Crafting Your Personal Statement

Applying to graduate school often comes with one scary requirement: the personal statement. How do you tell your story in 500 - 700 words? This workshop will help you become […]

First-Generation Students, Staff, and Faculty Panel

Virtual

Calling all First-Gen Retrievers! Join UMBC’s first-generation faculty, staff, and students for a panelist discussion on what it means to be the first in their families to attend college. Our panelists will share their experiences with navigating through their academic, professional, and personal lives as first-gen students and professionals.

Preparing for Graduate School Entrance Exams

Graduate programs often require difficult standardized tests that can be daunting to approach. Don't worry—we will help you build strategies for effective test taking. This workshop will focus on universal […]

I Am First: Community Space for First-Generation Retrievers

Virtual

Connect with other First-Gen Retrievers! Participants will have the opportunity to share their own experiences with being first generation college students with other first-gen students at UMBC. This will be a space for building community and solidarity through personal reflections and sharing of resources.

Back-to-School Celebration

In-Person

Calling UMBC-Shady Grove Retrievers – we hope you are able to join us on Wednesday February 1st anytime between 1:00 and 6:00 p.m. for our Back-to-School Celebration! We know you […]

UMBC-Shady Grove ISSS Virtual Information Session

Virtual

International students who are new to UMBC-Shady Grove this semester are welcome to join International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS) and UMBC-Shady Grove staff for a virtual information session. We […]

Virtual Study Abroad 101 Information Session

Virtual

UMBC's Education Abroad Office will be offering a special Virtual Study Abroad 101 Information Session specifically for UMBC-Shady Grove Students on Tuesday, February 7 at 1 p.m. The session will be offered online via Webex. Learn about some of the […]

Maryland BioNetworking Summit

The Universities at Shady Grove BSE 9631 Gudelsky Dr, Rockville, MD, United States

Network with fellow biopharma, academic, and government professionals and learn about the rapidly-growing field of cell and gene therapy. Featuring keynote speaker Peter Marks, M.D., Ph.D., Director of the U.S. […]

STEM Symposium: How to Get a Job in Biotech

Virtual

Join representatives from Amador Bioscience to discuss opportunities in the rapidly-growing biotech field in Maryland. Speakers will include an HR representative, a research lab director, and an alumna of UMBC’s […]

STEM Symposium: Trends in 3D Printing

Virtual

Additive manufacturing, or 3D printing, is being used worldwide to fabricate parts in plastic, metals, chocolate, and even biological cells. Hear from local 3D-printing experts about how 3D printers are […]

I/O Psychology Fall 2023 New Student Orientation

The Universities at Shady Grove

New Student Orientation is an opportunity for incoming graduate students to receive information and resources which allow them to make informed and appropriate academic plans, as well as acclimating them to the campus environment. Students will meet with faculty and staff, receive an overview of the program’s expectations, and have specific questions answered.