Sue Plitt, Career Center
It is not every day that job seekers have employers coming to them, but for UMBC students, that day is quickly approaching. October 14th is this year’s Fall Career Fair—the largest of UMBC’s annual recruiting events. Over 120 employers, representing corporate America, non-profits, and government agencies are expected including the National Security Agency, Lockheed Martin, T. Rowe Price, Nielsen, Kennedy Krieger Institute, PayPal, Whiting-Turner, FBI, the Drug Enforcement Agency and many more.
It’s a given that the fair is a not-to-miss event for every soon-to-be graduate, but with the variety and caliber of recruiters descending on UMBC’s campus this month, it’s in reality an event relevant for everyone in the UMBC community. Freshmen exploring careers can attend to see which jobs are in demand and learn what employers look for in college hires (great information to have on-hand when plotting how to best spend the next four years). Sophomores and juniors should attend to search for employers offering internship and co-op opportunities. UMBC alumni can benefit as a number of attending employers will be looking for both entry-level and experienced candidates. And since the fair is a community event, job searching parents are invited to attend the fall Career Fair, too.
Whether for yourself or your student, you’ll want to sneak a peek at the list of attending employers and learn all you can about how to prepare for and make the most of the upcoming fair. The Career Center’s website, http://careers.umbc.edu/ has all this and more!
Opportunity is about to knock on UMBC’s door (October 14th, the RAC, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm, to be exact); everyone is invited to open it!
]]>Name: Michael Wolfe
Internship, Co-op or Research Site: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Position Title: Attitude Control Systems Engineer
Major(s)/Minor(s): Physics, Math
Expected Graduation Year: 2017
Briefly describe your internship, co-op, or research opportunity, including your day-to-day tasks, responsibilities, and assignments.
I worked on the mission called NICER (Nuetron Star Interior Composition ExploreR). NICER is an x-ray timing and spectroscopy instrument that will launch to the International Space Station in 2016. NICER will resolve the nature of ultra-dense matter as well as demonstrate pulsar navigation by studying the dynamics of neutron stars. I'm on a team of attitude control engineers that develop and characterize the pointing system. Pointing the instrument within arcsecond accuracy is a challenge due to the vibrations of the ISS, stepper motor reaction torque, and thermal fluctuations in space. We run tests on the instrument that simulate a space like environment so we can tune its mechanical properties and software so it can perform properly despite the noisy environment.
Describe the process of obtaining your internship, research, or co-op opportunity.
I applied at NASA because of it’s groundbreaking developments in science and engineering. My faculty adviser told me that UMBC has a good reputation with the local Greenbelt campus. I also talked with people I knew in the field and they suggested this as one of the internships I should apply for.
What have you enjoyed the most about your position or organization/company?
I enjoyed the opportunity to grow outside of my academic comfort zone. As a physics/math major, much of my time is spent on theory and calculating with ideal conditions. When working in an engineering field such as attitude control systems, you really have to learn how to work around the electro-mechanical limitations and imperfections of your spacecraft in order to optimize its performance.
How do you believe you have made an impact through your work?
Calibrating and optimizing the optics and pointing system of the NICER instrument will allow it to properly collect x-rays emitted from neutron stars. This scientific data will help us understand and resolve ultra dense gravitation and lead to future pulsar navigation.
What advice would you give to another student who is seeking an internship or similar experience?
Challenge yourself. Be determined. Get outside your comfort zone.
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To The UMBC Campus Community,
Recently a DoIT student employee contacted members of the campus that they may have a number of files on their computers containing personally identifiable information (PII). This information may include social security numbers (SSNs), credit card numbers, passport numbers or bank account numbers.
While this was a legitimate email, it was sent out mistakenly by a grad student working in our cyber security group.
We apologize for the alarm this has caused and we have used this incident to review how we keep the campus informed of the important work we are doing. We will be sharing our plans with the campus community once we have had this process reviewed by our shared governance committees and the VPs and Deans.
If you have continued questions or concerns, or would like to discuss this further, please feel free to reach out to our Chief Information Security Officer, Mark Cather at mark.cather@umbc.edu.
Sincerely,
Jack Suess
VP of IT and Chief Information Officer
UMBC Division of Information Technology ]]>GRAD Lab is GEM’s first programmatic offering for undergraduates! Launched at the 30th Anniversary Conference in June 2006 to outstanding participant reviews, GRAD Lab offers underrepresented students exposure to the benefits of research and technology careers in a highly interactive one-day event.
Speakers may range from current graduate students to senior managers to faculty and senior administrators. They are selected from diverse communities and disciplines to present on the following topics:
GRAD Lab encourages young people of color to consider graduate engineering or science education and applying for the GEM fellowship. Focusing on the global importance of research and innovation, life-long career benefits, and real world role models the symposium will help each student envision his or her future as a technology leader, successfully apply for a GEM fellowship, and gain entry to a graduate program. GRAD Lab is GEM’s portable and scalable solution for developing diverse technical talent with advanced degrees.
Hot on the heels of our new status as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Baltimore Rock Opera Society (BROS) has completed our search and filled our first TWO paid staff positions. The hunt for BROS new MANAGING DIRECTOR continues! BROS’ Board of Directors seeks to fill the Managing Director position as soon as possible and is inviting applications through September 26, 2015. A Hiring Committee of the Board will review applications and schedule interviews with qualified candidates as the applications roll in.
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