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<Title>Graduate Survey - Chance to win $500</Title>
<Tagline>Check your email for subject line: "Take the gradSERU..."</Tagline>
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<Title>Grad Students: Advise this Winter, Get Paid!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>The Office for Academic &amp; Pre-Professional Advising has openings available for Winter Orientation Advisors! Advisors meet with incoming undergraduate students VIRTUALLY during the months of June-August in one-on-one sessions to plan out and register for classes. No previous experience is required, and we will provide all training necessary!</div><div><br></div><div>Besides compensation, this is a rare chance for graduate students to gain professional and interpersonal experience. <strong>Depending on your field, your time as a student may not open you up to many client-facing interactions, and this is a pathway to gaining that experience. </strong>If you are considering a career in academia, meanwhile, advising experience is highly sought-after in faculty openings.</div><div><br><div>Advisors are eligible to be compensated at the rate of $100 per afternoon session and $50 per evening or morning session, with the opportunity to work several sessions during the month. <strong>Participants are also eligible to earn the Orientation Advisor microcredential! </strong>More information on microcredentials and Digital Badging can be found here: <a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://badges.umbc.edu/&amp;source=gmail-imap&amp;ust=1729083612000000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3K1Te3EFdIuC25_I3TftJ5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://badges.umbc.edu/</a></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Grad students on F-1 visas ARE eligible for this work and invited to apply!</strong><br></div><div><br></div><div><strong>We are offering informational sessions for anyone interested or who even just MIGHT be interested in finding out about this exciting opportunity to expand their skillsets, make meaningful connections, serve their departments, and get paid! No RSVP necessary.<br></strong></div><div><ul><li>Thursday, March 6 at 5:30pm (virtual - <a href="https://umbc.webex.com/meet/korossy1" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/meet/korossy1</a>)</li><li>Monday, March 10 at 11:00am (in-person - Sherman Hall 220)</li></ul></div><strong>For additional details, see the application <a href="https://advising.umbc.edu/orientation_upload/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a>, which is due by March 19.</strong></div></div>
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<Title>Interested in creating social change on campus?</Title>
<Tagline>Apply for the Langenberg Legacy Fellowship by 3/10</Tagline>
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<Title>Center for Democracy and Civic Life Peer Leader Positions [PAID]</Title>
<Tagline>Applications for 2025 - 2026 due April 4, 2025</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><h2><br></h2><div><div>The Center for Democracy and Civic Life is seeking undergraduate and graduate students to play leading roles in its 2025 - 2026 programs as affiliates (peer leaders) with the Center. Affiliates include STRiVE coaches (undergraduate students only), Alternative Spring Break (ASB) leaders (undergraduate and graduate students), and ConnectionCorps participants (undergraduate and graduate students).<br><br>Applications for affiliate positions are due Friday, April 4, 2025. Use <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer2AtUgxaJu6Tcod1U5TZ0hWPfibSJMwCNfqWIlS5-h-fQyA/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this form </a>to apply. Read on for more information about the positions.<br><br>————————————————————————————————<br><br><strong>STRiVE coaches</strong><br><br><a href="https://civiclife.umbc.edu/learning-engagement/strive/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">STRiVE </a>is an immersive five-day leadership for public purpose program for UMBC undergraduate students organized by the Center for Democracy and Civic Life in partnership with the Student Government Association. STRiVE helps inspire and support students in becoming more effective leaders and contributors to their communities, especially the UMBC community. STRiVE participants develop friendships; discover their strengths and values; learn how to work more effectively in groups; envision contributions they could make at UMBC; engage issues relating to identity, privilege, and systemic oppression; and tackle both simulated and real leadership and social change challenges. STRiVE 2026 will take place from January 12 - 16, 2026.<br><br>STRiVE 2026 will be facilitated by a team of staff and undergraduate student coaches organized and trained by Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff. Together, the coaches will rehearse sessions and make plans for an intensive, engaging STRiVE experience for participants. Each student coach will be paired with a staff coach to facilitate activities for a small group (a “pod”) that will meet regularly during STRiVE. Coaches will be trained to facilitate pod and large group sessions.<br><br>Required time commitments for STRiVE coaches include:<ul><li>Fall 2025 Time Commitment:</li><ul><li>Coach Retreat #1: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (in person)</li><li>Regular meetings and independent work with your staff pod coach partner, co-facilitators, and Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff throughout the semester, with an average time commitment of 1 hour per week (scheduled independently)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>Winter 2025 Time Commitment:</li><ul><li>Regular meetings and independent work with your staff pod coach partner and co-facilitators, until STRiVE (scheduled independently)</li><li>Coach Retreat #2: Monday, January 5, 2026, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (in person)</li><li>Coach Retreat #3: Friday, January 9, 2026, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (in person)</li><li>STRiVE Program: Monday, January 12 - Friday, January 16, 2026, all day (in person)</li><li>One 1.5 hour debrief meeting (date, time, and format TBD) post-STRiVE</li></ul></ul>These are substantial commitments that STRiVE coaches are expected to balance with their classes and other activities and responsibilities.<br><br>STRiVE coaches receive a $1,000 stipend and a zero credit practicum notification (PRAC 121-04) on their transcript for winter 2026.<br><br>All undergraduate students are invited to apply. Applicants who have previously participated in STRiVE will be given preference in the selection process.<br><br>————————————————————————————————<br><br><strong>Alternative Spring Break (ASB) leaders</strong><br><br><a href="https://civiclife.umbc.edu/learning-engagement/asb/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Alternative Spring Break (ASB)</a> is a five-day immersive learning experience for undergraduate and graduate UMBC students. During ASB, participants explore the systemic and human dimensions of complex social issues in Baltimore, spending most of the week in small groups focusing on a specific issue or challenge. ASB groups work with community partners, elected officials, and scholars, in part to help participants identify their own pathways to long-term community engagement. ASB 2026 will take place during the week of UMBC’s Spring Break: March 16 - 20, 2026.<br><br>ASB 2026 will be developed by a team of student leaders organized and trained by Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff during the summer 2025, fall 2025, and spring 2026 semesters. Together, the leaders will develop plans for a holistic, empowering ASB experience for participants.<br><br>ASB leaders will work in pairs to develop small group experiences exploring social issues in Baltimore. Past ASB groups have explored challenges and solutions relating to equitable access to housing, nutritious food, and health care; disability justice; support for youth impacted by intimate partner violence; and a variety of other issues. Leader pairs can develop an experience relating to one of these topics, or to a new topic they propose.<br><br>Required time commitments for ASB leaders include:<ul><li>Summer 2025 Time Commitment:</li><ul><li>Leadership Retreat 1: Saturday, June 7 and Sunday, June 8, 2025, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. (virtual)</li><li>Leadership Retreat 2: Saturday, August 16 and Sunday, August 17, 2025, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. (virtual)</li><li>Regular meetings and independent work with your partner and Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff in between the two leadership retreats, with an average time commitment of 2 hours per week (scheduled independently)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>Fall 2025 Time Commitment:</li><ul><li>Regular meetings with Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff every Friday from 10 a.m. - noon between September 5 and December 5, 2025 (in person)</li><li>Regular meetings and independent work with your partner throughout the semester (scheduled independently)</li></ul></ul><ul><li>Spring 2026 Time Commitment</li><ul><li>Leadership Retreat 3: Saturday, March 7, 2025, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. (in person)</li><li>Regular meetings and independent work with your partner and Center for Democracy and Civic Life staff throughout the semester, until ASB (scheduled independently)</li><li>Alternative Spring Break Program: Monday, March 16 - Friday, March 20, 2025, all day (in person)</li><li>One 1.5 hour debrief meeting (date, time, and format TBD) post-ASB</li></ul></ul>These are substantial commitments that ASB leaders will need to balance with their classes and other activities and responsibilities.<br><br>ASB leaders receive a $2,000 stipend and a zero credit practicum notification (PRAC 121-03) on their transcripts for fall 2025 and spring 2026.<br><br>All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply. Applicants who have previously participated in ASB will be given preference in the selection process.<br><div><br></div><div>————————————————————————————————</div><div><br></div><strong>ConnectionCorps participants</strong><br><br><a href="https://civiclife.umbc.edu/learning-engagement/connectioncorps/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ConnectionCorps</a> is a training program for UMBC undergraduate and graduate students aspiring to build skills in facilitating conversations that encourage authentic connection and democratic participation.<br><br>During the fall semester, members of the ConnectionCorps cohort participate in weekly training sessions, which will take place on Fridays between September 5 and December 5, 2025 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Participants also have optional opportunities throughout the semester to hone their skills by facilitating small group conversations within Center programs.<br><br>These are substantial commitments that ConnectionCorps participants are expected to balance with class schedules, and other activities and responsibilities.<br><br>ConnectionCorps participants will have an opportunity to apply to continue the program in the spring semester to further hone their skills by developing and facilitating their own “Connectionary” dialogue programs in consultation with the Center for Democracy and Civic Life team. The application for the spring portion of ConnectionCorps will be released in November 2025.<br><br>ConnectionCorps participants receive a $250 stipend during the fall portion of the program and a zero credit practicum notification (PRAC 121-05) on their transcripts for fall 2025.<br><br>ConnectionCorps participants selected to join the spring portion of the program will receive an additional $750 stipend.<br><br>All undergraduate and graduate students are invited to apply. (Important: This application is only for the fall portion of ConnectionCorps. Applicants do not need to commit now to applying for the second portion in the spring.)<br><br>————————————————————————————————<br><br>Use <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSer2AtUgxaJu6Tcod1U5TZ0hWPfibSJMwCNfqWIlS5-h-fQyA/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this form</a> to apply to be a STRiVE coach, Alternative Spring Break (ASB) leader, and/or ConnectionCorps participant for the 2025 - 2026 academic year. Again, applications are due Friday, April 4, 2025.<br><br>If you have any questions, you can contact us directly at <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife/posts/147847/1bf45/428c33f08eb29841213fc707e7e7a9d1/web/link?link=mailto%3Aciviclife%40umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">civiclife@umbc.edu</a>.</div></div></div>
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<Title>Black &amp; Gold Rush Starts NOW!</Title>
<Tagline>Donate to RE during our BIGGEST Donation Drive!</Tagline>
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<Title>1 Day Until Black &amp; Gold Rush!</Title>
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