News and Updates | Fall 2021 | |
This fall, the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences welcomed the following new faculty members: | |
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Lauren Smedley
lecturer
Klein Family School of Communications Design
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Justin Hollimon
lecturer
Division of Legal, Ethical and Historical Studies
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Jacob DeGeal
lecturer
Klein Family School of Communications Design
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UBalt's 2021-22 AstroBees
This academic year marks the fourth consecutive year that The University of Baltimore is proud to have a team of students participating in the NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students (S.U.I.T.S.) Design Challenge. NASA S.U.I.T.S. challenges students to develop cutting edge display and control solutions within augmented reality (AR) environments for use on the lunar surface. This year's AstroBees team is currently working on their entry for the 2022 competition.
You can meet the 2021-22 team and keep up with their progress throughout the year by following them on Instagram @ubalt_astrobees.
Watch AstroBees faculty adviser, Associate Professor Giovanni Vincenti, and AstroBees alum, Michael Vandi, B.S. '20, talk about their experiences in a new S.U.I.T.S. video feature.
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2021 Lassen Scholarship Award Winners
Congratulations to Taneisha Carter and Christine Wolf, the winners of the 2021 Lassen Scholarship Award. The Lassen Scholarship is awarded annually to a student(s) who has demonstrated academic excellence, is successfully juggling the competing demands of school, work, and family, and is preparing for a career as a counseling psychologist. Both Taneisha and Christine will graduate from the M.S. in Applied Psychology, Counseling Psychology Concentration in December.
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MFA Sweet Sixteen Festival
On Oct. 24, the MFA in Creative Writing & Publishing Arts program celebrated its sixteenth anniversary with a Sweet Sixteen Festival, held outdoors at Racers' Cafe in Parkville, MD. The event honored graduates of the MFA program and their achievements, and brought them together to catch up and reconnect. In addition to publishing nationally recognized fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, alums of the program work at libraries, bookstores, publishers, magazines, websites, reading series, book festivals and writing programs. They are an essential part of the literary community in Baltimore and beyond.
One hundred fifty people gathered in a safe and celebratory way, recapturing some of the magic that was lost to a year of quarantine. There were featured readings by 10 of the most celebrated graduates of the program, with their books for sale by the Ivy Bookshop. There was a vibrant open mic and a table featuring the works of students who graduated during the pandemic and were unable to showcase their final projects during our usual public capstone event. Attendees also signed up to be part of the Plork Pages, an ongoing alumni directory that will allow grads to make the most of our alumni family through networking for future opportunities and projects.
written by Prof. Marion Winik
Watch event mini-doc
View event photo album
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Design Students Collaborate with Entrepreneurship Fellows on Real-World Products
For their capstone project, three master's students (now graduates) in the Integrated Design program—Jasmine Loyal, Richard Neal and Nett Smith—worked with Rebecca Thompson, an Entrepreneurship Fellow, to develop and design strategic marketing materials for Thompson’s emerging business.
Crate Craft & Co. is a DIY craft subscription box service
that brings creativity to your doorstep with curated craft projects and provides community through engaging classes and social programs. In preparing a suite of branding elements for the company, the design team also researched core values, target audiences, competition and social marketing design and techniques. The group was named the winner of the 2021 Erin Kvedar Memorial
Seminar Award, which is awarded each year to the design team with the best capstone presentation.
This is the third year in a row that teams of Integrated Design students have supported emerging businesses from the Merrick School's Entreprenuership Fellows Program. To learn more about this collaboration, read "Partnered for Success" in the latest issue of UBalt Magazine.
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UBalt Team Competes in Mid-Atlantic Regional Ethics Bowl
On Nov. 13, The University of Baltimore's Ethics Bowl team competed in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Intercollegiate Ethics Bowl. The event, sponsored by UBalt’s Hoffberger Center for Professional Ethics, was a day-long competition where some of the best collegiate teams in the United States went head-to-head on topics such as police reform, climate change, cryptocurrencies and homelessness. The 2021-22 UBalt team, which comprises students from several academic programs, is led by Daniel Gellasch, B.A., ‘20, director of programming and outreach for the Hoffberger Center, and includes students Iyana Fulp, Jana Dubinovsky, Oluwanifemi Oduntan, Sarah Bateman, Jeremy Collins, and Anna Williams. The UBalt team ended up winning three out of four rounds in the competition.
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Faculty Profile: Joshua Clark Davis
Looking for a unique perspective of history? You might look at history through Joshua Clark Davis’ eyes.
Dr. Davis is an associate professor, avid historian and author who focuses his classes and research mostly on 20th Century United States history, particularly focusing on social movements, policing, capitalism, urban history and African American History.
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"My main goal is to become a social media specialist for either a concert venue or arena. And I plan on going to grad school after I graduate from UBalt and then probably work my way up by doing internships...I'm completely sure that UBalt is preparing me to get to where I want to go."
-Katherine U. is currently in the undergraduate Integrated Arts program
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"I've always had a passion for the law and understanding how it works and how to apply it to everyday life and the different things that we may go through."
-Giselle J., transferred to UBalt from BCCC and is now on an accelerated path to earn her master's degree in Legal Studies
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"What I like the most about UBalt is that the school offers a vast network of alumni and professionals and allows me to take advantage of the networking opportunity for my field of study."
-Joseph Ha, '21, is a graduate of the M.S. in Applied Psychology, Industrial-Organizational Psychology program
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Want to hear more from UBalt students and alumni? Then check out the "Faces of UBalt" series on Instagram: follow @ubaltmain and the hashtag #FacesofUBalt. Want to be featured? Email SocialMedia@ubalt.edu to share your student or alumni story. | |
Read the latest issue of BuzzMail, UBalt news for alumni and friends. | |
Fall Commencement for Fall 2021 and 2020-21 Graduates | | |
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Commencement will be offered in person on Monday, Dec. 20 for fall 2021 graduates and graduates from the spring and fall 2020 and spring 2021 classes who did not have an in person ceremony.
- 10 a.m.-12 p.m. - Fall 2021 Graduates
- 2-4 p.m. - Spring 2020, Fall 2020, and Spring 2021 Graduates
For details and FAQs, visit ubalt.edu/graduation.
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Wishing you and your family health and happiness this holiday season and in the year to come.
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