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October 2012 seminars for graduate students & postdocs at UMBC
1) Professors-in-Training Seminar: Developing a Syllabus, with Faculty Development Center Director, Dr. Linda Hodges Friday, Oct. 5, 2012. 12 noon – 2PM (Bring your lunch). Commons 329. http://m… more →
PROMISE Seminars & Workshops for Graduate Students & Postdoctoral Fellows
October 2012 seminars for graduate students & postdocs at UMBC
wrote 7 months ago: 1) Professors-in-Training Seminar: Developing a Syllabus, with Faculty Development Center Director, … more →
PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) Begins Tomorrow, August 17 in the UMBC Commons
wrote 9 months ago: Tomorrow, PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP will open the 10th annual session of the Summer Success Ins … more →
Finish the dissertation, because you can't put "Almost PhD" behind your name
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wrote 10 months ago: This morning, my husband and I were talking about my upcoming day as a co-facilitator for the PROMIS … more →
"Get it out of your head, and put it on paper!"
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wrote 10 months ago: This morning’s Dissertation House mini-lecture focuses on Overcoming Writer’s Block. Thi … more →
Our paper on postdocs @WEPAN 2012, presented today, Columbus, OH
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wrote 11 months ago: Today, my UMBC co-author Autumn Reed presented our paper on strategies for recruiting, training, and … more →
President of UMBC, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, discusses PROMISE: Maryland's AGEP
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wrote 11 months ago: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC, one of Time Magazines “100 Most Influential People i … more →
Summer Weekend Dissertation House "Home" - Math/Psych Room 103, 8:30 AM - 7 PM, Fri. - Sat., June - August.
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wrote 11 months ago: The PROMISE Dissertation House is committed to helping students to finish their dissertations. Ther … more →
Got S.W.A.G.? (Secrets to Winning in Academia's Game) Workshop - Friday, 3/30/12
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wrote 1 year ago: Dr. Raheem Beyah and Dr. William Robinson, 2011 PROMISE SSI Mentors-in-Residence, will present their … more →
Today's talk: "Understanding your advisor and committee" @CarnegieMellon (sponsor: @QoLTCenter)
wrote 1 year ago: Today’s Dissertation House mini-lecture for Wednesday, March 28, 2012 will be “Understanding y … more →
Are you in Pittsburgh? Come to our Dissertation House Seminars @CarnegieMellon 3/27 & 3/28
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wrote 1 year ago: You may think that you’re not ready to make preparations for your proposal or dissertation, bu … more →
Tribute to a "Brother Mentor" -- LaMont Toliver, Director of UMBC's Meyerhoff Program
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wrote 1 year ago: Although death is a part of life, it’s still hard to believe that my friend, LaMont Toliver i … more →
March Madness! Dissertation House *Insanity* and excitement propels #TeamGetItDone
wrote 1 year ago: March Madness is here! The DH students have their “insanity” countdowns, and the team is … more →
What is it like to work at a university in another country? Seminar 3/7/12 at UMBC, 1PM
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wrote 1 year ago: Dear Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Scholars, We recently posted a series of jobs in Australia a … more →
Professional Development Seminars now available on YouTube
wrote 1 year ago: As of today, we will begin to broadcast segments of our Success Seminars for graduate students and p … more →
Next full-scale Dissertation House at Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA, March 26-28, 2012
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wrote 1 year ago: The Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center, a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Cen … more →
Do you need to continue the Dissertation House experience? Join the "INSANITY/Countdown" group for the next two weekends! Feb. 10-12 & Feb. 17-19, 2012!
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wrote 1 year ago: Opportunities to work with your friends and colleagues from any session of the Dissertation House (D … more →
Postdoc and Faculty Jobs "Down Under." Consider Australia!
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wrote 1 year ago: Ref: http://www.worldatlas.com We have several alumni who have taken postdocs and faculty positions … more →
PROMISE *WEBINAR* "Confident Public Speaking" Feb. 15, 2012, 1-2PM EST
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wrote 1 year ago: PROMISE is hosting Barrett Whitener, public speaking expert, on Wednesday, Feb. 15. Mr. Whitener wi … more →
February 2012: Barrett Whitener returns to discuss oral & poster presentations (2/15); PROMISE Spring Meeting (2/17), Thesis & Dissertation prep (2/23)
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wrote 1 year ago: Students who participate in PROMISE from UMBC, UM College Park, and UMB have been trained by Barrett … more →
