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Alumni Mentor UMBC Interns in the Workplace When UMBC students stepped out of the classroom this summer to begin their internships, many had the University’s alumni looking out for them.  For mechanical engineering major Yehuda Baumer, that someone was Zozscha Bomhardt ’94, who served as a mentor in her role as an engineering quality leader at GE Healthcare.  Working alongside an alumni mentor in the workplace offers students the opportunity to learn from a member of the UMBC community while on the job. Students grasp the link between theory and practice and gain valuable job-related habits and skills. “Learning how… Continue Reading Alumni Mentor UMBC Interns

eCity Corporation UMBC Mentor/Alumnus:Karen J. CarpenterPresident/Artistic Director eCity Corporation “I like providing opportunities for interns to apply classroom and creative knowledge in a real-world environment.” Year of Graduation: 2002Major(s)/Degree: Ph.D. in Language, Literacy and Culture; area: Visual LiteracyFavorite Course at UMBC: Classes on new media, merging of word and image and multiculturalism Intern:Nikki JahangirieCity Corporation  “The most valuable part of my internship experience was learning how to establish a strong corporate identity to ensure the business success of our clients.”  Expected Graduation: May 2010Major: Graphic Design with a Minor in Art HistoryFavorite Course at UMBC: Foundations in Leadership Triangle Universities Nuclear… Continue Reading Alumni Mentor UMBC Interns

UMBC Boasts Three Gates Cambridge Scholars Students come to UMBC to achieve ambitious goals, knowing they will receive the education and support  they need to be successful and compete with the best. Recently, UMBC alumni won three of 100 prestigious Gates Cambridge Scholarships, for a total of four such Scholarships in the past two years. Considered one of the world’s most selective academic awards, the Gates Cambridge Scholarship fully funds one to four years of graduate study in any field at Cambridge University. Other U.S. winners for 2008 included students from Harvard, Yale, MIT, Princeton and other prestigious universities. The… Continue Reading UMBC Boasts Three Gates Cambridge Scholars

A Commitment to Community Service Providing undergraduate and graduate students with community service experiences is a vital part of UMBC’s culture. The University has recently been named to the President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction, which “recognizes colleges and universities nationwide that support innovative and effective community service and service-learning programs.” The Honor Roll is a program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, and is sponsored by the President’s Council on Service and Civic Participation, the USA Freedom Corps and the U.S. Departments of Education and Housing and Urban Development. The only other Maryland institution… Continue Reading A Commitment to Community Service

An Advocate for Students On Friday, July 11, UMBC junior Joshua Michael was sworn in as the University System of Maryland’s (USM) student regent. Michael, who is studying political science and secondary education, says he has a passion for public education and has already served as a student representative or intern at a variety of institutions. He was the UMBC representative to the USM Student Council, a student commissioner on the Maryland Higher Education Commission and a student member of the Maryland State Board of Education. Michael also spent two summers as an intern in the Maryland State Department of… Continue Reading An Advocate for Students

Protecting Privacy, Preventing Terror What do your credit history, medical records and Flickr photo streams have in common with the 9-11 Commission? A new, six-campus research effort, led by UMBC and funded by a five-year, $7.5 million Department of Defense grant sponsored by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, hopes to turn the 9-11 Commission’s recommendations for better sharing of classified intelligence data into a workable, secure technology network. What makes the project unusual is that the researchers hope their work will both help prevent future terror attacks and boost information security and privacy for average citizens. Many pieces… Continue Reading Protecting Privacy, Preventing Terror

Becoming Agents of Change The first graduating class of Gender and Women’s Studies majors has gained critical skills and leadership experience essential to the 21st century. “Our program helps prepare students – both men and women – for a world that has to understand gender in all of its strengths and complexities,” said Anne Brodsky, director of Gender and Women’s Studies and associate professor of psychology. “In addition, our classes stress that gender is just one important identity and that ethnicity, race, class, sexual orientation and disability are all critical elements as well.” The Gender and Women’s Studies program is… Continue Reading Becoming Agents of Change

First Class Graduates from Unique Media and Communication Studies Program As communication becomes increasingly digital, interactive and pervasive, knowledge of new media technology is essential. The first graduates of the Media and Communication Studies program have received a strong foundation not only in new media, but in critical media literacy and intercultural communication. “Our program is unique in that it doesn’t just prepare students for a job in media and communication fields,” said Jason Loviglio, director of Media and Communication Studies and associate professor of American studies. “The program is grounded in the liberal arts tradition, with a strong emphasis… Continue Reading First Class Graduates from Unique Media and Communication Studies Program

Meyerhoff Scholar Receives Goldwater Scholarship Meyerhoff Scholar Carla Valenzuela, a sophomore with a 4.0 GPA, is one of 321 students receiving 2008 Goldwater Scholarships, considered the most prestigious U.S. award for undergraduates in mathematics, science and engineering. The Goldwater Scholarship program honors outstanding students committed to pursuing careers as research scientists. The Scholars were selected on the basis of academic merit from a field of 1,035 students.    Valenzuela, a biological sciences major, hopes to obtain a MD/Ph.D. in neuroscience and conduct research on the potential of stem cells to serve as therapeutic tools for neurodegenerative disorders. She became interested… Continue Reading Meyerhoff Scholar Receives Goldwater Scholarship

Putting Student Research Center Stage • Watch the IRC Fellows’ award winning video UMBC’s Visual Arts Imaging Research Center (IRC) Fellows recently won an animation competition presented by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Orchestra. The Fellows created a video to accompany a five-minute contemporary violin composition, Try to Believe, by Randall Woolf, that was screened during the Orchestraís performances in New York in April. Over 28 paper, foam core and mixed media sculptures were created to make a dizzying, surreal accompaniment to Woolf’s composition. The 10 Fellows in the Visual Symphony course, taught by Eric Dyer ‘95, assistant professor of visual arts,… Continue Reading IRC Fellows Win Animation Competition

Filming the “Plight of the Puffins” Puffins: the flighted, more stylish-looking cousins of the penguin. To the island nation of Iceland, they are as culturally significant as blue crabs are to Maryland. Now a Fulbright-funded documentary film made by Maria Frostic of UMBC’s Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology (GEST) Center, to be broadcast nationally by PBS on July 23, may help spotlight how climate change could impact the unique birdsí future. Shot on location in Iceland’s Westman Islands, a shorter version of Frostic’s 13-minute documentary “Plight of the Puffins” will air on PBS’s “Wild Chronicles” series on July 23. The… Continue Reading Filming the “Plight of the Puffins”

Men’s Lacrosse to Dance Again The UMBC men’s lacrosse team completed a miraculous comeback and edged Albany, 14-13, to capture the 2008 America East Conference championship. UMBC posted its school Division I record 12th win and has won a school record 11 in a row. They have now reached the NCAA Tournament three straight years for the first time in school history. “I am so proud of this team and I have been all year long,” Head Coach Don Zimmerman said. “We’ve handled adversity incredibly well and showed what our team is capable of doing.” The UMBC men’s lacrosse team… Continue Reading Men’s Lacrosse Advances to Shot at America East Championship, NCAA Bid