College Park Scholars

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College Park Scholars

Scholars News Desk 2009

June 16, 2009

UM Students Build System to Reduce Anacostia River Pollution and Flooding

Seven current and former Scholars worked together in Engineers Without Borders to complete an environmental solution to better a section of the Anacostia River in Edmonston, Maryland. The Scholars in the group were Anne Lederer (STS), Connor Barry-Hoke (PL), Elan Jaffee (PL), Joe Meny (ETE), Kristine Caiafa (ETE), Parth Dave (STS), and Robin Choudhury (LS).

June 8, 2009

Program Director Reviews Land of the Lost

Thomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, is interviewed in a Q&A session about the new dinosaur comedy Land of the Lost.

June 2009

Clark School Alumni Spotlight - Hubble Telescope Terps

Mike Oetken, alumnus of Society, Technology, and Society and a '99 mechanical engineering alumnus of the university, was one of those to help with a recent NASA mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope.

May 15, 2009

Six UM Students Win Fulbright Awards

Christine Finke, alumna of Earth, Life & Time, is one of six UM recipients of the Fulbright award.

May 12, 2009

2009 Student Affairs Outstanding Service Awards

Mike McDonald, Associate Director of International Studies, has been awarded one of the 2009 Student Affairs Outstanding Service Awards.

May 11, 2009

Former Advocates Staff Members Receive Awards

Alaina Brenick and Meghan Parkinson, former Advocates for Children Assistant Directors, were the recipients of awards from the College of Education. Brenick received the Outstanding Doctoral Student award; Parkinson was chosen to receive one of the Ann G. Wylie Dissertation Fellowships.

May 8, 2009

Founding Director of Life Sciences to Step Down

Dr. Lee Hellman, founding Director of Life Sciences, has announced plans to retire at the conclusion of the spring semester.

May 7, 2009

Thirty-Four College Park Scholars Elected Into Phi Beta Kappa

Thirty-four current and former Scholars were invited to join the Gamma-of-Maryland Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa.

May 4, 2009

Scholars Honored For Leadership and Academic Achievement

Current and former Scholars were honored at the University's 28th Annual Awards Banquet.

May 3, 2009

STARS Shine in Lakeland

Lakeland STARS is honored by the Office of the Governor of Maryland for their years of service to the community.

May 1, 2009

Three Scholars Inducted Into Phi Kappa Phi

Three College Park Scholars were among those inducted into Phi Beta Kappa.

May 2009

2009 Ethnic Minority Achievement Awards

Jamie Lok, a Media, Self and Society alumna, is announced as the recipient of the Graduate Student Minority Achievement Award for Outstanding Service.

April 30, 2009

College Park Rotary International Chapter Supports Scholars

The College Park Chapter of Rotary International signed on to support the annual Charity Softball Tournament.

April 30, 2009

College Park City Council Hails UM Stars

The Lakeland STARS program is honored before the College Park City Council.

April 29, 2009

Award Winning Students Receive Honor from AARP and AIAS

Sandra Schwartz, alumna of Science, Technology, and Society, along with Dan Reed and Anthony Maiolatesi, alumni of Arts, are all part of the design team that received second place for a joint AARP and American Institute of Architecture Students competition.

April 29, 2009

City Commends Lakeland STARS

The Lakeland STARS program is honored before the College Park City Council.

April 2009

Alumni Update

Stephanie Tan and Ehsan Najafi, both STS alumni, are mentioned in the A. James Clark School of Engineering e- Newsletter. Tan is now with IBM and Najafi founded Global Engineering Solutions.

April 2009

Maryland Day Inspires Creativity

Eugenia Leone Gold, a recent alumna of the university and a ELT alumna participates in Maryland Day in a special way.

April 15, 2009

College Park Scholars 12th Annual Charity Softball Tournament

Students from across the twelve Scholars programs will participate in our 12th Annual "Step Up to Bat for Kids" Charity Softball Tournament on May 2nd.

April 14, 2009

College Park Scholars 13th Annual Academic Showcase

Students from across the twelve Scholars programs will participate in our 13th Annual Academic Showcase, spotlighting student research, internships, and performances.

April 13, 2009

Radio Report Wins Prestigious RFK Award

Russ Dinallo, Carly Rubel and Aaron Oster, alumni of Media, Self & Society, are members of The Merrill College’s Terp Weekly Edition staff that won the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award for their 2008 special report on sexual assault.

April 10, 2009

Three College Park Scholars Inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa

Three College Park Scholars were among those inducted into the Sigma Circle of Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK).

April 1, 2009

Cultures of the Americas Director Publishes Book

Sangeeta Ray, Director of Cultures of the Americas, publishes a new book: Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak: In Other Words.

April 1, 2009

Science, Discovery & the Universe Announces New Director

The department of astronomy announces a transition in the leadership of Science, Discovery & the Universe program.

Spring 2009

Undergraduate Wins Awards from the College of Arts and Humanities

Courtney Yates, 2009 alumna of Cultures of the Americas, wins the College Freshman Scholars award from the College of Arts and Humanities.

March 25, 2009

Scientists Match Asteroid to Space Rocks Found on Earth

Lucy McFadden, Director Emeritus of SDU, is one of the independent experts to commend new discoveries involving a meteorite found on Earth and a specific asteroid.

March 16, 2009

Dinosaur Fossil Find

Thomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, comments on new fossil findings of what appears to be teenage dinosaurs in the Gobi desert.

March 10, 2009

Advocates Tout Bill to Disclose Slaveholder Insurance Policies

Ira Berlin, Chair of Scholars Faculty Advisory Council and Founder of Scholars, comments on a Maryland Bill to disclose slaveholder insurance policies.

Spring 2009

Alumni Update

John Bookhultz, alumnus of Science, Technology and Society, is mentioned in the Civil and Environmental Engineering newsletter Civil Remarks.

March 2009

Maryland Alumni Association Scholarships Awarded

Walker Hatchett, Business, Society and the Economy Scholar, and Michael Willems, Science, Discovery and the Universe Scholar are the 2008-2009 Maryland Alumni Scholarship recipients. Additionally, Tim Lee, an alumnus of Science, Discovery and the Universe has received the Noblis Inc. Young Alumni Club Scholarship.

March 2009

Dinosaur Handprints Reveal Birdlike Arm Anatomy

Thomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, talks briefly about the evolutionary trait if a theropod, commenting on the fact that they did not use their forelimbs as legs.

March 4, 2009

David Cooper Named Education Dean, Elon University

David Cooper, Director of Advocates for Children, has been appointed dean of the School of Education at Elon University, North Carolina, starting on June 1, 2009.

March 4, 2009

Dinosaur Tracks Make Anatomical Link to Birds

Thomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, comments on the information new evidence found in the tracks of a living dinosaur provides.

March 4, 2009

What a Dinosaur Handprint Reveals

Thomas Holtz, Director of Science and Global Change, comments in an article on the evidence about the forelimbs of carnivorous dinosaurs and consequent connections linking birds and these ancient creatures.

March 1, 2009

Laurel Plant Making More Ice Cream than Ever

Roxanne Lefkoff, Director Emeritus of Business, Society and the Economy comments on the recession proof business of ice cream.

February 2009

Alumni Update

Chris Kaplan, a 2007 graduate of the university and an alumnus of College Park Scholars, is mentioned in the A. James Clark School of Engineering e-Newsletter.

February 27, 2009

A Deserving Tribute

The Diamondback published an article detailing the memorial service of the late Ken Joseph, associate director of Media, Self and Society and admissions coordinator for College Park Scholars.

February 9, 2009

A Profound Loss for College Park Scholars

Ken Joseph, associate director of Media, Self and Society and admissions coordinator for College Park Scholars died February 5, 2009 at Washington Adventist Hospital. He was 40 years old.

January 2009

Public Leadership Alumnus Receives Scholarship

John Lin, alumnus of Public Leadership, has been named the first-place winner of the Golden Key Engineering and Technology Scholarship from the Golden Key International Honour Society.

January 30, 2009

An Ancient Quill Rewrites Dinosaur History

Thomas Holtz, Director of Earth, Life and Time, comments on the discovery of fossilized feathered dinosaurs in China.

January 28, 2009

Environmental Studies Unveils its New Identity

College Park Scholars in Environmental Studies has changed its program name and identity to Environment, Technology, and Economy.

January 23, 2009

Colleges Announce New Directors for Two Scholars Programs

Ms. Katherine Sye Grover and Dr. Reid Compton are announced as new directors of programs in College Park Scholars.

January 22, 2009

Star Watchers

Elizabeth Warner, former Program Associate for SDU, comments on the campus observatory's celebration of the 400th anniversary of Galilei's first use of an astronomical telescope.

January 6, 2009

Dino 'Graveyard' Reveals First Asian Triceratops

Thomas Holtz, Director of Earth, Life and Time, comments on a significant discovery of dinosaur fossil in China's Shandong province.