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Spring Semester Welcome from USG Executive Director Anne Khademian
Happy Spring Semester, everyone! I know it seems unimaginable that nearly two years into this pandemic, we are still unfortunately having to plan our lives around the COVID-19 virus. And now, as we continue to deal with the Omicron variant, … Continue reading →
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG)!
Although this year has been challenging, we are sincerely thankful to all the staff, partner university faculty, our many friends in the community, our generous donors and of course, the students at USG. Happy Holidays, everyone! We look forward to a great … Continue reading →
Posted in Community, Faculty/Staff, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized
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Tagged Community, Donors, Faculty, happy holidays, Staff, The Universities at Shady Grove, university partners, USG
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Buy Awesome Greeting Cards to Benefit the USG General Scholarship Fund! Guest Post: Shelby Speer from CSEF
Isn’t it great to discover life’s little win-wins? My name is Shelby Speer, and I am the Graduate Student Services Coordinator in the Center for Student Engagement and Financial Resources (CSEF) at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG). I am … Continue reading →
“Wait, why are all those schools listed here?” Guest Post Michael Schlitzer, UMBC Data Science Graduate Student
Now, I’ve already stated in this blog that, until I enrolled in classes at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) two years ago, I did not know exactly what USG was. But, after two years of taking remote classes at … Continue reading →
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Tagged 9 universities, Data Science, Degree, Montgomery College, salisbury university, The Universities at Shady Grove, The University of Maryland Baltimore County, The University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Towson University, UMBC, undergraduate degrees, University of Baltimore, University of Maryland, University of Maryland Baltimore, University of Maryland College Park, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, University of Maryland Global Campus, University System of Maryland
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Are You Career Ready? Guest post: Julia Rader, CISC Director
It has long been understood that “soft skills” can provide a competitive edge – an edge which distinguishes a “good” employee from a “great” one. In today’s COVID challenged world, those words ring truer than ever before, especially when considering … Continue reading →
UMBC’s Ting Huang Takes on a Different Type of Covid Research
It is no secret that the Covid-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented disruption to everyday life. As research continues to find medical solutions, everyone is adjusting to their new normal in a changing landscape. For college students around the nation … Continue reading →
Posted in Community, Guest Post, Students, Top Stories
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Tagged Academics, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Imapct, online learning, Psychology, research, The Universities at Shady Grove, Ting Huang, UMBC, USG
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Teaching Teachers to Teach Online and Plan for Their Future. By: Jennifer Schnur, Program Director, Towson University at USG
What a world we are living in right now. A few short months ago, our Towson senior teacher candidates were in their professional development sites, preparing for their capstone projects and polishing their skills as educators. Our Towson juniors were … Continue reading →
Posted in Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, Students, Top Stories
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Tagged Elementary Education, Jennifer Schnur, Learning, Remote Learning, Remote Teaching, Special Education, Teaching, Teleworking, The Universities at Shady Grove, Towson University, USG, Virtual Learning, Virtual Teaching
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‘Finals Time’ in Quarantine by Adam Binkley
This April has seemed more like an age, a slow crawl of time where days blend into one another and our academic deadlines lurk over our heads like semi-permanent specters of a semester that feels like it could last forever. … Continue reading →
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Tagged Adam Ross Binkley, Basketball, Finals, Michael Jordan, NBA, Quarantine, Student Services, The Last Dance, The Universities at Shady Grove, USG
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USG’s impact on my journey. By: Julie Resendiz, UMBC Social Work student.
An influential point in my leadership journey was when I interned at a low-income elementary school and learned about the hardships that these families and children encountered everyday. Prior to becoming a social work major, I was an elementary education … Continue reading →
The Show Must Go On: Providing Prospective Students with Virtual Connections to USG
One of my favorite aspects of my job as the Universities at Shady Grove’s (USG) Senior Recruiter is being able to meet prospective students and families at various college fairs, presentations, on-campus conversations, and of course our biannual open house … Continue reading →
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