When: Friday, May 1, 12:30-1:30pm
Where: 0200 Skinner Hall
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34068
Description: The Department of Communication Spring 2015 Colloquium hosts UMD's own Dr. Sarah Oates of the Phillip Merril School of Journalism. She will be speaking on "Russian Propaganda and Political Communication" in Room 0200, Skinner Building at 12:30 p.m. Please join us to hear an expert in political communication and democratization speak on a very interesting topic.
Monday, April 27, 2015
Counterterrorism and Identities: Canadian Viewpoints
When: Thursday, April 30, 12:00-1:15pm
Where: START, 8400 Baltimore Ave., Suite 200
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34047
Description: A group of Canadian researchers will visit START to participate in a discussion about Canadian attitudes toward terrorism and counterterrorism. The discussion will be led with a talk by Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Canadian Institute of Identities and Migration.
Where: START, 8400 Baltimore Ave., Suite 200
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34047
Description: A group of Canadian researchers will visit START to participate in a discussion about Canadian attitudes toward terrorism and counterterrorism. The discussion will be led with a talk by Jack Jedwab, President of the Association for Canadian Studies and the Canadian Institute of Identities and Migration.
The Real Real World Career Series: Making Your World Meaningful
When: Wednesday, April 29, 7:00-8:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34064
Description: Think you don’t have time to give back at the same time you’re launching your career? Well think again! Come out to this workshop to learn ways in which you can get up and give back to the world. The Real Real World Career Series is designed to prepare current students and young alumni for the realities of it's like to be a professional in the real world outside of the day-to-day job and to provide advice on how to successfully navigate the basics of being a top-notch young professional.
Where: Stamp Student Union, Atrium
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34064
Description: Think you don’t have time to give back at the same time you’re launching your career? Well think again! Come out to this workshop to learn ways in which you can get up and give back to the world. The Real Real World Career Series is designed to prepare current students and young alumni for the realities of it's like to be a professional in the real world outside of the day-to-day job and to provide advice on how to successfully navigate the basics of being a top-notch young professional.
Digitizing the Cairo Genizah Collections: Dr. Roni Shweka
When: Wednesday, April 29, 12:00pm-2:00pm
Where: Hornbake Library, Room 0301 (MITH)
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34060
Description: The Cairo Genizah is a unique treasure trove of medieval Jewish manuscripts, comprising about 250,000 fragments written mainly in the 10th to the 13th centuries. This collection has been digitized by the Friedberg Genizah Project almost in full, producing some 450,000 digital images.The lecture will introduce this collection and present some of the modules and tools that have been developed for automatically extracting data from the digital images, joining the dispersed fragments, and locating fragments by a specific handwriting.
Where: Hornbake Library, Room 0301 (MITH)
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34060
Description: The Cairo Genizah is a unique treasure trove of medieval Jewish manuscripts, comprising about 250,000 fragments written mainly in the 10th to the 13th centuries. This collection has been digitized by the Friedberg Genizah Project almost in full, producing some 450,000 digital images.The lecture will introduce this collection and present some of the modules and tools that have been developed for automatically extracting data from the digital images, joining the dispersed fragments, and locating fragments by a specific handwriting.
Frontiers of Globalization and Governance Series
When: Wednesday, April 29, 4:00-6:00pm
Where: McKeldin Library, Special Events Room (6th Floor)
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33967
RSVP: http://bahai.umd.edu/events/apr29-2015
Description: The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace presents the Frontiers of Globalization and Governance Series with Amitav Acharya, Ph.D. and Virginia Haufler, Ph.D. Amitav Acharya, Ph.D., the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Professor of International Relations at American University in Washington, D.C., will lecture on "Global Governance in a Multiplex World." Virginia Haufler, Ph.D., the Associate Professor in Government and Politics and the Director of Global Communities at University of Maryland, College Park, will discuss "Private Authority in Global Governance."
Where: McKeldin Library, Special Events Room (6th Floor)
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33967
RSVP: http://bahai.umd.edu/events/apr29-2015
Description: The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace presents the Frontiers of Globalization and Governance Series with Amitav Acharya, Ph.D. and Virginia Haufler, Ph.D. Amitav Acharya, Ph.D., the UNESCO Chair in Transnational Challenges and Governance and Professor of International Relations at American University in Washington, D.C., will lecture on "Global Governance in a Multiplex World." Virginia Haufler, Ph.D., the Associate Professor in Government and Politics and the Director of Global Communities at University of Maryland, College Park, will discuss "Private Authority in Global Governance."
MAPP Lecture: Ingrid Gould Ellen, The Future of U.S. Housing Policy
When: Monday, April 27 at 7pm-830pm
Where: Architecture Building, Auditorium 0204
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34066
Description: The Urban Studies and Planning program is hosting “The Future of U.S. Housing Policy,” a presentation and discussion by Ingrid Gould Ellen, Professor and Director of the Urban Planning Program at NYU Wagner, and Faculty Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.
Where: Architecture Building, Auditorium 0204
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=34066
Description: The Urban Studies and Planning program is hosting “The Future of U.S. Housing Policy,” a presentation and discussion by Ingrid Gould Ellen, Professor and Director of the Urban Planning Program at NYU Wagner, and Faculty Director of the Furman Center for Real Estate and Urban Policy.
Grant Writing Workshop
When: Tuesday, April 28, 8:30am-4:00pm
Where: Stamp Student Union, Room 2208 (Jimenez Room)
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33928
RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/Cu26QdIAB4
Description: Session 1 8:30-11:30 am: WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANTS For those who are new to the grant game, this introductory workshop covers basic principles of good grant writing, starting with the phrasing of a compelling research theme to the actual construction of the proposal itself. Session 2 1-4 pm: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN SPONSORED RESEARCH In addition to sharpening their writing skills, grantseekers must focus on the relational issues that are key to success. Workshop contains 3 interactive modules on matching and talking to agencies, and evaluating proposals.
Where: Stamp Student Union, Room 2208 (Jimenez Room)
Link: http://www.freestuff.umd.edu/events.cfm?mode=detail&eventID=33928
RSVP: http://goo.gl/forms/Cu26QdIAB4
Description: Session 1 8:30-11:30 am: WRITING SUCCESSFUL GRANTS For those who are new to the grant game, this introductory workshop covers basic principles of good grant writing, starting with the phrasing of a compelling research theme to the actual construction of the proposal itself. Session 2 1-4 pm: STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS IN SPONSORED RESEARCH In addition to sharpening their writing skills, grantseekers must focus on the relational issues that are key to success. Workshop contains 3 interactive modules on matching and talking to agencies, and evaluating proposals.
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