Alternative Breaks Dialogue Program

Do you want to connect with your peers? Learn about social issues? Do direct service? Join us for the Spring 2021 Alternative Breaks Dialogue Program!

Program Details:

• The Alternative Breaks Dialogue Program looks to build a world in which UMD students are empowered learners in community together, taking action toward just causes.
• Through deliberative and reflective dialogues addressing global social issues, student participants will exchange and evaluate different ideas and approaches that challenge specific social, political and economic structures of our global community. 
• Direct service with a local community partner will demonstrate how students can turn their knowledge into action in safe, responsible, and sustainable ways.
• Interested students must be willing to commit 1.5 hours/week for 8 weeks between February 15th, 2021 - April 9th, 2021. 
• The experience is free.

Who should participate?:

• Any student that wants to explore community development, civic engagement, local issues, leadership, and service.
• Undergraduate and graduate students interested in exploring social issues that include environmental conservations, education, socioeconomic inequality, healthcare, and more. 

How will you benefit from participating?:

• Connect with a community of peers from across campus  and create new friendships. 
• Develop and practice personal and group leadership skills such as active listening, reflection, critical thinking, and communication. 
• Learn how to effectively engage in constructive dialogue

What should I expect?

• Active engagement in personal reflection, listening, small group dialogue, and small group activities.
• Thought-provoking questions and dialogue around social issues.
• Making connections between social issues and your academic, personal, professional, or civic life.
• Engaging in direct service alongside a local community partner. 
• Identifying at least one action step to take towards a social issue you are passionate about.

Application Information:

• Visit alternativebreaks.umd.edu to sign up starting Monday, December 7th, 2020.
• The deadline to apply is Sunday, January 31st, 2021. 

For more information or questions, visit Alternativebreaks.umd.edu or contact us at alternativebreaks@umd.edu.

APPLY TODAY for BSOS College Scholarships!

APPLY TODAY: Applications for BSOS College Scholarships are due on February 26, 2021 by 9AM.

The College of Behavioral and Social Sciences offers a variety of scholarships to current students! We encourage you to apply now for an award for the Fall 2021 semester. Before submitting your application, make sure to review each scholarship's unique eligibility criteria. To explore all of our BSOS scholarships, and determine which ones suit you, please visit the BSOS Scholarships website.

Applications for the Fall 2021 semester are due on Friday, February 26, 2021 by 9a.m. Click here to apply.

Questions regarding the scholarships or the application process can be e-mailed to bsos-scholarships@umd.edu.

CCJS Advising winter break closure

CCJS Advising will be closed for Winter Break from Wednesday, December 23, 2020 through Friday, January 1, 2020.  Emails will be checked intermittently through this time period. CCJS Advising will reopen Monday, January 4 for normal business hours.

OMSE Final Exam Tutoring Schedule

United State Capitol Police Job Announcement

The December vacancy announcement for the United States Capitol Police federal Police Officer position is now open. The live announcement will close at 11:59pm on December 31, 2020. Please refer to the links below to view the announcement on PDF or USAJobs website.

The United States Capitol Police (USCP), located in Washington D.C., is a federal law enforcement agency that is currently seeking motivated and professional individuals for many Police Officer positions. We are still accepting applications and will continue to process them while keeping everyone's health and safety in mind. As always, we are committed to finding the best-qualified applicants.

The USCP safeguards the Congress, its legislative process, Members of Congress, employees, visitors, and facilities to include the United States Capitol Building. We protect and secure Congress so it can fulfill its constitutional and legislative responsibilities in a safe, secure, and open environment, free from crime, disruption, and terrorism. Our officers protect democracy and act on the world stage every day as a model in security, urban crime prevention, dignitary protection, specialty response capabilities, and homeland security. As a Department, we are a diverse microcosm of America and employ over 2300 sworn and civilian personnel from nearly all 50 states and territories.

We offer a starting salary of $64,173 with extensive career advancement opportunities, excellent federal benefits, and tuition reimbursement.

Our current vacancy announcement can be found here: USCP December Police Officer vacancy announcement

For more information about our opportunities, and us, please visit USCP Careers or click on the PDF documents below.

• Join Our Team flyer
• Benefits flyer
• Job Announcement

Summer 2021 Positions Available at OCPD

The Ocean City (MD) Police Department seeks to hire the following paid positions this upcoming Summer:

• Seasonal Police Officers (50-75)
• Seasonal Public Safety Aides (75-100) 

Below is a short video which will give info about Ocean City and the positions available...

For more info, please visit Join OCPD. Questions? Contact pdtrain@oceancitymd.gov.

Applications open for Jewish Service Corps

Applications are now open for the Avodah Jewish Service Corps, a year long program for individuals ages 21-26 to build a lifetime of leadership skills, an active Jewish community, a powerful professional network, and a more just America.

Spend a year serving for justice at a leading anti-poverty organization while living and learning at the crossroads of justice and Jewish life. As a member of the Jewish Services Corps, you will:

• Build real-world expertise with critical, hands-on work experience. You’ll be placed with one of Avodah’s partner organizations in Chicago, New Orleans, New York, or Washington, DC,  Through on-the-ground direct service work, you'll contribute meaningfully to our partners’ work on crucial justice issues such as immigration, hunger, education, public health, domestic violence, and much more.

• Develop activist skills and Jewish social justice insights. Avodah’s trusted, innovative curriculum examines the causes and effects of domestic poverty, develops practical skills, and looks at justice work with a Jewish lens. Programming will deepen, contextualize, and nourish your day-to-day work while preparing you to stay in social and economic justice movements for the long haul.

• Live and learn in the dynamic Avodah community. Home-cooked meals, late night conversations, and holiday celebrations make living communally in the bayit (house) memorable and meaningful.

• Access activism, professional development, and Jewish opportunities for life. Over a thousand social justice leaders across the country serve as active, engaged members of our alumni community.  They’ll help you with everything from apartment hunts to job references to holiday meals invites.

Our priority deadline is January 23rd, 2021 and the following deadline is February 20. In addition to a year of professional and personal growth, Corps Members receive a monthly living stipend, health insurance, travel allowance, and subsidized housing. The program will run August 2021 - August 2022.

Avodah is committed to building a service corps that inclusively represents the diverse Jewish Community. Sephardi Jews, Mizrahi Jews, Jews of Color, people of color, women, people with disabilities, immigrants, LGBT2QIA people, and people who come from poor or working class backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply! 

 

Are you the next Jewish Corps Member? Our priority deadline is January 23rd, 2021 and the following deadline is February 20. Apply ASAP here or email apply@avodah.net to learn more.

C-BERC sponsored talk by forensic auditor

The Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation & Crime is pleased to present David Malamed, the Head of Forensic Accounting and Chief Fraud Investigator at Cooper, Green & Warren LLP, as he talks about The Key Components for Fraud Prevention and Early Detection.

Businesses, whether public, private, government or not for profits, are highly susceptible to fraud. Having critical controls in place and making sure they work reduces exposure for the company’s business, employees, vendors, investors and customers. Fraud prevention and early detection are two foundational musts to protect any business from losses, leading to bankruptcy, liability, and harmful business reputation exposure. David Malamed will use real case examples and key methods to prevent fraud from occurring, provide early detection techniques, and explain recovery sources in the event of a loss. The talk will cover:

 

• Fraud awareness training

• Why a whistleblower program is your number one fraud detection control

• Employee monitoring

• Common red flags of fraud

• Sources for recovery

 

In addition to his role as the Head of Forensic Accounting and Chief Fraud Investigator at Cooper, Green & Warren LLP, David is a court qualified forensic accounting and fraud investigation expert specializing in fraud investigations and underlying damage quantification. 

 

He has investigated, managed and reported on countless fraud allegations used in both civil and criminal court. He has been qualified numerous times in court as an expert in his field and provided testimony. David conducts and manages investigations on behalf of corporations, law firms, individuals, governments, law enforcement agencies and other public sector organizations. He also regularly publishes articles and video blogs on various fraud topics. Please visit uncoverfraud.com to find out more about David.

 

This event will take place via Zoom on December 4, 2020 at noon. 

Register here.