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The UMBC Joint Center for Earth Systems Technology invites the campus community to a symposium focused on communicating the results of scientific climate investigations. A panel of noted climate researchers will contribute their knowledge of Earth’s climate a discussion prompted by questions from the broader UMBC audience. This Communicating Climate symposium also celebrates the integration of art and science with renowned musician and composer Kenji Williams who will perform the multi-media presentation, “Beautiful Earth,” at 3:30 pm. The event will be held in the University Center Ballroom, April 20, 2015 from 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM.

CPR for the Healthcare Provider will be sponsored by the Department of Emergency Health Services on the following date: Thursday, May 28, 2015 – 5:30-10:00 pm Sherman Hall – A-Wing – Room 305 This class is open to the public. Registration fee is $85 for the full provider course including the manual; $70 for the renewal course without the manual. For further information, contact Danette McCoy at 410-455-3584 or email danette@umbc.edu.

With several hundred scientists, educators and biotechnology business leaders in attendance, A Look Ahead XVIII will be a unique opportunity to connect with Maryland’s scientific research community. The event will be held on April 15, 2015 from 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. in UMBC’s University Center Ballroom. FEATURED SPEAKERS Louis M. Weiner, M.D. Director, Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center and Chair, Department of Oncology,Georgetown University Medical Center Suzanne Ostrand-Rosenberg, Ph.D. Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, UMBC and Robert & Jane Meyerhoff Chair of Biochemistry, UMBC Poster Session on UMBC Faculty Research begins at 3:30 p.m. and continues at 6:15 p.m.

Junior Information Systems major, Nazi Paikidze, has been invited to compete in the invitation-only, U.S. Women’s Chess Championship, scheduled to take place at the Chess Club & Scholastic Center of St. Louis, March 31 – April 13, 2015. Ms. Paikidze, 21 and an International Chess Master, was the 2007 World Under-14 Girl’s Chess Champion, the 2008 World Under-16 Girl’s Chess Champion, and has multiple European Youth Championships to her name. With such a distinguished series of achievements in the sport at such a young age, I felt inclined to ask what has been most memorable for her thus far. Nazi… Continue Reading UMBC To Be Represented at U.S. Women’s Chess Championship

The UMBC community will celebrate the accomplishments of this year’s campus- and system-wide award recipients at 12 p.m. on Wednesday, April 1, in the University Center Ballroom. A light lunch will follow. Release time will be granted for employees to take part in this event, and everyone is encouraged to attend. All campus offices will remain open, and services should continue to be offered. Supervisors and staff are asked to work together to coordinate staffing. We will honor the following faculty and staff colleagues, each of whom was selected by a  committee of peers. Michelle R. Scott Associate Professor and… Continue Reading Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony (4/1)

The Shared Services Centers (SSC) Team, which includes the Business Process Improvement, Communication, and Human Resources (BPI) Work Groups, as well as our Advisory Council, is moving forward with a go-live date of May 2015 for our initial two Phase I Shared Services Centers and many business process improvements. Work groups have completed documentation of all current business processes and are nearly done mapping future business processes to assist in focusing our BPI efforts. In our continuing effort to keep the campus informed and to allow for input and feedback, you are invited to attend a Shared Services Centers (SSC)… Continue Reading Shared Services Centers Town Hall Meeting (3/23)

From: Provost Rous As we prepare for the 2015 May Commencement, President Hrabowski and I cordially invite you to participate in the Commencement ceremonies of the Undergraduate and Graduate School Programs. Doctoral and Master’s degrees will be conferred on Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the UMBC Retriever Activities Center (RAC). Baccalaureate degrees will be conferred on Thursday, May 21, 2015, at 1:00 p.m. at the Royal Farms Arena. As you know, these events mean a great deal to our students, their parents, and guests, so I hope you will make a special effort to share in their… Continue Reading 2015 May Commencement Ceremonies

The president of Portugal has honored Antonio “Tony” Moreira, vice provost of academic affairs and professor of chemical and biochemical engineering, with the title Commander of the Order of Public Instruction. Ambassador Nuno Brito bestowed the honor upon Moreira this week at the Portuguese Embassy in Washington, D.C. At the ceremony, Moreira discussed how he works to foster connections between UMBC and Portugal. “In my almost 25 years working at UMBC… I felt that I need to support the youth of Portugal and provide them opportunities,” he said. President Hrabowski praised Moreira’s work at UMBC during the ceremony. “Portugal has a rich… Continue Reading President of Portugal Honors Tony Moreira, Vice Provost of Academic Affairs