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2014

Faculty Positions at AGMUS

Applicants that hold a master’s or doctorate in their discipline are preferred.
Applicants must be fully bilingual in Spanish and English
Who is eligible?
After recruitment, applicants will be sent a letter with their status. The options are: 1) Applicants are approved and receive an invitation to return for training, 2) applicants have potential but need improvement and receive a recommendation to attend another later session for further orientation, or 3) applicants are not a match.
Visit the Ana G. Mendez University System (SUAGM) site for general program information: http://www.suagm.edu/maryland_3/
Archived information and past PROF-it events can be found here.
Recent events for Fall 2014:
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Explore a unique opportunity to teach at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC)

For all TAs, graduate students interested in teaching, and postdocs
Date: Friday, November 7, 2014
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Comm329 (UMBC Campus)
RSVP: Graduate students and postdocs from UMBC, click here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/26548, interested parties from campuses other than UMBC, register using the purple “Questions/Comments?” dialog box section in the “About PROF-it” section below. This is a brown bag seminar. You may bring your lunches with you.
Information: Postdocs and graduate students are invited to this interactive seminar, where Dr. Rebekah de Wit (CCBC, Interim Director for Global Education and ESOL Coordinator) will discuss the CCBC Teaching Fellows program. Dr. de Wit, who has served as a mentor to current and previous UMBC-CCBC fellows, and current ESOL fellow, Anna Smoot, will help participants prepare to teach students with diverse backgrounds and experiences in general, and to develop a competitive edge for the teaching fellowship specifically. We will discuss several teaching challenges at this session. Some are issues that all instructors face, and others are more specific to teaching at a community college.
IN PREPARATION, consider how you would address the following challenge: Several students in your class are performing very well, with “A” averages, while several other students are failing and struggling to keep up. How do you cope with these disparate abilities in a single class?
Following the discussion, be sure to post on our community forum page: click here!
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Public Speaking in the Classroom, featuring Dr. Judith Pollack (COO at MycoInnovation and former Assistant Director of PROF-it and Postdoctoral Affairs, UMBC)

For all TAs, graduate students interested in teaching, and postdocs
Date: Friday, October 24, 2014
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Comm329 (UMBC Campus)
RSVP: Graduate students and postdocs from UMBC, click here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/27380, interested parties from campuses other than UMBC, register using the purple “Questions/Comments?” dialog box section in the “About PROF-it” section below. This is a brown bag seminar. You may bring your lunches with you.
Information: Postdocs and graduate students are invited to this interactive seminar, where Dr. Pollack will coach participants through important considerations and best practices as they apply public speaking concepts to teaching. As part of this workshop, graduate students and PostDocs, especially those applying for the Teaching Fellows program, will get the opportunity to prepare and teach a 5-min lesson and get constructive feedback.
Following the discussion, be sure to post on our community forum page: click here!
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Teaching at a Community College Part I: An Insider’s Guide to Competing for a Full-Time Faculty Position, featuring Dr. Alycia Marshall (Chair, Mathematics, Anne Arundel Community College)

For all TAs, graduate students interested in teaching, and postdocs
Date: Friday, October 3, 2014
Time: 12-2pm
Location: Comm329 (UMBC Campus)
RSVP: Graduate students and postdocs from UMBC, click here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/26546, interested parties from campuses other than UMBC, register using the purple “Questions/Comments?” dialog box section in the “About PROF-it” section below. This is a brown bag seminar. You may bring your lunches with you.
Information: Postdocs and graduate students are invited to this interactive seminar, where Dr. Marshall will discuss what applicants should consider as they prepare for faculty positions. Participants will engage in lively discussion about interpreting job calls, preparing materials, and conducting the interview process. About AACC: http://www.aacc.edu/aboutaacc/file/FastFacts.pdf
Following the discussion, be sure to post on our community forum page: click here!
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Event: How to Create a Syllabus, featuring Dr. Linda Hodges (Director, UMBC Faculty Development Center)

For all TAs, graduate students interested in teaching, and postdocs
Date: Friday, September 19, 2014
Time: 12-2pm
Location: ENG 023 (UMBC Campus)
RSVP: Graduate students and postdocs from UMBC, click here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/26020, interested parties from campuses other than UMBC, register using the purple “Questions/Comments?” dialog box section in the “About PROF-it” section below. This is a brown bag seminar. You may bring your lunches with you.
Information: Dr. Linda Hodges from the UMBC Faculty Development Center will discuss creating a syllabus, time management in the classroom, and planning a semester. About Dr. Hodges: http://www.umbc.edu/fdc/staff.php

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ONLINE Event: The Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning’s (CIRTL) Promoting Diversity and Success in STEM Education Series – Engaging a Diverse Student Body in STEM by Teaching Critical Thinking in Chemistry

For all TAs, graduate students interested in teaching, postdocs, and STEM faculty
Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2014
Time: 12-1pm ET
Location: ONLINE – Participants join via Blackboard Collaborate. Note that this might require that you 1) have a current Java version installed and 2) download the Blackboard Collaborate application in advance of joining the session. The session becomes live near the time of the event – please inform us if you have any difficulties with attending any online sessions. You are not required to create a free CIRTL member login, but you might find this useful for accessing other CIRTL resources!
RSVP: No RSVP necessary. Click “Join the Session” once the link becomes live.
Information: As part of the CIRTLCast Series, Chemistry professors, Dr. Brian Crane and Dr. Stephen Lee of Cornell University will describe their successful program for first-year university students (continue to full description).
- About CIRTL: http://www.cirtl.net/About and its other events http://www.cirtl.net/events.
- Click around! You can also download slides and, in some cases, watch past CIRTLECasts on the events page!

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Event: New Faculty Recruitment for Ana G. Mendez University System (AGMUS) Capital Area Campus (See DETAILS below)

For all TAs, graduate students interested in teaching, and postdocs
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2014
Time: This is an “invitation only” event. Time will be provided within the invitation. To receive an invitation from AGMUS, follow the directions in the green “Special Bilingual Teaching Opportunity” section below.
Location: Capital Area Campus (AGMUS) – 11006 Veirs Mill Road
Information: Participants will receive an introduction to the dual language immersion learning model; this is a recruitment opportunity for qualified current and future faculty.
SPECIAL BILINGUAL TEACHING OPPORTUNITY:
Details for Past Event: Ana G. Méndez University System Recruitment Day
For bilingual educators, this Saturday, September 13, the Ana G. Méndez University System (AGMUS/SUAGM) will invite applicants to a recruitment day.
Resumes for all interested applicants MUST BE SENT IN ADVANCE for approval.
Guidelines
Interested applicants must send their resumes to Mayra Marenco-Fuente to be reviewed for qualifications: maymarenco@suagm.edu
If pre-approved, applicants are sent an invitation letter for the 13th.
- Invitation letter explains what they will have to do during assessment and how to get there.
- Includes directions, parking, and building info, along with arrival time for the event.
Structure for recruitment and evaluation of pre-approved applicants (September 13th)
Applicants are evaluated during recruitment in several components, including but not limited to:
- Two PPT presentations in their specialization
- 30 minutes total: 15 mins in English and 15 mins in Spanish,
- in-person interview with evaluators (end of day)
- Applicants may choose content within their discipline of expertise, for example, might create a lesson presentation in human resources, nursing, english, spanish, education, management, accounting, finance, or bilingual education where evaluators simulate being their students.

However, master’s level or doctoral level current graduate students are encouraged to apply – evaluators might determine applicants to be eligible if they have good experience.
Exceptions: May have bachelor’s degree in culinary arts and hotel management.
Application and recruitment process will repeat several times per year, so preparing the materials will be helpful even if students cannot attend this Saturday, or are not approved during this round.
Next projected recruitment dates are February 7 and June 13, 2015.

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Event: TA Training/Orientation: Teaching & Learning Workshop
For all new TAs and graduate students interested in teaching
Date: Friday, August 22, 2014
Time: 8:30am to 2pm
Location: SHER 003 (UMBC Campus)
For more information, registration, and agenda, visit http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/24705.