Category Archives: Faculty/Staff

USG Hosts its First Ally Week!

Posted on September 24, 2018 by

What is Ally Week? In 2005, the Gay Lesbian & Straight Education Network (GLSEN) hosted the first LGBT Ally Week, which is when “LGBTQ K-12 students and LGBTQ educators lead the conversation on what they need from their allies in … Continue reading →

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Mobile Market Mondays at USG

Posted on September 19, 2018 by

The Mobile Market is a program supported by the Capital Area Food Bank (CAFB), who provides fresh seasonal fruits, vegetables, and other food items at ZERO COST for distribution to the campus and community. Continue reading →

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We Can’t Wait to Celebrate With You on May 10th!

Posted on April 26, 2018 by

The home stretch is here! Undergraduate seniors — you’ve almost made it. The year has flown by and has been filled with studying, classes, and hopefully some fun with events such as USGFEST, Cultural Tea Times, and USG Got Talent … Continue reading →

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It’s Awesome to be a Grad Student at USG!

Posted on April 18, 2018 by

Did you know that there are over 1,000 graduate students taking classes at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG)? My name is Shelby Speer, and I am the Graduate Student Services Coordinator in the Center for Student Engagement and Financial … Continue reading →

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Come Celebrate Grammar Day: Frustrating Grammar Fails and How to Fix Them!

Posted on February 28, 2018 by

Grammar Day? No, I’m not talking a day during which we binge watch Frasier (that’s Kelsey Grammer, with an er). I’m talking about grammar, that crazy system that governs the way we use language to express ideas. National Grammar Day … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Lisa Huffman, UMUC Assistant Director

Posted on September 19, 2017 by

As I celebrated my 56th birthday recently, I realized that I have spent half my life working at the Shady Grove location. Little did I know when I took the office clerk job with University of Maryland University College (UMUC), … Continue reading →

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Suite News: Counseling for the Cyberdependent

Posted on February 23, 2017 by

What I am talking about is how the smartphone is the ultimate (at least for now) technological gadget, our dependence on it, and its impact on how we deal with others and ourselves. Continue reading →

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