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    <div class="html-content"><div>Happy First Day of Classes Scholars!</div><div><br></div><div>Although this is an unusual way to begin the semester, UMBC has a lot of great resources in place to support you as you navigate your courses this Fall. The Academic Success Center has created an <a href="https://lrc.umbc.edu/online_learning/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Online Learning Resources Module</a> with content and activities to help you prepare for success at online learning.</div><div><br></div><div>You can also find <a href="https://lrc.umbc.edu/files/2020/04/ASC-Academic-Resources-COVID-19.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tips for Online Learning</a>, videos on <a href="https://umbc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Embed.aspx?id=81fb1cf5-3fbb-4439-a319-aba70189ae57&amp;autoplay=false&amp;offerviewer=true&amp;showtitle=true&amp;showbrand=false&amp;start=0&amp;interactivity=all" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Time Management</a>, <a href="https://umbc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=0bd917c1-d588-4334-9355-aba6014caf17" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Study Skills</a> and <a href="https://umbc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=ede4ca15-5428-4bc1-8151-abb10133fcf3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Getting Help</a>, plus a presentation on how to prepare for final exams.  <div><br></div><div>Be sure to check out all of the great resources The Academic Success Center has in place to to support you throughout the semester including <a href="https://lrc.umbc.edu/tutor/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Tutoring</a>, <a href="https://lrc.umbc.edu/tutor/writing-center/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Writing Center</a>, <a href="https://si.lrc.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SI PASS</a>, <a href="https://lrc.umbc.edu/academic-success-meeting/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Academic Success Meetings</a>.  <br></div><div><br></div><div>Best wishes for a safe and fantastic semester, Retrievers! <br></div></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">The Team from the UMBC Merit Scholarships Unit would like to wish the Class of 2018 a huge congratulations today!<br><br>A special shout out goes out to our two stellar Scholar Assistants, Emily &amp; Andrea who worked in our office responding to scholar phone calls &amp; e-mails and processing online requests.  We thank you for an amazing year and wish you much success in your future endeavors!<br><br><br><br></div>
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<Summary>The Team from the UMBC Merit Scholarships Unit would like to wish the Class of 2018 a huge congratulations today!  A special shout out goes out to our two stellar Scholar Assistants, Emily &amp;...</Summary>
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