Category Archives: OnCampus

#GivingTuesday: One Day for One More

Posted on November 20, 2018 by

You can be one of those special people this coming Tuesday, November 27th, by joining in the Universities at Shady Grove’s #GivingTuesday “One Day for One More” campaign. It’s an easy way to share your kindness and we think you’ll feel great for doing it. Continue reading →

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Read and Re-Gift! Guest Post: Juanita Benavides-Alcala, Towson University student

Posted on November 13, 2018 by

I told everyone that it was going to be impossible to forget about me! My name is Juanita Benavides-Alcala and I am a former student blogger for Around the Grove, but now I am back to tell everyone about our … Continue reading →

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Calling All Education Professionals: Come Spend “An Evening with USG”

Posted on November 5, 2018 by

An Evening with USG is a brand new event designed specifically for education professionals – ranging from middle school principals to community college counselors, from after-school high school program coaches to our partner university recruiters. It is a chance for these unsung heroes to network with one another and with USG staff and partner university program representatives. Continue reading →

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Start Networking Now with LinkedIn!

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

Your classmates could one day be industry leaders, so it is less sketchy to connect with them now than it would be in ten years when they might have forgotten you went to school together (no one wants to feel like people are only reaching out to them only because they are successful). Continue reading →

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Grover Essentials

Posted on October 15, 2018 by

Grover Essentials is a service that provides students, faculty, and staff at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) with the opportunity to get staple foods, toiletries, and baby items at no cost to them. It was started as a way … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Women in STEMM

Posted on October 2, 2018 by

The Student and Academic Services at the Universities at Shady Grove will host its very first Celebrating Women in STEMM event on Tuesday, October 9th from 3-6pm. The event is a mini-symposium focusing on education and career pathways for women … Continue reading →

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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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