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<Title>UMBC Suits You Professional Clothing Drive</Title>
<Tagline>Donations Needed!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><h5>Get an early jump on spring cleaning this weekend, and clean out your closet to help UMBC students!</h5><br>Donate new and gently used professional clothing to UMBC students to assist with their professional dress needs for job interviews, career fairs, networking opportunities and much more.<br><ul><li><strong>Items that will be accepted:</strong> dresses, shell tops, button-up shirts and blouses, skirts, blazers, dress pants, belts, ties, skirt suits and suits.</li><li><strong>Items that will NOT be accepted:</strong> jewelry, handbags, shoes, and general accessories.</li><li><strong>All items should be:</strong> in good condition, clean* and appropriate for interaction with potential employers and professional contacts.</li></ul><h5><br></h5><h5>Donations being accepted now through Friday, March 16**.</h5><p><u><br></u></p><p><u>DROP OFF LOCATIONS:</u><br></p><p><strong>Career Center</strong>, Math/Psych 201:<br>8:30 am – 5 pm (Mon-Fri)<br></p><p><strong>Division of Professional Studies</strong>, Sherman Hall<br>East-4th Floor (reception area near elevators):<br>9 am – 3:30 pm (Mon-Fri)<br></p><p><strong>Human Resources</strong>, Administration Building 532:<br>9 am – 4 pm (Mon-Fri)<br></p><p><strong>Mosaic Center</strong>, The Commons 2B23:<br>10 am – 7 pm (Mon-Thur), 10 am – 5 pm (Fri)<br></p><p><strong>Residential Life Office</strong>, Erickson Hall:<br>8:30 am – 4:30 pm (Mon-Fri)<br></p><p><strong>The Shriver Center</strong>, Public Policy Building 1st Floor:<br>9 am – 4:30 pm (Mon-Fri)</p><p><em><br></em></p><p><em>Please note: Clothing will be made available for students to select from on March 29 and 30, 2018 at our UMBC Suits You event, part of Career Month. Clothing donations will be used to benefit UMBC students and will not be considered as gift-in-kind or donation to UMBC. Clothing donations are not tax deductible. Any leftover clothing will be donated to local non-profits</em>.<br></p><em>*The Career Center will also have all clothing professionally cleaned before being offered to students.<br></em><br><em><em>**Donations will continue to be accepted after this date, however, 
    the donated clothing will need to be dry-cleaned at the expense of the 
    contributor.<br><br></em></em><strong>Questions?</strong> Contact Caroline Bodnar in the Career Center at <a href="mailto:carolc@umbc.edu">carolc@umbc.edu</a> or 410-455-3975.<em><em><br></em></em></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="74431" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/usc/posts/74431">
<Title>REMINDER: Heavy Seas Social Tomorrow</Title>
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    and the Professional Staff Senate (PSS) as we adventure to Heavy Seas 
    Brewery for a private tour and evening of camaraderie.  Event details:</p>
    
    <p>Taproom Opens:  <span><span>3:00 pm</span></span><br>Private Room Opens:  <span><span>4:30 pm</span></span><br>Tour Begins:  <span><span>5:15 pm</span></span></p>
    
    <p>Tour and visit are FREE, beer and sampling specials will be available for purchase on your own.</p>
    
    <p>If you are late arriving and would like to join the
     tour, please let a staff member know you are from UMBC and they will 
    direct you to the tour. The tour should last about 45 - 60 minutes.</p>
    
    <p>Heavy Seas is located at 4615 Hollins Ferry Road, Halethorpe, MD  21227, approximately 10 minutes from campus.</p>
    
    Please <a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/pss/events/57156" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RSVP</a> to the event post, we hope you can join us!   <br><br>Questions, please contact Sue Plitt, <a href="mailto:pllitt@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">pllitt@umbc.edu</a>, <a rel="nofollow external" class="bo">410-455-2340</a>.</div>
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<Title>Giving Day Isn't Over Yet!</Title>
<Tagline>Another 8 Hours and 28 Minutes to Go!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><h4>Let's keep the momentum going of this important day.<br></h4><h4><br></h4><h4><u>Things you can do to help:</u><br></h4><ul><li><h4>Share posts via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Linkedin using the hashtags #umbc and #blackandgoldrush</h4></li><li><h4>Donate via <a href="https://spsr.me/PMjR" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">givingday.umbc.edu</a></h4></li></ul><h4><br>Together, we can forge true partnerships, transform lives, and make big breakthroughs!</h4></div>
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<Title>UMBC's First Ever Giving Day</Title>
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<Title>Make your voice heard! Take the 2018 Student Fee Survey!</Title>
<Tagline>The link will be live February 19th through March 16th!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The Student Fee Advisory Board (SFAB) is the primary way by
    which students can get their thoughts and concerns about fees heard.</p>
    
    <p>The Student Fee Advisory Board makes a formal
    recommendation to approve or amend each mandatory fee, and will base
    this recommendation in part on your responses to the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhoxBh_Wy4TsqQgQ9jLTwv6L6rUVbbssOy5ekPXy6SXm7MMQ/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">survey</a>. Please follow the links on <a href="https://fees.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">this</a> page under the heading ‘Mandatory Fee
    Changes’ to review proposed fee increases for Academic Year 2017-2018 and
    provide your feedback about the fees and the activities they support.</p>
    
    <p>It is the policy of the <a href="http://www.usmd.edu/regents/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">USM Board of Regents</a> that each USM
    campus forms its own advisory committee involved in the processes of
    setting student fees and is comprised of appropriate numbers of students and
    stakeholders (Section VII; 2.50: 5 of BoR Bylaws).</p>
    
    <p>The Student Fee Advisory Board (SFAB) at UMBC is a team of
    students (undergraduate and graduate) who represent student interests in the
    annual mandatory fee review process. After hearing presentations from
    administrators representing the departments who own the six mandatory student
    fees, SFAB conducts outreach to determine what recommendations students have
    with respect to the size and specifics of those planned expenditures. SFAB is
    comprised of seven members, each member serves as a liaison to a different
    demographic of students.</p>
    
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     <li>Resident
         Students</li>
     <li>Commuter
         Students</li>
     <li>Undergraduate
         Students</li>
     <li>Graduate
         Students</li>
     <li>Student
         Athletes</li><li>Out of state students</li></ul><div><br></div><div>Please complete the <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdhoxBh_Wy4TsqQgQ9jLTwv6L6rUVbbssOy5ekPXy6SXm7MMQ/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">survey</a> by Friday, March 16th.You must be logged into your UMBC Account to submit! Some of the questions may not pertain to each respondent. In these cases, please choose the neutral answer ‘I don’t know’/’I don’t care’.</div></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="74172" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/usc/posts/74172">
<Title>NVivo Qualitative Research Software Now Available</Title>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="74136" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/usc/posts/74136">
<Title>Maryland First Lego League Robotics</Title>
<Tagline>Volunteers Needed</Tagline>
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     UMBC</strong> is hosting the Maryland First Lego League Robotics state 
    championships. Its a fantastic event in which hundreds of 9-14 year old 
    kids descend on the campus for the day, competing and taking part in 
    this great event. </span><div><br></div><div>The
     tournament is in need of volunteers for many roles including judging, setup, general support, and much more! Experience is NOT required, and its a wonderful
     event to be a part of and to see all of the amazing work these kids 
    have done throughout the year and witness how excited and 
    passionate they all are. </div><div><br></div><div>UMBC's
     community has always been great about providing support in the past, 
    and the tournament is again in need of assistance both <span><span>Friday</span></span> for setup and <span><span>Saturday</span></span> for the event itself. </div><div><br></div><div>We need <strong>help with setup <span><span>on Friday</span></span> evening</strong> and <strong>during the day <span><span>Saturday</span></span></strong>. A full time commitment is not necessary, simply an hour or two will make a huge difference.<br><br>Thank you!<br></div><div> </div><div><a href="https://firstinmaryland.org/first-lego-league-program/volunteer" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Click here for full details and to signup.</a><br></div>
    
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<NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="74123" important="false" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/usc/posts/74123">
<Title>Apply to be Secretary of Finance Board</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Want to be a part of Finance Board? Apply to be Secretary! The following link will take you to the application. <br><br><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/ZS01TkZBjU8nHZ9q2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://goo.gl/forms/ZS01TkZBjU8nHZ9q2</a> <br></div>
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<Summary>Want to be a part of Finance Board? Apply to be Secretary! The following link will take you to the application.   https://goo.gl/forms/ZS01TkZBjU8nHZ9q2</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="73915" important="true" status="posted" url="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/usc/posts/73915">
<Title>Student Fee Forum -- This Wednesday during Free Hour!</Title>
<Tagline>Have your voice heard on how student fees are spent!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><strong>This is a reminder that UMBC's annual Student Fee Forum will be held tomorrow - Wednesday, February 14 during free hour (12:00 PM - 12:55 PM) in the Meyerhoff Chemistry Lecture Hall.  Spread the word and bring your friends!</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong><em>my</em>UMBC event:  <a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/sga/events/57161">https://my.umbc.edu/groups/sga/events/57161</a></strong></div><div><br></div><div>In addition to tuition, every student at UMBC pays fees that support student life on campus. These fees are broken down into six categories: Athletics, Technology, University Commons, Transportation, Auxiliary Facilities, and either Student Activities (for undergraduate students) or Graduate Program (for graduate students).</div><div><br></div><div>Every year, UMBC engages students in a process to review each of these fees and assess how to increase and allocate their funding. Student input is a valuable component of the fee review process and the Student Fee Advisory Board makes a formal recommendation to approve or amend each fee on behalf of students.</div><div><br></div><div>Please come out, bring your friends, and share your opinion about proposed fee increases and allocations.</div></div>
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<Title>&#9733; SUBMIT YOUR RETRIEVER TALK &#9733;</Title>
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    <div><p>This year's Professional Development Day is a full day program that has something for everyone. Based on campus feedback, 
    the event will focus on communication skills. In the morning, we are 
    excited to be bringing in an Emmy award-winning TEDx speaker coach, Jan 
    Fox, to present a workshop on <em><strong>“Keys to Bold Speaking and Communication.”</strong></em> In the afternoon, we will be highlighting several of our talented faculty and staff in an inspirational <em><strong>“Retriever Talks” TEDx style event</strong></em>.</p><h5><br></h5><h5><a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/pdday/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">★ SUBMIT YOUR TALK IDEA ★</a><br></h5></div><div><br></div><div><em>Important things to note:</em><br></div><div><div><ul><li>Talks will be 15 minutes (and this goes by quick) and 
    centered around the themes of community, inclusive excellence, and 
    innovation</li><li>It is not necessary for speakers to be experts with 
    original research (though this is welcome if they have it) - we are also
     looking for personal experiences or stories that inspire and/or broaden
     perspectives that include a couple actionable take-aways for our 
    faculty/staff population</li><li>Selected speakers will receive coaching from TEDx expert, Jan Fox - which is well worth over $1000</li><li>WL&amp;W will also provide coaching and support behind the scenes in crafting talks and presentation materials</li><li>This is an opportunity for faculty/staff to increase their influence, visibility on campus, and communication effectiveness</li><li>Speakers
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    sharing and enhancing their professional profile (LinkedIn, FB, etc.)</li><li>Talk
     submissions do not have to be extremely detailed - we simply need to 
    get a gist of your talk at this stage. A short description will do. <br></li></ul></div></div><div><h6><br></h6><h6>Talk proposals are due tomorrow.</h6></div>
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