Events

For a downloadable PDF of the events this semester, click here: Spring 2026 Calendar

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Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : several

Date & Time

August 16, 2025, 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Description

What is SSI (Summer Success Institute)? The PROMISE Summer Success Institute (SSI) is a signature one-day professional development conference designed to support graduate students and postdocs...

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View Event Details for 2025 Summer Success Institute (SSI)

Location

Online

Date & Time

August 8, 2025, 11:30 am – 9:00 pm

Description

We are excited to announce the inaugural Graduate/Post-doc Students Teaching in Higher Education Conference: Empowering the Next Generation of Educators, a unique virtual gathering dedicated to...

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View Event Details for Graduate/Post-doc Students Teaching in Higher Education Conference

Location

Online

Date & Time

July 25, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

Description

Event hosted by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) How do I activate my NPA membership? (click) This interactive panel discussion will examine the challenges faced by...

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View Event Details for Staying Grounded: What International Postdocs and Administrators Need to Know

Location

Online

Date & Time

July 23, 2025, 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Description

You are invited to an exciting career development and networking event advertised by National Postdoctoral Association "Career Possibilities Panel & Speed Networking - HR, Talent, and Learning...

View Event Details for Career Possibilities Panel & Speed Networking - HR, Talent, and Learning & Development

Location

Online

Date & Time

July 22, 2025, 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Description

Event hosted by the National Postdoctoral Association (NPA) How to activate your NPA membership? Join us for this interactive session designed to help postdocs build effective,...

View Event Details for Empowering Your Postdoc Journey: Strategies for Effective Communication with Advisors/mentors

Location

Online

Date & Time

July 22, 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Description

Registration is open for Exploring Teaching Across Institutions workshop. This workshop is first and foremost for participants that wish to apply reflective insights to their own teaching...

View Event Details for Exploring Teaching Across Institutions: A Photographic Journey Ͼ

Location

Online

Date

July 21, 2025 (All Day Event)

Description

The National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity is hosting a 14-Day Writing Challenge and summer is the perfect time to finish that publication, chapter, discussion. You got this!...

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View Event Details for 14-Day Writing Challenge (July 21 - August 3, 2025)

Location

Online

Date & Time

July 17, 2025, 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Description

United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) event Are you interested in learning about intellectual property (IP) basics? In part one of this eight-part recurring series, United States...

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View Event Details for The Path to a Patent, Part I: Intellectual property basics

Location

Administration : 218

Date & Time

July 16, 2025, 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

Description

Join us for a practical workshop designed to help you confidently navigate the faculty interview process. Whether you're preparing for a research-intensive institution or a teaching-focused...

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View Event Details for Preparing to Interview for a Faculty Position

Location

Performing Arts & Humanities Building : 216

Date & Time

July 11, 2025, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Description

Dissertation House is a program hosted for UMBC grad students only. Students who participate in this program will spend each day writing, and developing ideas about their proposals, master...

View Event Details for Dissertation House July 2025

Events

2025 Summer Success Institute (SSI)

Graduate/Post-doc Students Teaching in Higher Education Conference

Empowering the Next Generation of Educators

Staying Grounded: What International Postdocs and Administrators Need to Know

In collaboration with the NPA, NAFSA, WR Immigration

Career Possibilities Panel & Speed Networking - HR, Talent, and Learning & Development

National Postdoctoral Association

Empowering Your Postdoc Journey: Strategies for Effective Communication with Advisors/mentors

NPA SmartSkills Webinar

Exploring Teaching Across Institutions: A Photographic Journey Ͼ

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learnin

14-Day Writing Challenge (July 21 - August 3, 2025)

Registration closes on July 11, 2025

The Path to a Patent, Part I: Intellectual property basics

USPTO session

Preparing to Interview for a Faculty Position

Future Faculty Series!

Dissertation House July 2025

Application period closes on May 30th

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Empowering the Next Generation of Educators

In collaboration with the NPA, NAFSA, WR Immigration

National Postdoctoral Association

NPA SmartSkills Webinar

Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching and Learnin

Registration closes on July 11, 2025

USPTO session

Future Faculty Series!

Application period closes on May 30th

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