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Category Archives: Students
History—Join us. Resistance is Feudal. Guest Post: Andrew Nolan, UMBC History Program Director
Hello! Thanks for reading this blog post. My name is Andrew Nolan, and I am writing to recruit you. I’m the UMBC History Program Director at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG), and I really think you should become a … Continue reading
Your Community. Your Experience. Your GSA. Guest Post: Shelby Speer, Graduate Student Services Coordinator
Did you know that we have more than 30 graduate and professional programs at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG)? My name is Shelby Speer, and I have the pleasure of being the Graduate Student Services Coordinator in the Center … Continue reading
MythBusters, USG Edition. Guest Post: Jennifer Riehl, Senior Recruitment Coordinator
After spending more than 6 years talking about the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) with anyone who will listen, you’d think I would have heard it all. But alas, there are still some questions I get asked that make … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Suite News, Uncategorized
Tagged Bowie State University, Jennifer Riehl, MythBusters, salisbury university, The Universities at Shady Grove, Towson University, University of Baltimore, University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland Baltimore County, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of Maryland University College, USG, USG Expo
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Grammar Day by Victoria Whitten
Are you the type of person who delights in finding typos in your textbook? Does it make you cringe when ur frndz txt u lk this? Do you want your writing to become clearer, more concise, and stronger? Then come … Continue reading
Library Workshops! Guest Post: Franklin Ofsthun, Library Services Specialist
Are you looking to sharpen your marketable skills? Or learn about tools & technology that will help you succeed in your classes and beyond? Join us at the library for one of our six workshops this February! Our librarians offer … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged Communication, Data, Franklin Ofsthun, Photoshop, Powerpoint Presentations, Priddy Library, Technology, Workshops, Writing, Zotero
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Food is Opportunity
Come one, come all, to our Food is Opportunity Day that we’ll be hosting in partnership with the Montgomery County Food Council on Tuesday, February 12th! Food is Opportunity Day will be a multi-part event, including two educational panels — … Continue reading
Let A stand for Asleep! Guest Post: Adam Binkley, Center for Academic Success
For those of us at the Universities at Shady Grove, A doesn’t stand for Apple or Aardvark but instead Academic, Assessment, and Achievement. For students in particular, A takes on a more symbolic meaning—the letter grade that has represented our … Continue reading
Posted in Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged A, Adam Binkley, Alert, Asleep, Center for Academic Success (CAS), Exams, The Universities at Shady Grove, USG
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Read and Re-Gift! Guest Post: Juanita Benavides-Alcala, Towson University student
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
Posted in Community, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged AAUW, American Association of University Women, Asbury, Book Drive, Books, Education, Gaithersburg, Juanita Benadvides-Alcala, Re-gift, Reading, Scholarships, The Universities at Shady Grove, Towson University, USG
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Start Networking Now with LinkedIn!
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
