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<Title>TA Orientation and Teaching Workshop</Title>
<Tagline>All GAs Invited!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello GAs, <div><br></div>
    <div>Welcome back!... Or welcome to UMBC if this will be your first year here!</div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Last year, GAs told us through the annual GAAC survey that many of us are looking to strengthen our teaching skills and experience in preparation for jobs as professors. </div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>The <span>Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning (CIRTL) at UMBC is hosting a TA orientation and teaching workshop tomorrow, August 23rd, from 8:30am to 1pm, that is open to all graduate students interested in teaching. </span>
    </div>
    <div><span><br></span></div>
    <div>
    <span>Topics to be covered include Conflict R</span><span>esolution and how to teach "Disciplinary Thinking". Breakfast and lunch will be provided. </span>
    </div>
    <div><span><br></span></div>
    <div>
    <span>You can learn more about the event and register through this site: </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/61224" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/promise/events/61224</a>
    </div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Hope to see you there!</div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Felipe</div>
    <div>GAAC Chairperson</div>
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<Summary>Hello GAs,     Welcome back!... Or welcome to UMBC if this will be your first year here!     Last year, GAs told us through the annual GAAC survey that many of us are looking to strengthen our...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="77665" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/graduate-student-life/posts/77665">
<Title>GA Insurance - Update</Title>
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    <p><span>GAs,<br><br>Below
    are the questions that the GAAC provided to the Graduate School and UHS so that
    we can all better understand the impact to us of the Aetna Student Health
    insurance rates for UMBC not being approved by the State of Maryland yet.</span></p>
    <p><span><br>The
    Administration is reviewing, and will address our questions as soon as
    possible, while also potentially adding questions/answers of their own to
    provide the needed clarity.</span></p>
    
    <p><strong><span> </span></strong></p>
    
    <ul><li><strong><span>If
    a student has to see a non-UHS provider after August 14<sup>th</sup>, should
    the student still provide the same Aetna Member ID and the same Aetna card?</span></strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong><span>If
    the rates remain unapproved by August 14<sup>th</sup>, what can students expect
    if they have to see a non-UHS provider (physician, dentist, physical therapist,
    etc.), or have to have a prescription filled/lab test performed outside of UHS after
    that date? For example, will students still be asked for the same copay amount
    in a provider's office, or a different amount? </span></strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong><span>UHS
    has an on-site prescription dispensary. Will the dispensary continue to provide
    medications after August 14<sup>th</sup>?</span></strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong><span>How
    can students verify which prescriptions will be filled by the UHS dispensary
    after August 14th?</span></strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong><span>Can
    students do anything to help get rates approved? For example, write letters to
    a representative, etc.?</span></strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong><span>Who
    can be contacted with additional questions?</span></strong></li></ul>
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    <p><span><br>If there are other questions you have about the issue,
    please send them to </span><a href="mailto:gaac@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">gaac@umbc.edu</a><span>.</span></p>
    <p><span>Best,<br></span><span>Felipe
    Munoz Castillo<br></span><span>Public
    Policy PhD Student<br></span><span>GAAC Chair</span></p>
    <br>
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<Summary>GAs,  Below are the questions that the GAAC provided to the Graduate School and UHS so that we can all better understand the impact to us of the Aetna Student Health insurance rates for UMBC not...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="77611" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/graduate-student-life/posts/77611">
<Title>**** GA Health Insurance Enrollment****</Title>
<Tagline>GAs Who Receive Insurance Through UMBC</Tagline>
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    <p><span>GAs, </span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>This
    morning you may have received an email from your departments regarding the
    Graduate Assistant's health insurance plan. The email communicated that </span><span>the State of
    Maryland has not yet approved the insurance rates for Aetna Student Health for
    UMBC. </span><span>The Graduate
    Assistant Advisory Council (GAAC) and Graduate Student Association (GSA) were
    not apprised of this issue prior to receiving that email. However, going
    forward we will be working with our administrative partners (The Graduate
    School and University Health Services) <span> </span>to
    gain clarity about the situation and to better understand the implications for
    graduate assistants. </span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>We
    will distribute new information as we receive it. </span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>If
    you would like to communicate with the GAAC on this matter, please visit our
    website <a href="https://gsa.umbc.edu/contact-gaac/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>https://gsa.umbc.edu/contact-gaac/</span></a> and or
    email <a href="mailto:gaac@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>gaac@umbc.edu</span></a>. </span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Best, </span></p>
    
    <p><span>Rebecca Dowling</span></p>
    
    <p><span>GAAC Co-Chairperson</span></p>
    
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<Summary>GAs,          This morning you may have received an email from your departments regarding the Graduate Assistant's health insurance plan. The email communicated that the State of Maryland has not...</Summary>
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<Title>Summer Donations</Title>
<Tagline>Thank you for your continued support!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">We are so grateful that our campus community is continuing with their gracious donations throughout these summer months! Special thanks to the advisors of freshman orientation-- you filled up the donation box so quickly! We couldn't operate without these donations. <div><br></div>
    <div>As we gear up for the arrival of the new school year, we are in need of the following items to restock our shelves:</div>
    <div>
    <ul>
    <li>Beans- black, chickpea, kidney, pinto</li>
    <li>Pasta sauce- please no glass jars!</li>
    <li>Brown rice</li>
    <li>Fruit- in its own juice if possible!</li>
    <li>Vegetables- anything but corn! Think carrots, green vegetables, potatoes, etc.</li>
    <li>Breakfast foods- unsweetened/low sugar cereals, oatmeal, granola bars</li>
    </ul>
    <div>Our tall, yellow donations bins can be found in the bottom floor of the Administration Building, the AOK Atrium, and near the Commons front desk.</div>
    </div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>If you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions please contact Lauren at <a href="mailto:lakataja@umbc.edu">lakataja@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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<Title>Grad Assistant Survey Reminder</Title>
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    <div><h3>UMBC Grad Assistants:</h3></div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div><h5>If you haven't done so yet, please take 15 minutes to complete the Graduate Assistant end-of-year survey. </h5></div>
    <div><br></div>
    <div>Data collected will help us target our efforts to better meet the preferences and needs of the GA community. <br>
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    <div>The link to the survey is: <br><h5><a href="https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EyA4wudpv9heDj" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9EyA4wudpv9heDj</a></h5>
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