Last Chance - Gilman Study Abroad Scholarship for Pell Grant Recipients!!!

Are you a Pell Grant recipient and U.S. citizen? Are you thinking about studying abroad this Summer 2013, Fall 2013, or Fall/Spring 2013-14?

Learn about the Gilman International Scholarship, which provides up to $5,000 for Pell Grant recipients to study abroad.  In the past two years 59 Maryland students have won Gilman Scholarships!

GILMAN DEADLINE TO APPLY – MARCH 5, 2013 –START YOUR APPLICATION ONLINE HERE: https://gilmanapplication.iie.org/

The National Scholarships Office is holding a FINAL round of information sessions, as well as several walk-in sessions for application essay feedback: 

Information Sessions:

Thursday, February 21 at 4:30 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Friday, February 22 at 9 am – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Monday, February 25 at 12 noon – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Walk-in Essay Advising – note the location for each session carefully:

Tuesday, February 26 from 2:30 to 5:30 pm – McKeldin Library, Room 2100 D

Wednesday, February 27 from 10 am to 1 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Wednesday, February 27 from 3 pm to 5 pm – McKeldin Library, Room 2100 D

Thursday, February 28 from 10 am to 1 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Thursday, February 28 from 2 pm to 4 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Friday, March 1 from 10 am to 1 pm – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Friday, March 1 from 1 pm to 4 pm – McKeldin Library, Room 2100 D

Monday, March 4 from 9 am to 12 noon – 2403 Marie Mount Hall

Monday, March  4 from 1 pm to 4 pm – McKeldin Library, Room 2100 D

Interested but unable to attend? Please contact gilman@umd.edu to learn more.

Eligibilty: To be eligible for a Gilman Scholarship you must be a Pell Grant recipient, a US Citizen, and planning to study abroad for at least 4 weeks.

Representing Complexity: Intersections of Art and Science

Thursday, Feb. 28, 1:00pm – 8:00pm and

Friday, March 1, 10:00 am — 6pm

Full conference details here:

http://www.english.umd.edu/Complexities2013

Many of the most pressing social and ecological issues, from climate change to turbulence in financial markets, grassroots protests to antibiotic resistance, are essentially case studies in complexity. So, too, are many of the most exciting technological innovations and fields of theoretical inquiry, from CGI animation to Wikipedia, systems theory to "object oriented ontology," network analysis to emergence.

This symposium will ask how the challenges of representing complex phenomena—whether in language, film, computer modeling, or other media—affect our understanding of it. Furthermore, how does the question of representation provide a register for common inquiry across methodological and disciplinary grounds?

In posing such questions, this symposium will highlight the breadth of interest in the intersections among literature, language, and science within the UMD English department, serving as an exploratory model from which to develop future initiatives connecting the sciences and the humanities. We hope that everyone who has an interest in fostering such a dialogue will attend.

"Coffeehouse for A Cause"

Please join us for "Coffeehouse for A Cause"

Great music, desserts and coffee!

Friday Feb 22nd, 7:30 pm

PG Room of Stamp

$5 Suggested Donation

Hear talented performances and support the Community Service Outreach of the

Catholic Student Association for the following organizations ...

S.O.M.E. (So That Others May Eat), Spellman House, and N Street Village 

Do Good Challenge T-Shirt Facebook Contest!

Are you a fan of the Do Good Challenge on Facebook yet? Today's a great chance to check it out as we're giving away some brand new Do Good Challenge t-shirts. All you need to do is visit our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/DoGoodChallenge, give the Do Good Challenge a Like, and then find Tuesday 2/19's post to comment on the following question: "What cause do you care about and why?" That's all you need to do for a chance at one of our great Do Good T-shirts. Good luck and thanks for your help in supporting the Do Good Challenge!

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Oscar Series – “Moonrise Kingdom”

Wednesday, Feb. 20: Oscar Series – “Moonrise Kingdom”

Set on an island off the coast of New England in the summer of 1965, “Moonrise Kingdom” tells the story of two twelve-year olds who fall in love, make a secret pact, and run away together into the wilderness. As various authorities try to hunt them down, a violent storm is brewing off-shore -- and the peaceful island community is turned upside down in more ways than anyone can handle. Bruce Willis plays the local sheriff. Edward Norton is a Khaki Scout troop leader. Bill Murray and Frances McDormand portray the young girl's parents. The cast also includes Tilda Swinton, Jason Schwartzman, and Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward as the boy and girl. It has been nominated for Writing - Original Screenplay. This event is co-sponsored by The Stamp.

Trailer: http://bit.ly/Vy2N4t

Free!
Movie will begin at 7 p.m. and will not be ticketed.

"What if the South won the Civil War? "

This Thursday, the Black Honors Caucus will be having our first event for Black History Month!

What if the South won the Civil War? 

Thursday, Feb. 21 @6:30pm in Anne Arundel Hall Basement Lounge

We will be screening the mockumentary, "Confederate States of America," followed by a small discussion. This film takes a satirically humorous, and sometimes frightening, look at the history of an America where the South won the Civil War. Come to enjoy some fresh dialogue with your peers on this different take on history, and to fully appreciate what our ancestors have done to give us the world we live in. It's sure to incite some interesting conversation!

And don't worry, the movie's not too long. 

*****FREE BLACK MONOLOGUES T-SHIRTS WILL BE GIVEN AWAY TO 2 LUCKY PEOPLE*****

That said, make sure to come out and support Black Monologues this Friday at 6:30pm in Hoff Theater!

Don't know what Black Monologues is? Check the MICA Black History Month Calendar ---> http://thestamp.umd.edu/student_involvement/mica/student_involvement_areas/black_student_involvement/black_history_month#feb17_feb23

See you there!

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/121671134680910/

Twitter: @BHC_UMD

The Future of Broadcast Journalism: Shooting with DSLRs

Learn how to shoot cinema-style video on your still camera! at The UMD Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will sponsor "The Future of Broadcast Journalism: Shooting with DSLRs" on Thursday, February 21 at 7 p.m. in Knight Hall's Eaton Broadcast Theater.

This presentation will feature Josh Davidsburg, senior communications manager for the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and an adjunct broadcast instructor at the Merrill College. He previously worked as a general assignment reporter in Baltimore, Fort Myers, Florida, and Salisbury, Maryland. He graduated from the Merrill College in 2001.