ECON Departmental Scholarships Available!

 

The Economics Department is pleased to announce the availability of several undergraduate scholarships recognizing academic excellence for the 2022 - 2023 academic year. They are:

The Kenneth L. Bupp Scholarship
The Rupa Duttagupta Fellowship
The Melanie E. (Lee) Easley Memorial Scholarship
The Honorable Idamae Garrtott Memorial Scholarship
The Moskowitz Family Scholarship
The Peggy Rae and John Sapienza Scholarship
The Mark C. Sullivan Economics Scholarship
The Mark D. and Tracye C. Turner Scholarship in Economics

Detailed information including scholarship descriptions, eligibility requirements, and application instructions can be found at www.go.umd.edu/econscholarships.

Application Deadline is Sunday, March 13, 2022

Scholarship for Students Applying to Law School

 

The Jay G. Cohen Memorial Student Opportunities Endowed Scholarship Fund is a memorial scholarship that honors the memory of Jay G. Cohen, a prominent Baltimore attorney and proud Terp husband and father. This fund was established to reduce the barriers to law school admission for UMD undergraduate students who have both financial need and demonstrated success at the University of Maryland, and who have a strong interest in pursuing a career as an attorney. In particular, this fund will provide students with resources to pay for part (or all) of an LSAT preparation course, and/or for additional expenses incidental to the law school admissions process (e.g. application fees, transportation for visits, etc.).

All full-time UMD undergraduate students are eligible to apply, although preference is given to students in their junior year. For complete award criteria, instructions, and an online application, please visit go.umd.edu/cohenscholar. Applications must be submitted by 1:00 p.m. on Friday, April 1, 2022.

Questions regarding this scholarship or the application process should be directed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu and Greg J. Shaffer, Esq., Associate Director, Pre-Law Advising, gshaffer@umd.edu.

Spring 2022 Intern for a Day

Mark Your Calendar!!

Intern for a Day's Mandatory Orientation Opens on Monday, February 14!

Deadline to complete orientation to have access to the application: Sunday, February 27 at 11:59pm.

The University Career Center's popular Intern for a Day program connects UMD students with 200+ alumni, parents, and employers for in-person job shadowing or virtual informational interviewing experiences to explore potential career fields.

Students must complete the online orientation in order to have access to the application.

More Details

New Requirement for University Email Communication

Effective February 16, 2022, every student will receive university email communications at their university-provided (TERPmail) email account. Additionally, emails sent to ECON Advising and other university offices must be sent from students' TERPmail account.

 
For details, read this announcement from the Division of Information Technology.

Are you a Senior or a Recent Graduate Passionate about a Career in Law? Register for the DOJ's Recruiting Event!

Department of Justice, Antitrust Division Diversity Committee Paralegal Recruiting Event

Friday, February 15th • 3 - 4:30 p.m. ET | Virtual

The Antitrust Division Diversity Committee invites recent graduates and the Class of 2022 to a panel discussion about criminal, civil, and policy focused job opportunities in law and public service. Come with questions about the Antitrust Division, public service careers, career development, transitioning from college to work, and simply being successful in a dynamic workplace where employee diversity is celebrated and supported.

To learn about the mission and work of the Antitrust Division, please visit their website.

The panelists include:

• Stephanie Raney - Trial Attorney New York Field Office
• Anna Bieganowska - Paralegal Specialist Procurement Collusion Strike Force Washington Criminal 1 Section
• Maria (Maribel) Fernandez - Paralegal Specialist Chicago Field Office
• Jorge Penado - Paralegal Specialist Technology and Digital Platforms Section Washington, DC Office (HQ)
• Shriya Verma - Paralegal Specialist San Francisco Field Office

RESERVE YOUR SPOT

Questions?
For any questions or to request a reasonable accommodation, please contact us at ATR.Diversity-Outreach@USDOJ.GOV. Please submit requests no later than three business days before the event.

Job Opening: Economist, US FDA

Apply HERE

Description
The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Tobacco Products (CTP) regulates the manufacturing, marketing, and distribution of tobacco products. Our goal is to reduce the harm from all regulated tobacco products across the entire population, including: reducing the number of people who start to use tobacco products, encouraging more people to stop using these products, and reducing the adverse health impact for those who continue to use these products. CTP's actions have significant public health and consumer protection impact and are among the most important issues faced by the Agency in its long and distinguished history.

This Recent Graduate Economist position is located in the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Tobacco Products (CTP), Office of the Center Director (OCD) located in Silver Spring, Maryland.

The Recent Graduate Program is a program that provides employment opportunities for recent graduates and individuals who obtained certificates from qualified educational institutions or programs. The program enables individuals to explore Federal civil service employment at the beginning of their careers; and engages them at the onset of their work lives, before their career path is fully established. The program duration is one year.

Applications are open for the UMD Global/Federal Fellows Undergrad Internship Program

Do you want to gain professional experience, try out working for the federal government, non-profits, consulting firms, and more? Our one-year certificate program combines a fall 2022 seminar and a spring 2023 internship, both for college credit, and offers a unique active-learning opportunity to integrate your academics with real world experience and explore future goals. Join a passionate, multi-disciplinary, and engaged student cohort and become part of a +1000 alumni network for life!


The first wave deadline for applications is February 27. You can find the online application here. For more information, visit our Fellows websites: https://federalfellows.umd.edu/ and https://globalfellowsdc.umd.edu/.

RA Position in Economics Department

Professor Ginger Jin from the economics department is looking for two undergraduate research assistants for a research project about online reviews. The main task is annotating the content of online reviews and helping the Professor improve review analysis. The work is expected to take 3-6 weeks on a part time basis. Except for occasional group meetings, each RA can do the work at a flexible time and independently. More considerations will be given to students that are responsible, detail oriented, fluent in English, comfortable with data, and with some research experience in excel. Interested parties please email the Professor directly at ginger@umd.edu with the most updated resume.

Application deadline Monday, February 14th. 

Student Academic Resources for a Successful Semester

Now that you are back, and the Spring semester is in full swing, we want to remind all students of the Academic Resources available on campus.

Academic Achievement Program (AAP)
2204 Marie Mount Hall
301-405-4736
www.aap.umd.edu
AAP Tutoring
Virtual Study Buddy Sign UP

Accessibility & Disability Service (ADS)
0106 Shoemaker Building
301-314-7682
www.counseling.umd.edu/ads

Counseling Service
1101 Shoemaker Building
301-314-7651
www.counseling.umd.edu
Coping, Time Management, Academic Success Workshops
Tips for procrastination

Division of Information Technology (DIT)
1221 McKeldin Library
301-405-1500
www.helpdesk.eumd.edu

LGBT Equity Center
2218 Marie Mount Hall
301-405-8720
www.lgbt.umd.edu

Math Department Tutoring
0301 Mathematics Building
301-405-5047
www-math.umd.edu/undergraduate/resources

Math Success Program
2101 Annapolis Hall
301-314-6284
www.resnet.umd.edu/programs/math_success
Math Success Zoom Sessions

Office of Multi-Ethnic Student Education (OMSE)
1101 Hornbake Library, South Wing
301-405-5616
www.omse.umd.edu
OMSE tutoring-offered as virtual service

Oral Communication Center (OCC)
2121 Skinner Building
301-105-3137
https://umdocc.wixsite.com/blog

Resources for Undocumented Students
3100 Adele H. STAMP Student Union
College Park, MD 20742
Phone: 301-314-8503
https://stamp.umd.edu/engagement/immigrant_undocumented_student_life

University Health Center
301-314-8180
www.health.umd.edu

The Writing Center
1205 Tawes Hall
301-405-3785
www.english.umd.edu/academics/writingcenter

Questions? Contact an ECON Advisor.

FDIC Information Session - Tuesday 2/15

FDIC Information Session

Tuesday, February 15, 4 - 5pm 

Virtual Event, RSVP to attend via Careers4Terps

Want to know more about the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation? Come join representatives from the FDIC and UMD alums on Tuesday, February 15th. This virtual session will get a chance to learn about the FDIC from UMD, learn about internships and entry-level opportunities as well as receive Federal Resume tips!

Questions? Please contact Gabe Pickett at gpickett@umd.edu