College Bulletin - December 2005

Upcoming college events & important dates

Dec. 2005- Dec. 2006	Landmarks and Legacies A History of the College of Education, 1920 to Present South Lobby Benjamin Building	Archival photos, documents, and artifacts depicting the history of the College of Education will be on display as part of the college's Landmarks and Legacies history project. Contact: Deborah Hudson, dmhudson@umd.edu

Dec. 2005- Nov. 2006	150^th Anniversary Annapolis Exhibit 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Miller Senate Office Building, Annapolis	The exhibit will communicate the importance and value of having one of the nation's top public research universities in the state, highlighting the university's history while looking toward the future. Contact: University Relations

Dec. 2005- Feb. 3, 2006	Call for Proposals: Teaching with Technology Conference	The TWT Conference offers opportunities for faculty, instructors, teaching assistants and instructional technology support staff to discuss, demonstrate or explore topics involving the impact technology has on teaching activities and learning outcomes. The conference will be held March 31, 2006 at the Stamp Student Union). Contact: Deborah Mateik, zdeb@umd.edu Website: Click on TWT Conference for more details and the proposal application form

Dec. 16	Registration deadline: University of Maryland Leadership Development Institute (LDI)	LDI is accepting registrations for its Spring 2006 program designed to help campus supervisors and managers gain a clearer perspective of their roles and responsibilities, overcome daily work challenges and successfully lead people, teams and their organization to achieve desired results. Contact: Kindra Hemphill, traindev@umd.edu Website: Visit www.LDI.umd.edu for complete details and to register

Dec. 19	Office of Student Services Open House 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 1204 Benjamin Building	The Office of Student Services staff invites you to stop by their open house so they can show off their newly renovated office space.

Dec. 20	Deadline to submit proposal form: Council of University System Faculty (CUSF) Undergraduate Student Research Day in Annapolis	The CUSF is organizing an undergraduate Student Research Day in Annapolis, Feb. 15-16, 2006 for the State Legislature. Individuals and teams (with support from their faculty advisors) are invited to submit projects that would make good poster presentations. Proposal forms are available online. Students will be notified by Feb. 1 and should plan to be available at their poster to answer questions, etc. for a 4-hour period on one of the days. The Maryland Center for Undergraduate Research can help with transportation. Contact: Jen Dix, jdix@umd.edu or Lisa Kiely, lkiely@umd.edu or ugresearch@umd.edu Website: www.ugreserach.umd.edu

Dec. 21	University of Maryland Winter Commencement 7 to 9:30 p.m. Comcast Center	Associate Professor Emeritus John E. Splaine, Department of Education Policy and Leadership, will be the commencement speaker. No tickets are required for the ceremony. Website: University Commencement

Dec. 22	College of Education Winter Commencement 2 p.m. Cole Student Activities Building	No tickets are required. Contact: Kathy Angeletti, kangel@umd.edu Website: Student Services

Dec. 26- Jan. 2,2006	Winter Break	University closed

Jan. 3,2006	Classes begin

Jan. 5	Registration deadline: Weight Watchers at Work	All are welcome to join this 12-week weight loss program (Jan. 12-April 6). Participants meet from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. every Thursday at the University Health Center. Each meeting includes a confidential weigh-in, lecture, and discussion with a trained Weight Watchers leader. Fee is $150, due on Jan. 5. Contact: Adrienne Hamcke Wicker, ahamcke@umd.edu to register (state name, tel. # and email)