International Student Employment Workshop | |
Office of International Services 
Friday, Oct. 5
Noon - 1 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 353
This workshop is designed to provide international students scholars with information regarding employment benefits they are eligible for, how to apply, and timing issues. Provides an opportunity for international students to ask questions regarding the process.
Lunch will be provided.
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Managing Stress & Anxiety | |
Wellness Hub 
Friday, Oct. 5
12:15 - 1:15 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 311
Why worry? Academic, interpersonal, and job pressures can take their toll if you let them. Learn effective techniques to manage the stress and anxiety of daily life.
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Interprofessional Student Learning & Service Initiative s (ISLSI) Monday, Oct. 8
5:30 - 7 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 351
Panel discussion about how being a minority group can affect your professional life. A Panel will share their work experience & provide suggestions for working while LGBT.
Refreshments will be served.
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Maryland Hunger Solutions 
Tuesday, Oct. 9 through Monday, Oct. 15
>>Click here to sign up today
The Food Stamp Challenge gives participants a view of what life can be like for millions of low-income Americans. Challenge participants use the average Food Supplement Program benefit - just $30 per person - as their budget for food for one week.
Challenge participants are forced to make difficult food shopping choices, and often realize how hard it is to avoid hunger, afford nutritious foods, and stay healthy.
For more information please visit the website. |
Introduction to Coaching Services | |
Wellness Hub 
Tuesday, Oct. 9
Noon - 1 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 351
Campus Life Services offers individual coaching services to all UM students. Find out what coaching is and how it may serve you during your time at UM.
This event is open to students only.
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Liberty in North Korea Documentary Screening | |
APALSA Maryland and the International Law Society
Tuesday, Oct. 9
12:15 - 1:30 p.m.
Law School, Room 205
Join APALSA Maryland and the International Law Society for a screening of the documentary by Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), an organization devoted to raising public awareness about the human rights violations in North Korea.
Lunch will be provided.
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URecFit Intramural Deadline
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URecFit
 Registration Deadline: Tuesday, Oct. 9 at 5 p.m.
>>Register Now
Intramural Indoor Volleyball League, Monday nights
Intramural Indoor Soccer League, Wednesday nights
All current University of Maryland students and URecFit members are invited to participate in the Intramural Indoor Volleyball League and Soccer League. Register your team before the deadline or join as a free agent.
For more information please visit the website or email Sara Griggs.
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UM Medical Center
 Wednesday, Oct. 10
11 a.m - 7 p.m.
Courtyard Cafe, UM Medical Center
Enjoy a fresh and nutritious feast of Mediterranean and Greek style cuisine. There will be free samples of meal selections, as well as offers available for sale.
For more information please email Catherine Schroeder. |
Investing 101: Basics of Investing | |
Office of Financial Education and Wellness
 Wednesday, Oct. 10
Noon - 1 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 351
What are stocks? How do they work? What is the Dow Jones? How do bonds make money? If you need answers to questions like these, stop by Investing 101. In this first installment of FEW's two-part series on investing, you will learn the basics of investing and how to start investing using online resources from Tisa Silver-Canady of the University's Office of Financial Education and Wellness.
For more information please visit the website or email FEWTalk@umaryland.edu |
Dear Mandela Film Screening & Discussion | |
Student Coalition for Peace and Equality (SCOPE)
 Wednesday, Oct. 10
5 - 7:30 p.m.
Nursing School, Room 140
Please join us for a film screening of Dear Mandela followed by a discussion with two members of the shack dweller's movement featured in the film. In addition United Workers will be there to connect the local housing issues that we are confronting in Baltimore.
Refreshments provided!
For more information please email Gregory Sawtell. |
GIS Mapping in Public Health Research | |
UM Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Thursday, Oct. 11
Noon - 1 p.m.
Health Sciences & Human Services Library (HS & HSL); Distance Education Room (lower level)
Please join Laura Hungerford, DVM, MPH, PhD (Epidemiology and Public Health), for an introduction to GIS mapping. This will be followed by a brief overview of three research projects conducted by faculty in the School of Medicine that examine the relationship between health and the environment.
For more information please visit the website or email Erin Hager. |
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Interprofessional Student Learning & Service Initiatives (ISLSI) 
Now - Oct. 15
Spotlight Musician: Boanerges Garzon
Thursday, Oct. 11
Noon - 2 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, 1st Floor Lobby
>> Full list of events
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Rain Barrels 101: Saving for a Sunny Day | |
UM Go Green & the Wellness Hub 
Thursday, Oct. 11
Noon - 1 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Green Room, 1st Floor
Interested in installing rain barrels at your home or just want to learn how to conserve water? Come to this workshop by Blue Water Baltimore to learn how easy it is to set up your own rain barrels!
For more information please visit the website or
email Tracy Gnadinger. |
President's Symposium & White Paper Project | |
Interprofessional Student Learning & Service Initiatives (ISLSI)  Monday, Oct. 15
5 - 8 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Ballroom B
Join Dr. Benet Davetian, author of Civility: A Cultural History, as he discusses civility, and its complex and powerful role in human relations as it relates to the UM campus.
For more information please visit the website or email Courtney J Jones. |
Fighting Hunger in Maryland Conference | |
Maryland Hunger Solutions
 Tuesday, Oct. 16
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
SMC Campus Center
View conference agenda
>>Register today
Join us for the Fighting Hunger in MD conference with keynote speaker Dr. Michael Reisch. Workshops will cover a variety of topics with regional, state, and national experts in emergency, federal nutrition, and community-based food programs.
Registration before Oct. 8 is just $15.
For more information please visit the website or email Holly Bowman. |
Investing 201: Planning for Retirement | |
Office of Financial Education & Wellness
 Wednesday, Oct. 17
Noon - 1 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 351
>>Reserve your spot today!
Join the Office of Financial Education & Wellness for lunch and learn how to jump start your plans for retirement! In this final installment of FEWT's Investing series, you will learn about setting financial goals as well as saving and investing with retirement in mind.
For more information please visit the website or email FEWTalk@umaryland.edu |
Gasland Screening and Discussion | |
Wellness Hub
 Wednesday, Oct. 17
5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Room 351
The boom in natural gas drilling, a process called "fracking," raises concerns about health and environmental risks. Learn more at this screening of the documentary "Gasland."
For more information please visit the website or
email Hillary Edwards. |
Frontiers in Genomics Symposium | |
Institute for Genome Sciences
Thursday, Oct. 18, 2012
8:45 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
 School of Nursing Auditorium, Room 103
Symposium followed by reception
4 - 6 p.m.
BioPark, 801 W. Baltimore St, 6th Floor
>>RSVP for Symposium
>>RSVP for Reception
In celebration of the fifth anniversary of the Institute for Genome Sciences, please join us for a day of innovative discussion and scientific exchange, as we host internationally recognized scientists who are unlocking new discoveries in genomics, bioinformatics and personalized medicine.
The Symposium is free. We encourage you to RSVP early to guarantee your seat.
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Talent for PAN African Celebration | |
United Students of African Descent
Thursday, Nov. 15
Event starts at 6 p.m.
SMC campus Center, Ballrooms A & B
United Students of African Descent needs talent for their annual PAN- African Celebration. The event is a celebration of the different African cultures. Event is co-sponsored by USGA.
If you can sing, dance, or have a special talent and would like to showcase it email Suzanne Grey. |
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Student Counseling Center
 Mondays, now - Dec. 3, 2012
5:15 - 6:45 p.m.
Want to better understand yourself and how you relate to other people? Join the Understanding Self and Others Group! The Student Counseling Center offers a confidential group led by a psychologist. It's an opportunity to give and receive help with other students going through similar problems.
For more information or event location please email Jenna Silverman
or call 410-328-8404. |
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Student Counseling Center
 Mondays, now - Oct. 29
2:30 - 4 p.m.
SMC Campus Center Rm 349
The Mindfulness Meditation Series will teach you different ways to manage daily stress and anxiety.
It will also provide you with a space to practice with peers who share your interest in mindful solutions.
>> Register Here
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Racquetball Instructors Wanted
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URecFit
Are you a racquetball enthusiast or know someone who is? URecFit is looking for racquetball instructors to teach beginner clinics. Applicants do not need to be University employees or students. Clinic times are flexible.
For more information please email Anna Roskowinski.
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CompassionKnit
 Mondays
5 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, 1st Floor Fireplace Lounge
Compassion Knit is a student-led organization which strives to meet some of the basic material needs of the local community by donating homemade projects to those in need. You do not need to know how to knit,crochet, or have materials to participate in the group.
For more information please email Lesa Holleman. |
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Club UMB
 Tuesdays
3 - 5 p.m.
George Washington Elementary School
Wednesdays
3 - 5 p.m.
Southwest Baltimore Charter School
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Project Jump Start
 Every Tuesday & Friday
5:30 p.m.
SMC Campus Center, Lower Level Rm 001
Help prepare and deliver bag lunches for the the homeless and/or hungry members of our local community. Donate an hour or two of your time, feel good, and meet students from the other professional schools.
For more information please email Beth Zucconi. |
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ABAE
 Saturdays
10 a.m. - Noon
Pharmacy Hall, 2nd Floor
Come tutor high school and middle school students on Saturday mornings with ABAE!
Breakfast will be provided at 9:45 a.m.
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URecFit 
URecFit has started a Sport Club program open to all students and URecFit members. Start a club to practice with your friends, and even compete with area schools. Clubs are open to anyone!
For more information please visit the website or email Anna Roskowinski.
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Free Fall Workshops at the HS/HSL | |
Health Sciences and Human Services Library (HS/HSL)
 Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Click here for the Fall 2012 Workshop Schedule
The HS/HSL will be offering a variety of free workshops throughout the fall semester. Topics covered include citation management system RefWorks, Grant Proposal Writing, and database searching classes including CINAHL and PubMed.
Workshops are free of charge to UM faculty, staff and students; UMMC staff; and HS/HSL Corporate Members.
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URecFit 
Continuous- every month
SMC Campus Center, URecFit
Each time you come to workout at URecFit, fill out a ticket for a chance to win various prizes.
For more information please email Meghan Bruce-Bojo. |
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