Dr. Madoo is working on teaching assignments for Summer 2025. As you may know, graduate students who teach an undergraduate course in our department must be in our Ph.D. program and have completed their Master’s degree (or will complete it by December 2024). Additional criteria that will be considered include teaching experience, graduate class completion and performance, teaching evaluations (if applicable), and etc. This policy applies to students under both the old and new requirements. We have some online, some face-to face, some Summer I, some Summer II, and one compressed 3-week class in Summer II (Young Scholars Program). You also need to check with your Advisor first to make sure this is OK with them.
With the exception of the CCJS 105 Young Scholars compressed class, face-to-face classes run Monday through Thursday 9-10:40, 11-12:40, 1-2:40, and 3-4:40. Online runs Monday through Friday. Summer I runs from 6/2 – 7/11 and Summer II runs from 7/14 – 8/22. The Young Scholars CCJS105 compressed class is Monday through Friday 10-1 running from 7/14 – 8/1.
The following classes may be available:
Summer I (6/2 – 7/11)
Summer II (7/14 – 8/22) except Young Scholars CCJS 105
Please complete the attached application. For first preference, please submit to Dr. Madoo by 5pm on 10/25.
We are less than one month away from Election Day (November 5th)! Students can make their voice heard on federal, state, and local positions and measures in the upcoming election. TerpsVote helps students navigate the voting process and make a plan to vote. Follow these simple steps to get vote ready:
Check your voter registration status: You can check your voter registration status at https://umd.turbovote.org/
Update your registration or register to vote: You can update your voter registration information or register to vote online at https://umd.turbovote.org/
Get voting reminders via text/email: You can sign up for voting related reminders at https://umd.turbovote.org/ . You’ll get a reminder of upcoming deadlines based on your registration and be encouraged to remind friends and family to make their voices heard at the ballot box, too.
Decide where and how you will vote: Maryland voters can vote by mail, vote early in-person, or vote in-person on Election Day. Polls are open on Election Day, November 5th, in Maryland from 7 AM – 8 PM. More information on voting by mail or voting early in Maryland or your home state can be found at https://terpsvote.umd.edu/
Review your sample ballot: Sample ballots in Maryland are usually posted to your county’s Board of Elections page before an election. For Prince George’s County, you can find your sample ballot via local Board of Elections site or use https://allintovote.org/
For more information on voting, visit terpsvote.umd.edu, email terpsvote@umd.edu, follow @terpsvote on Instagram, or stop by the student voting resource hub in Stamp Suite 1110 (Leadership & Community Service-Learning).
Our mission is to provide a welcoming space for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences to discuss experiences with fellow BIPOC openly, form interdisciplinary connections, and collectively celebrate our diversity. We established this org last semester with support from the BSOS Anti-Black Racism Initiative after recognizing the need for a space at UMD where BIPOC trainees could build community.
Who is it for?
The Collective is for all BIPOC graduate students (i.e., Doctoral and Master’s), postdoctoral fellows, and post-baccalaureate employees (e.g., research assistants holding a bachelor’s degree) in a BSOS department or graduate program. People of all minoritized racial-ethnic backgrounds are welcome. Unfortunately, we do not have the means to support undergraduate students at this time.
When will we meet?
Meetings are typically monthly. However, this fall, we will host one larger meeting to allow members to meet new people and make new connections! Interested folks who cannot attend this meeting or future meetings can contact us to join the Slack channel where we will be sharing resources and other events. Our next meeting will be:
*Please use the link below to complete an interest form to confirm your interest in joining the Collective and to provide your availability for Monday, November 11th. Time and location will be sent out once responses are completed.
Community Coordinator/Data EngineerBRONX DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Full-time
Location: BRONX
Salary range: $80,000.00 – $80,000.00
Job Description
The Bronx District Attorney’s Office in New York City serves a multicultural, international community of 1.4 million residents. Led by District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, the Bronx District Attorney’s Office is one of the country’s leading prosecutorial offices. The Office’s mission of “Pursuing Justice With Integrity” captures its commitment to pursue a safer Bronx through fair justice.
BXDA’s Strategic Planning and Analytics Unit serves as the internal management consulting arm of the Office. The unit uses cutting-edge data science and research analytics to support the Office’s application of data-driven policies and practices. This unit is responsible for measuring office performance on prosecution indicators, evaluating the effects of policies and initiatives, conducting strategic analysis, and promoting transparency. The unit also manages the Office’s grants, which provide critical funding to support prosecutorial practices and victims of crime in the Bronx.
The data engineer will be an integral member of our data analytics team working collaboratively with a diverse team of analysts and alongside information technology and justice system practitioners. This position demands strong SQL and data management skills to assist with the expansion and maintenance of workflows in a Microsoft Azure data analytics and reporting pipeline. This position offers an opportunity to apply strong technical and analytic abilities to inform the implementation of fair and objective public safety policies and procedures. Continue reading
SALI Consultations: October 1st 12-2pm and October 17th 10am-12pm
A lawyer from the Sexual Assault Legal Institute will be available for free consultations on October 1st 12-2pm and October 17th 10am-12pm. Schedule a confidential, 30 minute appointment by emailing the CARE office. Being a CARE client is NOT required to access this service. All sessions are protected under attorney-client privilege. An attorney can answer questions, provide information on the University and Criminal Justice processes, and assist with filing reports on and off campus.
A Psychotherapy Group for Survivors of Trauma – Spots are still available
A Guided Journey is for students who identify as women to explore their trauma in a safe and confidential environment. The therapy group will take place in the CARE Office Wednesdays 12-1 pm October 9th through November 6th. Email Christina Jay to sign-up for a screening.
There’s still time to sign-up for Violence Intervention Ambassador Training!
The VIA program is a 11 hour, four session training that will equip you with tools to recognize, respond to, and prevent power-based violence on our campus, and in our world. The training will cover topics including interpersonal and systemic violence, bystander intervention, supporting a survivor, social change, student activism, and self-care. Completion of the program will provide you with a VIA Certification, volunteer and leadership opportunities with CARE, professional development, and intervention skills, and a community of students passionate about this issue.
Contact Charlotte Sheffield with any questions and sign-up here by October 9th.
Interested in running for a position as a GSG Program Representative on the 2024-2025 Graduate Student Assembly? Below you will find candidate eligibility requirements, an explanation of the roles and responsibilities of our elected representatives, and links to the current revisions of the GSG Constitution and Bylaws. Once you’ve read this document, the next step is to fill out the representative nomination form if you haven’t already: https://go.umd.edu/SpecialNominationsGSG
Note that you can nominate either yourself or someone else, but if you nominate someone else, you must also include their contact information so that GSG can confirm whether they accept the
nomination or not. GSG also ask that you send this document to them when you nominate them, so that they can be as well informed as possible when deciding whether or not to accept your
nomination. The nomination period will last for two weeks, ending on October 10th at 3:00 pm EST. Please note that students will need to be signed in with their UMD (@umd.edu) email account to fill out the nomination form. If for some reason you cannot use your @umd.edu account, please contact gsg-elections@umd.edu directly so they can troubleshoot.
If you have any questions about this document or elections in general, please do not hesitate to reach out to the Elections Committee team at gsg-elections@umd.edu. All validated nominees will be included on the emailed ballots that will be sent out shortly after the nomination form closes on October 10th at 3:00 pm. The sending of ballots will mark the beginning of the voting stage of the special election, which will likewise last for two weeks.
For more information, please see the links below:
The first smackdown of the year will be held from 2-3 PM on September 24 in the Large Conference Room (LEF 2165E). All grad students are encouraged to attend, but this smackdown will be mostly geared towards second/third years who are in the middle stages of their masters theses. First years are especially encouraged to attend to listen in and learn more about the masters thesis process. We’ll make sure that there’s time for a general Q&A / chit chat about this process as well.
If you’re a second/third year who thinks they’d like to present their ideas to the group for some smackin, please let Jordan and Lydia know through the email chain so that they can put you on the schedule. People who let us know in advance that they want to chat about their ideas will be given priority at the Smackdown, but if there is extra time, we’ll open the floor to others.