Recruiting Student to Work with Distinguished Prof Jan Padios AMST

The College of Arts and Humanities is inviting you to apply to a program that might be of interest to you - the Undergraduate Technology Apprenticeship Program, also known as UTAP.  UTAP pairs students with faculty to work on projects integrating technology into the teaching and learning process.

In the UTAP program, you will---

-         Acquire marketable skills and professional employment experiences that many college graduates lack.

-         Work with a professor and develop a close relationship with a faculty member in your field.

-         Obtain a personal reference from a professor for graduate school and future employment.  

-         Secure on-campus employment in future semesters via referrals from the UTAP program manager.

If you are selected for participation, then you will register for a three-credit course during the fall semester that will focus on the development of technology skills.  Throughout the semester (8/29/16 - 12/20/16), the course will cover topics like making web pages, using ELMS, creating PowerPoint and online presentations, and digitizing media.  The class will meet Fridays from 10am-12:30pm.

Upon successful completion of the course, you will be eligible to be paired with a professor, most likely from the department of your major, who needs help using technology in support of a course.  Every possible effort will be made to secure employment for you during the spring semester.  As a UTAP employee, you will be paid $8.50 per hour and work approximately 10 hours per week.  You might be creating a course web site, digitizing video clips to be streamed over the internet, or scanning and editing images for real-time or online presentation.  Faculty will get the help they need, and you will develop a lasting relationship with a professor from your area of study, which can be invaluable when you need a reference to apply to graduate school or your first job after college.  The skills you develop will help you build your resume and make your humanities major even more marketable.

If you have an interest in developing technology skills and the desire to work more closely with a professor, this might be just the opportunity for you.  You need not have technology skills to be accepted into the program.  For more information, go to:

http://www.arhu.umd.edu/utap

Complete the application online at:  

http://www.arhu.umd.edu/tech/academictechnology/utap/studentapp

Please submit the application as soon as possible.

Best wishes,

Jen Patterson 

Assistant Director, Academic Technology

College of Arts and Humanities

University of Maryland

Email:  jlp@umd.edu