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Simulation & Game Design at the University of Baltimore
University of Baltimore at Shady Grove offers an exciting opportunity to study for a career in game design. The program focuses around the concepts and the designing skills that create the video games that we all love. The major offered … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Campus Activities, Faculty & Staff, Life at USG, Work Experience
Tagged advice, animation career review, Art, Bethesda Game Studios, Blogging, Business, college experience, game design, Game production, Gaming, Innovation, inspiration, life, real world, Technology, the Universities at Shady Grove, university of baltimore, Work Experience, zenimax media company
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Final Farewells
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
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Endings and Beginnings
It’s mind-blowing to think about, but this will, sadly, be my last blog of the 2016-17 school year here on Around the Grove. Ending the school year is always bittersweet – there’s the relief that you can finally relax, the sense … Continue reading
Making History Happen: UMBC @ USG’s Public History Minor
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
Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Uncategorized, Work Experience
Tagged career, career choice, class, College, Diversity, history, Internship, internships, learning, major, minor, public history, school, the Universities at Shady Grove, UMBC, undergraduate, University of Maryland Baltimore County, USG
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Presentations: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Presentations are pretty nerve-wracking – if not downright terrifying – for most people, but giving a good presentation is a really important skill to have both in academics and in the work place. Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Life at USG, Uncategorized
Tagged Academics, advice, class, College, college life, college struggles, confidence, help, presentations, public speaking, RESEARCH, Student Life, the Universities at Shady Grove, tips and tricks, toastmasters, UMBC, undergraduate research day, University of Maryland Baltimore County
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Talk it Out
We can all benefit from getting to know ourselves better and think about ways we can enhance our lives. Continue reading
Gear up for grad school apps!
Since those of us who are undergraduates at the Universities at Shady Grove are within at least a couple years of graduating, a lot of us have the question of what on earth we should do after graduation on our … Continue reading
Ask a profess(or)ional.
Professors can be great mentors. Of course, you won’t like every one you have, but if you enjoy a certain professor’s class or find them very approachable, it’s definitely worth it to forge a relationship with him or her. Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Faculty & Staff, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, career, careers, College, college experience, internships, Job Searching, jobs, Mentors, Professors, school, Staff, the Universities at Shady Grove
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Stress: It’s Just Not Worth It!
If you’re starting to feel burnt out and overwhelmed by the coming semester, maybe it’s time for you to take a step back and evaluate what’s on your plate. Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Fitness & Wellness, Uncategorized
Tagged advice, Center for Counseling and Consultation, College, college experience, college life, counseling, encouragement, Health, life, mindfulness, reduce stress, Relax, Relaxation, school, self-improvement, Stress, Student Life, the Universities at Shady Grove, wellness
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Career Counseling #ForTheWin
One absolutely incredible (and did I mention free!!!) service available to any student taking classes at the Universities at Shady Grove is career counseling, a set of two or more conferences with a professional on-campus psychologist designed to help you find … Continue reading
Posted in Life at USG, Uncategorized, Work Experience
Tagged campus, campus services, career, Career and Internship Services, career choice, career counseling, Center for Counseling and Consultation, College, counseling, graduation, guidance, MBTI, Myers-Briggs, personality, the Universities at Shady Grove, therapy, Undergrad and Graduates, USG
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The Universities at Shady Grove (USG) 