LinkedIn: Beyond the Headshot

When: Tuesday, May 05, 12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.
Where: 3100 Hornbake Library - Resource Room
Link: http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=5474
RSVP: http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_RSVP.cfm?event_id=5474
Description: Have you always wanted to build a LinkedIn profile? Are you looking for ways to make your profile stand out from the rest? Whether you are new to LinkedIn or not, come join us to learn how to best utilize this powerful media platform.  We’ll show you how to jump-start your engagement with this networking community to explore internship and job opportunities. We can also assist you in building your LinkedIn presence or provide feedback on your existing profile. 

       Professional headshot + professional profile = LinkedIn IMPACT

*Note: bring your laptop or tablet to use when developing your profile. (Several computers available on a first come, first serve basis.) No prior familiarity with LinkedIn is required. 

5 Steps to Building a Powerful & Profitable Network Webinar

When: Wednesday, May 06, 8:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
Where: Follow this link at time of webinar http://alumnicareerservices.org/umd/WebinarDetails.aspx?EID=39&PID=34&tab=tab1
Link: http://www.careercenter.umd.edu/events_description.cfm?event_id=5185
Description: Your chances of attaining your dream job will improve drastically when you have a plan.  Because networking is a principal way job seekers are getting jobs today, you need to have an active, written strategy – one you can refer to frequently.  Join bestselling author Beth Bridges and learn her 5 part networking success plan.

You will learn:

1.      How to pick and choose the right events that will support your networking strategy.

2.      The five-part networking success plan that will help you build a powerful network.

3.      Effortless ways to be a resource to your network so they will spend time to support you!

CISSM Forum/Development Circle - Thieves of State: Why Corruption Threatens Global Security

When: Thursday, May 7, 12:00pm to 1:15pm
Where: 1203 Van Munching Hall
Link: http://publicpolicy.umd.edu/events/cissm-forumdevelopment-circle-thieves-state-why-corruption-threatens-global-security
Description: Sarah Chayes is a senior associate in the Democracy and Rule of Law Program and the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment. Formerly special adviser to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, she is an expert in South Asia policy, kleptocracy and anticorruption, and civil-military relations. She is working on correlations between acute public corruption and the rise of militant extremism.

The 13th Annual LITFEST hosted by the Jimenez-Porter Writers' House

When: Thursday, May 7, 8:00-9:00pm
Where: St. Mary’s Hall, Multi-Purpose Room
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34059
Description: Join us for the 13th Annual Litfest! Hosted by the Writers' House, this is a literary celebration that includes readings by the 2015 Jimenez-Porter Literary Prize Winners, Chapbook Unveilings, the Release of the 2015 edition of Stylus, and the Writers' House Graduation.

Nonviolent Islam: Social Change for a Better Society

When: Wednesday, May 6, 4:00pm-6:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Pyon Su Room
Link: http://bahai.umd.edu/events/rahmad
RSVP: http://bahai.umd.edu/events/rahmad
Description: The Baha'i Chair for World Peace Presents "Nonviolent Islam: Social Change for a Better Society" with Dr. Rashid Ahmad, Visiting Scholar at the Bahá'í Chair for World Peace, Assistant Professor in Islamic Studies, Shaykh Zayed Islamic Centre (SZIC), University of Peshawar, Pakistan. 

Workers' Rights, Social Justice & the University of Maryland

When: Tuesday, May 5, 12:00-1:00pm
Where: Nyumburu Center, Multipurpose Room
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34065
Description: The Black Faculty and Staff Association invites the community to a special event at its General Body Meeting, honoring the long struggle to make the University of Maryland a fair and respectful workplace. Author and organizer Juliana Barnet will discuss her book Rainwood House Sings, which features a fictional but true-to-life look at the campus workers’ movement, incorporating experiences, feelings and issues that UMD blue collar workers face. Participants in the real-life movement—BFSA members, workers, student and union activists—will share experiences, and we’ll talk about the intersection and interplay between imagination, inspiration and our experience.