Dissertation House for Employees and Non-traditional Students, 10/13 – 10/14, 2017 @ AOK Library, Room 767

If you are an employee of UMBC, a “Non-Traditional” (working full time, part-time, coming back to school) student, or a Postdoc working on writing materials (Grant Proposal, a paper for a publication, etc.), and you are working on your graduate school courses, proposal, or dissertation, then this event is for you!  This session will have support,Continue reading “Dissertation House for Employees and Non-traditional Students, 10/13 – 10/14, 2017 @ AOK Library, Room 767”

Save these Spring/Summer 2013 dates! May 4: Cookout; July 9-12: Dissertation House; August 16-17: SSI

Dear Graduate Students, Postdoctoral Fellows, Faculty, Staff, and Friends of PROMISE: Please save the following dates for Spring and Summer 2013: SATURDAY, May 4, 2013: Annual PROMISE Friends and Family & Celebration of Graduates Cookout  Location: High Ridge Park 10100 Superior Ave Laurel, MD 20723 1:00 – 4:00 PM All PROMISE participants who are graduatingContinue reading “Save these Spring/Summer 2013 dates! May 4: Cookout; July 9-12: Dissertation House; August 16-17: SSI”

Feb. 23, 2013 Special Saturday Success Seminars: Thesis/Dissertation Completion & “Radio Research”

This month, we are sponsoring two Saturday seminars on February, 23, 2012, on UMBC’s Campus, Public Policy Building, Room 206. ________________________________________________________ Breakfast Seminar:  “Completing Your Master’s Thesis or Doctoral Dissertation” Speaker: Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale (PROMISE Dissertation Coach, The Dissertation House) 10AM -12 Noon RSVP: UMBC’s graduate students are asked to RSVP on MyUMBC here: http://my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/16380 StudentsContinue reading “Feb. 23, 2013 Special Saturday Success Seminars: Thesis/Dissertation Completion & “Radio Research””

President of UMBC, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, discusses PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP

Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of UMBC, one of Time Magazines “100 Most Influential People in the World,” and one of the “10 Best College Presidents,” talks about PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP and ways that developing community facilitates success. Related articles UMBC President Named In Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People (baltimore.cbslocal.com) UMBC’s President, Dr. FreemanContinue reading “President of UMBC, Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, discusses PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP”

The Dissertation House

The PROMISE Dissertation House is comprised of a series of workshops, meetings, and seminars that are held on college campuses and at conferences to facilitate successful completion of the doctoral degree. The workshops emphasize writing the dissertation, preparing for the defense, and communicating with faculty. The Dissertation House is a program of the National ScienceContinue reading “The Dissertation House”