UMBC Talks: The Study Abroad Experience (4/7)

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, The Study Abroad Experience: Perspectives from Students and Faculty, will be on April 7.

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: Today’s Techno Kids: What are the effects of young kids having cell phones, iPods, Facebook and Twitter accounts?

Liberty Mutual Quoting Day (4/15)

Liberty Mutual representative Dan McGinty will provide free quotes on auto, home and renters insurance on April 15.  See how much you can save with the UMBC discount! Features include a special discount of up to 10%, plus highly rated 24-hour claims service and personalized service from your local Liberty representative.

Come see McGinty between 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., in The Commons, Room 332.

Bring your current insurance policy.

*To reserve a specific time, e-mail Daniel.McGinty@libertymutual.com.

Open Enrollment Health Fair (3/30)

The Department of Human Resources (HR) will be sponsoring a Spring Open Enrollment Health Fair Tuesday, March 30, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., in the University Center Ballroom. This year’s open enrollment period is scheduled April 14-28. Vendors from all the state benefit plans will be onsite to provide information regarding updates and changes to the various benefit plans. In addition, HR has partnered with many on- and off-campus experts to provide key information on health and wellness offerings.

There will be refreshments and free giveaways! We encourage you to attend the fair.

Road Salt and Soils: Cation Impacts on Metal Mobility and Bioavailability (3/26)

Join Ryan Casey from Towson University’s Department of Chemistry for a presentation on road salt and soils Friday, March 26, 2 p.m., at the Technology Research Center, Room 206. This talk is part of the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education’s Spring 2010 Seminar Series.

For more information, click here.

Spatio-temporal Heterogeneity in West Nile Virus Host Impacts and Vector Abundances (3/31)

Join Shannon Ladeau, community ecologist and staff scientist from the Carey Institute for Ecosystem Studies, for a discussion on the West Nile virus. This lecture is part of the Geography and Environmental Systems Seminar series and will be Wednesday, March 31, noon, in Sondheim Hall, Room 001.

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

Francophone Voices of the New Morocco (3/30)

Join Valerie Orlando of the University of Maryland, College Park as she discusses recent novels, poetry, cinema and journalism, exploring the transformations that Moroccan society is experiencing, particularly in the area of gender and sexuality. This lecture is part of this year’s Espaces series sponsored by the French area of the Department of Modern Languages, Linguistics and Intercultural Communication.  For more information contact tfield@umbc.edu.

The lecture will be Tuesday, March 30, 4 p.m., in the Albin O. Kuhn Library Gallery.

Shriver Center Book Drive (3/23-27)

The Shriver Living Learning Center (SLLC) is a Living Learning Community that collaborates on service projects throughout the year. The second annual SLLC reunion will take place on Saturday, March 27, and is partially sponsored by Russel Toyota.  Russel Toyota of Catonsville in partnership with The Shriver Center and The Office of Undergraduate Education is sponsoring a book drive to benefit “The Book Thing,” an organization based in Baltimore City that seeks to put unwanted books into the hands of those who want them.  Drop off your books on your way to class or to a meeting! Beginning Tuesday, March 23, every day until Saturday, March 27, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., you will find a Toyota Sienna on The Commons Circle near Academic Services. For more info, click here.

Projecting Future Growth in Maryland and its Consequences on Nutrient Loadings to Maryland Streams and to the Chesapeake Bay (3/12)

Join the Center for Urban Environmental Research and Education for its Spring 2010 Seminar Series with a discussion by Glenn Mogen from Virginia Tech University’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. The lecture will be on future growth in Maryland and its consequences to the streams and Chesapeake Bay, held Friday, March 12, 2 p.m., in the Technology Research Center, Room 206.

For more information, click here.

UMBC Talks: UMBC’s Go Green Efforts: How are we doing so far? (3/24)

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 will be UMBC’s efforts to go green; how are we doing?

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: The Search for Freedom: Discussion on the March Women’s Center Film

National Nutrition Month (3/8)

March is National Nutrition Month. Come celebrate with Dining Services and University Health Services at the National Nutrition Month Health Fair on Monday, March 8, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at The Commons Main Street. Enjoy samples from the balanced choices program, taste a unique desert created by our very own Chef William and pick up information from UHS. For more information, contact parora@umbc.edu.