Monday, September 28, 2020
The Diamondback's Photo Desk is Hiring!
Intern From Home!
Join Silver Wings!
Swab for Gift of Life!
Join the Pre-Genetic Counseling Society at UMD!
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Apply for SURE Fellowship - $250 stipend
Join the UMD Dive Chat Team Today!
"Be Bold" No-Essay Scholarship
JOB OPPORTUNITY: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Join UMD Strive!
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineer GBM 9/29
Tuesday, September 22, 2020
The Nyumburu/BMI Health Initiative (Online Health Related Workshops)
Are you interested in developing a holistic and sustainable healthier lifestyle?
If the answer to the aforementioned question is “yes”, then the NYUMBURU/BMI Health Initiative may be for you!
The Nyumburu/BMI Health Initiative is geared towards assisting students, staff and community members, to establish healthy lifestyles that they will embrace throughout their lives. This program largely utilizes exposure as a form of education. It exposes students to information regarding healthy eating habits, healthy workout habits and, in general, holistic healthy lifestyles.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be no in-person workouts, however, there will be weekly ZOOM workshops focused on various facets of health and wellness.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS DYNAMIC PROGRAM PLEASE EMAIL: SOLOMON@UMD.EDU to be added to the weekly workshop mailing list and to receive the Zoom link to participate in the weekly workshops. The workshops will likely be Thursdays from 10:30 until 11:30 am.
Join the Orientation Staff for 2021!
The 2021 Orientation Staff Application is officially LIVE! We hope you will BREAK OUT OF YOUR SHELL and apply to be on the 2021 Orientation Staff! There are two different types of positions that you can choose to apply for: Orientation Advisor (OA) or Program Registrar (PR). To put these positions in perspective, your OA's were the ones that you spent your orientation day with, and you probably spoke with a PR if you called to sign up or ask questions about orientation!
If you are interested, we will be hosting information sessions to help you learn more about these positions on the following days:
Info Session: Monday, September 21 — 4:30PM (ESJ 0224)
Info Session: Monday, September 28 — 11:30AM (Virtual: Zoom Link)
Info Session: Tuesday, October 6 — 4:30PM (Virtual: Zoom Link)
Info Session: Thursday, October 15 — 7:30PM (Virtual: Zoom Link)
Info Session: Wednesday, October 21 — 5:30PM (Virtual: Zoom Link)
Info Session: Monday, October 26 — 6:00PM (Virtual: Zoom Link)
Applications are open now at ter.ps/oriapply, and are due by October 28th at 11:59 PM.
If you have questions, please email orientation@umd.edu.
HERE is the job description for being an Orientation Advisor and a Program Registrar as well as more information about the benefits of the positions.
Thank you, and we look forward to reading your applications soon!
Doctors Without Borders at UMD!
Doctors Without Borders is coming to UMD as a student chapter and we are recruiting for members!
Doctors Without Borders has grown into a medical movement of more than 30,000 doctors, nurses, logisticians, and administrators. They treat patients in some of the most remote and dangerous places in the world. In more than 70 countries, they’re saving lives threatened by violence, disease, malnutrition, exclusion from health care, and catastrophic events.
Their commitment is to provide the best care possible to every patient and their independence and neutrality allow them to go where many other organizations can’t or won’t.
Global health initiatives require a collective effort from people in a variety of disciplines. Doctors Without Borders goes far beyond the medical personnel. The vast majority of people who work for Doctors Without Borders are not medical-related at all. There are many jobs related to simply managing the organization, marketing, and being a cultural liaison for local people that the doctors interact with. Our chapter mirrors this diversity.
At UMD, our student chapter is passionate about becoming a part of a vital movement — a mission that seeks to provide urgent medical care to people who need it the most. DWB/MSF UMD has 2 fundamental goals: support the work of DWB/MSF through advocacy and awareness focused events, and practice what we preach through volunteering in our community.
Join us and help Doctors without Borders by sharing their work, their challenges, their stories, and their fierce commitment!
To learn more about what our plans are for the fall and to get involved…
Make sure you are following our social media and look out for more posts;
https://www.instagram.com/dwb.umd/
https://www.facebook.com/DWB.UMD
Submit your email for membership on our Terplink;
https://terplink.umd.edu/organization/dwb-msf-umd
And/or fill out our interest form;
https://forms.gle/YiDQQ5htKUd2osP9A
Come talk to us during the First Look Fair the 9/16 and 9/17, from 12-4pm on our zoom call;
Virtual Volunteering Opportunities with LCSL
Join us for the Fall 2020 Alternative Breaks Dialogue Program!
Program Details:
- The Alternative Breaks Dialogue Program looks to build a world in which UMD students are empowered learners in community together, taking action toward just causes
- Through deliberative and reflective dialogues addressing global social issues, student participants will exchange and evaluate different ideas and approaches that challenge specific social, political and economic structures of our global community.
- Interested students must be willing to commit 1.5 hours/week for 5 weeks between October 19th, 2020 - November 16, 2020.
- The experience is FREE.
Who should participate?:
- Any student who wants to explore community development, civic engagement, local issues, leadership, and service
- Undergraduate and graduate students interested in exploring social issues that include environmental conservation, education, socio-economic inequality, healthcare, and more.
How will you benefit from participating?
- Connect with a community of peers from across campus and create new friendships.
- Develop and practice personal and group leadership skills such as active listening, reflection, critical thinking, and communication.
- Learn how to effectively engage in constructive dialogue
What should I expect?
- Active engagement in personal reflection, listening, small group dialogue, and small group activities
- Thought-provoking questions and dialogue around social issues
- Make connections between social issues and your academic, personal, professional, or civic life
- Identify at least one action step to take towards a social issue you are passionate about
Application Information:
- Visit alternativebreaks.umd.edu to sign up starting Sunday, September 20th, 2020
- The deadline to apply is Wednesday, October 7th, 2020.
For more information or questions, visit Alternativebreaks.umd.edu or contact us at alternativebreaks@umd.edu
TLI will Take Place Virtually this Semester
Social Change: Individual Leadership
This Fall 2020 Maryland Lead is offering Terrapin Leadership Institute Social Change: Individual Leadership! This 5-week track will exclusively be provided in a virtual space during the fall semester. Sessions will take place starting the week of September 28th to the week of October 26th.
Following the social change model, this track engages participants in topics that cover individual inner leadership such as leadership styles, ethics & values, identity, to help them develop a more complex understanding of the sequential nature of self leadership. This track is perfect for emerging leaders with no prior formal leadership experience necessary! Perks of participating include TLI swag, resume workshop, community building and much more. Registration is now open and you do not want to miss out, contact mlead@umd.edu with any questions!
This Week! Connected Diaspora: Central American Visuality in the Age of Social Media
Visit us this Week!
The Stamp Gallery opens Monday, September 21st with the following operating hours: Mondays–Thursdays: 10 am – 7 pm, Fridays: 10 am – 5 pm, Saturdays: 11 am – 5 pm, Sundays: Closed.
The first hour of each day is by reservation only for our guests who want to have a private viewing experience. Sign up at stamp.umd.edu/galleryreservation. All of our exhibition programming will be held virtually; look below for links and additional information.
The STAMP Student Union will be open for General Public access; however non-UMD Students Faculty or Staff will need to enter STAMP through it's main entrance (facing Campus Drive), and complete a COVID-19 Symptoms checklist. Don't forget to bring your mask- it's required when inside the building! Additional information about STAMP operations can be found at stamp.umd.edu/reopen
THE STAMP GALLERY PRESENTS
Connected Diaspora: Central American Visuality in the Age of Social Media
September 21 - October 17
Opening Reception on the Stamp Gallery's Instagram Live
Tuesday, September 22, 2020, 5 – 6PM EST
Free and Open to the Public
Information at stamp.umd.edu/gallery
Connected Diaspora: Central American Visuality in the Age of Social Media casts light on a new generation of artists who visually reflect on U.S Central American lives and experiences in the era of social media. These new voices from the Central American diaspora have built a creative community that transcends state lines and borders.
Their practices range from delicate ceramic sculptures to large scale paintings to digital art—exploring images of displacement, war, and trauma. Contemplations on everyday life, nature, and architecture, coupled with insights on invisibility and empowerment, are all manifested in this visual assembly. Central Americans make up the third largest U.S Latinx group—a statistic that is not equally reflected when referencing Latinx art. Beyond news articles, Central Americans in the diaspora are a creative force leading the way to a more expansive discourse on Latinx Art.
Curated by Veronica Melendez
Featuring artwork by: Eddy Leonel Aldana, Galileo Gonzalez, Kim LaVonne, Glenda Lissette, Dennissé Carlota Nieto Zelaya, Jessy DeSantis, Xiomara Garay, Celea Guevara, Kimberly Benavides, Veronica Melendez, Elizabeth Fernanda Rodriguez, Kiara Machado, Julia Mata, Juan Madrid, Isidra Sabio, Paulino Celestino Mejia, Keith L Torres, Johanna Toruño
Co-sponsored by the School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, the Department of Spanish and Portuguese at UMD, as well as La Casa de la Cultura de El Salvador in Washington, DC
Additional Programming:
Keynote Speaker: Mauricio E. RamÃrez, artist, curator and Ph.D Candidate in Latin American and Latino Studies Department at UC Santa Cruz with an emphasis in Visual Studies THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 5:00-6:15 PM livestreamed to Youtube: stamp.umd.edu/cdkeynote
Artist Panel 2 featuring Jessy DeSantis, Celea Guevara and curator Veronica Melendez THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 5:00-6:15 PM livestreamed to Youtube at stamp.umd.edu/cdpanel2
Artist Panel 3 with La Casa de la Cultura de El Salvador featuring artists Beatriz Cortez , Muriel Hasbun, and Kiara Machado Thursday, OCT. 8, 5:00 - 7:00 PM livestreamed to Youtube at stamp.umd.edu/cdpanel3 and on Facebook
Zine Making Workshop with La Horchata Zine THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 5:00-6:15 PM UMD Students Only- registration to be published on stamp.umd.edu/gallery
Virtual DJ Exhibition Closing Dance Party FRIDAY, OCT 16, 8:00-10:00 PM Zoom link at stamp.umd.edu/cddanceparty
ABOUT THE GALLERY
Located on the first floor of the Adele H. Stamp Student Union—Center for Campus Life at the University of Maryland, College Park and online at stamp.umd.edu/gallery, the Stamp Gallery is dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art, especially the work of emerging and mid-career artists. The Stamp Gallery supports contemporary art that is challenging, academically engaging, and attuned to broad community and social issues. Through meaningful exhibitions and programming, the Gallery offers outside-of-the-classroom experiential learning opportunities. It functions as a laboratory where emerging artists and curators experiment and work through their ideas. The Gallery’s programming aims to emphasize the importance of process to contemporary artistic practice and to provide a forum for dialogue.
FREE and open to the public. Fall 2020 hours starting September 21: Mondays–Thursdays: 10 am – 7 pm, Fridays: 10 am – 5 pm, Saturdays: 11 am – 5 pm, Sundays: Closed.
For the Fall 2020 semester, the first hour of each day will be by reservation only. For reservation information visit stamp.umd.edu/gallery
The Stamp Gallery is closed on all University holidays.
Native Speakers of Arabic, Farsi, Russian, & Mandarin Needed!
Are you a fluent native speaker of Arabic, Farsi, Russian, or Mandarin?
We are running an online study that lasts approximately 1.5 hours and involves meeting with a researcher on Zoom, completing a few questionnaires, and audio-recording words to be used in an upcoming language study. Compensation for participating is an Amazon gift card. You will be paid $20/hour.
Eligibility requirements: at least 18 years old, normal hearing, no history of speech-language pathology, must have spoken your native language at home as your first language, must not have spent any significant time outside a country in which your native language is not a primary language before the age of 18, and must currently reside in the U.S.
You will have to download audio-recording software (Audacity) and a mobile device sound level meter app, as well as use an external microphone (such as the one on Apple headphones) connected to a computer.
If you are interested in participating or have any questions, please email Val Karuzis at vkaruzis@umd.edu.
Join TAMID at Maryland Today!
The TAMID Group is a multidisciplinary organization that focuses on start-ups and the early development of international companies. The TAMID Group provides its members with real life consulting experience working directly with CEOs on projects that will have an immediate impact on their companies.
TAMID at UMD offers 3 unique tracks: Consulting, Fund, and Tech. For each of these tracks TAMID provides education and experiential learning, so no prior knowledge is required. Additionally, TAMID prides itself on its dedication to creating strong bonds between its members and fostering a close-knit community. Throughout the year, our chapter hosts multiple social events, professional development opportunities, volunteering experiences, and chapter dinners. Our on-campus programming culminates in an engaging application based summer fellowship in Tel Aviv where students from 40+ TAMID chapters worldwide live together while interning for different start-ups and global entities in Tel Aviv.
For more information check out our website: https://www.tamidatmaryland.org/
Interested in applying? Here is our application link: https://ter.ps/tamidapply
Still have questions feel free to email: maryland@tamidgroup.org
To read more about how TAMID will change your life and college experience, click here.
UMD Ethics Bowl Team
The UMD Ethics Bowl Team is a debate team that prepares and presents arguments based on contemporary moral questions at intercollegiate competitions. We cover a wide range of current issues such as fake news, cybersecurity, government surveillance, firearm permits, voting rights of felons, censorship, transgender rights, labor rights and so much more!
If you are interested in becoming a part of our team, please email umdethicsbowl@gmail.com with your name, year, and major.
Anyone is welcome to join!
FREE Test Prep Resources + Win a $400 Gift Card
Are you studying for the MCAT, DAT, GRE, OAT, PCAT, LSAT, or GMAT? Use the link below to receive a FREE study guide and access to free events from Kaplan Test Prep! Each registration or download also enters you for a chance to win a $400 dollar gift card.
Link: https://kaplanquizzes.com/grad-events/?sba=beata
Employment Opportunities with srcLogic
srcLogic is a boutique technical consulting company based out of Tysons Corner, VA, who focuses on software implementation. In the past, we have had a lot of success hiring students with technical and engineering backgrounds at University of Maryland. We are actively hiring students and alumni for our two open positions this Fall recruiting period. The roles are for an Associate Technical Consultant (0-2 years experience) and a Technical Consultant (2+ years of experience).
We have an extensive 8 week training period where we teach our new hires everything that they need to be successful at our company. Because of this, we are looking for motivated, hard-working
If you any have questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to umd.careers.srclogic@gmail.com
The Paper Shell Review Editors Needed!
Federal and Global Fellows Sponsored Virtual Visits and Information Sessions
Week of September 21st-25th
Event: Rangel International Affairs Fellowship, FSO, and State. Dept. Information Session
Date: Wednesday September 23, 2020
Time: 12:00PM-1:30PM
Location: https://umd.zoom.us/j/91045587334?pwd=djNKdjMxMlBLQUM3RUdMRmQ4Tzk0dz09
RSVP here:
The Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowships provide financial support through two years of graduate study, internships, mentoring, and professional development activities leading to an appointment in the Foreign Service of the U.S. Department of State. The application deadline is October 14, 2020. Our wonderful panelists, Cameron Torreon, Aaron Bhatt, and Sarahaan Yeh (all alumni of our program), will also share their experience working at the U.S. Embassy, Foreign Service, Boren, Fulbright, graduate school, and internship experiences.
Cameron Torreon (Federal Fellow '12, U.S. Foreign Policy) graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from UMD in Government and Politics with a minor in Spanish Language and Literature. He received the highly competitive Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Graduate Fellowship and through the program pursued his Master's degree in International Affairs at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA). After graduating in 2017, Cameron joined the U.S. Department of State as a Foreign Service Officer and served his first-tour at the US Embassy Jakarta in Indonesia.
Aaron Bhatt (Global Fellow '14, Science Diplomacy) graduated from UMD with a B.A. Cum Laude in Economics and Government & Politics, with a minor in Arabic. He is a 2015 Charles B. Rangel Scholar and 2018 Rangel Graduate Fellow. He recently completed his Master in Public Administration at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, focusing on Energy, Environment, and Management. He was awarded the Boren Scholarship and studied Arabic in 2016-2017 in Meknes, Morocco through the Arabic Flagship Program. Prior to the Department of State, Aaron worked at Chemonics International on USAID projects in East and Southern Africa, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and the U.S. Census Bureau.
Sarahann Yeh (Global Fellow '15, Science Diplomacy) was awarded a highly competitive Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Fellowship to prepare her for a career in the Foreign Service. She received her M.A. at Johns Hopkins SAIS and is currently serving as a Foreign Service Officer at the U.S. Department of State. Previously she was awarded a 2016-2017 Fulbright Grant to teach English in Indonesia. Yeh graduated from UMD with a B.S. Summa Cum Laude in Biology/Biological Sciences. She was named a Philip Merrill Presidential Scholar and is an alumna of the College Park Scholars Life Sciences program. She also is a member of Omicron Delta Kappa, a national leadership honor society.
Event: Cornerstone Government Affairs Virtual Site Visit
Date: Friday September 25, 2020
Time: 10:00AM-11:00AM
Location: https://umd.zoom.us/j/93245334020?pwd=VEQwaVpDamVZL1QvU2I2MkVjaWpjdz09
RSVP here.
Cornerstone Government Affairs (CGA) is a group involved in interesting policy work on a wide range of issues to include health, education, energy and environment, defense, homeland security, agriculture, and others. They have a paid internship program that provides a unique opportunity for selected candidates to gain first-hand policy experience and exposure to the people and processes of the United States Congress and Washington, D.C
We are excited to host two principal senior executives from Cornerstone Government Affairs:
Former Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr. joined Cornerstone Government Affairs in October 2015. He brings to Cornerstone a 21-year career working for House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-MD). John was a member of the Maryland House of Delegates, serving District 29B in St. Mary’s County since 1999. He served on the Appropriations Committee where he was the Chairman of the Education and Economic Development Subcommittee. It was John’s leadership that led the charge to bring the University of Maryland to the Higher Education Center.
Heather Molino joined Cornerstone in 2015 after two decades of Capitol Hill and communications experience, where she developed significant expertise in cyber, defense, space, intelligence and national security. Prior to joining Cornerstone, Heather was the minority staff director for the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI) under Ranking Member C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD).
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