Find Resources for your Student Group at the Spring 2018 Student Groups Mixer - April 5

Are you an officer of a student group? In partnership with the Student Organization Resource Center (SORC), the Student Government Association is hosting the Spring 2018 Student Groups Mixer! In attendance of the event will be representation from applicable resources to student groups, like Riggs Alumni Center, SORC, RecWell, and more. The event will also be an opportunity to meet leaders from other student groups and form new partnerships and connections. Free food will be served.

Full event details may be found at ter.ps/FBMixer and you may RSVP with up to two members from your group at ter.ps/RSVPMixer.

Date: Thursday, April 5th, from 6:00-8:00pm

Location: Student Involvement Suite, Stamp Student Union

Cybrary Company Visit with enTERPreneur - 3/29

enTERPreneur, a SORC-recognized entrepreneurship club on campus, is having a company site visit on Thursday (3/29) to Cybrary, a cybersecurity company located in Greenbelt. We will check out the office and have a lunch-and-learn with the CEO (food will be provided!). We plan to leave around 10am Thursday morning and return to campus at around 2pm. This is the link to the registration form: https://goo.gl/forms/ytjVStgx8gjxWKL13.

Pre-Medical Society Hosts Dr. Andre Pinesett (who is a great resource for graduate school advice) April 7

Pre-Medical Society will be having one of the best workshops ever. Our guest will be Dr. Andre Pinesett who is a great resource for graduate school advice. If students want to pursue graduate school, I believe this event is a must go. Dr. Pinesett is a graduate of Stanford Medical School. When in college was discouraged from going into medicine because he was an “average” student. This only gave him the drive to really search for how to be an extraordinary student. This took him from being that “average student” to being at the top. He now uses this to help students pursuing graduate school dominate the admissions process. He gives profound tips on how to do well in college and even after.He provides motivation to students with his expertise. The Pre-Medical Society really encourages anyone to attend this event.The workshop will have three sections which include:

  

Session 1- Establish the right goals: How to Figure out Which Healthcare Career is Right for You and How to Make It Happen

Session 2- Study Smarter: How to Study Less & Get Better Grades

Session 3- Sell Yourself: How to Write the Perfect Personal Statement

He will also cover: how to publish a scientific paper in 30 days, how to prepare for graduate schools' INTERVIEWS, etc.

       Dr. Pinesett is currently a resident anesthesiologist at the University of California, San Diego. Dr. Pinesett will be traveling from California to spend a day with us.This event is scheduled for April 7th, 2018 9am-4pm here at the university in Armory 0131.

Commander Christopher Thomas will be speaking to an Honors seminar about counternarcotics policies and programs in Afghanistan on Thursday, April 5, 2018 at 6:30pm in 0120 ANA

COMMANDER CHRISTOPHER THOMAS

Commander Thomas was raised in Potomac, Maryland and was commissioned in the
U.S. Navy upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy. He served on Active Duty
in the Navy as a Surface Warfare officer for over 20 years. In addition to serving at sea on
frigates, destroyers, and cruisers and deploying to every ocean and to every continent, except
Antarctica, he served ashore as an Instructor at the Naval Academy, Financial Programmer on
the Navy Headquarters Staff, Branch Chief at the Missile Defense Agency and finally in the
Executive Office of the President on the staff of the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He
served in Operation Desert Storm and the Global War on Terror and travelled to Afghanistan
seven times while on active duty in the Navy. While at the White House he was responsible for
implementing President George W. Bush’s strategy for counternarcotics in Afghanistan and later
helped author President Obama's counternarcotics strategy for Afghanistan. Although he takes
pride in his work to reduce illicit narcotics supplies, he is most proud of his efforts to improve
drug abuse and addiction treatment access for women and girls.

Commander Thomas was a recipient of the Surface Navy Association Arliegh Burke
Operation Excellence Award, the Naval Academy Smiley-Owendorff Educational Excellence
Award, and ONDCP Director's Excellence Award. He was awarded the Presidential Service
and Secretary of Defense Service Badges and the Defense Superior Service Medal in addition
to numerous other individual and unit awards.

Since retiring from the Navy, he has worked as a defense contractor and currently
oversees multiple Counter Narcotics and Global Threat programs. He was formerly on the
Board of Directors of the Surface Navy Association and currently serves on the Board of
Governors of the Army and Navy Club. In addition to a Bachelor's of Science from the Naval
Academy, he has an MBA and MS in Management, and an MA in National Policy and Strategic
Studies.

MasTERPiece Fashion Week April 2-5

MasTERPiece is the university's first fashion and business entrepreneurship organization. MasTERPiece seeks to provide a platform for fashion entrepreneurs and other artists interested in pursuing a career in the fashion or retail industry. Through our engagement in community service, networking, and professional development, we strive to promote individualism amongst our stylish students.

Each year we host a fashion week and a finale fashion show to close out the week. Throughout the week we host interactive and fashion based GBMs that coincide with our theme for fashion week. At our finale show we showcase the designs of local designers.

Fashion Week Details: 

Monday, April 2nd - Kickoff: "Run This Town"

- Come out on McKeldin Mall from 10 am - 3 pm to win cool prizes and giveaways. 

Tuesday, April 3rd - Goal Digger Networking Night 

- We are bringing out the most desirable fashion companies for you to network with and secure yourself an internship or a job after college.

Wednesday, April 4th - "Runaway" Viewing Party

- Join us in Hoff Theater as we view and discuss Kanye's video "Runaway" from his album, "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy".

Thursday, April 5th - Champions x TrapSync 

- As we close out our week of GBMs join us and Hip Hop Fest for a TrapSync competition as we finish the lyrics of our favorite Kanye West songs.

Ticket Link:  https://umdfwszn3.splashthat.com/

Alumni Association Scholarship

Competitive applicants should have a cumulative GPA of a 3.0 higher, show commitment to the university community through on-campus and/or off-campus involvement, and exhibit Terp pride. Legacy status (a family member of the applicant having attended the University of Maryland, College Park) is an additional element of the review process, but is not a requirement for consideration.

In order to be eligible for this award, applicants must:

• Have completed one semester at the University of Maryland, College Park at the time of application;
• Submit a complete, online application;
• Have a reference form submitted on the applicant’s behalf;
• Be enrolled full time (12+ credits for undergraduate students and 48+ units for graduate students) during both the Fall 2018 and Spring 2019 semesters.

Recipients will receive a $2,000 award, $1000 per each semester (Fall 2018 and Spring 2019). Awards will be applied to the recipient’s student account (by the Office of Student Financial Aid) prior to the first day of classes for each semester awarded.

 

 The application is currently available online and due by April 8, 2018.

PULSAR Undergraduate Language Science Program - Info 4/2 & 4/11

http://go.umd.edu/pulsar

pulsar@umd.edu

 

PULSAR (or the Program for Undergraduate Language Science Ambassadors in Research) is a program for students interested in language science — a uniquely broad field that cuts across many different areas of study, including social and biological sciences, computer science and engineering, as well as humanities, education, and clinical fields. PULSAR students select a diverse program of language science classes, engage in research and outreach projects, and become part of the strong interdisciplinary community of language researchers at Maryland. PULSAR is open to students in all majors who have taken one of several suggested prerequisite courses or have some comparable background in a language science field. Students can earn a transcript notation if they participate in PULSAR for 4 semesters.

 

Applications for Fall 2018 are due Monday, April 16th. There will be two informal information sessions held in the Language Science Center, 2130 H.J. Patterson:

Monday, April 2nd, 12:30-1:30pm

Wednesday, April 11th, 11:00am-noon

Students who are interested in the program can drop by at these times and ask questions, or can email: pulsar@umd.edu