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<Summary>Commuter Week Presents: Crafternoon  Join us for Crafternoon during Commuter Week on March 4, 2026, from 12:00 PM to 3:00 PM at Lower Flat Tuesday, a relaxed and welcoming space created especially...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">Join us Monday March 2, 2026 at 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM in Commons Main Street<br><br><p>Let's have a wheely good week! Stop by to officially kick off Commuter Week with music, giveaways, and smoothie bikes — hop on, pedal, and power your own drink before heading to class.</p><p>Meet other commuters, learn about upcoming events, and enter in the raffle for a Commuter Connections speaker! </p><p>This event is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocss/events/151519/76402/970e5e31803aceeb27b374bd6e30e6ca/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Fwomenscenter%2Fevents%2F150552%2F6f3c4%2Fe730e2df48d272ef1cee750cb3e16011%2Femail%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%252Fgroups%252Fwomenscenter%252Fevents%252F148846%252F444b9%252F01da2d109fb397175cfb5bd80ee4c8c3%252Fweb%252Flink%253Flink%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%25252Fgroups%25252Fwomenscenter%25252Fevents%25252F147693%25252F7ba20%25252F0d0faa33a89a8a31a264587871dca0df%25252Fweb%25252Flink%25253Flink%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2525252Fgroups%2525252Fwomenscenter%2525252Fevents%2525252F145581%2525252F7ba20%2525252F608f551265f41d9f8681da5fd24e2ef4%2525252Femail%2525252Flink%2525253Flink%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%252525252Fgroups%252525252Fwomenscenter%252525252Fevents%252525252F144927%252525252F7510c%252525252F6a30d08dbe140fb7b13a46ab8bb4ed4e%252525252Fweb%252525252Flink%252525253Flink%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%25252525252Fgroups%25252525252Fwomenscenter%25252525252Fposts%25252525252F151804%25252525252F45eb4%25252525252Fd372a13420f2298b4206e6454cfa1e3a%25252525252Fweb%25252525252Flink%25252525253Flink%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2525252525252Fgroups%2525252525252Fwomenscenter%2525252525252Fevents%2525252525252F143758%2525252525252F45eb4%2525252525252Fa650d3ac1d3f0940e22e44467f6f64f2%2525252525252Fweb%2525252525252Flink%2525252525253Flink%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%252525252525252Fgroups%252525252525252Fwomenscenter%252525252525252Fevents%252525252525252F143325%252525252525252F45eb4%252525252525252F8f0188517267338c04c5b83cd3781297%252525252525252Fweb%252525252525252Flink%252525252525253Flink%252525252525253Dhttps%25252525252525253A%25252525252525252F%25252525252525252Fecr.umbc.edu%25252525252525252Fdiscrimination-policy%25252525252525252F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">nondiscrimination policy</a>.<br><br><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocss/events/151519" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocss/events/151519</a><br><br><img src="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ocss/posts/157011/attachments/62014" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p></div>
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