FGS Events:
Partnership for Public Service: Federal Resume Workshop
When: Monday, 10/5 (7:00-8:20pm)
Where: 0102 Tydings Hall
Description:
The Partnership for Public Service will be hosting another information session on how to best craft a federal style resume! They will briefly touch on USAJobs, and focus on what employers are searching for when you are applying to federal agencies. Additionally, as they have in the past, a guest who currently works in a federal agency will be present. This is also a great networking opportunity to speak to a real professional and learn more about what life in public service is like! This event counts as one of your required events for the year.
Even if you think your resume is perfect - you can always learn something new from different people! Federal resumes are different beasts than standard one pagers and the PPS staff are very knowledgeable!
Cover Letter Workshops
When: Wednesday, 10/7 (11:00am-12:00pm) and Thursday, 10/8 (2:00-3:00pm)
Where: 2407 Marie Mount Hall (Federal and Global Semester Office)
Description:
Now that you have all created fantastic resumes, it is time to learn how to craft the perfect cover letter! Please join us this Wednesday and Thursday in the Federal and Global Semester office to get the tips and tricks needed to get the internships and jobs that you want! Please bring a cover letter that you have worked on in the past, or create one for a future internship that you are applying to.
UMD Events:
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI):
Employer Networking Sessions
When:
Monday, 10/5 (5:00–6:00pm)
Where: 3100
Hornbake Library, South Wing
Description:
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Position Titles Hiring For: Special Agent, Intelligence
Analyst, Professional Staff, Computer Scientist
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Position Types: Entry Level (New Graduates), Summer
Internship, Experienced Hire (Alumni)
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Come to the FBI's information session to learn more!
Undergraduate-Graduate Mentoring Event
When:
Monday, 10/5 (5:00pm)
Where: Morrill
Hall, Room 1101
Description:
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Panelists will address what big data is, how
professionals use social media to gather, interpret, and communicate big data,
how social media analytics work, and the future outlook for social media in the
communication professions.
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Panelists include: Stephanie Barcomb, Data
Analytics Specialist, United States General Services Administration; Ashley
Mariani, Marketing Manager, Industry Weapon; Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., APR
President and CEO, Institute for Public Relations (IPR).
Bound for Graduate School? Strategies to
Gain Admission to Highly Competitive Graduate Programs!
When:
Monday, 10/5 (6:00-7:00pm)
Where: Prince George’s Room – Stamp Student
Union
Description:
All class levels (freshmen-
alumni) are welcome to attend and gain tips on how to excel through the
graduate school application process in a variety of fields (i.e. PhD, Master’s,
MBA, Law, MD, PharmD, PsyD, MFA, Postdoc). As well as learn about scholarship
and fellowship options. Our guest speaker, Donald Asher, is amazing presenter as well as
the author of the bestselling book,
Graduate
Admission Essays. Mr. Asher is one of the nation’s foremost
authorities on the graduate admissions process. He is the author of twelve
books, a contributing writer to the Wall Street Journal’s Career Journal (in
addition to many other publications), and leads over 150 lectures a year.
Donald Asher’s
career biography.
Making Science Matter: Lessons Learned on
the Road to Solutions
When:
Tuesday, 10/6 (11:00am-12:00pm)
Where: National
Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center 1 Park Place Suite 300, Annapolis MD
Description:
Guest speaker
David Hart is the Director, Senator George J. Mitchell Center for
Sustainability Solutions and Professor, School of Biology and Ecology at the
University of Maine. The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, funded
through an award to the University of Maryland from the National Science
Foundation, is a research center dedicated to accelerating data-driven
scientific discovery at the interface of human and ecological systems. - See
more at:
http://freestuff.umd.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.98XsmVRF.dpuf
A Woman’s Touch: Manual Labor, Pink Collar
Workers, and Feminist New Media Origin Stories
When:
Tuesday, 10/6 (12:30–1:30pm)
Where: Hornbake
Library, Room 0301 N
Description:
Elizabeth Losh
(Associate Professor of English and American Studies, College of William and
Mary) writes about gender and technology, the digital humanities, distance
learning, connected learning, media literacy, and the rhetoric surrounding
regulatory attempts to limit everyday digital practices. This talk focuses
specifically on manual labor in the supply chain of digital media and how many
hands don't make light work. Media studies could still do much more to recover
social histories currently stored in informal archives, to support feminist
scholarship and uncover more about women's roles in this realm. - See more at:
http://freestuff.umd.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.c5V0NXOJ.dpuf
Sadat Forum: America and the Middle East:
How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go From Here?
When:
Tuesday, 10/6 (3:30-5:00pm)
Where: Adele
H. Stamp Student Union, Prince George’s Room
Description:
The College of
Behavioral and Social Sciences and the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and
Development cordially invite you to The Sadat Forum: America and
the Middle East: How Did We Get Here and Where Do We Go From Here? Featuring a conversation with the Hon.
William J. Burns, President of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace;
Former Deputy Secretary of State, Under Secretary of State, Assistant Secretary
of State for Near Eastern Affairs and Ambassador to Russia and to
Jordan.Opening remarks by Wallace D. Loh, President of the University of
Maryland and Gregory F. Ball, Dean of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
and moderated by Prof. Shibley Telhami Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and
Development at the University of Maryland. - See more at:
http://freestuff.umd.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.tZ9sUhPB.dpuf
“Global Transformations: Context and Analytics for Durable Peace”
When: Wednesday, 10/7 - Friday, 10/9 (1:00pm)
Where: Adele H. Stamp Student Union
Link: http://www.bahaichair.org/conference
Descrpition:
“Global Transformations: Context and Analytics for Durable Peace” hosted by the Bahai Chair for World Peace here on campus. The conference will address the broad, complex spectrum of how to remove obstacles that pose barriers to global peace. Scholars and practitioners from throughout the world, representing multiple disciplines, will present bold ideas about global transformations in search of solutions that lead to a better world. Please note, that to attend the event you must register online.
Careers in Intelligence/Terrorism
When:
Wednesday, 10/7 (4:30–6:30pm)
Where: University
Career Center & The President’s Promise (3rd Floor Hornbake
South)
Description:
Interested
in a career in intelligence or counterterrorism? Take advantage of this
opportunity to learn from and network directly with professionals in the field.
The first hour is a panel discussion followed by an hour of informal
socializing and networking. Professional dress is suggested.
Networking Event & Discussion: Big Data
& Social Media
When:
Wednesday, 10/7 (6:30-8:30pm)
Where: Adele
H. Stamp Student Union, Colony Ballroom
Description:
Panelists will
address what big data is, how professionals use social media to gather,
interpret, and communicate big data, how social media analytics work, and the
future outlook for social media in the communication professions.Panelists
include: Stephanie Barcomb, Data Analytics Specialist, United States General
Services Administration; Ashley Mariani, Marketing Manager, Industry Weapon;
Tina McCorkindale, Ph.D., APR President and CEO, Institute for Public Relations
(IPR). - See more at:
http://freestuff.umd.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.34GSDywX.dpuf
Land Your Dream Job. Kill it in Your
Career. Rock Social Media
When:
Wednesday, 10/7 (5:00–7:00pm)
Where: Chemistry
Building, Room 1402
Description:
All current UMD
students and alumni are invited to an engaging talk on careers, a Q&A
session, a book signing and a reception with alumna Aliza Licht (B.S. '96,
biological sciences), author of the book "Leave Your Mark: Land Your Dream
Job. Kill It In Your Career. Rock Social Media." Licht is currently the
senior vice president of global communications at Donna Karan International. First
35 students to register will receive a FREE book at the event! Aliza will be
available to sign copies of her book, which will be available for sale before
and after the talk. - See more at:
http://freestuff.umd.edu/cal/event/showEventMore.rdo#sthash.9wRSxGq8.dpuf
How to Find an Internship
When:
Thursday, 10/8 (12:00–1:00pm)
Where: University
Career Center & The President’s Promise (3100 Hornbake Library, South Wing)
Description:
Not sure where to start with your internship search? Or, do
you feel like you are at a standstill and unsure about the next steps in your
search? To help you with your internship
search, we will discuss:
- Specific resources
available to research internship opportunities in non-profit, government and
corporate sectors
- Quick tips on making a
positive first impression on resumes and during interviews
- Strategies to connect
with UMD alumni working within your intended career field
An Afternoon with NIH
Thursday,
10/8 (3:30–5:00pm)
Where: 3134
Hornbake Library – Career Center
Description:
Are you
interested in working for the federal government? Come hear from a panel of
current NIH employees working in public health departments at the NIH.
Panelists will share advice from their career paths, as well as pointers for
creating your federal resume. NIH representatives will share information about
upcoming internship opportunities for spring and summer 2016. This is a great
way to network with the NIH prior to meeting them at the SPH Career Expo on
October 14th- get your foot in the door today!
RSVP: https://umd-csm.symplicity.com/students/index.php?mode=form&id=84397210b9782775ce6500cc91aa9b5e&s=event&ss=is
Journalists on Call: The Media and Mass Shootings
When: Thursday, 10/8 (7:30pm - finished)
Where: 3202 Knight Hall
Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/1679598575594522/
Description:
Join UMD SPJ for the first session of our breaking news series, Journalists on Call, this Thursday, Oct. 8 at 7:30pm in Knight Hall Room 3202. We are joined by two professional journalists with extensive experience covering mass shootings. Karin Caifa is a producer at CNN Newsource and Chris Ingraham is a reporter at The Washington Post.
In recent months, mass shootings have, seemingly, become more and more frequent, making it vital that journalists know how to cover them thoroughly and without bias.
Last week, the shooting at Umqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon became the center of our country's attention for another mass shooting. Journalists from around the country flocked to the small town to inform the public.
So how do we cover this story over and over, without becoming jaded and biased? How do we do this again and again without letting our emotions cloud our coverage? How much coverage is too much? Is the national media partially at fault for the frequence of these shootings? What about the shooter identification debate? Are we glorifying these killers?
Refreshments will be provided. Come with questions. We'll see you there!
Government Employer Meet Up: Employer
Networking Sessions
When:
Friday, 10/9 (12:00pm–2:00pm)
Where: University
Career Center & The President’s Promise
Description:
Come to a relaxed, informal
opportunity to meet and greet with 6-10 government agencies interested in
hiring University of Maryland students. Each company will give a 3-5 minute
overview and then be seated at tables to have conversations with students over
light refreshments for the remainder of event.
12:00-12:30: 3-5 minute employer
presentation
12:30-2:00: Relaxed conversations
over refreshments
Diversity Fireside Chat: “Acting on the
Board: The New Voices of Corporate America”
When: Friday, 10/9 (12:30–2:00pm)
Where: Van Munching Hall, Tyser Auditorium
Description:
CEO and chief
investment officer for Ariel Investments John W. Rogers, Jr., described by
Black Enterprise as one of the most powerful African Americans on Wall Street,
will speak about the moral responsibility of persons in color serving in
leadership roles throughout the private sector.
