Tag Archives: Universities at Shady Grove

First Year Reflections: The Launch of UMBC’s Computer Science Program During the Pandemic. Guest Post: Sam Angell from UMBC

Posted on November 16, 2021 by USG

Blog post by: Sam Angell At first it seemed like a straightforward plan. UMBC at the Universities at Shady Grove was going to be introducing Computer Science as a sixth undergraduate program for the 2020-21 academic year. It was coming … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Biomedical Sciences and Engineering (BSE) Education Facility, Computer Science, COVID-19, Jeannette Kartchner, pandemic, Translational Life Science Technology, UMBC, Universities at Shady Grove | Leave a comment

Why Information Science? Guest Post: Tetyana Bezbabna from UMCP at USG

Posted on April 8, 2021 by USG

What is information science? Why it is important? What are the typical career paths for information science majors? As the Assistant Director for the University of Maryland, College Park’s undergraduate Information Science program offered at the Shady Grove campus, I … Continue reading →

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Making the Most of Virtual Connections. Guest Post: Michael Schlitzer, UMBC Data Science Graduate Student

Posted on March 4, 2021 by USG

Do you remember your first day of school ever? Do you remember the excitement that you felt? The smiles? The nerves? Can you remember what it was like to have your parent walk you to your first-grade class and then … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Guest Post, OnCampus, Students, Top Stories, Uncategorized | Tagged Data Science, UMBC, Universities at Shady Grove, USG, virtual events, zoom | Leave a comment

Using Innovation to Navigate Today’s Job Market. Guest Post John Zuknick

Posted on December 11, 2020 by USG

In today’s unprecedented environment, the job market is challenging at best for anyone from a recent graduate to someone laid off to a career-changer to those reentering the job market. Due to the pandemic we’re in a global recession and … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Career and Internship Services Center, effectuation, innovation, interviews, Job Search, Universities at Shady Grove, USG, workforce development | Leave a comment

Trailblazers Student Organization’s Upcoming Events. Guest post by Larisa Ketcha, UMD Biological Sciences student at USG

Posted on October 27, 2020 by USG

My name is Larisa Ketcha and I major in Biological Sciences with University of Maryland, College Park at the Universities at Shady Grove. I am a first generation Cameroonian and the first in my family to go to college. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, OnCampus, Students | Tagged Biological Sciences Program, First Generation Students, Letcha Ketcha, Trailblazers Student Organization, Universities at Shady Grove, University of Maryland College Park, USG | Leave a comment

Showing Solidarity for the LGBT+ Community

Posted on October 6, 2020 by USG

What does solidarity mean? According to GLSEN’s website, “Solidarity is a voluntary collective action by different people based on finding common objectives and solutions. Solidarity work happens when you show up to help and support others experiencing some form of … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Faculty/Staff, Guest Post | Tagged Center for Student Engagement and Financial Resources, Community, CSEF, GLSEN, LGBTQIA+, Shelby Speer, Solidarity, Universities at Shady Grove, USG | Leave a comment

What Leadership Means to Me. Guest Post: Mariam Yaldram, UMBC History Student

Posted on September 22, 2020 by USG

I have learned a lot about leadership, and the process of becoming a leader. I have been a part-time UMBC disability student at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) since Spring 2017. I am a History major with a minor in Public history. I am passionate … Continue reading →

Posted in Guest Post, OnCampus, Students | Tagged Leadership, Leadership roles, Leadership skills, Mariam Yaldram, Montgomery College, Universities at Shady Grove, USG | Leave a comment

Sign Up. Stand Out.

Posted on September 15, 2020 by USG

Not all leaders stand behind podiums and speak in front of thousands of people. In fact, there are many ways to be an effective leader, and everyone has leadership potential. There’s no time like the present to enhance your skills! … Continue reading →

Posted in Faculty/Staff, Guest Post | Tagged Leadership, Mimi Yaldram, Shelby Speer, Universities at Shady Grove, USG, USGLeads | Leave a comment

Interested in Entrepreneurship? Check out things you can do this semester!

Posted on September 8, 2020 by USG

The Lab for Entrepreneurship and Transformative Leadership seeks to provide resources and mentorship to students, empower local entrepreneurs, and support emerging startups in the DMV. The Lab has planned [virtual] events ranging from speaker events to hackathons in the Fall … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Guest Post, Students, Top Stories | Tagged business, Entrepreneurship, Hackathon, Marc Steren, Mentorship, Start-up, Success, Universities at Shady Grove, USG | Leave a comment

Virtual Volunteering

Posted on September 1, 2020 by USG

Volunteering is often pictured as serving at a soup kitchen, visiting the elderly, or helping to improve a community space. All involving in-person interaction. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread throughout communities, in-person volunteering is rare, and limited if … Continue reading →

Posted in Community, Faculty/Staff, Guest Post, Students, Top Stories | Tagged ACES (Achieving Collegiate Excellence and Success, Community, Good, Help, Link Generations, Mary Kate Luft, ReachOUT, Service, Serving Virtually, Universities at Shady Grove, USG, Virtual Volunteering | Leave a comment