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Issue 80                                                                                     March 2016

RISE TO THE CHALLENGE BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION
 
The MSB Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) invites recent UB graduates to participate in the Rise to the Challenge Business Pitch Competition. Competition categories include Best New Business Idea and Best Existing Business. Prizes up to $2,500 in cash and in-kind professional services will be awarded to the winner of each category. Deadline to apply is Sunday, March 20.

Final live event takes place Thursday, April 21. Rules and
application information can be found on the CEI website.
ACHIEVEMENT AND LEARNING CENTER  
This spring, the Achievement and Learning Center will once again offer it’s hands-on workshops in Microsoft Excel. These workshops are a great tool to take your Excel skills to the next level, and UB Alumni receive a 50% discount. If you’d like to register for one of our April workshops, please visit the ALC’s website at www.ubalt.edu/alc.

Excel 1: Saturday, April 2
Excel 2: Saturday, April 9
ALUMNI BUSINESS DIRECTORY
 

Showcase your business and support fellow UB alumni through the new online UB Alumni Business Directory. You will also find some exclusive discounts on products and services. Learn more and get listed.

ACCOUNTING CPE MINI CONFERENCE
 

UB's Merrick School of Business is holding the Regulatory Ethics and Audit Quality mini-conference on Friday, May 6. As part of the half-day sessions, you’ll hear from ethics and auditing professionals as they share their expertise on current industry topics. You’ll also have a chance to earn four CPE credits, two of which will be in Regulatory Ethics. Learn more and register.

GEICO  

The UBAA has partnered with GEICO to offer alumni special discounts on auto insurance. Visit the GEICO website or call 1.800.368.2734 to find out how much you could save!

UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION  

If you'd like to update your contact information with UB and/or define your communication preferences, please visit the alumni update webpage.

UBWORKS  

Your job search starts here. UBworks is a comprehensive online database to help you find job and internship opportunities that match your interests. Need help with your resume or want to work with a career coach? You can do that here, too!

FACEBOOK  

Love from the Hive:
[UB:] Greatest experience! Learned so much from the most amazing professors! - Sebahate Mehmeti, B.S. '10, M.S. '12

Follow UB's Alumni Association on Facebook and Instagram:

 

To find your respective school's Facebook page:
College of Arts and Sciences
College of Public Affairs
Merrick School of Business
School of Law

QUICK LINKS

Good afternoon!

UB is hosting forums for the Democratic and Republican candidates for the Baltimore Mayor's race and the Maryland Senate race, March 22-25, in the H. Mebane Turner Learning Commons Town Hall before the Maryland primary election on April 26. Both forums are co-sponsored by UB's College of Public Affairs and Schaefer Center for Public Policy, the Baltimore City League of Women Voters, the Baltlimore Sun and WJZ-TV who will be taping the forums for rebroadcast. The forums are free and open to the public, but tickets are required for entry. 

Sincerely, 
The Office of Alumni Relations
410.837.6131 | alumni@ubalt.edu 

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

 
March 16
College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Information Session

March 22
Spotlight UB: Cellist, Nickolai Kolarov, and Pianist, Robert Hitz

March 24
Spotlight UB: Irish prose writer, Liz McManus

March 29
Alumni Appreciation Calling Night

March 31
Merrick Engages with David Sharman: "Business Resurrection: Bringing Life Back to the Disrupted Company"

Spotlight UB: But I Said No, Title IX Awareness evening

March 31-April 1
Law Conference: The Fate of Scholarship in American Law Schools

April 2
Freshmen, Transfer and Graduate Open House

April 6
UBAA Spring Happy Hour featuring the deans as guest bartenders

Women's Entrepreneurship Workshop

April 20
Ann Patchett, award-winning author and Klein Family School of Communication Design visiting writer

April 21
Rise to the Challenge Business Pitch Competition Finale

April 22
Community Service Day

April 26
Merrick Engages with George Whitesides: "No One Has Traveled Here: The Story of Virgin Galactic"

May 3
Reading and Book Launch, D. Watkins, B.A. '09, M.F.A. '14

May 19
Goodbye and Hello Celebration

May 23- Save the date!
Spring Commencement Ceremony and Reception

June 7- Save the date! (Tickets will go on sale in April)
36th Annual UB Night at Camden Yards
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES  
Veterans Treatment Docket (March 28)
The Bob Parson Veterans Center is seeking veterans to serve as mentors for the Veterans Treatment Docket. If you are interested, please call the Veterans Center at 410.837.5706.

Alumni Appreciation Calling Night (March 29)
Join a group of alumni, students, faculty, and staff volunteers as they make thank you calls to donors to express appreciation for their financial support of the University.

Backpack to Briefcase
The Backpack to Briefcase (B2B) program brings UB alumni back into the classroom to share their experiences with current students. Our goal is to provide students with information about career options for their course of study.

SavorUB
The SavorUB program offers alumni a unique opportunity to share their expertise with students over a meal or coffee at local Baltimore restaurants. It is a flexible, one-time commitment that will hopefully turn into a meaningful mentor relationship.

For more information about volunteer opportunities, contact the Office of Alumni Relations at 410.837.6131.
UBAA EVENTS  

Spring Happy Hour feat. the UB deans as guest bartenders
Richmond Alumni Lunch
Wednesday, March 16, 2016, noon
American Tap Room
Lunch is complimentary, but an RSVP is required to Adam Leatherman at 410.837.6299.

UB Alumni Spring Happy Hour featuring the deans as guest bartenders
Wednesday, April 6, 2016
6-8 p.m.
The Owl Bar

LAW SCHOOL EVENTS  
8th Annual Urban Child Symposium
The UB Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts (CFCC) presents its eighth annual Urban Child symposium on Thursday, April 7. This year’s symposium focuses on the education of the urban child. RSVP.

Copyright Realignment - Updating Copyright Law for the 21st Century
UB's Center for the Law of Intellectual Property and Technology presents its annual conference, this year titled "Copyright Realignment for the 21st Century," on Friday, April 15. Drawing from the expertise of copyright owners, government officials, judges, lawyers, and academics, the conference will examine challenges currently facing different parts of the copyright system. RSVP.
GRADUTE INFORMATION SESSIONS  
Learn more about our graduate programs, the application process and graduate student life at UB. Learn more and RSVP.

College of Arts and Sciences
March 16, 6-7 p.m.
April 20, 6-7 p.m.
May 18, 6-7 p.m.

College of Public Affairs
April 14, 6-7 p.m.
May 12, 6-7 p.m.

Merrick School of Business
March 22, 6-7 p.m.
UB ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
Office of Alumni Relations
1130 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21201
T:: 410.837.6131
E:: 
alumni@ubalt.edu

 

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