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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
Guest Post: Priscille Diwa, UMD Communication student
I am where I am today as a result of my parent’s actions. My family and I were born in the Democratic Republic of Congo. We lived a wonderful, and comfortable life until civil unrest occurred between my country and … Continue reading
Posted in Guest Post, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged Communication, family, Priscille Diwa, The Universities at Shady Grove, UMD, USG
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Celebrating Women in STEMM
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
Posted in Community, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Uncategorized
Tagged Alexis Bossie, Annica Wayman, Chioma Obi, Integrated Pharma, Jana Goodwin, Lonza, Mina Izadjoo, NASA, Parisa Meisami, Poorva Dharkar, Raquel Marhsall, Rockville Science Center, Somara Theodore, STEM, STEMM, The Universities at Shady Grove, Treniece Terry, USG, Women in STEMM
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USG Hosts its First Ally Week!
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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