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<Title>Sign up for a Writing Accountability Group this Weekend</Title>
<Tagline>Get motivated to write!</Tagline>
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    <p>The GSA and AOK Library have partnered together to organize graduate WAGs for the Fall 2022 Semester. </p>
    <p>Deadline is Monday to join</p>
    <p><a href="https://forms.gle/9avYrF7vT1e19D1j7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Click here to sign up and join a WAG</a></p>
    <p><span><span><strong>What are Writing Accountability Group, or WAGs at UMBC?</strong></span></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p><span>What: </span><span>Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) are voluntary and facilitated by fellow UMBC graduate students</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Who: </span><span>WAGs are comprised of a group of graduate students (usually 4-8 participants per group) interested in developing writing habits and accountability </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Why: </span><span>Develop habits of writing every day for a short, manageable period of time by setting goals and being accountable to WAG peers </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>When: </span><span>WAG groups meet once a week for 60-90 minutes for 10-12 weeks. The group finds a weekly time mutually convenient to all group members.</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Where: </span><span>The group decides on a mutually convenient location to meet, whether in person or online via WebEx or other video conferencing platform</span></p></li>
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    <p><span><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p><span>AOK Library’s Faculty has created a guide for facilitating Writing Accountability Groups. Visit here for more: </span><a href="https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags</a><span> </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>WAGs were developed by Dr. Kimberly A. Skarupski, Ph.D., MPH. Visit here for more: </span><a href="https://www.wagyourwork.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.wagyourwork.com/ </a></p></li>
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<Title>Deadline to donate meal swipes is coming up!</Title>
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    <div>Have more meal swipes than you can use? Donate them to UMBC community members experiencing food insecurity! Fill out the form in our bio to donate 5-10 meal swipes to our pool. Trained staff members will then give meal swipes out throughout the semester to folks on campus who they identify as experiencing food insecurity.</div>
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    <div>The deadline to donate is September 18th. Donate <a href="https://dineoncampus.com/UMBC/save-a-swipe--retriever-essentials" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</div>
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<Summary>Have more meal swipes than you can use? Donate them to UMBC community members experiencing food insecurity! Fill out the form in our bio to donate 5-10 meal swipes to our pool. Trained staff...</Summary>
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<Title>Writing Advisor Group (WAG) Kick-Off TONIGHT (9/13)</Title>
<Tagline>Weekly motivation w/ a group of peers to just..keep..writing</Tagline>
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    <p><span>Please join the GSA and the AOK Library to create and learn about writing accountability groups! Create groups to make regular writing time more productive and consistent. </span></p>
    <br><p><span>This kick-off meeting will take place on Webex on <strong>Tuesday,</strong> <strong>September 13th from 6-7pm</strong></span></p>
    <p><span>WebEx link for the WAG Kickoff:</span></p>
    <p><span>Join Webex meeting: </span><span><a href="https://umbc.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/umbc/meeting/download/aa2a90e980b5497eb7d09fee1c4039cf?siteurl=umbc&amp;MTID=m47a68cf9d85a36816aa5f3b8dce69cb5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/wbxmjs/joinservice/sites/umbc/meeting/download/aa2a90e980b5497eb7d09fee1c4039cf?siteurl=umbc&amp;MTID=m47a68cf9d85a36816aa5f3b8dce69cb5 </a></span></p>
    <p><span>ID: 26234508845</span></p>
    <p><span>Password: 9T5HmJ4UJPR</span></p>
    <p><span><span><strong>What are Writing Accountability Group, or WAGs at UMBC?</strong></span></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p><span>What: </span><span>Writing Accountability Groups (WAGs) are voluntary and facilitated by fellow UMBC graduate students</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Who: </span><span>WAGs are comprised of a group of graduate students (usually 4-8 participants per group) interested in developing writing habits and accountability </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Why: </span><span>Develop habits of writing every day for a short, manageable period of time by setting goals and being accountable to WAG peers </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>When: </span><span>WAG groups meet once a week for 60-90 minutes for 10-12 weeks. The group finds a weekly time mutually convenient to all group members.</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Where: </span><span>The group decides on a mutually convenient location to meet, whether in person or online via WebEx or other video conferencing platform</span></p></li>
    </ul>
    <p><span><strong>Want to Learn More?</strong></span></p>
    <ul>
    <li><p><span>AOK Library’s Faculty has created a guide for facilitating Writing Accountability Groups. Visit here for more: </span><a href="https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://lib.guides.umbc.edu/wags</a><span> </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>WAGs were developed by Dr. Kimberly A. Skarupski, Ph.D., MPH. Visit here for more: </span><a href="https://www.wagyourwork.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.wagyourwork.com/ </a></p></li>
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<Title>The next meetup will be on 10/01/2022, join us.</Title>
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    <span>Based on the outcome of our poll, our next meetup will be on 10/01/2022.</span><div>
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    <div>Topic: immigration options for graduate students.</div>
    <div>Time: 6pm</div>
    <div>Venue: A Senegalese restaurant in Baltimore.</div>
    <div>Nailah’s Kitchen, 5722 York Rd Baltimore, MD 21212</div>
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    <div>Two in-house resources have confirmed attendance.</div>
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    <div>Since that date is Nigerian independence, do you think it will be a good idea to wear a touch of white or green? You don't need to buy new clothes, please. Attendance is still okay even if you do not have the colors.</div>
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    <div>Thank you. </div>
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    <div>Chinonso Ezeobi</div>
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<Summary>Based on the outcome of our poll, our next meetup will be on 10/01/2022.     Topic: immigration options for graduate students.  Time: 6pm  Venue: A Senegalese restaurant in Baltimore.  Nailah’s...</Summary>
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<Title>Volunteer opportunity: Meal packing @ True Grits</Title>
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    <div>We need volunteers Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 2:15 to 3:15 PM all month to help pack and transport food. Sign up <a href="https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d49a8a82aa3fdc70-frnxretriver" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</div>
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    <p><span>As you may have heard, on Monday, September 5, Baltimore City sent out an advisory for some residents to boil their water in response to the detection of E. coli in samples of the water supply to West Baltimore.</span></p>
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    <p><span>While the UMBC campus was not included in the advisory, we know that we have a large number of students who are living off campus and want to share <a href="https://publicworks.baltimorecity.gov/node/22547" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">information on  what to do and where to find water if you are living in an impacted area</a>. General information is also available from the Centers for Disease Control. You can also check the Department of Public Works social media platforms, Twitter (@BaltimoreDPW), and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreCityDepartmentofPublicWorks" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Facebook</a>, for updates as this situation develops.</span></p>
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    <p><span>If any updates from this situation arise we will continue to share information with you. </span></p>
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    <p><span>For questions email us at: <a href="mailto:ocss@umbc.edu">ocss@umbc.edu</a></span></p>
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    <p><span>All the best,</span></p>
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    <div>Date: Tuesday, September 13</div>
    <div>Time: 10 AM to 12 PM</div>
    <div>Location: Sherman Hall, Room 205</div>
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    <p>UMBC Off Campus Student Services (OCSS) along with UMBC Transit is working with the Registrar Office to update the commuter list to allow commuter students to purchase monthly discounted <strong><a href="https://www.mta.maryland.gov/all-access-college-transit-pass" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Charm Pass</a> </strong>(MTA All Access College/University Pass for UMBC Students). This is scheduled to go into effect after the 16th of September. <br></p>
    <h4>In the meantime, if you're looking to purchase a pass before this date, or setting up an account, please contact us at <a href="mailto:transit@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">transit@umbc.edu</a><span>.</span>
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    <div class="html-content">Did you know that SNAP benefits are available to many students? Formerly known as food stamps, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) gives you money to buy groceries at most grocery stores. There are many ways students can be eligible, but a big one is if you are a domestic student and work 20 hours or more per week.<div><br></div>
    <div><strong>Come find out more at our online workshop on September 21st at 12:30 PM! Sign up <a href="https://forms.gle/eaLTqykQnDR8pNQe8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</strong></div>
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    <div class="html-content">RAIN RAIN GO AWAY! Good Morning Commuters is moving inside.<div><strong>Come enjoy your breakfast inside on Main Street outside of the Bookstore. </strong></div>
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