Maryland Day 2015
Join the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at Maryland Day 2015.
Stop by one of our fun events.
(ANTH) Anthropology of Immigrant Life
Tydings Hall, lobby
Immigrant Documentary
Take in a video about immigrant residents of Prince George's County and descriptive panels on the history of immigration to the region.
(BSOS- Communications and Marketing) BSOS Be the Solution Video Booth
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Students and alumni of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences are invited to capture video messages for the BSOS community. Share your favorite BSOS memories, how you work to Be the Solution and your Fearless Ideas.
(BSOS-External Relations) BSOS DIY Photo Booth
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We've got the background and the props. You bring the smiles, poses and your camera or smartphone. Capture memories of Maryland Day, and send your favorite photos to www.facebook.com/bsosumd and Twitter @bsosumd.
(ANTH) Baltimore Archaeology Project
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
The Baltimore Archaeology Project investigates a village called Texas in Baltimore County, Md., inhabited by Irish-American quarry laborers and their families between 1846 and 1930. Visit this exhibit to learn about the project's findings.
(HESP) Be Heard!
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
The Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences invites you to learn about research in speech, language and hearing as well as ideas for science fair projects, tips for parents on ways to teach children to speak and read well, strategies for raising a bilingual child, and ways to promote and maintain brain health. Children can play sensory games and other activities. Sign up for a free hearing screening, too.
(DSAC) Be the Solution to Today's Problems
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Investigate the world's greatest problems with the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' Dean's Student Advisory Council while contributing the solutions and learning how it can help. Also, enjoy a fun-filled coloring activity.
(ANTH) Chesapeake Bay Restoration, Watersheds and Coastal Communities
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Crabs and oysters are important to the Chesapeake Bay culture and ecosystems. The exhibit showcases the ongoing research on the human dimensions of bay restoration by the Department of Anthropology. See and touch live Maryland crabs!
(ANTH) CuSAG Activities
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Learn about the Spring 2015 activities of the Cultural Systems Analysis Group (CuSAG). Get information on the UMD-HBCU Scholarship Fund, read research papers and dialogue about the African American incarceration epidemic.
(BSOS Advising) Design a Turtle with BSOS Advising
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Members of the BSOS Advising Center are available to help you design a scratch-off turtle craft and answer questions about majors, degree requirements and academic planning.
(GVPT) Explore the Department of Government and Politics
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Visit the Department of Government and Politics and learn about advising and internships, the Center for American Politics and Citizenship, the Center for International Development and Conflict Management and the Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development. Test your knowledge of politics, and try to win a prize. And maybe get your picture taken with an American president.
(CCJS) Explore the World of Criminology and Criminal Justice
Woods Hall, Front Lawn
Learn how looks may affect punishment in criminal courts and new directions in gang research. Sit in on a polygraph lecture and demonstration. Take a quiz about or sign a banner opposing human trafficking or draw a card of hope for its victims. (These last activities may not be suitable for young children.)
(GEOG) Geographical Sciences at UMD
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
The Department of Geographical Sciences leads the development of academic, educational and research directions of human and natural systems, land cover and land use change and geospatial information science, harnessing the integrative nature of geographic science to answer questions of global importance. Learn more about its faculty, students and research priorities.
(BSOS-Dean’s Office) Get to Know the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
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Meet deans, academic advisers, students and alumni and learn how the college fulfills its mission to Be the Solution to the world's great challenges.
(GC) Global Communities' World Trivia Challenge
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What's the capital of Morocco? Which colors appear on the Venezuelan flag? Which nations outside the U.S. use the U.S. dollar as their official currency? If you think you know the answer, the Global Communities living and learning program invites you to test your world trivia and foreign currency knowledge. Sweet treats and fun giveaways will be awarded to the winners!
(PSYC) Maryland Neuroimaging Research
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Maryland Neuroimaging Brain Video: 1109 Chincoteague Hall
Explore the projects of the Maryland Neuroimaging Center.
(CAPC) Maryland Politics...and Beyond!
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Games and prizes highlight the Center for American Politics and Citizenship's research on the status of politics around the country.
(BSOS-Dean’s Office) Name that BSOS Department
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Which of these Fearless Ideas belongs to which BSOS department? What do geographers and sociologists study, anyway? Come play a game and find out.
(PSYC) Psych Yourself Out
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Test your knowledge of the mind and how psychology informs decisions and actions. Or stare at optical illusions and answer questions about what you see—then hear how optical illusions really work.
(MLAW)Spin the Wheel with MLaw
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Win a MLaw giveaway after a spin on the wheel and learn about the law and society minor.
(PSYC and HESP) Take a Break with Families Tent
McKeldin Plaza
Relax and refresh with the Infant and Child Studies Consortium Team. Families can cool off in the shade and have some fun with bubbles and a coloring activity.
(CESAR)Terp Pong with CESAR
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Visit the Center for Substance Abuse Research (CESAR) booth to participate in a Terp Pong game using special goggles to simulate how drunkenness affects aim. Learn about research and internships focused on substance abuse, and other services such as the CESAR Fax and Maryland Community Services Locator (www.mdcsl.org). Also learn about campus policies related to alcohol and drugs.
(START)Test Your Terrorism IQ
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Join the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START) to learn about the similarities and differences between what people commonly perceive to be true about terrorism and what research has shown to be fact.
(ECON)Time Preference Game
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Economists study the way that people make tradeoffs. Some tradeoffs involve consuming something now, or exercising patience in order to be able to consume even more later. People's preferences over these types of choices have implications for their savings and investments, so measuring them is important. Come play a game to measure patience, have your time preferences measured, and win candy.
In this year's State of the Union Address, President Obama proposed a second earner tax credit based on a policy proposal by Professors Melissa Kearney and Lesley Turner. Come to the Economics table and get a copy of the actual of the Brookings policy brief that made it happen. Supplies extremely limited. Come early.
(SOCY) Who Is in Your Family?
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
The idea for this activity stems from sociology Professor Philip Cohen's new book, "The Family." On the cover of this book, students have the opportunity to draw in whoever they consider makes up their family. For the activity, draw your own family portrait.
(JPSM) Did You Know? with JPSM
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Learn fun facts about College Park collected using survey methodology techniques and presented on a large board with question and answers revealed by opening "windows." Discover how estimation provides a close approximate guess.
(AASD) Mind Your Health
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
AASD Documentary: 2113 Chincoteague Hall
Discover the health disparities in the state of Maryland's minority communities. View the mural decorated by Department of African American Studies students, and gather materials providing guidance on how to circumvent disease and improve mental and physical health.
(BSOS Advising) Peer Mentor Discussions
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Meet the student peer mentors of the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences and talk about graduation planning and other hot topics among students.
(BSOS-Dean’s Office) Arts and Crafts with BSOS
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Join the BSOS Ambassadors in sand art, face painting and puzzles and learn about the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences' Ambassadors program.
(ANTH) Model Excavation
McKeldin Mall
The Department of Anthropology uses archaeology to increase understanding of the city of Annapolis' past. Visit the Archaeology in Annapolis interactive exhibit to learn how archaeological methods inform us about history.
(ANTH) Flint knapping
Tydings Front Lawn
The Department of Anthropology will host a demonstration of stone tool fabrication and flint knapping.
(ANTH) Belvoir & the Archaeology of Slavery
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Come learn how enslaved African Americans lived at Francis Scott Key’s grandmother’s plantation 200 years ago. Maryland State Highway and University of Maryland Archaeologists share the history of the site and display artifacts found during the excavation of a large stone slave barracks. Come try your hand at cross mending broken artifacts and test your history trivia skills!
(GEOG) Come Fly With Me: An interactive tour of our planet using Google Earth and GIS
Tydings Hall, Front Lawn
Come and see a Fly Me to the Moon: A Tour of Our Earth demo in the Geographical information Science Center in 2109 McKeldin Library. Learn about geocaches and how to download a Google Earth app to your Smartphones. Get a free gift for stopping by.
(PSYC) Tour the Human Brain...in 3-D!
Chincoteague Hall, Room 1109
Explore the human brain, zoom around the cerebellum, fly through a maze of neurons, and discover the intricacies of the human brain in a 3-D video. Cognitive neuroscientists who conduct their research at the Maryland Neuroimaging Center will guide your tour and share their research highlights. Audience members will receive a pair of 3-D glasses. Supplies are limited.
(Maryland Language Science Center) What Are Cognitive Science, Neuroscience and Language Science?
Tawes Plaza
Meet the researchers who study the brain, the mind and language, what they study, and what their research can tell you about yourself.
(Baha'i) Pinwheels for Peace
Tydings Hall, McKeldin Mall
'What does peace mean to you' and Pinwheels for Peace’ Children can make a Peace Pinwheel by drawing pictures that reflects peace on pinwheel cutouts. Adults can participate by writing their view of peace on the‘Thought Wall’. We encourage you to take photos or videos with us so that we can share them on our Facebook page and tweet them at @BahaiChair.