When: Thursday, November 20, 5:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33085
Description: Bioscience Day keynote talk by Dr. Clay Siegall, co-founder and CEO of Seattle Genetics. Clay, a UMD alum, started Seattle Genetics to help people like his father, who lost his battle with cancer.
Monday, November 17, 2014
Beyond Single Pathogens: How the Human Microbiome Impacts Health and Disease
When: Thursday, November 20, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33084
Description: Talk by Dr. Mihai Pop, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at UMD. Part of Bioscience Day 2014
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33084
Description: Talk by Dr. Mihai Pop, Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and the Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at UMD. Part of Bioscience Day 2014
Getting to the End of AIDS, What We Need to Achieve
When: Thursday, November 20, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33083
Description: Talk by Dr. Carl W. Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. Part of Bioscience Day 2014
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33083
Description: Talk by Dr. Carl W. Dieffenbach, Director of the Division of AIDS at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health. Part of Bioscience Day 2014
FORUM: Student Perceptions of Blended Learning
When: Thursday, November 20, 11:00am-12:00pm
Where: J.M. Patterson Hall 2121
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=32742
Description: Within the blended learning model, lectures, discussions, and activities combine web-based and face-to-face interactions to create a hybrid of traditional and online courses. UMD is increasing blended course offerings, but how do students think blended learning environments will impact their engagement or academic integrity? The Campus Assessment Working Group (CAWG) asked these questions and more to freshmen and upperclassmen during the past academic year. Please join us for a presentation on CAWG data and discussion with faculty members who work closely with blended courses.
Where: J.M. Patterson Hall 2121
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=32742
Description: Within the blended learning model, lectures, discussions, and activities combine web-based and face-to-face interactions to create a hybrid of traditional and online courses. UMD is increasing blended course offerings, but how do students think blended learning environments will impact their engagement or academic integrity? The Campus Assessment Working Group (CAWG) asked these questions and more to freshmen and upperclassmen during the past academic year. Please join us for a presentation on CAWG data and discussion with faculty members who work closely with blended courses.
Climate Change – Changed
When: Thursday, November 20, 2014 - 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room
RSVP: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/climate-change-%E2%80%93-changed
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-climate-change-changed
Description: All countries have agreed to agree to a climate deal in 2015. China and the US have now taken a first public step. Can we expect a deal next year? What might it look like? Will it be enough? What can still be done to get what is required? Dr. Robert Orr draws on years of experience at the heart of international climate change efforts to answer these questions as the climate equation unfolds with increasing velocity.
Where: Stamp Student Union, Prince George's Room
RSVP: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/climate-change-%E2%80%93-changed
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-climate-change-changed
Description: All countries have agreed to agree to a climate deal in 2015. China and the US have now taken a first public step. Can we expect a deal next year? What might it look like? Will it be enough? What can still be done to get what is required? Dr. Robert Orr draws on years of experience at the heart of international climate change efforts to answer these questions as the climate equation unfolds with increasing velocity.
The Future of Affirmative Action
When: Tuesday, November 18, 12pm-1:15pm
Where: Van Munching 1203
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/policy-forum-0
Description: Richard D. Kahlenberg has been called “the intellectual father of the economic integration movement”in K-12 schooling, and “arguably the nation's chief proponent of class-based affirmative action in higher education admissions.” He is also an authority on teachers’ unions, private school vouchers, charter schools, turnaround school efforts, labor organizing and inequality in higher education.
Where: Van Munching 1203
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/policy-forum-0
Description: Richard D. Kahlenberg has been called “the intellectual father of the economic integration movement”in K-12 schooling, and “arguably the nation's chief proponent of class-based affirmative action in higher education admissions.” He is also an authority on teachers’ unions, private school vouchers, charter schools, turnaround school efforts, labor organizing and inequality in higher education.
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Wonder Women in the Workplace
When: Wednesday, November 12, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
Where: 3134 Hornbake Library
RSVP: http://careers.umd.edu/events_RSVP.cfm?event_id=5191
Description: Soar to new heights in your career by attending our panel on Wonder Women in the workforce. We will discuss a range of women's issues including leadership, increasing self-confidence, and strategies to increase assertiveness in completing tasks and salary negotiations. A panel of accomplished women from academia, the private sector, and the University will be available to answer specific questions. Come find your inner Wonder Woman!
Where: 3134 Hornbake Library
RSVP: http://careers.umd.edu/events_RSVP.cfm?event_id=5191
Description: Soar to new heights in your career by attending our panel on Wonder Women in the workforce. We will discuss a range of women's issues including leadership, increasing self-confidence, and strategies to increase assertiveness in completing tasks and salary negotiations. A panel of accomplished women from academia, the private sector, and the University will be available to answer specific questions. Come find your inner Wonder Woman!
Internships on Capitol Hill and in Annapolis
When: Tuesday, November 11:
4:30p.m.-5:30p.m.
RSVP: http://careers.umd.edu/events_RSVP.cfm?event_id=5160
Description: Are you interested in an internship with Congress or the Maryland General Assembly? Hear about the benefits of these internships and gain valuable tips on how to find and apply for these opportunities. A panel of students and recent graduates who interned in a wide array of offices will share their experiences and answer questions.
RSVP: http://careers.umd.edu/events_RSVP.cfm?event_id=5160
Description: Are you interested in an internship with Congress or the Maryland General Assembly? Hear about the benefits of these internships and gain valuable tips on how to find and apply for these opportunities. A panel of students and recent graduates who interned in a wide array of offices will share their experiences and answer questions.
Law Alumni Panel
When: Thursday, November 13 at 7:00-8:30 PM
Where: Morrill Hall 1101
Description:
Sponsored by the BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC) & MLAW Programs
Alumni Panelists will include:
Errol Arthur '94, Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Sherri Beatty-Arthur '95, Administrative Law Judge, DC Office of Administrative Hearings
James Bond '01, Assistant Director, Office of Student Conduct, University of Maryland
Jim Head '92, Partner at Williams Mullen
Sherry Rhodes '78, Former Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer at Noblis
Where: Morrill Hall 1101
Description:
Sponsored by the BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC) & MLAW Programs
The BSOS Dean's Student Advisory Council (DSAC) is hosting a Law
Alumni Panel moderated by Dr. Robert Koulish,
Director of MLAW. Please RSVP
here as soon as possible.
Alumni Panelists will include:
Errol Arthur '94, Magistrate Judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Sherri Beatty-Arthur '95, Administrative Law Judge, DC Office of Administrative Hearings
James Bond '01, Assistant Director, Office of Student Conduct, University of Maryland
Jim Head '92, Partner at Williams Mullen
Sherry Rhodes '78, Former Vice President, General Counsel, Secretary, Chief Compliance Officer at Noblis
If you have questions, please email jkatakam@terpmail.umd.edu.
A Discussion on Philanthropy with Carolyn Berkowitz, President, Capitol One Foundation
When: Thursday, November 13, 2:00pm to 3:15pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Ballroom Lounge, Room 1209
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/discussion-philanthropy-carolyn-berkowitz-president-capitol-one-foundation
Description: Carolyn Berkowitz is responsible for Capital One’s award-winning community investment strategy that fosters economic opportunity and community development outcomes nationally and locally.
Where: Stamp Student Union, Ballroom Lounge, Room 1209
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/discussion-philanthropy-carolyn-berkowitz-president-capitol-one-foundation
Description: Carolyn Berkowitz is responsible for Capital One’s award-winning community investment strategy that fosters economic opportunity and community development outcomes nationally and locally.
CISSM Forum: From Suez to Sudan: U.N. Peacekeeping in Africa
When: Thursday, November 13, 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-suez-sudan-un-peacekeeping-africa
Description: Dr. Adekeye Adebajo has been executive director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Cape Town, South Africa, since 2003. He served on United Nations missions in South Africa, Western Sahara and Iraq. Dr. Adebajo is the author of four books: Building Peace in West Africa; Liberia’s Civil War; The Curse of Berlin: Africa After the Cold War; and UN Peacekeeping in Africa: From the Suez Crisis to the Sudan Conflicts. He is co-editor or editor of eight books, on managing global conflicts, the United Nations, the European Union, West African security, South Africa’s and Nigeria’s foreign policies in Africa, and Nobel peace laureates of African descent. He obtained his doctorate from Oxford University in England, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Where: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-suez-sudan-un-peacekeeping-africa
Description: Dr. Adekeye Adebajo has been executive director of the Centre for Conflict Resolution (CCR) in Cape Town, South Africa, since 2003. He served on United Nations missions in South Africa, Western Sahara and Iraq. Dr. Adebajo is the author of four books: Building Peace in West Africa; Liberia’s Civil War; The Curse of Berlin: Africa After the Cold War; and UN Peacekeeping in Africa: From the Suez Crisis to the Sudan Conflicts. He is co-editor or editor of eight books, on managing global conflicts, the United Nations, the European Union, West African security, South Africa’s and Nigeria’s foreign policies in Africa, and Nobel peace laureates of African descent. He obtained his doctorate from Oxford University in England, where he studied as a Rhodes Scholar.
Who Sets U.S. Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy? An Overview of Institutions, Players, and Outcomes
When: Thursday, November 13, 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: 1107 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/who-sets-us-science-technology-and-innovation-policy-overview-institutions-players-and
Where: 1107 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/who-sets-us-science-technology-and-innovation-policy-overview-institutions-players-and
Monday, November 3, 2014
International Development & International Education: Successful Models for Exchange Programs
When: Wednesday, November 5, 6:30-8:00pm
Where: South Campus Commons Building 1, Room 1102
Description:
Where: South Campus Commons Building 1, Room 1102
Description:
Congressional Information Panel
When: Thursday, November 6, 7:00-8:00
Where: 2407 Marie Mount Hall
Description: Come to the Federal/Global Semester office to learn the ins and outs of how to obtain and capitalize on congressional internships. If you are interested in the possibility of working for Congress--now or later--this is the event for you! Panelists include:
Sponsored by the Federal and Global Semester Programs.
Where: 2407 Marie Mount Hall
Description: Come to the Federal/Global Semester office to learn the ins and outs of how to obtain and capitalize on congressional internships. If you are interested in the possibility of working for Congress--now or later--this is the event for you! Panelists include:
- Mr. Scott Baker: Congressional contact and networker extraordinaire (now at Department of State), UMD alumnus and former White House Fellow;
- Ms. Veena Thangavelu: former constituent services representative for a congresswoman (now at Department of State), graduate student at UMD School of Public Policy;
- Mr. Daniel Wolf: successful congressional intern (Spring 2014), Federal Semester alumnus, and current UMD student.
Pizza and cookies will be
served!
Field Trip: Congressional Panels and Tour
When: Friday, November 7, 8:30am-2:45pm
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/a/terpmail.umd.edu/forms/d/1aBIr39AgANlWLayrc2GOpylgdOMLpz3ZX_eA5e2eEuE/viewform
Description: This event is exclusively for Federal and Global Semester students. We will be taking a field trip to Congress, where we will hear from a panel of committee staff members in the morning, take part in a tour of the Capitol building and House floor, and then hear from a second panel of legislative aides in the early afternoon.
We will be departing from the College Park metro at 8:30am, and plan to head home around 2:45pm.
We will provide permission letters as needed for missed courses. Please contact Sherry Preusch at spreusch@umd.edu.
10:15-11:15 Panel 1 (staff members of committees)
11:20 -12:30 Tour of Capitol and Floor
11:20 -12:30 Tour of Capitol and Floor
12:30-1:30 Lunch
1:35 -2:35 Panel 2 (legislative aides)
RSVP: https://docs.google.com/a/terpmail.umd.edu/forms/d/1aBIr39AgANlWLayrc2GOpylgdOMLpz3ZX_eA5e2eEuE/viewform
Description: This event is exclusively for Federal and Global Semester students. We will be taking a field trip to Congress, where we will hear from a panel of committee staff members in the morning, take part in a tour of the Capitol building and House floor, and then hear from a second panel of legislative aides in the early afternoon.
We will be departing from the College Park metro at 8:30am, and plan to head home around 2:45pm.
We will provide permission letters as needed for missed courses. Please contact Sherry Preusch at spreusch@umd.edu.
Negotiating with Hamas: What the man who negotiated Gilad Shalit's release can teach us about Israel's future
When: Tuesday, November 4, 6:30-8:00
Where: 0106 Francis Scott Key (KEY 0106)
Description: Gershon Baskin will describe how he was able to initiate the secret back channel between Israel and Hamas that successfully engineered the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange. He will offer a new approach toward Hamas that will put Israel in the best position to end its conflict with the Palestinians.
Where: 0106 Francis Scott Key (KEY 0106)
Description: Gershon Baskin will describe how he was able to initiate the secret back channel between Israel and Hamas that successfully engineered the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange. He will offer a new approach toward Hamas that will put Israel in the best position to end its conflict with the Palestinians.
CISSM Forum: The Whole Equation: The Vice President as Advisor
When: Thursday, November 6, 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-whole-equation-vice-president-advisor
Description: Dr. Mannes will talk about the evolving national security role of the vice president. He is a researcher at the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Computational Cultural Dynamics (LCCD). At LCCD, he is the subject matter expert on terrorism and international affairs to a team of inter-disciplinary scientists building cutting edge information systems to support decision-makers facing 21st century security and development problems. At LCCD he has co-authored a pair of books on using computational models to predict the behavior of terrorist groups in South Asia.
Where: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forum-whole-equation-vice-president-advisor
Description: Dr. Mannes will talk about the evolving national security role of the vice president. He is a researcher at the University of Maryland's Laboratory for Computational Cultural Dynamics (LCCD). At LCCD, he is the subject matter expert on terrorism and international affairs to a team of inter-disciplinary scientists building cutting edge information systems to support decision-makers facing 21st century security and development problems. At LCCD he has co-authored a pair of books on using computational models to predict the behavior of terrorist groups in South Asia.
Saul Stern Program – Election 2014: What Happened and Why?
When: Wednesday, November 5, 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: School of Public Policy Atrium, Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/election-2014-what-happened-and-why
Description:
A post election conversation sponsored by the Saul I. Stern Professorship of Civic Engagement. William A. Galston is the Ezra K. Zilkha chair in Governance Studies and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Jeremy D. Rosner (PhD. ’07) is executive vice president at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner in Washington, DC, and is a leading pollster and strategic consultant for political parties, candidates, governments, NGOs, and corporations around the globe. I.M. “Mac” Destler is the Saul Stern professor of Civic Engagement at the UMD School of Public Policy; director of the program on International Security and Economic Policy; and senior fellow at the Center for International and Security Policy at Maryland (CISSM)
Where: School of Public Policy Atrium, Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/election-2014-what-happened-and-why
Description:
A post election conversation sponsored by the Saul I. Stern Professorship of Civic Engagement. William A. Galston is the Ezra K. Zilkha chair in Governance Studies and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution. Jeremy D. Rosner (PhD. ’07) is executive vice president at Greenberg Quinlan Rosner in Washington, DC, and is a leading pollster and strategic consultant for political parties, candidates, governments, NGOs, and corporations around the globe. I.M. “Mac” Destler is the Saul Stern professor of Civic Engagement at the UMD School of Public Policy; director of the program on International Security and Economic Policy; and senior fellow at the Center for International and Security Policy at Maryland (CISSM)
Narratives of Violence and Human Rights in Southern Chile, 1990-2012
When: Tuesday, November 4, 12:30pm-2:00pm
Where: Merrill Room, Francis Scott Key Building
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=32864
Description: Brown Bag Lunch: Dr. Barrientos will address the production of indigenous people's oral narratives during the transition to democracy in Chile in the 1990s and 2000s. Barrientos draws upon interviews conducted by anthropologists working with Chilean human rights NGOs and shows how they sought to reveal hidden or forgotten experiences of state violence in indigenous and peasant communities during the dictatorship.
Where: Merrill Room, Francis Scott Key Building
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=32864
Description: Brown Bag Lunch: Dr. Barrientos will address the production of indigenous people's oral narratives during the transition to democracy in Chile in the 1990s and 2000s. Barrientos draws upon interviews conducted by anthropologists working with Chilean human rights NGOs and shows how they sought to reveal hidden or forgotten experiences of state violence in indigenous and peasant communities during the dictatorship.
Richard & Elizabeth Dubin Lecture featuring Israeli Ambassador Ron Dermer
When: Wednesday, November 5, 2014 | 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Where: Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
RSVP:
Due to extremely high demand, we have ended pre-registration for this event. If you are interested in attending this event and have not registered, we will form a standy-by line in the lobby of The Clarice beginning at 5 PM. At 6:25 PM, any empty seats in the theater will be filled from the stand-by line. We will also be live-streaming this event at ter.ps/watchUMTV. You can participate in the Q & A session with Ambassador Dermer by using the hashtag #DermerUMD.*
Link:
http://www.israelstudies.umd.edu/dubin.html
Description:
Ron Dermer was appointed as Israel's Ambassador to the United States in July 2013. In 2004, he co-authored with Natan Sharansky the best-selling book, “The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror,” which has been translated into ten languages. Having previously served in various diplomatic and governmental posts, Ambassador Dermer will speak on the nature of the Israel-US relationship and Israel’s strategic role in a rapidly changing Middle East.
Where: Gildenhorn Recital Hall, Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
RSVP:
Due to extremely high demand, we have ended pre-registration for this event. If you are interested in attending this event and have not registered, we will form a standy-by line in the lobby of The Clarice beginning at 5 PM. At 6:25 PM, any empty seats in the theater will be filled from the stand-by line. We will also be live-streaming this event at ter.ps/watchUMTV. You can participate in the Q & A session with Ambassador Dermer by using the hashtag #DermerUMD.*
Link:
http://www.israelstudies.umd.edu/dubin.html
Description:
Ron Dermer was appointed as Israel's Ambassador to the United States in July 2013. In 2004, he co-authored with Natan Sharansky the best-selling book, “The Case for Democracy: The Power of Freedom to Overcome Tyranny and Terror,” which has been translated into ten languages. Having previously served in various diplomatic and governmental posts, Ambassador Dermer will speak on the nature of the Israel-US relationship and Israel’s strategic role in a rapidly changing Middle East.
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