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Grad Student Development Workshop Series for URMs in STEM

Free for UMBC students!

Location

Online

Date & Time

February 4, 2021, 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description


Graduate Students at UMBC are encouraged to attend the University System Wide (USM) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Research Symposium.

While the research symposium takes place Feb 5-6, the PROMISE program in collaboration with LSAMP program is hosting a series of workshops on Thursday, February 4 to serve graduate students in the University System of Maryland. This is a great networking opportunity as well as an opportunity to build skills!

The registration for the workshop series (and research symposium) is FREE, please register here. The February 4th Workshop Series will include sessions on:

  1. Self Care for Grad Students  - Treats, Threats & Connections w/Dr. Alfreda James  10 AM - 11 AM
  2. How to Network Virtually - Everything You Wished You Knew About Networking w/Dr. Marisa Franco  11 AM - 12 PM (noon)
  3. The Job Search for Grad Students - How to Conduct an Effective Online Search for Your Next Internship or Job w/Dr. Susan Martin 3 PM - 4 PM

These workshops will cover topics related to the wellness & identity of underrepresented minorities (including those who identify as Hispanic/Latinx, Black/African American, Native American, Native Hawaiian, or Pacific Islanders) in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), networking and job searching in a virtual environment.

The Keynotes are Dr. Rachel Brewster, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences at UMBC (Friday) and Dr. Quincy Brown, a PROMISE mentor (Saturday).

We look forward to seeing you there! Please register at: https://hopin.com/events/usm-lsamp-research-symposium

PROMISE and LSAMP are programs funded by the National Science Foundation to help with recruitment and retention efforts to increase the representation of students from underserved communities (Hispanic/Latino, Black/African American, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders) in graduate school and to increase the pipeline of persons from these backgrounds in academia, particularly those pursuing a career in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Social sciences and Psychology form part of the STEM definition according to the NSF guidelines.

If you have questions about the event please feel free to email directly to lsamp@umbc.edu or peterd@umbc.edu.

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