Apply for the Geospatial Information Science Minor!

The Geospatial Information Science minor is now enrolling! Students minoring in Geospatial Information Science (GIS) gain the technical skills needed to acquire, manage, and analyze large amounts of geospatial data. The curriculum will provide students with the necessary background to use GIS in various fields such as environmental monitoring, disaster assessments, military analysis and intelligence, social justice, cartography, and other related fields. 

Interested in the GIS minor but worried you don't have enough space in your degree plan? Try our Summer 4 + 1 Program! Complete the minor by enrolling in 2 Summer Session I courses, 2 Summer Session II courses, and 1 Fall course. Visit www.ter.ps/gisminor to learn more.

Event: The Feller Lecture

 

BSOS Career Chat, ​Sarah Ahmed- ​Research Analyst, Westat

Wondering how to get started in the field of International Development?  Are you interested in the Rangel Fellow program? 

Attend the BSOS Career Chat with Sarah Ahmed who will share her experiences and advice on how you might excel in public service, advocacy, and research. This is your chance to get the inside scoop! Open to all students, but will be of particular interest to BSOS majors.

BSOS Career Chat: Westat

Wednesday, April 6th •  3 - 3:30 pm |  Virtual | RSVP to attend via Careers4Terps 

Sarah Ahmed, ANTH ‘19 | Research Analyst, Westat

With a strong commitment to public service and advocacy, she has experience working in international development, policy, and social science research. Previously, she worked as a Gender and Markets intern at the United Nations Foundation, as well as several NGOs and think tanks. As a Rangel fellow, she intends to join the U.S. Foreign Service as a Public Diplomacy officer. Sarah graduated from the University of Maryland in 2019 with a Bachelor of Arts in Anthropology and a minor in Nonprofit Leadership and Social Innovation. She speaks Urdu and English and plans to attend Georgetown University for her graduate studies.

Our alumni want to hear from our students!  This will be an engaging session, and we encourage students to ask questions throughout. Students usually ask questions about their background, classes that were helpful, application tips, etc. Check out these sample questions and bring some to the chat! Questions? Contact Crystal Marte at bsoscareers@umd.edu. 

The Joel & Kim Feller Center for Academic Advising & Career Planning in BSOS is pleased to host the BSOS Alumni Career Chat series. The Chats connect industry-specific alumni/employers with BSOS majors over Zoom.

Application Deadline Extended for Fall 2022 RA Program

The deadline to apply to the Undergraduate Research Assistant Program has been extended to Sunday, April 3rd.

Students accepted as Research Assistants (RAs) are paired with a GVPT faculty member whom they will work with throughout the semester. The RA would assist with the faculty member's research, which can involve a number of activities including collecting data, coding data, and compiling and summarizing literature reviews, while also developing his/her own unique research project under the direction of the faculty member.

RAs will enroll in an independent study course and receive three upper-level credit hours of experiential learning which can count towards the GVPT major requirements.

See further program and application details here.

Extended Deadline: All application materials due 5pm April 3, 2022

If you have any questions about the program or application, please contact Breana Dinh (bdinh@umd.edu).

Opportunity: Maryland Student Legislature

 

Register By April 15 for Maryland Student Legislature (Registration Scholarships Available; Training on April 9)

 

1. MSL's 33rd Annual Session is April 30-May 1 in the State House in Annapolis. The cost is $40 per student, which does not include transportation, lodging, and meals (excluding Saturday evening, which is provided). For students with declared majors in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, funding is available through the BSOS Undergraduate Experience Funds for 12 students to cover registration.  If you need funding for this expense, email Jenny Kilberg (jkilberg@umd.edu).
2. Students should register as a group, email Grace Riley (griley1@umd.edu) if you would like to be part of the UMD delegation , You need to indicate if you want to be part of the liberal or conservative caucus, provide your first and last name, the delegation chooses its chair and treasurer and optional other officers.
3. Students who wish to submit legislation should review the legislation on MSL.org for formatting, and then submit their bills to the Attorney General at ag@msl.org by April 16.
4. MSL is also holding a Leadership Training Institute on Saturday, April 9. This will be a hybrid event, details forthcoming. This will be an opportunity to get a crash course in MSL, parliamentary procedure, bill writing, do a practice/mock debate, and answer questions before the Annual Session.

STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICES AND SGAS

Please share this invitation with your students

PLEASE JOIN US FOR THE MARYLAND STUDENT LEGISLATURE'S

33rd Annual Session

April 30-May 1

Maryland State House, Annapolis

 

Background

The Maryland Student Legislature is an intercollegiate model legislature based on the MGA--think Mock Trial or Model UN, but for the General Assembly. College students write and submit original legislation to MSL. During the Annual Session, schools from across the state come together to debate these bills in the State House. The event also includes a keynote speaker and a Saturday evening gala at the Graduate Hotel downtown.

Registration

Students from each school register together as a delegation. Delegation Chairpersons (DCPs) should download the roster form, fill it out, email a roster of delegates to the Secretary of State at secstate@msl.org.

No delegation at your school or not sure who the DCP for your school is? Just email info@msl.org or reply to this email and we'll help you get started.

The cost to attend is $40 per student.  Students are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and food while attending the Annual Session.

QUESTIONS?

VISIT MSL.ORG OR EMAIL INFO@MSL.ORG

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR EMAIL UPDATES

CIA + FBI Information Sessions

Interested in working for a federal agency? The CIA and the FBI want to meet you!

 

CIA Info Session  

Monday, April 4 | 2 - 3:30 pm | Maryland Room (MMH 0100), Marie Mount Hall 

Get Info & Register

The session will be conducted by experienced recruiters who will share tips about characteristics they seek in candidates, the application process, and what it is like to work for the Agency! 

FBI Info Session:

Technical Careers in the Operational Technology Division

Thursday, April 7  |  1 - 2pm | Virtual Event

Register via Careers4Terps 

Come join the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for an information session, in which they will be discussing their Collegiate Hiring Initiative and the Honor's Internship Program for STEM and Non-STEM career areas.

CIA Intern-Focused Info Session

Wednesday, April 13 | 4 - 5 pm | Hornbake Library South Wing, University Career Center, 3100

Register via Careers4Terps 

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is looking for highly motivated and talented individuals from diverse academic and professional backgrounds to be part of our Agency. Attend this session to learn more about CIA employment opportunities as well additional information about:

• CIA Organizational 
• Structure Application Process 
• Obtaining a Security Clearance 

CIA Simulation

Wednesday, April 13 |  5:30 - 7:30 pm | Hornbake Library South Wing, University Career Center, 3100

Register via Careers4Terps

CIA’s Directorate of Support and the Director’s Area will host an interactive exercise tailored for students who want to learn how they can apply their backgrounds and problem-solving skills to national security issues.

Students interested in participating in the simulation must commit to the full experience and thus be able to be present for the full 2 hours. Space is limited.

Questions? Please contact Gabe Pickett, Career Outreach Specialist at the Feller Center for Advising & Career Planning at gpickett@umd.edu.

Department of Defense Beyond the Battlefield Series

Department of Defense

Beyond the Battlefield Series

 

My Journey: Career Paths in National Defense

Thursday, March 31, 2022

1:00pm – 2:30pm EDT

We invite you to a virtual discussion with members of the Department of Defense to reflect upon their respective career paths and share resources – including scholarships, internships, and hiring mechanisms – that may be available for students pursuing careers in the federal government. 

 

The event will take place on Thursday, March 31, 2022, from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. EDT.

 

This will be an interactive dialogue with leaders from across DoD who will share about their personal journeys into the federal workforce.  Students will have the opportunity to learn about career resources and ask questions of the DoD participants.  This is not intended as a hiring event, but is designed to provide information on resources for current and graduating students.

 

------------------------------------------

 

If you wish to participate please RSVP by 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, March 30, by replying to jonathan.d.evenson.civ@mail.mil with your name and the school with which you are affiliated.  The webinar link and dial-in information will be provided upon confirmation.  Due to space limitations on the webinar platform, attendance will be on a first-come, first-served basis.

 

Please also indicate if you are interested in asking a question of the DoD speakers so we can do our best to call upon everyone who wishes to do so.  To help our speakers prepare for the conversation, you may also provide your question or topic of interest along with your RSVP. 

The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) Internship Opportunity

 The United Nations Association of the National Capital Area (UNA-NCA) has two internships to be filled immediately: Program Assistant, and Communications and Design Assistant.

These internships will be for 20-32 hours/week, Monday through Thursday to start in the next few weeks until at least early June. Our internships offer a great opportunity to engage in advocacy, programming, communications, and operations in a non-profit office environment. As well, our office is connected with many Untied Nations Agencies and likeminded organizations in DC, offering unmatched networking opportunities.

Please click the respective position you are interested in to learn more about the responsibilities and how to apply. 

China's Strategic Assessment of Russia

 

Summer Class on Queer and Trans Politics in the Americas (Session 1A)

 Don’t miss this opportunity to engage with representations of queer and trans immigrants in the Americas! Students in this class will learn about the politics of LGBTQ+ representation in documentaries and short stories. You will have the opportunity to engage with guest speakers and scholars from Latin America. No language prerequisite. This is a Global Classrooms course. Please see information about summer funding from OIA below.

This course examines how queer and trans immigrants in the Americas are represented in contemporary literature and documentaries. We will watch documentaries and read novels and short stories written by and about queer and trans immigrants to analyze how stories about queer and trans immigrants are told. In this course, we will examine questions such as: How do the stories of queer and trans migrants in the Americas circulate? What are the structures of power animating their social and geographical displacement? Through texts and documentaries, we will examine the social and power structures that inform the movements of queer and trans immigrants and their narratives in the Americas. Moving Bodies thus focuses on both the body of cultural work produced by and about queer and trans displaced people and communities and to real bodies in movement. 

 

If you have any questions, contact Cecilia Azar mcazar@umd.edu

 

OIA International Education Scholarship
The Office of International Affairs is committed to increasing student access to international education opportunities, both at home and abroad. The OIA International Education Scholarship is a need-based scholarship awarded to students who enroll in one of OIA's Global Classroom's for Summer 2022. Eligible students can receive up to the value of three credits of undergraduate tuition ($1,122) based on financial need and funding availability. 

Scholarship Eligibility Criteria: Degree seeking UMD student in good academic standing who is registered for one of the Summer 2022 Global Classrooms courses

Apply by 11:59pm EST on April 30th, 2022. Funding decisions will be released by May 16. 

 

Do Good Institute's Summer Impact Interns Program

The Do Good Institute's Summer Impact Interns Program is open for applications! With more than fifty available internships for both graduate and undergraduate students, it’s shaping up to be a great summer. 

Internships range from communications and marketing to design, program management, fundraising, research and grant management. 

This leadership pipeline links undergraduate and graduate students to project- and social impact-based internship opportunities with alumni organizations and partners of the Do Good Institute. The program is designed to provide emerging social sector leaders with meaningful opportunities to gain professional experience, develop skills, build a professional network,  and learn more about working in the nonprofit and social impact sphere. Applications close March 27 at 11:59pm. 

See the open positions and apply here: https://go.umd.edu/summerpositions

Learn more about Impact Interns: https://go.umd.edu/impactinterns

Undergraduate Research Opportunities with GVPT Faculty

The GVPT Research Assistant Program is now accepting applications for Fall 2022.

Students accepted as Research Assistants (RAs) are paired with a GVPT faculty member whom they will work with throughout the semester. The RA would assist with the faculty member's research, which can involve a number of activities including collecting data, coding data, and compiling and summarizing literature reviews, while also developing his/her own unique research project under the direction of the faculty member.

 

RAs will enroll in an independent study course and receive three upper-level credit hours of experiential learning which can count towards the GVPT major requirements.

 

See further program and application details here.

 

Deadline: All application materials due 5pm March 29, 2022

If you have any questions about the program or application, please contact Breana Dinh (bdinh@umd.edu).

Maryland Student Legislature's 33rd Annual Session

 

STUDENT ACTIVITIES OFFICES AND SGAs

Please join us for the Maryland Student Legislature's

33rd Annual Session

April 30-May 1

Maryland State House, Annapolis

 

Background

The Maryland Student Legislature is an intercollegiate model legislature based on the MGA--think Mock Trial or Model UN, but for the General Assembly. College students write and submit original legislation to MSL. During the Annual Session, schools from across the state come together to debate these bills in the State House. The event also includes a keynote speaker and a Saturday evening gala at the Graduate Hotel downtown.

Registration

Students from each school register together as a delegation. Delegation Chairpersons (DCPs) should download the roster form, fill it out, email a roster of delegates to the Secretary of State at secstate@msl.org.

No delegation at your school or not sure who the DCP for your school is? Just email info@msl.org or reply to this email and we'll help you get started.

The cost to attend is $40 per student.  Students are responsible for their own travel, lodging, and food while attending the Annual Session.

QUESTIONS?

Visit msl.org or email info@msl.org

MAIR Rolling Applications Fall 2022

 

TerpsVote PAID Internship for the Fall 2022 Midterm Election

 TerpsVote is hiring two paid interns to support our work for the 2022 Midterm election! 

Interns will help us meet our goals for this fall:

• Increase UMD student participation in 2022 midterm elections through motivation, engagement, and education via campus events and social media.
• Mitigate barriers to student voting through increased information about voter registration, voting procedures, and absentee ballots.
• Maintain a non-partisan approach to voter engagement.

Time Commitment: 10 hours per week from July 1, 2022 through December 10, 2022. Work will be done remotely from July 1 - August 27 and in person during the Fall 2022 semester.

Compensation: $15 per hour, paid via a bi-weekly paycheck.

Qualifications: Qualified candidates will demonstrate an interest in and basic knowledge of voting in the US, as well as demonstrate experience and skills in social media, event planning, research, and/or education outreach. Interns MUST be enrolled at UMD College Park for the Fall 2022 semester (May or August 2022 graduates are not eligible).

For a more detailed position description and the intern application, go to: go.umd.edu/tvintern22. The application is due Sunday, April 3! 

SUMMER 2022 COURSE OFFERING - Online & in the Streets: Protest and Activism in Feminist Movements

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn about Latin American women's movements, protest, and activism! Students in this class will engage in oral history methods, learn digital tools, and participate in group projects with students from Universidad Nacional de Tres de Febrero, Argentina.

How do activists fight for change, both online and in the streets? How have women's agendas and strategies changed during the 20th and 21th century? Feminist movements in Latin America are at a critical historical juncture. Activists throughout the hemisphere are organizing to demand change and justice, to denounce pervasive misogyny and gender violence, and to envision and realize another world. They are mobilizing in digital and physical spaces under the hashtags #NiUnaMenos and #AbortoLegalYa, to condemn femicide, to advocate access to legal abortions in public hospitals, and to introduce comprehensive sex education in public schools. From Mexico to Argentina, women, lesbians, trans, and non-binary people are fighting together for the right to live without fear, the right to make decisions about their own bodies, and the right to exist in a just world. As part of the Global Classrooms, this course is a unique opportunity to learn from and with activists, scholars, and students from Argentina. If you have any questions, contact Sabrina González at sabgonz1@umd.edu.

West End Strategy Team Summer 2022 Paid Internship Opportunity

West End Strategy Team is currently accepting applications for paid internship positions for the summer 2022 semester in our Washington, D.C. office. We welcome students from diverse backgrounds to apply and strongly encourage applications from people of color, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQ candidates.

We are a full-service strategic communications firm with offices in D.C., New York and Chicago, offering clients a comprehensive approach that includes message development, media relations, online strategy, marketing and crisis communications. Our team works with organizations seeking to enhance their influence on issues including social and economic justice, human rights, civil rights, faith-based advocacy and sustainability. What drives us is the fact that our work touches the lives of real people—women and children, racial and religious minorities, people affected by gun violence, immigrants, working families and so many others.

WEST interns have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working closely with progressive, nonprofit and international organizations in a professional setting. Responsibilities include: writing and editing materials for distribution to the media, drafting opinion pieces, developing social media content, researching client organizations and their issue areas, researching target journalists and compiling media lists, conducting media outreach, aggregating news content, and various clerical duties. Through this experience, interns will cultivate a working knowledge of highly relevant political and advocacy organizations, the major issues of the day, and the media.

Interns should be able to commit full-time from May through August 2022. Office hours are 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. ET. Each application must include the following: resume, cover letter and writing sample. Please include the writing sample in the same document as your cover letter. Only complete applications will be considered. Application can be found here. No phone calls, please.

Alumni Scholarships are Open for the 2022-2023 Academic Year!

 

The Alumni Association will be awarding 33 scholarships for the 2022-2023 academic year. 

 

All current students who have completed one semester at the University of Maryland College Park and will be enrolled full time (12+ credits for undergraduate students and 48+ units for graduate students) during both Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters are eligible to apply. Scholarship award recipients will receive $1,000 each semester. 

To find out more and apply, use this link. 

 

All applications are due by Monday, March 28 by 11:59pm EDT. 

McNair Grad School Prep Program - Info Sessions

 Thinking about Graduate School and Pursuing a Ph.D.?

 

The McNair Scholars Program Can Help You Get There!

 

The Academic Achievement Programs' Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program is a graduate school preparation program designed to prepare and guide high academic achievers who are 1st generation students or students from traditionally underserved groups to matriculate into graduate programs & to earn doctoral or terminal degrees.

 

Benefits of Being a McNair Scholar:

-- Paid Summer Research Experience with Faculty

-- GRE & Graduate School Application Fee Waivers

-- Graduate School Application Preparation Assistance

 

Virtual Information Session Dates & Links:

 

Date	Time	Link/Location	Passcode
March 14, 2022	12:00pm - 1:00pm	https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6450831591	Meeting ID: 645 083 1591
March 18, 2022	12:00pm - 1:00pm	https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6450831591	Meeting ID: 645 083 1591
March 28, 2022	12:00pm - 1:00pm	https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6450831591	Meeting ID: 645 083 1591
Apr 1, 2022	12:00pm - 1:00pm	https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6450831591	Meeting ID: 645 083 1591

 

Application Deadline:

 - Rolling admissions; limited spaces available

 

Visit: http://ugst.umd.edu/AAP/mcnair-about.html

 

Contact: 

Hana Tekle

htekle@umd.edu