Christopher Corbett to Read at Annapolis Book Festival (4/17)

Professor of the Practice of English Christopher Corbett will be speaking Saturday, April 17, 12:30 p.m., at the Annapolis Book Festival about his two books on the 19th century American West – “Orphans Preferred:  The Twisted Truth and Lasting Legend of the Pony Express” (Random House/Broadway Books) and “The Poker Bride: The First Chinese in the Wild West” (Atlantic Monthly).

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Green Roof Storm Water Runoff Mitigation: Observations and Models (4/16)

Join Jennifer Jacobs from the University of New Hampshire’s Department of Civil Engineering as she discusses green roof storm water on Friday, April 16, 2 p.m., at the Technology Research Center, Room 206. This lecture is part of the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education’s Spring 2010 Seminar Series.

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Health Effects Characterization of Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) from Baltimore and Maryland’s Eastern Shore (4/9)

Join Katherine Squibb from University of Maryland’s School of Medicine as she discusses the health effects of air matter from the shore on Friday, April 9, 2 p.m., in the Technology Research Center, Room 206. This lecture is part of the Spring 2010 Seminar Series.

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Campus Accessibility Discussion (4/16)

Facilities Management, Student Support Services and the Office of Human Relations is asking for your input for possible projects that will improve the physical environment of UMBC and meet the needs of students, staff, faculty and visitors with disabilities. Your input will help us to decide on which projects to submit for state capital funding.

The talk will be April 16, noon-1 p.m., at the University Center Ballroom.

For more information, contact Sahnur Bostan at sahnurb@umbc.edu or ext. 5-3820.

Trauma Through the Lifespan (4/12)

Psi Chi Psychology Honors Society will host guest speaker E. Diane Champé, who will present Trauma Through the Lifespan: a personal account of her struggle with and recovery from an abusive childhood. In this presentation, Champé uses photographs and art work to share the long-term effects of child abuse and neglect. She describes the horrific childhood she endured which she was forced to keep a secret and relates the terrible psychiatric damage it caused.

This event will be Monday, April 12, 7-9 p.m., in the Administration Building, Lecture Hall 3.

For more information, contact wanna1@umbc.edu

Today’s Techno Kids (4/14)

The Office of Student Life Mosaic Center’s “UMBC Talks: A Diversity Dialogue Series” continues this semester every Wednesday noon-1 p.m., at the Mosaic Center in The Commons, Room 2B23. Join this facilitated discussion to learn more about this topic, voice your opinions and hear those of your fellow community members. This week’s discussion, Today’s Techno Kids: What are the effects of young kids having cell phones, iPods, Facebook and Twitter accounts?, will be on April 14.

These discussions are facilitated by faculty, staff and student leaders. For groups or classes of 10 people or more, RSVP.

To RSVP or get more information, contact Lisa Gray and the Office of Student Life Mosaic Center staff at mosaic@umbc.edu or ext. 5-8478. UMBC Talks is sponsored by the Campus Committee for Culture and Diversity and the Office of Student Life, Mosaic: Culture and Diversity Center.

Next week: Xenophobia: is it natural to fear what you do not understand?

Theatre with Dinner (5/1): RESERVE BY APRIL 16

The Friends of the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery invites you to the 13th Annual Theatre with Dinner. The play will be “The Cripple of Inishmaan” by Martin McDonagh, presented by the Department of Theatre and directed by Eve Muson. This event will be Saturday, May 1, with wine and soft drinks at 5 p.m. on the 7th floor, dinner at 6 p.m., remarks by Eve Muson at 7 p.m. and then the play in the Theatre at 8 p.m.

You can see register for the event BY APRIL 16 here or contact the Library administrative offices at ext. 5-2356 or aok@umbc.edu.

Presidential Faculty Staff Awards (4/7)

We invite you to attend the Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony on Wednesday, April 7, in the University Center Ballroom. Join us in celebrating the accomplishments of this year’s campus- and System-wide award recipients.

The doors will open at 11:30 a.m. for our community to gather and enjoy a light lunch before the event begins at noon.
We will honor the following faculty and staff colleagues, each selected by a committee of peers:

Wendy Salkind
Associate Professor, Theatre
2010-2013 Presidential Teaching Professor

Ka-che Yip
Professor, History
2010-2013 Presidential Research Professor

C. Jill Randles
Assistant Vice Provost, Undergraduate Education
2010-2011 Presidential Distinguished Professional Staff Award, Professional Staff

Dorothy Anderson
Executive Administrative Assistant, Institutional Advancement
2010-2011 Presidential Distinguished Staff Award, Non-Exempt Staff

Matthias Gobbert
Associate Professor, Mathematics
2010-2011 University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Ralph Murphy
Teaching Laboratory Technician, Biological Sciences
2009-2010 University System of Maryland Board of Regents’ Staff Award for Exceptional Contribution to the Mission

Emma Sellers
Program Management Specialist and Program Coordinator, Political Science
2010-2011 President’s Commission for Women Achievement Award

Sally Helms
Administrator of Academic Affairs, Public Policy
2010-2011 Jakubik Family Endowment Staff Award

Human Resources has granted release time for employees to take part in this event, and everyone is encouraged to attend. All campus offices will remain open and services should continue to be offered. Supervisors and staff are asked to work together to coordinate staffing.

Again, we hope you will be able to join us for this year’s Presidential Faculty and Staff Awards Ceremony. We look forward to seeing you.

Global Women’s Health Action (4/8)

Women Involved in Learning and Leadership (WILL) is hosting its 2nd Annual Global Women’s Health Action Thursday, April 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., The Commons Main Street. Stop by and find out why healthy women make a healthier world and what you can do to help.

For further information, contact Jodi Kelber-Kaye at ext. 5-6371 or jodik@umbc.edu.

From Forest to Farmland and Moraine to Meadow (4/7)

Join Jed Kaplan from ARVE Group, an environmental engineering institute, for a discussion about forests and farmland on Wednesday, April 7, noon, Sondheim Hall, Room 001.

This talk is part of the Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar series.

For more information, contact Dawn Biehler at dbiehler@umbc.edu or ext. 5-2095.