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<Title>Today: UMBC Community Mental Health Action Day!</Title>
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    <strong>UMBC Community Mental Health Action Day<br></strong><strong>Thursday, April 7, 2022</strong>
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    <p><strong>10 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.  Connecting with Nature at UMBC</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Locations</strong>: Library Pond and Administration Circle<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Open to all, with a 20 person cap on each saunter<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/f20yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register here for the Library Pond meet-up</a></p>
    <p><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/vu1yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register here for the Administration Circle meet-up</a></p>
    <p><strong>11 a.m. – Noon Cultivating Resilience with Mindfulness with Jill Wardell</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Virtual <br><strong>Audience</strong>: Open to all<br><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbctogether/events/104115" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">More information and virtual event link here</a></p>
    <p><strong>11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Restorative Practices at UMBC with Jeff Cullen</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Hybrid; Center for Well-Being, Room 118, and Online<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Open to all<br><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbctogether/events/104111" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the in-person event (18 person limit) or get the virtual event link here</a></p>
    <p><strong>12:30 p.m. – 1 p.m. Mental Health Awareness Walk   </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Breezeway <br><strong>Audience</strong>: Open to all<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/773yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">More information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>1 p.m. – 2 p.m. Group Fitness Pop-Up </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: In front of the RAC<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Open to all<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/n04yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">More information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Grief and Healing Circles</strong> </p>
    <p>Three concurrent in-person sessions capped at 12 attendees each</p>
    <p><strong>Staff Circle Led by Jill Wardell</strong><br><strong>Location</strong>: 231 RAC<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/3s5yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and get more information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>Student Circle Led by Beatriz Gutierrez Malagon</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Apartment Community Center MPR<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/jl6yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and get more information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>Faculty Circle Led by Bambi Chapin </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: 230 RAC <br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/zd7yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and get more information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>3 p.m. – 3:50 p.m.  Behaviors of Concern: How and Who to Report To </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Virtual<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Staff and Faculty<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/f67yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">More information and virtual event link here</a></p>
    <p><strong>3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Graduate Student Mental Health Panel and Listening Session</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Retriever Room, Undergraduate Admissions Office, Albin O. Kuhn Library, Pondside, Room 012<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Graduate Students; attendance capped at 34<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/vy8yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and get more information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Faculty Mental Well-Being with Susan and Orianne </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Virtual<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Faculty<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/br9yf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">More information and virtual event link here</a></p>
    <p><strong>4 p.m. – 6 p.m. Student Government Association: Snacks and Mental Health Chats</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: SGA Office, Commons 2B20<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Undergraduate Students<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/rjazf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and get more information here</a></p>
    <p><strong>6 p.m. – 7 p.m. Community Conversations</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Location</strong>: Library Gallery<br><strong>Audience</strong>: Students<br><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rzyoci/zl5edbc/7bbzf8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and get more information here</a></p>
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    <div>April 25: 4:30 - 5:30p</div>
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    <div>Francis M. Hult, international students in UMBC's TESOL program offer an</div>
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    <div>April 25: 7:15 - 8:15p</div>
    <div>Please email <a href="mailto:TESOL@Umbc.edu">TESOL@Umbc.edu</a> to RSVP and to receive the webinar link</div>
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    <div>In this talk, I will present a brief overview of the field of computational</div>
    <div>linguistics The era of Artificial Intelligence is truly upon us, and we find</div>
    <div>ourselves relying on a dazzling assortment of software applications in</div>
    <div>our daily lives that are driven by language technologies But what's</div>
    <div>fueling the dizzying advancement of these technologies? What roles</div>
    <div>do linguists and language data play in their development? And, how</div>
    <div>could key data resources like corpora be also useful in language</div>
    <div>education? These are some of the questions I hope to address</div>
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    <p><strong>For more information, please visit: <a href="https://education.umbc.edu/tesolevents/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://education.umbc.edu/tesolevents/</a></strong></p>
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<Title>Four UMBC students named Goldwater Scholars for 2022!</Title>
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    <div>417 new scholarships have been awarded for the 2022 competition from a pool of 1,242 outstanding undergraduates nominated by 433 institutions. The UMBC <span>winners</span> are:</div>
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    <div>D'Juan Moreland (Biological Sciences, Music)</div>
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    <p>The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation was established by Congress in 1986 to serve as a living memorial to honor the lifetime work of Senator Barry Goldwater, who served his country for 56 years as a soldier and statesman, including 30 years in the U.S. Senate.</p>
    <div><p>By providing scholarships to college sophomores and juniors who intend to pursue research careers in the natural sciences, mathematics and engineering, the Goldwater Foundation is helping ensure that the U.S. is producing the number of highly-qualified professionals the Nation needs in these critical fields. Over its 30-year history, Goldwater Scholarships have been awarded to thousands of undergraduates, many of whom have gone on to win other prestigious awards like the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Fellowship, Rhodes Scholarship, Churchill Scholarship and the National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship that support our Scholars’ graduate school work. Today, Goldwater alumni can be found conducting research that is helping defend the Nation, finding cures for catastrophic diseases and teaching future generations of scientists, mathematicians and engineers.</p></div>
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    <span>For info on prestigious </span><span>scholarships</span><span>, contact: <a href="mailto:aprilh@umbc.edu">aprilh@umbc.edu</a></span>
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<Title>REPOST: Creative Expression and Civic Empowerment Workshop</Title>
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    <span>UMBC undergraduate students: Sign up to participate in a fun and engaging art-making workshop that will help you harness the power you have to shape your world.</span><br><br><span>During the workshop, participants will reflect on significant experiences in their lives by using everyday objects to make art. You do not need to be an "artist" to participate -- in fact, this workshop will be particularly useful for you if you do not consider yourself an artist. We will explore how the practice of art-making as well as our stories can be sources of insight that can help us make important contributions in our communities. You can expect a lively and meaningful hour and a half spent creatively expressing yourself and making connections with other UMBC students.</span><br><br><span>The workshop will be facilitated by UMBC student Tess McRae as part of her Individualized Study (INDS) senior capstone project. </span>
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    <span><strong>The event is this Thursday, April 7, from 5 - 6:30 p.m. in Commons 318.</strong></span><br><br><span>Masks will be required.</span><br><br><strong>Spots are limited. If you are interested in participating, please RSVP <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdFV2K2XP10SFAjOCEEX1TnniDHdI7ksJg6UibTis6ru3Z2fw/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> by Tuesday, April 5 at 11:59 p.m.</strong><br><div><strong><br></strong></div>
    <div><strong>Please email <a href="mailto:tmcrae2@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tmcrae2@umbc.edu</a> with any questions about the workshop.</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>Maintaining Positive Mental Health In Nursing Home Caregivers</strong></div>
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    <div>Mentor: Louise Murray (Aging Studies)</div>
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<Title>Graduate Student Festival THIS FRIDAY</Title>
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<Title>URCAD Sneak Peek: Joshua Gray</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Join us for URCAD 26 ONLINE<div>April 18-24, 2022</div>
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    <div><strong>Exploring Stories Of Political Activism And Ideological Perpetuation In Black Religious Institutions </strong></div>
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    <span>J</span><span>oshua Gray</span>
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    <div><span>Mentors: Ann Sofie Clemmensen (Dance), Liz Patton (MCS)</span></div>
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    <div><span><span>The presence of political debate and activism at dining tables, conference rooms, and other traditionally apolitical spaces has burgeoned in recent history. The Black church has been one of these politically transformed spaces that have been impactful in promoting movements around political ideologies. The Black body is political, and so are all cultural and religious practices from that experience. This research uses ethnographic and choreographic practices to explore themes of embodied Blackness, relational power, and institutionally-bound socio-political obligations. This research considers the question: how do congregants within Black Religious Institutions identify with their role in the political landscape that has led to change in diplomacy, legislation, awareness and transparency, civic engagement, and rights expansion -- even on a microscale. Through collecting and interpreting oral histories within Black Religious Institutions, these stories and interactions informed a new contemporary choreographic work and an inquiry into choreographic methodologies foregrounding Africanist movement expression and values.</span></span></div>
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<Summary>Join us for URCAD 26 ONLINE April 18-24, 2022     URCAD.umbc.edu     You can visit Joshua's presentation and over 200 other research and creative projects by UMBC undergraduate students!...</Summary>
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