year.  

CRITERIA:

• Be a full-time degree-seeking student in good standing at UMBC

• Submit a personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship

• Submit a resume

• Demonstrate an interest in becoming an entrepreneur 

• Have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average

Submit application via email to:

Vivian Armor, Director

UMBC Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship

armor@umbc.edu

Sherman Bldg, Room 477

APPLY HERE

PNC SCHOLARS/FELLOWS PROGRAM

The PNC Scholars/Fellows Program provides awards up to $3,000 to outstanding UMBC students interested in becoming an entrepreneur. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2018 - 2019 academic year. The awards will be used as academic scholarships (up to $1,000), or as “seed funding” (up to $2,000) to launch new ventures or community based social entrepreneurship projects.  

CRITERIA:

• Submit a 1-2 page personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship.  The statement should:
  
  
• Describe the impact an academic scholarship will have on their future as an entrepreneur or social innovator or

• Describe how the award money will be used as “seed funding” to launch a new venture, or “seed funding” to launch a community based social entrepreneurship project.  Submit a preliminary budget outlining anticipated expenses.

• Submit an updated resume

• Have a minimum GPA of 3.0 

Apply via email by October 26, 2018 to:

Vivian Armor, Director

UMBC Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship

armor@umbc.edu

SHERMAN BLDG, ROOM 477

APPLY HERE

Baltimore Center Stage (LORT B) is accepting applicants for the position of Video/Audio Technician. The Video/Audio Technician provides technical support for both projections and audio for rentals and events in the building. The Technician will also provide support for productions that have projections in our theater spaces including possible show operation duties. Other duties include updating inventory, maintenance, and proper storage of all the Multimedia equipment in both performance and event spaces at Baltimore Center Stage.