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<Title>Retriever Essentials Student Leadership Board - Apply now!</Title>
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    <h4>Position Type: 096 Community Service and Learning Practicum,
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    <h4>Timeline: Sept 1, 2019 – Sept 1, 2020* </h4>
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    <span>The Retriever Essentials team is proud to announce that we will be forming a Student Leadership Board for the 2019-2020 school year! </span><span>Our goal is to engage passionate student leaders in a sustainable and impactful way. </span>
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    The Retriever Essentials Student Leadership Board contributes to the vision of
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    <span><br></span><span>If you know any students who would be a great fit for our Student Leadership Board send them our way!</span>
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    <span><br></span><span>Are you a student with at least 1 more year on campus who is interested in strengthening the outreach of Retriever Essentials while gaining important leadership experience? Apply today!</span><br><span>Application information is attached. Any questions and/or application materials (resume and a 200-word personal statement expressing your interest) can be sent to </span><a href="retrieveressentials@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">retrieveressentials@umbc.edu</a><span>. Application deadline is Sept 9, 2019, Monday by midnight. </span>
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<Summary>Position Type: 096 Community Service and Learning Practicum, Part time   Vacancies: 4   Timeline: Sept 1, 2019 – Sept 1, 2020*      The Retriever Essentials team is proud to announce that we will...</Summary>
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    <br><p><span>Calling all  incoming transfer students! We invite you to join us on Sunday, August 25th from 9:00am to 3:00pm. We will start the day learning about campus resources, hearing from our panel of current transfer students, and taking a campus tour. After lunch, we will head to Baltimore’s Inner Harbor for “Charm City Challenge!” Registration, transportation, and lunch will be covered by OCSS. This is a great way to meet other transfer students and get connected to your new university! Only new, incoming transfer students may attend Transfer Welcome Day.  </span></p>
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<Summary>*****Please register at the following link https://ocss.umbc.edu/get-connected/transfers/incoming-transfer-students/   Calling all  incoming transfer students! We invite you to join us on Sunday,...</Summary>
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    <br><p><span>For Fall 2019, students can choose to attend the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C. or a high/low ropes course off-campus! Everyone who attends gets free lunch and a t-shirt that we strongly encourage you to change into upon your arrival, so please dress accordingly and wear comfortable shoes. Transportation to D.C. and the ropes course is also included. Feel free to bring an extra water bottle if you'd like! </span></p>
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<Title>Free Food Leftover from a Catering Event - Public Policy Bld</Title>
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<Summary>Please pass the word.</Summary>
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<Title>We are in need of peanut butter and rice</Title>
<Tagline>Thank you to everyone who donated cereal and fruit!</Tagline>
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    <div>Please donate to one of our donation bins on campus:</div>
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    <div>1.  Admin building across from the elevators on the first floor,</div>
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    <div>3.  Library to the right as you walk in.<br>
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    <div>If you would like to get a flier or electronic version of our flier about Retriever Essentials to give out to your faculty and staff for the start of the new semester, please email Julie Rosenthal at <a href="mailto:julier@umbc.edu">julier@umbc.edu</a>
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    <div>Thank you for your continued support, which has helped us provide over 250 FREE bags of healthy, non-perishable food to our students in need.<br>
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<Title>Win $100, $300, or $500 Campus Card Deposit</Title>
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    <div>As an honors university, UMBC takes great pride in preparing you to be successful in all of your pursuits. Managing money is an important part of your daily life and we want to assure that you are well-versed in this important life skill that many find challenging.  </div>
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    <div>Your journey to financial wellness begins now with our interactive (and entertaining) online FinancialSmarts Cash Course! This multi-module, self-paced course ensures that you are as well-prepared to manage your budgets, bank accounts, assets and debt as you are to master your academic and career interests. To enroll in the online FinancialSmarts Cash Course click <a href="https://financialsmarts.umbc.edu/programs/cashcourse/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. </div>
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    <div>Once you have enrolled in the course, you are welcome to complete as many modules as you would like, whenever you choose to do so. However, here’s where FinancialSmarts start to pay off... By September 15, 2019 :</div>
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    <div>● If you complete the pre-assessment and all modules, your name will be entered in our $500 campus card deposit drawing.</div>
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    <div>-Campus food vendors like Outtakes, True Grits, and Salsaritas</div>
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    <div>-Paying tuition and fees on myUMBC or at SBS</div>
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    <div>-Campus vending machines</div>
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    <div>-Print stations</div>
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    <div>Be sure to complete modules by September 15, 2019 to be entered into the drawings! All drawings will take place on September 16, 2019. So don’t wait...get started now! <strong><u>If you have questions about the online FinancialSmarts Cash Course, please feel free to contact <a href="mailto:financialsmarts@umbc.edu">financialsmarts@umbc.edu</a>.</u></strong>
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    <div><strong>Date: Saturday, July 20th, 2019</strong></div>
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    <div>All meals (breakfast &amp; lunch) and transportation to and from the properties will be provided. For more details about this bus tour, please contact Thelma Bush at 410-455-2770 or <a href="mailto:tbush1@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tbush1@umbc.edu</a>.</div>
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    <div>To register fill out this <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7O1qdamuN-CwHaL2iblU9aT_pzNPRb9ueSp-GSpGIyYQdKA/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">form</a>. </div>
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    <div>As we continue to provide food for our students over the summer, we are in short supply of the above-referenced items.</div>
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    <div>For cereals we prefer healthy, non-sugar sweetened such as Cheerios, plain oatmeal or Chex, and for canned fruit, either packed in its own juice or made with Splenda.  However, we accept all types of food.<br>
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    <div>Please drop off at any donation box on campus (Admin across from elevators on first floor, Commons by windows across from reception desk and Library to the right as you walk in).</div>
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    <div>Please share with others who may be able to assist.<br>
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    <div>Questions:  Contact Fariha Khalid at <a href="mailto:fariha1@umbc.edu">fariha1@umbc.edu</a> or Julie Rosenthal at <a href="mailto:julier@umbc.edu">julier@umbc.edu</a><br>
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    <div>Stop by during exam week and hand pack your own bag for the summer. Come once, twice, or as many times as you need. We want to make sure you’re well taken care of during the break.</div>
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    <div>Are you going to be on campus during the summer for classes? Fear not! Our normal Food Zones will be open and stocked full of bags to be picked up at your convenience.</div>
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    <div><strong>Email <a href="mailto:retrieveressentials@umbc.edu">retrieveressentials@umbc.edu</a> or call 410-455-2765 to set up your shopping appointment, 8:30am-5pm Monday-Friday from May 15 - May 24. </strong></div>
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    <div>To the UMBC community, please help us spread the word to others on our campus! Feel free to copy the above message and send it to anyone who may need assistance with food.</div>
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    <div><span>Check out this <a href="https://www.today.com/video/tuition-or-food-rising-college-costs-brings-challenges-for-students-60028485817" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">feature from the NBC Today Show</a> showcasing different faces and experiences of college student food insecurity, and just how much every bit of help truly matters.</span></div>
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    <div><span>Nationwide, a majority of students who face food insecurity are employed. They are not only working hard in classes, but also spending 20-40 hours a week working to afford their rent, with not much left for routine grocery shopping. To quote from the video: "It's sounds to me like students are coming here (to this food pantry) because they are working their butts off and this is their last hope...It's not an issue of personal responsibility."</span></div>
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    <div><span>It's no longer unusual that you go to a college campus and find a quasi- homeless shelter or food pantry supporting the campus community. <a href="https://retrieveressentials.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retriever Essentials </a>aims to provide students, faculty, and staff with nonperishable food items to ease the burden of purchasing healthy staples each week. Our belief is that with less stress on how to make ends meet, students are able to focus better on their coursework and reach their fullest academic potential. </span></div>
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