Friday, March 30, 2012

Public Transportation Options Near ILIA's Head Office

We are easily accessible through the Howard Yellow Line. Check Howard County's Website for other options, or the links below.



Howard Transit Home
Regularly Scheduled Bus Service Scheduled bus services operate daily along fixed routes throughout Eastern Howard County including Ellicott City, Columbia, Clarksville, Annapolis Junction, North Laurel, Savage, Elkridge and other locations including BWI Airport.
HT Ride
HT Ride is a specialized transportation service for individuals who cannot ride fixed route buses. HT Ride consists of two service components General Services and ADA Services. General Services HT Ride provides shared ride transportation to medical appointments, senior centers, social services, colleges and employment.
Howard Transit Current News
Transfers are valid for a single ride when traveling in the same direction. Transfers will be collected by the driver when boarding.
Route Schedules & Maps
Howard Transit provides fixed route bus service in Clarksville, Columbia, Ellicott City, North Laurel, Savage and Elkridge. Service is also available to BWI Airport, selected MARC stations, and industrial parks along the US 1 corridor in Howard County.
Howard Transit Fares & Connecting Services
Howard Transit single fare is $2.00, Transfers are valid for a single ride when traveling in the same direction.
Transit Links
Below is a list of transit service links in and around Howard County, MD.
About Howard Transit
Howard Transit is the local public transit service for Howard County, Maryland and is a service of Howard County Government. The County is committed to providing safe, reliable and convenient transit services to County residents.



Operates local bus service and express service in and around Laurel, MD. The E route operates between Laurel and Columbia and the C route operates in the Whiskey Bottom area of Howard County. Service is also available between Laurel and College Park, MD. 

Maryland Transit Administration
Provides commuter bus and MARC Train services to Washington, D.C. and Baltimore from Howard County. Also operates local bus, Metro Subway and Light Rail in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area. 

METRO (Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority)
Operates Metrorail and local bus services in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. 
Metro bus service connects the Laurel area with Metrorail stations and other bus lines in suburban Maryland and Washington, D.C. 

Commuter Solutions of Howard County
Commuter Solutions provides information and assistance for all transit services in Howard County including MTA Commuter Buses, MARC Train, Howard Transit and Connect-A-Ride. Commuter Solutions also provides free carpool and vanpool matching services. 

Neighbor Ride
Neighbor Ride is nonprofit organization that provides supplemental transportation to Howard County residents age 65 and older. Transportation is provided by volunteer drivers who provide door-to-door service for most activities. 

For more information about the service or to become a volunteer driver call 410-884-RIDE (7433) 
 

Central Maryland Transit

MD TRIP

NEXT Bus - http://www.nextbus.com

Sunday, March 25, 2012

America’s Islamic Heritage Museum - March Events


Sunday March 25th
 
Food Matters: Film Showings & Discussion on Health Issues
11:00 pm –3:00 pm
 
Guest Speakers- Nutritionist Tracey Abdul-Wahhab & Bahiyyah Parks
Films "Food Matter," "Forks Over Knives," discussions, demonstrations, juicing samples, giveaways, healthly snacks, and more...
 
Donation of $10.00
 
 
 
 
Saturday March 31st
2:00 pm –5:00 pm
 
KARAMAH & AIHM Presents
 
Daughters of Aisha: A Discussion of Muslim Women's Leadership in Academia, law, and Social Work. 
 
 
Speakers: Engy Abdelkader, Esq- an accomplished human rights attorney; Asma Hanif- director and founder of Muslimat Al-Nisaa Health: Education, Social, and Shelter Services; and Hadia Mubarak- a doctoral student at Georgetown.
 
 
 
 

America’s Islamic Heritage Museum

2315 Martin Luther King Jr. SE Washington, DC 20020
Access from the Metro Green Line Anacostia Station
 

Friday, March 23, 2012

Invitation to "Does Islam Have a Place in America?" at UMBC


Salaams and Greetings,

The UMBC Muslim Student Association would like to invite you to our anti-Islamaphobia event titled "Does Islam Have a Place in America?" next Wed, Mar 28 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm in UC 312. This event hosts an interfaith panel to address any questions regarding Muslims and/or Islam. We welcome all questions. Can't make it but still have questions? Questions may also be submitted to umbcmsa@gmail.com for discussion at the event. 

We look forward to seeing you there. 

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival

As an educator, I am asking for your assistance to inform your colleagues and students about  the ultimate celebration of science and engineering in the US, and it will take just three simple steps:  
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Here is why I need your help:
 
For the past year and a half I have been organizing the 2nd USA Science & Engineering Festival - the country's largest celebration of science and engineering -a  FUN, entertaining, educational and FREE event.
 
So why have a Science Festival? Society gets what it celebrates! As a culture, we celebrate movie stars, rock stars and athletes and we generate a lot of them...but we don't celebrate science and engineering. If our country does not turn around the interest of young people in science, we will have outsourced innovation.
 
The Festival has kicked off last week with our Nifty Fifty Program, and will continue with over 150 FREE events for the public and Greater Washington, DC schools leading up to the Finale Expo - all geared toward sparking an interest in Science and Engineering. 
You can find out all the details at:  www.usasciencefestival.org
 
The grand finale will be a two day EXPO at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C. on April 28-29, 2012 - over 3,000 fun, hands-on, interactive activities and 150 stage shows for all ages. There will be stuff for the mildly curious to the science professional. You can learn about fun topics like the science of the magic of Harry Potter, the mathematics of jump roping, the physics of superheroes, the chemistry of Thanksgiving Dinner, the engineering of baseball bats and balls, the science behind special effects in movies, trends in Global Warming, renewable energy sources of the future.
 
You can operate state-of-the-art robots, laugh with science comedians, be mesmerized by science magicians and mathemagicians, converse with astronauts, Nobel Laureates, storm chasers, science celebrities like Bill Nye the Science Guy, cast members of the MythBusters, Big Bang Theory and NCIS, and even scientists of the past, fly a fighter jet simulator, enter a virtual reality environment, be a CSI agent, learn how to transform your car so it can run off a cuisinart....and you can get info about scholarships, internships, mentorship and future jobs. 

I would greatly appreciate if you would pass this info on to your colleagues and students.

Many, many thanks for your help. I hope to see you at the Finale Expo on April 28-29!
 
Larry Bock
Executive Director
USA Science & Engineering Festival

Follow the "Woodstock of Science":
Twitter:  @USAScienceFest
Facebook:  http://on.fb.me/An4XX4
 
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