August 21, 2020: Virtual Town Hall #5 – Update on RCA Framework under COVID-19
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- Slides are available here (requires UMBC login)
Agenda:
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- Welcome Remarks
- Recent UMBC RCA Highlights
- UMBC’s Research & Creative Achievement (RCA) Framework under COVID-19
- COVID Training on Blackboard
- Testing Requirements for RCA Community
- Daily On-Line Symptom Monitoring
- Opting out of previously approved RCA Access
- Transition to Stage 2 RCA Mode
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- Update on Library Services
- Q&A Panel
June 23, 2020: Virtual Town Hall #4 – Transition to Stage 1 RCA Mode
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- Slides are available here (requires UMBC login)
Agenda:
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- Welcome Remarks – Philip Rous
- Transition to Stage 1 Research & Creative Achievement (RCA) Mode – Karl V. Steiner
- COVID-19 Training in Blackboard – Don Engel
- Campus Signage and Access to PPE – Michael Pound
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- Fall Opening and Return to Work – Antonio Moreira
- Q&A Panel – Dean Drake, Moderator
May 29, 2020: Virtual Town Hall #3 – Relaunching RCA at UMBC
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- Slides are available here (requires UMBC login)
Agenda:
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- Welcome Remarks – Philip Rous
- Framework for Relaunching RCA at UMBC – Karl V. Steiner
- Update on RCA Survey Questionnaire – Karl V. Steiner
- Next Steps for Reopening On-Campus Laboratories and Studios – Panel
- Preminda Jacob, Erin Lavik, Chuck Bieberich, Karuna Joshi
- Feedback from May 28 Graduate Student Town Hall – Janet Rutledge
- Support for Conducting RCA under Remote Conditions – Don Engel
- Q&A Panel – Dean Drake, Moderator
May 8, 2020: Virtual Town Hall #2 – Relaunching RCA at UMBC
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- Slides are available here (requires UMBC login)
Agenda:
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- Welcome Remarks – Philip Rous
- Relaunching Research & Creative Achievement (RCA) at UMBC
- Karl V. Steiner, Preminda Jacob, Erin Lavik, Chuck Bieberich, Karuna Joshi
- Impact on Postdocs and Graduate Students – Janet Rutledge
- Update for Undergraduate RCA Students – April Householder
- COVID-19-related Funding Opportunities – Don Engel
- Prevention and Safety – Lucy Wilson
- International Student Issues – David Di Maria
- Q&A Panel – Dean Drake, Moderator
April 17, 2020: Virtual Town Hall #1 – RCA under COVID-19 at UMBC
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- Slides are available here (requires UMBC login)
Agenda:
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- Welcome Remarks – Freeman Hrabowski
- UMBC Research Maintenance Mode: Status and Update – Karl V. Steiner
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- UMBC Research Financial Update for FY20
- Recent Faculty Success and Looking Ahead
- Sponsor Guidance related to COVID-19 – Dean Drake
- Funding Landscape in Response to COVID-19 – Don Engel
- Internal Resources – Stan Jackson
- Considerations for Re-opening Research and Studio Facilities – Karl V. Steiner
- Q&A Panel – Karl V. Steiner, Moderator