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New Chapters and Habits
August has always felt more like a new start than January. August brings the new school year and a new chapter. As I begin graduate school in just two weeks this new chapter has been anxiety-provoking, to say the least. … Continue reading
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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