Commencement Ceremony Opportunity for Graduating Students!

Hello Graduating Students!

Congratulations on your upcoming graduation! If you want to make your graduation experience more special, the Geography Department has an exciting opportunity for you all!

For the first time in recent history, the department is going to select a student speaker to give a speech for the Geographical Sciences/ Anthropology Commencement Ceremony on May 20, 2017. This opportunity is open to all students participating in the commencement! If you want a chance to reflect on your experience these past few years with all of your peers, consider applying for this opportunity!

Applications are due by April 14 and can be accessed by clicking here.

There is not a set format for your speech, so you're free to craft it as you like! We'd love to hear about your fond memories and accomplishments with the department or at UMD, in general.

A basic template you could use to outline your speech could go as follows:

a. Greeting members of the audience on behalf of the graduating class

b. Ability to celebrate the accomplishments of the graduating class

c. The means to reflect upon the past few years

d. The capability to convey a message for the future

The time limit for this speech is 5 minutes.

If you have any questions, please contact Amanda Hall (ahall2@umd.edu). We hope you apply for this wonderful opportunity! 

*Finalists will be notified by April 21.

Federal/ Global Fellows Program Applications due Apr 7!

Think a career in public service is only for government and politics majors? Think again! Federal agencies, nonprofits/NGO’s, think tanks, and policy-related organizations are interested in your scientific expertise as they confront pressing issues in science, technology, healthcare, cyber-security, and sustainability. The Global Fellows and Federal Fellows Programs offer you a chance to take your skills out of the classroom and apply them in the real world. You can earn Scholarship in Practice credit and a Fellows Program notation on your transcript if you decide to do these programs!

Both programs combine a fall seminar in an issue area with a Spring internship in Washington D.C. Some of our concentrations include Science Diplomacy, Energy and Environment, Responses to Global Challenges, and Homeland Security Policy. 

Past internship locations include: National Institutes of Health; Department of Energy; Genetic Alliance; House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Aerospace Industries Association; Department of State; Bureau of Oceans, Environment & Science; White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; and Department of Homeland Security.

Year-round activities include trips to Capitol Hill and federal agencies, professional development workshops, and conversations with policymakers.

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APPLY NOW!!! Application Link: Online Application

For details regarding the application requirements, go to http://federalfellows.umd.edu and/or http://globalfellowsdc.umd.edu or contact our office: 2407 Marie Mount Hall, 301-314-0261.

First wave of applications will be reviewed on April 7. Rolling admissions thereafter.

Apply to be a Member of the BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council!

Attention BSOS Students!

Do you want to gain leadership experience while also being able to voice important matters that could better the undergraduate experience? If so, please consider applying for the BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC)!

The Geographical Sciences department has not been represented recently and it is important that our perspectives and concerns are heard! The DSAC influences decisions made at the college-level, like how certain budgets are allocated, and we would love to have our department's opinions and concerns brought the discussion. More information on the BSOS DSAC can be found here.

Applications for the 2017-18 school year are being accepting now! The application deadline is April 10, click here for the application form.

We hope to see some GEOG students on the Advisory Council next year! Good Luck!

Diversity Abroad: Celebration and Reception-- May 10

Come celebrate the rich diversity of our Terps Abroad community! All members of the UMD community are welcome to join us! The reception will include a panel discussion of study abroad alumni, information and resources from campus units on how students can internationalize their career, and provide some great networking opportunities!

If you're interested in attending this event, please RSVP at ter.ps/EAdiversity

Let Girls Map on Apr 5!

Come to Geography Club's first ever mapathon, Let Girls Map!

Archaeology Field Research Experience

Do you like history?  Interested in archaeology?  Want to help a community learn about its past?  The University of Maryland Department of Anthropology invites you to join the summer 2017 archaeological field school!  Held in Easton, Maryland, we are documenting the heritage of a 200-year-old free black community at the invitation of current community members.

The six-week course in June and early July will focus on excavation methods, archaeological analysis, and community engagement as we research an 18th-century free African-American home and present our findings to neighbors and descendants.

For more information, please go to www.aia.umd.edu/field.html.

START Summer Internships! Applications due April 4

Are you interested in working directly with researchers on policy relevant, terrorism, and counter-terrorism focused research? If so, consider applying for START's Summer Internship Program!

The program runs from June 1 to August 11 and students are expected to work a minimum of 20-hours a week. Students will choose to work on one of 15 available project opportunities. Projects offered by the program include Global Terrorism Database to GIS focused research and Understanding Domestic Radicalization through Unconventional Weapons and Technology.

Everyone, from a undergraduate Freshman to Ph.D. candidates, are welcome to apply to this internship.

If you have any questions, contact internships@start.umd.edu or visit their website  http://www.start.umd.edu/education/internships.

APPLICATIONS ARE DUE APRIL 4, 2017 BY 11:59 PM.

Writing Center Internship

Global and Federal Fellows Application

Federal/Global Fellows Program- Great for BSOS Students!

Want an internship in Washington, D.C.? Interested in global or domestic issues? Apply now to the Global Fellows or Federal Fellows Program! Earn Scholarship in Practice credit and a Fellows Program notation on your transcript!

Both programs combine a fall seminar course in an issue area with a spring internship in Washington D.C. Some of our concentrations include: Critical Regions and International Relations, Responses to Global Challenges, Energy and Environment, and Science Diplomacy. Past internship locations include: Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control, and Genetic Alliance. Year-round activities include trips to Capitol Hill and federal agencies, professional development workshops, and conversations with policymakers.

APPLY NOW!!! Application Link: Online Application

For details regarding the application requirements, go to http://federalfellows.umd.edu and/or http://globalfellowsdc.umd.edu or contact our office: 2407 Marie Mount Hall,301-314-0261. First wave of applications will be reviewed on April 7. Rolling admissions thereafter.

Career Fair Updates

Employer Resume Review for the Geographical Sciences Career & Internship Fair

University Career Center - 3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing/ March 29, 2017, 1-4 p.m.

RSVP: https://go.umd.edu/geogfairprep

Geographical Sciences Career & Internship Fair

Friday, March 31, 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. / 1158 LeFrak Hall

go.umd.edu/geogfair17

List of Registered Employers: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/events/students.php?mode=list&cf=geog17sp

LinkedIn Photo Booth

Friday, March 31, 10 a.m.-noon

1166 LeFrak Hall 

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Employer Resume Review for the Geographical Sciences Career & Internship FairUniversity Career Center - 3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing
March 29, 2017, 1-4 p.m.

RSVP: https://go.umd.edu/geogfairprep 

Are you planning to attend the Geographical Sciences Career & Internship Fair, but don't know where to start? Want to know what to expect and how to prepare to make a great impression on the organizations you speak with?

Mr. Hayward, a UMD Alum and GIS Manager at Pure Technologies, will hold office hours in the University Career Center to help you prepare! Mr. Hayward is offering the following services...
- resume review (bring a printed resume)
- career fair preparation tips
- interview prep tips
- information on the field of GIS

For additional information about this event: Contact Kristen Frese, kfrese@umd.edu.

New Sustainable Development Course (Summer 2017)

Are you interested in issues of sustainable development and culture?

Announcing the University of Maryland Summer Session I Course:

ANTH 298E: Anthropological Approaches to Sustainable Development

This is a CORE course counting toward SB: Behavioral and Social Sciences; it also counts as a Social and Human Dimensions elective for the Sustainability Studies Minor.

This is an ONLINE COURSE.  Students do not need to be on campus to take this course.

Course Description:

This course is an introduction to anthropological approaches to sustainable development. The material will cover an overview of the history of sustainable development, major development and environmental theories, and development strategies as they relate to an anthropological concern for an integrated, holistic, comparative, and humane approach to sustainable development. We will examine the relationship between social well-being and the conservation of natural resources, and we will take a critical approach to common assumptions about this relationship. We will also look at practical applications of an anthropological approach to project methodology. The overall aim of this course is to engender a more context-based and culturally aware approach to sustainable development.

If you have any questions, please email Dr. Melissa Stevens at melissa.stevens7@gmail.com.