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    <p>The following information was mirrored on March 05, 2019 from the symposium website. For more up to date information, please visit the<strong> <a href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMES 2019 Symposium</a></strong> page.</p>
    <h2>
    <em><strong>UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE</strong></em> <strong>  </strong>
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    <p><strong>Welcomes you to its </strong></p>
    <h3><strong>5th GRADUATE EDUCATION WEEK</strong></h3>
    <p>April 15, 2019 to April 19, 2019</p>
    <p>hosting the</p>
    <h3><strong>10th ANNUAL RESEARCH SYMPOSIUM 2019</strong></h3>
    <p> April 16, 2019</p>
    <p><em><strong>Engineering and Aviation Science Complex<br>
    Student Services Center</strong></em></p>
    <p><img src="https://promiseagep.files.wordpress.com/2019/03/symposium.png?w=630" alt="symposium" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></p>
    <p><strong><a title="CALL FOR ABSTRACTS" href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Content/CallForAbstracts2019Harris/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">CALL FOR ABSTRACTS</a></strong></p>
    <p><strong>ABSTRACT AND REGISTRATION SUBMISSION DEADLINE:   </strong></p>
    <h2><strong>The DEADLINE for submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentation competition HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO:    </strong></h2>
    <h2><strong>March 15, 2019 at 11:59 pm.  </strong></h2>
    <p>BOOK OF ABSTRACTS 2019 (under Construction)</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Graduate Education Week</em></strong></p>
    <p>The Graduate Council’s Research Committee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) invites you to its 5th Annual Graduate Education Week, which will be held the week of  April 15, 2019 to April 19, 2019.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Symposium Invitation</em></strong></p>
    <p>The Graduate Council’s Research Committee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) invites you to the 10th Annual Regional Research Symposium 2019.  This year Symposium 2019 is part of the Graduate Research Week, and will be held on Tuesday April 16, 2019.  The title of this year’s Symposium is “10 Years Strong:  A Celebration of Excellence in Research and Innovation.”</p>
    <p><strong><em>Symposium Information </em></strong></p>
    <p>The symposium will present a forum to discuss research at regional universities, colleges and industry. Oral and poster presentations of research by students (graduate and undergraduate) and faculty will be featured. The best of each will receive awards.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Symposium Registration</em></strong></p>
    <p><strong>Each person attending the conference must register for the conference separately.  </strong></p>
    <p><strong>All attendees must register in advance through the website to receive conference materials and meals.</strong></p>
    <p><strong>Presenters, judges, moderators, attendees, committee members and guests must register separately.  </strong></p>
    <p><strong>Registration is</strong>  <strong><a title="OPEN!" href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Pages/Forms/Registration/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">OPEN!</a></strong></p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Symposium Participant Registration Fee</em></strong></p>
    <p>The presenter (or advisor for student presentations) of each presentation should submit their abstract from the abstract submission page which is accessible from the link sent after you register.</p>
    <p>Each person attending must independently register. Registration includes the cost of conference registration, materials and meals.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong>The registration fee is $50.00 per student for non-UMES students, faculty and staff.</strong></p>
    <p>Payments are accepted through our Credit Card Mail In Form <a title="click here" href="https://stg15.umes.edu/uploadedFiles/_WEBSITES/Symposium2019/Content/Credit%20Card%20Authorization%20Form.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">click here</a>.</p>
    <h2>UMBC students – If you would like to submit an abstract and present at this symposium, please email <a href="mailto:promisestaff@gmail.com">promisestaff@gmail.com</a> with your <strong>abstract</strong> and <strong>ALL the required information from the <a href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Pages/Forms/Registration/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">registration page</a> </strong>in the same email. The PROMISE team will take care of the logistics of the participants from UMBC. There will be a bus from UMBC to UMES.</h2>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Submission of Abstracts</em></strong></p>
    <p>Submitters are required to compose and present their abstracts, posters, and presentations as described in the instructions posted here.</p>
    <p>Please click here for:</p>
    <p><a title="Competition Announcement" href="https://www.umes.edu/Symposium2019/content/2019SymposiumCompetitionAnnouncement/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Competition Announcement</a></p>
    <p><a title="Abstract Submission Instructions" href="https://www.umes.edu/Symposium2019/content/2019SymposiumAbstractSubmissions/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Abstract Submission Instructions</a>.</p>
    <p><a title="Oral Presentation Instruction" href="https://www.umes.edu/Symposium2019/content/2019SymposiumOralInstructions/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Oral Presentation Instruction</a></p>
    <p><a title="Poster Presentation Instruction" href="https://www.umes.edu/Symposium2019/content/2019SymposiumPosterInstructions/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Poster Presentation Instruction</a></p>
    <p><em><a title="3MT Competition Rules and Judging Criteria" href="https://www.umes.edu/uploadedFiles/_WEBSITES/Symposium2019/Content/Forms/3MT%20Rules.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">3MT Competition Rules and Judging Criteria</a></em></p>
    <p>Students:  Please note that your advisor MUST review and approve your abstract/presentation prior to submission.  Please allow them at minimum a week before the deadline to make changes.</p>
    <p><strong>The presenter of each presentation/poster (or advisor for undergraduate student presentation/poster) must submit their abstract from the abstract submission page. </strong></p>
    <p>Only one submission per abstract.  Please have all presenters register independently.  Please have only one person submit the abstract and/or corrections.  List all persons presenting in the comment box.</p>
    <p><strong>Once you are registered, you will receive an email with a link for submitting your abstracts.</strong> <strong>Please submit your abstracts from this link prior to the deadline</strong>.</p>
    <h2><strong>The DEADLINE for submission of abstracts for oral and poster presentation competition HAS AGAIN BEEN EXTENDED TO:    </strong></h2>
    <h2><strong>March 15, 2019 at 11:59 pm. </strong></h2>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Exhibitor and External Sponsor Registration Fee</em></strong></p>
    <p><strong>Exhibitors</strong> may register through the UMES Graduate Office.  Exhibitors and Sponsors may contact Mrs. Angela Young ( <a title="Ms. Andrea Young, Chairperson, Exhibitors/Sponsors" href="mailto:adyoung@umes.edu?subject=Ms.%20Andrea%20Young,%20Chairperson,%20Exhibitors/Sponsors" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">adyoung@umes.edu</a>) at 410-651-7966, Asst. Chairperson.  Exhibitor registration fee is <strong>$50.  </strong> Exhibitors will be provided space for the set-up of a skirted display table on Tuesday April 16, 2019 by 7:30 AM (registration opens).  The deadline for advanced exhibitor registration is <strong>March 30, 2019 at 11:59 pm.</strong></p>
    <p>To become an <strong>External Sponsor</strong>, donations of <strong>$100</strong> will receive advertisement in the Program Book.  Please contact Mrs. Angela Young ( <a title="Ms. Andrea Young, Chairperson, Exhibitors/Sponsors" href="mailto:adyoung@umes.edu?subject=Ms.%20Andrea%20Young,%20Chairperson,%20Exhibitors/Sponsors" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">adyoung@umes.edu</a>) at 410-651-7966.</p>
    <p><em>Payments are accepted through our Credit Card Mail In Form. <a title="click here." href="https://stg15.umes.edu/uploadedFiles/_WEBSITES/Symposium2019/Content/Credit%20Card%20Authorization%20Form.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">click here.</a></em></p>
    <p><em><strong>Judges and Moderators</strong></em></p>
    <p>If you would like to volunteer to be a <strong><em>Judge</em></strong> please email Dr. Patrice Jackson-Ayotunde ( <a href="mailto:pljackson@umes.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">pljackson@umes.edu</a>), Chairperson, Judge Panel.</p>
    <p>If you would like to volunteer to be a <strong><em>Moderator</em></strong> please email Mr. Zoe Johnson ( <a href="mailto:zcjohnson@umes.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">zcjohnson@umes.edu</a>), Chairperson, Moderator Panel.</p>
    <p><strong><em>Judges Resources </em></strong></p>
    <p>Please click here for Judges Instructions. Please <a title="click here" href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Pages/Forms/Oral-Presentation-Scoring-Sheet/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">click here</a> for the Judges Form for Oral Presentations. Please <a title="click here" href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Pages/Forms/Poster-Scoring-Sheet/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">click here</a> for the Judges Form for Poster Presentations.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><em><strong>Faculty Awards</strong></em></p>
    <p><em>Nominations are being accepted for Faculty Awards.  </em></p>
    <p>To nominate a faculty member for an award, please compose a letter stating <strong>Faculty Name, Title, Department and School</strong>. Please indicate the award for which you will nominate them and provide an explanation for why they deserve this award.   Click here to see the <a title=" " href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Content/FacultyAwardsDescriptions2018/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Description of the Awards</a>.</p>
    <p>Please deliver your nomination to the <strong>School of Graduate Studies office in the Engineering and Aviation Sciences Complex, Suite 3046</strong>. Alternatively, you can email your nomination to <strong>Dr. LaKeisha Harris, Interim Dean at <a href="mailto:llharris@umes.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">llharris@umes.edu</a></strong>.</p>
    <p><em><strong>Award Categories</strong></em></p>
    <p>The Joseph M. Okoh Award for Excellence ( A Lifetime Achievement Award )</p>
    <p>The Outstanding Researcher Award</p>
    <p>The Outstanding Scholar Award</p>
    <p>The Outstanding Mentor Award</p>
    <p>The Outstanding Research Advisor Award</p>
    <p>The Promising New Researcher/Scholar Award</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p> </p>
    <h3>For more information, please contact:</h3>
    <p>The School of Graduate Studies<br>
    Ms. Angela Young (410) 651-7966 ( <a href="mailto:adyoung@umes.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">adyoung@umes.edu</a>)<br>
    University of Maryland Eastern Shore</p>
    <p><em><strong>UMES Internal Sponsors</strong></em></p>
    <ul>
    <li>Office of the President</li>
    <li>Division of Academic Affairs</li>
    <li>Institutional Advancement</li>
    <li>Division of Student Affairs</li>
    <li>School of Graduate Studies</li>
    <li>School of Arts and the Professions</li>
    <li>School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences</li>
    <li>School of Business and Technology</li>
    <li>School of Pharmacy and Health Professions</li>
    <li>Frederick Douglas Library</li>
    <li>UMES Title III Program</li>
    <li>CREST Program AWARDS</li>
    </ul>
    <p><strong><em>Awards List</em></strong></p>
    <p>Please click here to view the 2018 Award Winners.</p>
    <p> </p>
    <p><strong><em>Book of Abstracts</em> </strong></p>
    <p><strong>The Graduate Council’s Research Committee at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) invites you to the 2019 Regional Research Symposium. The Exhibitor and the Student Presentations will open on Tuesday, April 16, 2019.</strong></p>
    <p><strong> Please click here for the </strong></p>
    <p><a title="BookofAbstracts2017" href="https://umes.edu/Symposium2019/Content/BookofAbstracts2017/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">2017 Book of Abstracts</a></p>
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    <div class="html-content">Nominations for our annual GSA Awards are now live! Each year GSA distrubutes the following awards to honor our fellow students, staff, faculty and GSOs for their exemplary work in the graduate community: <div><br></div>
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    <li><strong>The Jessica Soto Perez Memorial Award</strong></li>
    <li><strong>The Donald Creighton Outstanding Faculty Award</strong></li>
    <li><strong>The Outstanding Senator Award</strong></li>
    <li><strong>The Outstanding University Staff Award</strong></li>
    <li><strong>The Outstanding GSO Award</strong></li>
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    <strong><em>Please click <a href="https://gsa.umbc.edu/gsa-awards/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here </a>to view descriptions of each GSA award and to nominate your graduate community members for the different awards.</em></strong> We will celebrate our award winners at our annual GSA Awards Ceremony on May 9th. More information coming soon! </div>
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    <div>Nominations will close on April 10th. </div>
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<Title>Want to join the GSA Grants Review Panel?</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">GSA is looking to recruit the 2019-2020 Grants Review Panel (GRP), a panel made up of 2 graduate students from each of the following Disciplines: Engineering &amp; Information Technology, Humanities &amp; Arts, Natural Sciences &amp; Mathematics, and Social Sciences &amp; Education. The GRP is responsible for reviewing and finalizing GSA grant awardees each month. <div><br></div>
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    <strong>This is a 13-month position, 2-3 hours per month (mostly during one week of each month) from April 2019- May 2020. Compensation will be given at a to be determined rate (at least $200 per semester).</strong> Reviewers will be expected to score grant applications as requested, and meet once per month with the rest of the review panel to discuss scores and finalize decisions.</div>
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    <div>Responsibilities include:</div>
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    <li>Using a rubric to assign scores to applications</li>
    <li>Working with an interdisciplinary panel to make decisions about applications</li>
    <li>Adhering to a pre-determined budget each month to award grants</li>
    <li>Using Microsoft Excel or a similar software to keep track of scores and make grant decisions </li>
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    <strong>If you interested in applying to be part of the Grants Review Panel, please fill out <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/c4gOH1i7bAZ5L1bA3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this application</a> by April 1st. </strong>The Executive Council will notify the chosen panelists. Mandatory training will be implemented during the week of April 22-26th so please indicate your availability in the doodle poll in the application. </div>
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    <div>If you have any questions, please email <a href="mailto:gsa@umbc.edu">gsa@umbc.edu</a>. </div>
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<Title>Free Winter Clothes on Main Street!</Title>
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<Title>GAAC Position Statement on GA Collective Bargaining Bill</Title>
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    <div>GAAC has completed an analysis of a proposed bill that would impact GAs at UMBC and other institutions of the University System of Maryland. It is HB 270, the Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act. </div>
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    <div><strong><u>Executive Summary</u></strong></div>
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    <div>The purpose of the document is to describe the position of the GAAC at UMBC on HB 270, the Graduate Assistant Collective Bargaining Fairness Act, and to provide the reasoning for our position. GAAC arrived at its position on the matter by taking four points into account:</div>
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    <div><strong><em>In light of the considerations of the above and through the present document, GAAC advises GAs that it is our opinion that the proposed right to collective bargaining as it is contained in HB 270 does not carry the expectation of benefits for GAs at UMBC in excess of the risks that it would have GAs incur. We therefore do not support the bill moving forward as it is currently drafted.</em></strong></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="82371" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gradschool/posts/82371">
<Title>Call for Abstracts Submission</Title>
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    <div>From the Liberal Arts to the Natural Sciences, past and present UMBC graduate students are renowned for their research contributions to their respective fields. The 2019 GEARS is a campus-wide event which provides a platform for graduate and Ph.D. students across all disciplines to come together to share their research, network professionally, and engage in intellectual discussions.</div>
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    <div>The Graduate Experience, Achievements, &amp; Research Symposium (GEARS) will be held on <u>Wednesday, March 27, 2019, in the University Center, Third Floor. </u>
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    <div>The deadline for the abstract submission is <u>Thursday, February 28, 2019.</u>
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    <div>All graduate students at any stage of their graduate career are invited to deliver various forms of presentations highlighting the amazing work being done at the UMBC Graduate School.</div>
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    <div>Information about submitting an abstract can be found on our <a href="https://gears.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">conference website</a>. If you are interested in participating in the Graduate Experience, Achievements, &amp; Research Symposium, submit your <a href="https://gears.umbc.edu/submit-a-poster-abstract/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">abstract here</a>. If you have any questions, please contact us at <a href="mailto:gsa@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">gsa@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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    <div>If you are not interested in presenting at the GEARS, but would still like to attend, please register <a href="https://gears.umbc.edu/submit-a-poster-abstract/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>, and choose the option "Only Attending".</div>
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    <div>We look forward to seeing you there!</div>
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    <div>The Summer 2019 Orientation season is approaching and the Office for Academic and Pre-Professional Advising is looking for new members to join its team of orientation advisors! </div>
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    <div> Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited to apply. </div>
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    <div>Graduate students and 9½-month faculty members will receive up to $100.00 per session.</div>
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    <div>12-month faculty members' compensations will be sent to their departments.</div>
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    <div>Staff members are not eligible to receive additional compensation, but they will have an opportunity to improve their advising competencies, work with a diverse body of students, and enhance their leadership and interpersonal skills.  </div>
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    <div>Comprehensive training will be provided for all orientation advisors on June 4 and 5.  </div>
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    <div><strong>Want to learn more about this opportunity? Attend an info session:</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>February 27, 2019    12:00pm-12:45pm   SHER 220 (B-WING)</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>March 13, 2019         12:00pm-12:45pm   SHER 220 (B-WING)</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>March 27, 2019         12:00pm-12:45pm   SHER 220 (B-WING)</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>April 10, 2019            12:00pm-12:45pm   SHER 220 (B-WING)</strong></div>
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    <div><strong>April 24, 2019            12:00pm-12:45pm   SHER220 (B-WING) </strong></div>
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    <div><strong>The Office for Academic and Pre-Professional Advising is currently accepting new applications through <u>May 1st.</u></strong></div>
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    <div>Contact Monique Ransom, Asst. Director, OAPA at <a href="mailto:mransom@umbc.edu">mransom@umbc.edu</a> or (410)455-2451 with questions.</div>
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<Title>GA Health Week - Incoming!</Title>
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    <div>Next week is our first annual GA Health Week. <br>
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    <div>If you want to see a cool vid about it, click here: <a href="https://vimeo.com/318022659" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://vimeo.com/318022659</a>
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    <div><h6>But whatever you, don't forget to RSVP! You can RSVP for any -or all!- of the Health Week events on the GSA myUMBC page: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa">https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gsa</a>
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    <div>The deadline to RSVP for "Powerful Food" was Wednesday, but because of the snow storm and because we're so nice, we are extending that till Monday, Feb. 25th. <br>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="82168" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/gradschool/posts/82168">
<Title>Info Session with Retriever Courage Partners</Title>
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    <div><span>Dear Graduate Students</span></div>
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    <span>On March 1, </span><span>Retriever</span><span> </span><span>Courage</span><span> partners will hold a second information gathering session with </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/7rby3b/nkw9xbb/v6au7n" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Jody Shipper, J.D., and Cherie Scricca, Ed.D. of Grand River Solutions, Inc.</a>, our consultant team, from <strong>12 to 1 p.m. in the Proscenium Theatre, Performing Arts and Humanities Building.</strong><strong>  </strong><strong><br></strong>
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    <div>This is an opportunity for the UMBC community to <span>share ideas, experiences, and concerns with the consultants in order to inform their work at UMBC. </span><span>For those who prefer not to share publicly or are unable to attend, you may use this </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/7rby3b/nkw9xbb/bzbu7n" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">anonymous Google form</a><span> and your feedback will be shared with Shipper and Scricca.</span>
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    <span>Based on the information Shipper and Scricca receive, they will help to assess what is working well and where we can learn from other institutions’ best practices and from evidence-based research.</span>  <span><br></span>
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    <span>We encourage those who have observed or experienced sexual violence/misconduct to seek support as needed at any time. There are many </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/7rby3b/nwtbnbb/jxfu7n" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">resources available on campus</a><span> </span><span>and </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/7rby3b/nwtbnbb/zpgu7n" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">in the community</a><span> that offer confidential medical support, confidential psychological/emotional support, and interim protective measures (e.g., no-contact orders, housing adjustments, academic concerns). For emergency situations, contact campus police via 410-455-5555 or local police via 911.</span>
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    <div><span>Thank you</span></div>
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<Title>SEEDS Graduate Student Survey!</Title>
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    <p>The Ecological Society of America is seeking your help to reach your graduate students particularly from underrepresented minority groups for a brief survey. Kindly forward the following information to them.</p>
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    <p>The Ecological Society of America’s SEEDS – Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity and Sustainability – program is planning to develop workshops for graduate students, with priority to ESA SEEDS alumni and alumni of other diversity programs for underrepresented minority communities. Our goal is to develop the support network during the first few years of their MS or PhD programs and to provide opportunities to deepen and enhance new professional and scientific skills. For the first workshop, we are looking to team up with the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). The mission of SESYNC is to bring together the science of the natural world with the science of human behavior and decision-making to find solutions to complex environmental problems.</p>
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    <p>We have created a short survey aimed at being able to gauge the interest on this type of activity and what kinds of future workshops we should be offering. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete and your input is very valuable to help us serve you better. Please complete the survey by February 15, 2019. If you have any questions about this survey, please contact us.</p>
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    <p>Thank you for your help!</p>
    <h1><strong><a href="https://esa.org/seeds/graduate-students-seeds-survey/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Take the Survey</a></strong></h1>
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