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Thursday, May 7, 2020

May 2020 Virtual Commencement



Class of 2020, we want to celebrate you! Share your favorite memories using #UMDgrad for a chance to be featured during #UMD’s virtual commencement. Tag BSOS with #bsosgrad20 so that we can showcase you during the college ceremony, too! 

For more information, please visit the commencement website.
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Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Virtual Thank-a-Teacher Week!


We are not able to celebrate Thank-a-Teacher week in our traditional format, but we still want to make sure we honor and recognize our teaching and learning and mentoring community in these final weeks of the semester.

Keep an eye out for a special edition of our final newsletter where we will highlight members of our community who have received teaching awards and mentoring awards this year!

Please take a few minutes today to reach out to the people in your life that have had a positive impact on your school year by sending them a virtual thank you note!

UMD is not just a campus, it is a community. Thank you for being such a positive influence in our community this 2019-2020 school year!

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Tuesday, May 5, 2020

USG Library Virtual Study Sessions!

Priddy Library's virtual study room launched last month to provide reprieve to students who have trouble focusing in their homes. The virtual study room is a virtual space for students to work alongside other students and staff. Participants are always muted so you can stay focused, but a chat room allows you to talk with Priddy Library staff who will check in on you from time to time.

The virtual study room is now three days a week, every week. Drop in and check out the room any time during these open hours:

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Fun Summer Elective Course!


Course Announcement for Summer 2020 - INST408N Becoming A Social Media Influencer


Good afternoon,

We have added a new course for Summer 2020: INST408N Becoming A Social Media Influencer!

By the end of this course students will be able to:
  • Understand and interpret social media analytics
  • Generate high quality photos and text content for social media
  • Implement strategies for building engagement with social media content
  • Build influential social media profiles
Please refer to the Schedule of Classes to see available seats. 
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Find the perfect internship!





Need help with your search? 






Questions? Email the University Career Center @ BSOS, ucc-bsos@umd.edu 
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Student Survey: How is your experience learning remotely this semester? Complete by May 15!


Dear University of Maryland student,
We hope you are safe and well. We know there were a number of unexpected campus changes this semester, and we want to hear about your experience learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey will take about 15 minutes to complete. We know that you may have received surveys from your college, extracurricular clubs, or other entities, and may be experiencing some "survey fatigue," but we ask for your help and patience in this extremely important effort. In addition to your regular course evaluations, which begin later this week for most courses, please take the time to fill out this survey. We need to learn all we can from you as a remote learner at Maryland. Our goal is to improve students' learning experience in the future should we continue full or partial online education this fall. This survey contains five sections regarding your:
  1. Overall well-being and connection
  2. Access to technology outside of the University of Maryland campus
  3. Experiences with remote instruction
  4. Familiarity with and use of the ELMS-Canvas platform
  5. Demographic information
We will take your feedback very seriously. Your responses will help us establish priorities to better support student learning and your well-being moving forward. We have used results from previous surveys to inform university practice. For example, based on the results from the March 2020 Technological Readiness survey, we:
  • Created a wireless hotspot loan program
  • Created a laptop loan program
  • Built virtual desktop infrastructures to provide access to specialized software
  • Deployed new enterprise-wide academic technologies to support your learning (e.g., Zoom and Honorlock)
Your participation in the survey will be deeply appreciated and will assist us in providing necessary resources as we continue to prepare for the summer and fall. Your responses will be confidential unless you choose to disclose your name within the survey. There are no known risks associated with your participation. The survey will only be available through May 15, 2020.
By clicking on this link and participating in the survey, you are providing your consent.
Thank you very much for your time and input! I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Rankin
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Friday, May 1, 2020

Student Survey: How is your experience learning remotely this semester?

April 30, 2020
Dear University of Maryland student,
We hope you are safe and well. We know there were a number of unexpected campus changes this semester, and we want to hear about your experience learning remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic. This survey will take about 15 minutes to complete. We know that you may have received surveys from your college, extracurricular clubs, or other entities, and may be experiencing some "survey fatigue," but we ask for your help and patience in this extremely important effort. In addition to your regular course evaluations, which begin later this week for most courses, please take the time to fill out this survey. We need to learn all we can from you as a remote learner at Maryland. Our goal is to improve students' learning experience in the future should we continue full or partial online education this fall. This survey contains five sections regarding your:
  1. Overall well-being and connection
  2. Access to technology outside of the University of Maryland campus
  3. Experiences with remote instruction
  4. Familiarity with and use of the ELMS-Canvas platform
  5. Demographic information
We will take your feedback very seriously. Your responses will help us establish priorities to better support student learning and your well-being moving forward. We have used results from previous surveys to inform university practice. For example, based on the results from the March 2020 Technological Readiness survey, we:
  • Created a wireless hotspot loan program
  • Created a laptop loan program
  • Built virtual desktop infrastructures to provide access to specialized software
  • Deployed new enterprise-wide academic technologies to support your learning (e.g., Zoom and Honorlock)
Your participation in the survey will be deeply appreciated and will assist us in providing necessary resources as we continue to prepare for the summer and fall. Your responses will be confidential unless you choose to disclose your name within the survey. There are no known risks associated with your participation. The survey will only be available through May 15, 2020.
By clicking on this link and participating in the survey, you are providing your consent.
Thank you very much for your time and input! I hope you and your loved ones are safe and healthy during this difficult time.
Sincerely,
Mary Ann Rankin
Senior Vice President and Provost
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