CCJS@USG News and Updates

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Intern for a Day

Intern for a Day connects undergraduate students with host sites for a one day internship/shadowing experiences. This semester, we have 150 hosts from a wide variety of fields and industries. The goal of Intern for a Day is to help students clarify career interests and explore the world of work. The majority of Intern for a Day hosts are open to ALL majors, but here are some shadowing experiences that may be of particular interest to BSOS students:

· Bread for the City

· Bridgewater Wealth & Financial Management

· Cashell Elementary: Speech-Language Pathologist

· DISH Network (in-house attorney)

· Environmental Economics

· FDA/Center for Veterinary Medicine/Division of Compliance

· Maryland Hospitals for a Health Environment (MD H2E)

· Montgomery County Police Department

· NASA

· National Association of Attorneys General

· National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)

· Northwestern Mutual

· Prince George’s County Police Department

· University of Maryland Medical Center (audiologist)

· US Department of Justice

· US Department of State

· US Environmental Protection Agency – National Center for

· US Environmental Protection Agency Chesapeake Bay Office

· View all 150 organizations at www.Careers.umd.edu/InternForADay

In order to be considered for Intern for a Day, each student must attend a short, 30-minute orientation session in the University Career Center & The President’s Promise:

· Thursday, Feb. 12, 4 - 4:30 pm

· Tuesday, Feb. 17, 12 - 12:30 pm

· Monday, Feb. 23: 12 - 12:30 pm

Apply today through www.Careers.umd.edu/InternForADay! It is highly recommended that students thoroughly read through the list of hosts (and keep an open mind!) before applying to the program. Questions? Contact Erica Ely, Program Director-Internships at eely@umd.edu.

Last chance to apply for spring graduation--THIS FIRDAY!

4. Spring Graduation

Students who anticipate graduating in Spring 2015 MUST apply for graduation by Friday, February 6, 2015. Students apply for graduation online through Testudo at: http://testudo.umd.edu/. More information about the Spring 2015 commencement ceremonies will be posted on the commencement website (http://www.commencement.umd.edu/), the CCJS website and emailed to students in the coming weeks.

Summer Graduates: If you are planning to finish your course work in the summer, please DO NOT apply for spring graduation. Summer graduates can apply for graduation while registering for summer courses. Summer registration begins February 17, 2015. If you are planning to graduate in the summer, please be advised there is no formal university or departmental graduation ceremony in the summer. Students planning to graduate in the summer can request to "walk" in the spring CCJS departmental graduation ceremony. During the departmental ceremony, graduates will have their name called and walk across the stage in regalia. Summer graduates' names will NOT appear in either the university or departmental program booklets. If you would like to walk in the Spring 2015 ceremony as a summer graduate, please contact Dr. Stickle (wstickle@umd.edu) AFTER you have registered for your remaining summer courses and no later than Friday, April 17, 2015. In the e-mail, please provide your full name, UID, email address and please list the subject as “Spring 2015 Walk List.”

*Please note that a degree in CCJS is a Bachelor of Arts (BA) NOT a Bachelor of Science (BS)

USG's New Entry Road and Shuttle-UM-Stop Location Change

Good afternoon, USG Community;

On the morning of Monday, February 9^th, USG will have accomplished the first phase of our growth plans. The new and improved entrance to USG from Shady Grove Road will be open for business, and the old entrance will be permanently closed. This will allow us to begin construction of the new parking garage at the corner of Shady Grove & Darnestown Roads. Traffic using the new entrance road will be regulated by a new traffic light at the Shady Grove Road intersection, although it may not initially be in operation. Improvements on the entranceway will continue through the spring, so as you use the roadway keep an eye out for beautiful new landscaping, new campus signage, the new bus stop, and a final coat of new asphalt to complete the project.

Shuttle-UM riders will be pleased to hear that on February 9^th we’ll be moving the Shuttle-UM bus stop (route #124) location to the new entranceway and closer to campus buildings (see the aerial photo, above). Shuttle-UM buses will reverse the direction they drive through the campus and will pick up and drop off passengers as they enter USG from Shady Grove Road. Buses will load and unload at the newly constructed bus stop pad which was added as part of the entrance construction.

The shuttle’s schedule can be found at: http://www.transportation.umd.edu/shuttle/schedules/current/124_USG.pdf

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

Schedule Adjustment ends this FRIDAY!

Schedule Adjustment/Registration

January 26, 2015 through February 6, 2015 is the schedule adjustment period. During this time frame, students may add and drop classes without it affecting their transcript. Schedule adjustment is also the beginning of waitlist/holdfile check-in. If you are on a waitlist/holdfile for any course, you must check-in daily or else you will be dropped from the waitlist/holdfile. Once you are dropped from the waitlist/holdfile, there is no way to regain your previous position, regardless of the circumstances.

Friday, February 6, 2015 is the last day of schedule adjustment. After February 6, 2015, students will not be able to add or drop courses. Additionally, all waitlists will end on February 6. If you were waitlisted for a class, but did not gain access to the course through the waitlist, we can NOT oversubscribe you into the course. There are NO exceptions to this policy.