Tag Archives: Internship

Social Worker Appreciation Month

Posted on March 15, 2021 by lynnmayo21

If social work was an astrological sign it would be a water sign, so it’s not a surprise that Social Worker Appreciation month is March which also hosts Pisces season! Happy Social Worker Appreciation month to all my current and … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics | Tagged graduate school, help, Internship, social work, UMB, UMBC, undergraduate, Undergraduate programs in Rockville | 1 Comment

Overcoming Imposter Syndrome

Posted on February 1, 2021 by lynnmayo21

Imposter Syndrome is when you feel you are not qualified or deserve to be where you are despite all of your skills, talents, and accomplishments. The first time I experienced imposter syndrome was a few weeks before I transferred to … Continue reading →

Posted in students, Work Experience | Tagged Career and Internship Services, Center for Academic Services, Center for Counseling and Consultation, confidence, Internship, Student Life | Leave a comment

Networking and you

Posted on March 28, 2019 by Sumaira

I am spending a lot of times looking for internship these days and I have to admit its quite a daunting task. USG career and Internship center (CSIC) has been playing an important role in helping me apply for various … Continue reading →

Posted in Campus Activities, Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged intern, Internship, LinkedIn, Networking | Leave a comment

YIPPEE for IPPEs!

Posted on September 23, 2017 by USG

Thank you so much for choosing to spend a few minutes of your Saturday with me! For those new to Around the Grove, my name’s Quynh. I’m a third-year student pharmacist at the University of Maryland School of Pharmacy at … Continue reading →

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Final Farewells

Posted on August 16, 2017 by Rebecca Gale

It’s hard to believe, but on Monday I finished up my nine-week fellowship with Historic Deerfield, a museum in Massachusetts. The last weeks of the fellowship were particularly intense as the six of us fellows were completing our 25-page research … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged Colonial Williamsburg, fellowship, Historic Deerfield, history, Internship, material culture, Mount Vernon, papers, presentations, public history, real world, RESEARCH, Smithsonian, Stress, Student Life, summer, the Universities at Shady Grove, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Washington Dc, Winterthur, work | Leave a comment

Trekking Along

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Rebecca Gale

If there’s one thing I’ve accomplished this summer during my fellowship at Historic Deerfield, it’s a lot of walking! Between trekking up and down the mile-long Main Street of town and going on trips to local museums and historic sites, … Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged fellowship, Historic Deerfield, history, Internship, Job Searching, jobs, public history, real world, Student Life, summer | 3 Comments

Around Town

Posted on July 3, 2017 by Rebecca Gale

The past three weeks here in Historic Deerfield‘s summer fellowship program have been unbelievably busy, but full of incredible learning opportunities. Every day has been packed full of tours of historic buildings, seminars with museum curators, and talks on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged College, fellowship, Historic Deerfield, history, Internship, learning, public history, real world, summer, work, Work Life balance | 4 Comments

Day One

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Rebecca Gale

Today, I started my fellowship at Historic Deerfield in Massachusetts at full speed with a series of tours and talks orientating myself and the five other undergraduate fellows to the museum. I’ve never been to Historic Deerfield before or even … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged fellowship, history, Internship, public history, summer, UMBC | 3 Comments

Summer Kick-Off!

Posted on May 22, 2017 by Rebecca Gale

Ultimately, I’m so grateful that my time at the Universities at Shady Grove allowed me to learn about new developments in my field of study and connect with my passion – material culture. Since then, school has been so much more interesting and I’ve taken ownership of my education. Continue reading →

Posted in Academics, Uncategorized, Work Experience | Tagged career, career choice, career ready, careers, fellowship, Historic Deerfield, history, Internship, material culture, museum work, museums, professional development, Professors, public history, real world, Student Life, summer, summer break, UMBC, undergraduate, work | 4 Comments

Making History Happen: UMBC @ USG’s Public History Minor

Posted on April 28, 2017 by Rebecca Gale

The highlight of my time attending the University of Maryland Baltimore County’s undergraduate program at the Universities at Shady Grove (USG) has been completing a minor in Public History. Many people have never heard of public history before, but it … Continue reading →