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.

STEM Ready Information Session

Virtual

  Thank you for your interest in the STEM Ready Pathways program. STEM Ready is a partnership between MCPS, Montgomery College, The Universities at Shady Grove, and UMBC. MCPS high […]

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 […]

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 […]