The Graduate School at UMBC and the PROMISE program are cohosting our Annual Fall Harvest Dinner and Networking event on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 from 4 PM to 6 PM in person in the Commons Building, 3rd floor, Skylight Room. 

We call this event a Fall Harvest Dinner to celebrate all that has been planted, sowed, and harvested this past year -in reality and symbolically. Of course, our event occurs very close to November 24, when many American families celebrate a "Thanksgiving" meal. The Thanksgiving tradition often includes sharing food and verbal expressions of gratitude for what we have in our lives. Our PROMISE staff understands that this national holiday also has roots in a darker history, one of colonialism and the massacre of hundreds and thousands of indigenous Americans. Thus, we will be choosing to incorporate some non-traditional elements into out Fall Harvest celebration: we will pay our respects to the indigenous peoples of this land and their beautiful, deep connection to mother nature and celebrate the diversity of our community. We hope this time together will be an opportunity to connect with grad student from other departments and share a delicious dinner with our peers. We hope you are available to join us!

The number of participants will be limited, you need to RSVP to attend the event. Tickets are only for current UMBC graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. The dress code is business casual. Bring your campus ID to enter the event!

It is possible that this event will sell out. Please check the registration link provided to see if tickets are still available. Even if tickets are sold out, there is an option to be waitlisted for this event which can also be found using the reservation link.

Tickets can be reserved at this link or at the ticket link provided. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at promise@umbc.edu.

Sincerely, 

The PROMISE team

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