Welcome to our Wednesday Workshop page! We have a variety of events planned with our CNMS advisors and lots of awesome guests. Check out our upcoming offerings below and look for our weekly reminders on myUMBC and Instagram.
All of our events during the semester take place on Wednesdays from 12-1 PM in The Learning Collaboratory (UC115). Check out our myUMBC posts! If you’re not a member, you can find the CNMS Advising myUMBC Group here.
Wednesday, October 1: “What is Research?” with Dr. Maria Cambraia
Dr. Cambraia will describe how students get involved in research at UMBC, with examples from student researchers!
Wednesday, October 8: “Build-a-Brain: Crafting your Custom Neuroscience Major” with INDS Advisors
Carrie and Holly from INDS will describe our awesome Neuroscience major as well as some other notable INDS majors in STEM!
Wednesday, October 15: “Pretzels with a Prof: Salty Snacks, Serious Science” featuring Dr. Joseph Bennett from Chemistry/Biochemistry
Our monthly ‘meet a prof’ this month will feature Chemistry! If you are a student looking to get involved in ANY life science research (biology included) and want some top tips right from a professor, don’t miss this one! (We’ll also have pretzels!)
Wednesday, October 22: “STEM Unfiltered”: A Panel of Student Researchers
Want to know what it’s like to be a student researcher at UMBC and how these students landed these awesome positions? Come check us out this week!
Wednesday, October 29: “Don’t Get Spooked: Burnout Happens!” w/ CNMS Peer Advisors
Feeling a little stressed these days? We’ve got you! Come learn about burnout, how to avoid it, and how to stay motivated as we head into the dark winter months.
