Category Archives: Students

A Year of Service by Mary-Kate Luft

Posted on November 7, 2019 by USG

Typing away in a cubicle within the depths of the Clifford and Camille Kendall Academic Center, you can find me, the CCMA AmeriCorps VISTA ACES Career Readiness Coordinator, creating and streamlining career readiness curriculum, providing logistical support for career readiness … Continue reading →

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USG Undergraduate Expo: In Their Own Words

Posted on October 22, 2019 by USG

Another academic year means another prospective student open house event at USG! This time it’s our Undergraduate Expo, being held on Saturday, November 2, from 9am-12pm right here at USG. Each semester, I am asked to write a blog post … Continue reading →

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We’re Moving!: Services on Display in the BSE

Posted on October 15, 2019 by USG

If you’ve been on campus here at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) anytime over the last year chances are you’ve noticed a little construction project we’ve got going on. You know, that rather large building that now fills out … Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Adam Binkley, Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Education, BSE, Career and Internship Services Center, CAS, CCC, Center for Academic Success (CAS), Center for Counseling and Consultation (CCC), CISC, Moving, Services, The Universities at Shady Grove, USG Parking Garage | Leave a comment

Celebrating Women in STEMM: Inspiring Innovation

Posted on September 30, 2019 by USG

The Student and Academic Services at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG), will host its annual event: “Celebrating Women in STEM: Inspiring Innovation, 2019” on October 3, 2019, from 3:00-7:00pm. The event is a mini-symposium focusing on research insights and career pathways for … Continue reading →

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Are you robot-proof? Guest Blogger: Tetyana Bezbabna, Assistant Director UMD Information Science

Posted on September 23, 2019 by USG

In the 21st century, robots can mimic human intelligence and can do anything: interpreting medical images, scanning resumes, manufacturing automobiles, collecting data on people, and even building other robots! Robots do the same work as humans but much faster and … Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Careers, Information Science, InfoSci, robot-proof, robots, Tetyana Bezbabna, The Universities at Shady Grove, UMCP, UMD Public Health Science, University of Maryland College Park, USG Parking Garage | Leave a comment

Human Trafficking…Exposed. Guest Post: Dr. Wendy Stickle, Program Director, UMD Criminology & Criminal Justice

Posted on September 16, 2019 by USG

Human trafficking. Prostitution. Child labor. Exploitation. These are words we have all heard. These are words we often attribute to far off, exotic places. Maybe Vietnam? India? Russia? Places that aren’t as developed and modern as the United States. Not … Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Top Stories | Tagged Criminology and Criminal Justice, Dr. Wendy Stickle, Human Trafficking, Montgomery County Human Trafficking, University of Maryland | Leave a comment

Sign Up. Stand Out. Guest Post: Shelby Speer, Graduate Student Services Coordinator

Posted on September 10, 2019 by USG

Want to develop some superb skills that will make you stand out to employers? My name is Shelby Speer, and I am the Graduate Student Services Coordinator here at USG. I am also the main coordinator of leadership programming, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, OnCampus, Students | Tagged #USGLeads, Emerging Leadership Badge, Graduate Student Services, Interculturalist Badge, Leadership, Leadership Symposium, Shelby Speer | Leave a comment

Fall 2019 Welcome from USG Executive Director

Posted on September 4, 2019 by USG

Welcome to the start of another exciting academic year. Believe it or not, this fall marks the beginning of USG’s 20th year since our campus launched full-time degree programs from universities throughout the University System of Maryland. We’ve certainly come a … Continue reading →

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Students & Alumni: The Priddy Library is Here to Help You! Guest Post: Franklin Ofsthun, Library Services Specialist

Posted on May 10, 2019 by USG

Congratulations grads! As you transition between your life as a student and your life as a graduate, you will be saying many goodbyes. There will be some relieving goodbyes–goodbye to cramming for exams, agonizing over papers, and organizing group projects. … Continue reading →

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Graduation Celebration! Guest Post: Alexa Brown ’17 UMCP alumna and CSEF team member

Posted on April 29, 2019 by USG

It’s that time of year again, when one chapter closes and another opens! New adventures and new experiences are on the horizon. You have finished all your assignments, took all the tests, and presented all the definitely not last minute … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Alexa Brown, Center for Student Engagement and Financial Resources, CSEF, Graduation Celebration, Honorable Nancy Navarro, Shufaa Missana, The Universities at Shady Grove, USG Val Sharpe | Leave a comment