NSF Graduate Fellowship Applicants - SCHEDULING ESSAY REVIEWS

 ARE YOU PREPARING AN NSF GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP APPLICATION?

 

It is important to have your essays reviewed by experts in your field of study AND by others outside your field.

 

To schedule an outside-reader review with Dr. Francis DuVinage, Director of the National Scholarships Office, please send an email to nsfgrfp@umd.edu listing SEVERAL days/times you can speak by phone during the WEEKS of October 5 and October 12.

If you are not on our ELMS resource site for NSF GRFP applicants please click here to complete a brief questionnaire to be added.

Available times are limited, and preference may be given to students who have not previously met for reviews.

Francis DuVinage, Ph.D.
Director, National Scholarships Office and Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research
2403 Marie Mount Hall
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Phone: (301) 314-9458
http://www.scholarships.umd.edu
http://www.ugresearch.umd.edu

START Internship Program Fall Virtual Information Sessions

 The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) based here at the University of Maryland will be hosting three virtual information sessions to discuss our spring 2021 internship program! I am reaching out hoping you might be able to pass this information along to any interested students:

Want to know more about START’s Internship Program?
Please sign up to attend one of our upcoming webinar information sessions to learn more about START's Internship Program! We will be offering info sessions this fall on Tuesday, October 13th, and the final on Thursday, October 29th.

The info session will be led by START’s Experiential Education Specialist, Eva Coll, who will discuss how the internship program currently works, what students or recent graduates have to gain from their experience in the program, application requirements, and the projects offered within the center that interns will be working on. The session will conclude with a 15-30 minute question and answer period, so please feel free to come with any questions you have about START as a center or our internship program!

Please register to attend through START website via the links below: 

• 10/13/20: https://www.start.umd.edu/events/virtual-information-session-internship-program-101320
• 10/29/20: https://www.start.umd.edu/events/virtual-information-session-internship-program-102920

You will receive an email on the day prior to the information session with detailed information on how to access the webinar in UMD's Zoom platform via a computer or phone.

Please email escoll@umd.edu if you have any questions about the upcoming information sessions. 

Many thanks,

Eva

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Eva Coll 
Experiential Education Specialist 

National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism
University of Maryland

Pronouns: She/Her/Hers

Phone: +1 (301) 405-7019

E-mail: escoll@umd.edu

Fall 2020 Tutoring Schedule Now Live

 

Smith Business Minor Information Sessions

 

The Smith Business Minor program will be hosting two upcoming information sessions for students who would like to explore the possibility of adding one of three Business minors to their academic portfolio. 

Students interested in General Business or the Innovation & Entrepreneurship minors should attend the information session on Thursday, October 1st at 6pm. While those interested in Business Analytics should attend the Tuesday, October 6th session at 6 pm.

RSVP here: go.umd.edu/smithminorFA20info

Questions? Please email us at smithminors@umd.edu.

Career Events for GeoTerps!

Hello GeoTerps! I know it's early in the semester but it's never too early to start thinking about your post-graduate career! While we, unfortunately, will not be hosting a Geographical Sciences fair this year, there are lots of other great events available below! 

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 CAREER & INTERNSHIP FAIR, Sept. 23, 24, & 25: 

 Fair guide for GEOG Students 

The annual Career and Internship Fair, hosted by the University Career Center, provides UMD students and alumni with an opportunity to meet with employers to discuss internship, full-time and part-time employment opportunities. Employers are looking forward to meeting undergraduate and graduate students! 

 BSOS CAREER CHATS: Explore career options over a casual chat with alumni/employers. Spotlight: Caroline Bruchman, GEOG '17 | GIS Analyst at Mead & Hunt 

Geographic Information System, October 14th @ 4 pm | Register

INTERN FOR A DAY: Intern for a Day Lite will match UMD students with professionals working in a field of interest to conduct virtual informational interviews. "Hosts" can live and work anywhere nationally and internationally. This reimagined program takes the “cold calling” out of informational interviews and networking for students! Student registration: between October 5 - October 11. 

 VIRTUAL CAREER EXPLORATION, EMPLOYER EVENTS & WORKSHOPS:

• NSA Information Session: Student Programs and Internships, September 17 • 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 
• Navigating USAJobs, Presented by OPM, September 24 • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm 
• Writing your Federal Resume, Presented by OPM, September 15 • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm  
• ENSP Career Exploration Night, September 30 • 5:00 - 7:00 PM 
• Virtual Hiring Tools Explained, October 6 • 4:30 - 5:30 PM
  
• Careers in Data Science and Data Analytics Panel | October 7 • 4:00 - 5:00 PM  
• Government Meetup: Policy, Justice and Law | October 9  • 12:00 - 2:00 PM
• Careers in Environmental Justice Panel, October 14 • 5:00 - 6:30 PM

KEY RESOURCES: 

• The BSOS Your Career page provides information, resources, and tools geared toward BSOS students in all phases of career development.
• Careers4Terps has over 1,500 open positions for UMD students to apply for! Preview openings by industry.
• The federal/state government information page provides tips, events, and information related to government jobs and internships.  
• Individual Career Planning appointments, offered by the BSOS Career Planning team and the University Career Center  
• Job/Internship Search Strategies During COVID-19, BSOS Majors  

 

[Final Call] Online certificate program- The Ethics of Sustainable Development

 

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8 Spots Left: "Ethics of Sustainable Development" (Online) Two-week online intensive certificate course. September 28th - October 12th, 2020 Mon-Fri: from 8 PM - 10 PM ET Saturdays: 9 AM - 1 PM ET On Sunday, October 11: 9 AM - 11 AM ET If you can't make it to the live sessions, recordings will be available

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Provoking Class Topics Discover theories of development, study human development indicators and strategies, and engage in provoking conversations around the intersections of ethics and human development with a diverse cohort of sustainability leaders.

Earn a Certificate Your TGP Smart Certificate is a digital certificate that uses machine-learning to help match the skills that you gain with the jobs available today. You will also gain access to our alumni network of over 3,200+ sustainability leaders.

Meet Your Professor Dr. Sharma has a PhD in Development Economics and specializes in teaching entrepreneurship and development, human dimensions of development, and Nepal's plans and policies. Dr. Sharma's area of expertise is in land reform, food security, migration, foreign aid, and development.

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M.S. positions available in remote sensing and fire ecology (Sonoma State University) GOOD GRAD SCHOOL OPPORTUNITY!

Two M.S. positions available in the Bentley Lab at Sonoma State University starting in 

Spring 2021 (applications due Oct 31, 2020) or Fall 2021 (applications due Dec 15, 2020).

Students will work on grant-funded projects related to remote sensing (terrestrial laser scanning and drones) of forests in Northern CA to investigate effects of forest management and wildfire on forest structure, carbon accounting and modeling of future wildfire risk.

Those who are interested should email Dr. Bentley (lisa.bentley@sonoma.edu) with a CV and description of: 1) research interests, 2) experience with field work and 3) skills related to spatial data processing, modeling, or coding (e.g., ArcGIS, R, python, Pix4D, etc) to discuss the position before applying.