Patrick KillionJan 21The Path Forward for FIREBeing a part of The First-Year Innovation & Research Experience (FIRE) family does not come with a requirement that we share political, s...
Patrick KillionOct 27, 2020Update on Your Spring FIRE ExperienceHello FIRE Students, Today, I am writing to continue our dialog about an important issue - the FIRE experience we are planning for you fo...
Patrick KillionOct 21, 2020FIRE Spring 2021 Cluster & Stream Selection GuideHello FIRE Students, I hope that you are having a good semester. We fully recognize that remote instruction is a real challenge we hope t...
Patrick KillionAug 21, 2020FIRE Support & Guides For The Fall SemesterHello FIRE Students, We look forward to welcoming you to FIRE! We have been hard at work all summer preparing our research, courses, an...
Patrick KillionJul 15, 2020FIRE Courses - Ongoing Fall 2020 Semester InformationHello FIRE Students, You now have a full picture of how your Fall 2020 courses will be instructed. We know that you likely have a wide r...
Patrick KillionJun 16, 2020FIRE Courses - Fall 2020 Semester InformationHello FIRE Students, You recently received an email from me following The University of Maryland's announcement regarding Fall 2020 instr...
Patrick KillionJun 8, 2020Words are not enough. We have to act!Dear FIRE Students, Faculty, Staff & Allies, It is with a heavy but hopeful heart I reach out to you today. We live in a nation and socie...
Patrick KillionMay 13, 2020The Return of FIRE: Risk Communication & ResilienceGood Morning, Exciting news! Starting this summer, we are able to bring back FIRE: Risk Communication & Resilience. If you have alread...
Patrick KillionApr 29, 2020Checking In, FIRE Survey & Summer ScholarsHello, I hope that you are doing well, staying healthy, and taking care of business (as much as possible). We are hard at work with a pl...
Patrick KillionApr 17, 2020Continued Encouragement, Summer Scholars & Stream PicturesGood Morning, This morning I just want to encourage you toward the finish line. I know that many of you are struggling with the challenge...
Ian PageApr 10, 2020Announcing FIRE Summer ScholarsTo all our current FIRE students, Earlier this week, I wrote to all summer fellowship applicants to say that we would not be able to host...
Patrick KillionApr 6, 2020Checking In, Zoom Sessions with Me & Continuing this FallGood Afternoon, Okay, I have a few things to talk with you about today. Hang in there with me. First, FIRE Town Hall Meetings. On Zoom, ...
Ian PageApr 1, 2020Virtual Open HouseTo all of our prospective UMD FIRE students, I would like to welcome you to our website. Thank you for taking the time to explore our pr...
Ian PageApr 1, 2020Summer Fellowship ApplicationsTo all of our FIRE Summer Fellowship Applicants, The application portal for FIRE Summer Fellowships is now closed, and we are no longer ...
Patrick KillionMar 28, 2020Welcome to Remote FIRE InstructionTo all of our current UMD FIRE students, I am writing to you today to encourage, assure and inform you regarding changes to come with yo...
Patrick KillionMar 15, 2020FIRE COVID-19 UpdateTo all of our current UMD FIRE students, I am writing to you today to encourage, assure and inform you regarding changes to come with y...