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<Title>Campus closure</Title>
<Tagline>Water main break closes campus until noon</Tagline>
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    <p>Dear UMBC Community,</p>
    <p><span>The campus is closed until noon due to an off-campus water main break and extremely low water pressure. Essential personnel should report to campus as scheduled.</span></p>
    <p><span>In-person classes are canceled until noon.</span></p>
    <p><span>True Grits remains open for food service. <a href="https://dineoncampus.com/UMBC">https://dineoncampus.com/UMBC</a></span></p>
    <p><span>We will notify the campus about afternoon classes and campus operations by 11 a.m.</span></p>
    <p><span>Lenn Caron</span></p>
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<Summary>Dear UMBC Community,  The campus is closed until noon due to an off-campus water main break and extremely low water pressure. Essential personnel should report to campus as scheduled.  In-person...</Summary>
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<Title>Baltimore County Water Main Break</Title>
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    <p>Facilities Management is aware of a water main break on Wilkens Avenue that is affecting the water pressure to campus. We are awaiting more information from the County and will provide updates as we receive them.</p>
    <div><p>Please advise building occupants that it is not necessary to enter a ReADY request for this issue, as FM is already engaged.</p></div>
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<Title>TIAA is coming to campus!</Title>
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    <p>TIAA will be on campus in <strong>September, October, November, and December</strong> to meet with employees in-person. TIAA will still continue to offer virtual consultations.</p>
    <p><br>No matter where you are in life - just getting started or planning for retirement - a session with Ms. Jahleel Gordon (TIAA rep) can help you create a plan for your goals. And it’s at no additional cost as a part of your retirement plan. You can discuss these questions and more:</p>
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    <li>Am I invested in the right mix of investments to help meet my goals?</li>
    <li>Am I saving enough to create the retirement income I need?</li>
    <li>How do I take income from my retirement account once I stop working?</li>
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    <h5>Please use this link to <a href="https://www.tiaa.org/public/login/schedule-meeting" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">schedule an in-person meeting</a> with Ms. Jahleel Gordon, or call <strong>1-800-732-8353. </strong>
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    <div>Ms. Jahleel Gordon will be on campus on the dates listed below and the meetings will be held in the HRSTM Conference Room, Administration Building, Room 529. </div>
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    <ul><li><strong>Tuesday, September 24th (only one appointment remaining)</strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong>Tuesday, October 22, 2024</strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong>Thursday, November 14, 2024</strong></li></ul>
    <ul><li><strong>Thursday, December 12, 2024</strong></li></ul>
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    <div>Don't miss out! Schedule your appointment now: <a href="http://www.tiaa.org/schedulenow">www.tiaa.org/schedulenow</a>
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<Title>No GMC 9/17, Good afternoon Commuters UC 312 @ 12-2pm!</Title>
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    <div>Gold cards are valid for GMC and GAC. </div>
    <div>Gold cards can be purchased with cash only </div>
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<Title>CyberPaws CTF: Week 2 (Fall 24)</Title>
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    <div>The Week 2 CyberPaws CTF challenge has been released! Please submit your flag to the <strong>"CyberPaws CTF Bot"</strong> on our Discord via DMs, using the `!submit` command! You have until our next meeting to submit. <em>The flag will always be in the following format: Paws{ex4mpl3_fl4g}.</em>
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    <div><strong>Category: Web/OSINT</strong></div>
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    <strong>Challenge Name:</strong> Web Crawling</div>
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    <div>You can find a lot of things on a website by viewing the page source (Ctrl+U on most browsers) and Inspect Element, including things you aren't normally supposed to see...did you know we have a website of our own? </div>
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    <div>DM a Board member for a hint if you get stuck.</div>
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    <div><strong>Best of Luck,</strong></div>
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<Title>First Meeting!</Title>
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    <div>Hello everyone! </div>
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    <div>We hope that your semester is going well. This Friday, <u>Sept 20th</u>, from <u>12:00pm to 1:00pm</u> we will be having our first general body meeting! Based off our Google survey responses, it will be online via Webex to ensure everyone who would like to attend can do so. We will be doing introductions with the Executive Board and some general Vet School information, as well as taking any questions you may have. The link for the meeting will be in this post, and I will send out a reminder the day of too. We hope to see you there! :)</div>
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    <div>Click <a href="https://umbc.webex.com/meet/marym6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>HERE</strong> </a>for the meeting room.</div>
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    <div> <em>OR</em>
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    <div>Use the Info Below:</div>
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    <div>Meeting number: </div>
    <div>1200 82 2102</div>
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    <div>Join from a video conferencing system or application</div>
    <div>Dial: <a href="mailto:marym6@umbc.webex.com">marym6@umbc.webex.com</a>
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    <div>You can also dial 173.243.2.68 and enter your meeting number.</div>
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    <div>Join by phone</div>
    <div>+1-202-860-2110  United States Toll (Washington D.C.)</div>
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<Title>First GBM of the Semester - Sept. 18 (ILSB 201)</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Hi everyone!<div><br></div>
    <div>We hope the first few weeks of the new semester have been going well for you all!</div>
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    <div>We are thrilled and encourage you all to attend our first general body meeting (GBM) of the semester, which will be held on <strong>September 18th</strong> from <strong>12-1pm in ILSB 201.</strong>
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    <div>In the GBM, we will be introducing SACNAS and our 2024-2025 e-board, and it will be a great chance for you all to meet fellow members! <strong>Snacks will be provided!</strong>
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    <div>Make sure to follow our Instagram and GroupMe to get the latest updates and posts!</div>
    <div>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/umbcsacnas" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.instagram.com/umbcsacnas</a> </div>GroupMe: <a href="https://groupme.com/join_group/92380191/jV5LuzZ5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://groupme.com/join_group/923890191/jV5LuzZ5</a><br><div>
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    <div>We are excited to welcome new and returning members to the Society for Advancing Chicanos/Hispanic and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)!</div>
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    <div>See you then,</div>
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    <div>The SACNAS E-Board</div>
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<Title>General Body Meeting #1</Title>
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<Title>Happy Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival!</Title>
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    <span><p><span>The Mid Autumn Festival is a harvest festival and holiday that takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month of the Lunar calendar. Predominately observed across Asian countries such as China, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and many other ethnic Chinese communities. The Mid-Autumn Harvest Festival begins as early as September 16. </span><span>The official day of celebration for 2024 is Tuesday, September 17.</span><span> </span></p>
    <p><span>While celebrating the autumn harvest as a whole is a focus of this time of year, depending on which Asian culture and country you are focusing on, you will find different cultural traditions and beliefs such as an emphasis on the moon, gathering with family, and even honoring those who have passed. Across all of these countries, the importance of gathering with family and loved ones can be seen.</span></p>
    <p><span>Each country has its own name or reference for the Mid Autumn Festival, here are some of them: </span></p>
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    <li><p><span>中秋节</span><span> (Zhōngqiū Jié) &amp; </span><span>中秋節</span><span> (Jūng-chāu Jit) (Mandarin | Cantonese) </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Tết Trung Thu &amp; The Children’s Festival</span><span> (Vietnamese | Vietnam) </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>추석 / 한가위 </span><span>(Chuseok / Hangawi) (Korean)</span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>月見 </span><span>(Tsukimi) (Japanese) </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Lantern Festival</span><span> (Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia) </span><span>(note: Not the same as the Lantern Festival that takes place on the 15th day of the first month of the Lunar calendar) </span></p></li>
    <li><p><span>Moon Festival | Mooncake Festival </span><span>(Hong Kong and also other Asian countries such as Thailand, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia) </span></p></li>
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    <p><span>During the Mid Autumn Festival, you will find many people eating and gifting Mooncakes, a pastry filled with different rich flavors such as red bean or lotus. You may also find crescent-shaped rice cakes called Songpyeon (Korean) filled with either red bean, chestnuts, or even toasted sesame seeds. Similar to other holidays across the world, food plays an important aspect to many during the Mid Autumn Festival. </span></p>
    <p><span>To learn more about The Mid Autumn Festival across a couple of different cultures, check out the links below! </span></p>
    <p><a href="https://www.90daykorean.com/chuseok-in-korea/#how-to-say-8220happy-chuseok8221-in-korean" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Chuseok in Korea </span></a></p>
    <p><a href="https://jref.com/articles/tsukimi-the-japanese-moon-viewing-festival.668/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Tsukimi, The Moon Festival</span></a><span> </span></p>
    <p><a href="https://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/explore/culture/mid-autumn-festival-traditions-festivities-and-delicacies.html#celebrate-mid-autumn" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Hong Kong Celebration of The Mid Autumn Festival</span></a></p>
    <span>Angelina, our Assistant Director of The Mosaic: Center for Cultural Diversity wishes all a Happy Mid Autumn Festival, and from her own culture and language: </span><span>추석 잘 보내세요! (Happy Chuseok)!</span></span><div><span><span><br></span></span></div>
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<Title>Annual Sustainability Survey</Title>
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    <p>From the UMBC Office of Sustainability:</p>
    <p>UMBC's Office of Sustainability (OoS) is administering their annual sustainability survey and needs your help!</p>
    <p>The OoS sends a survey every year to assess the university community's sustainability knowledge, beliefs, attitudes, trends, and practices. This is your opportunity to comment on our performance, identify weaknesses and priorities, and sign up for future news from the sustainability office, including opportunities to participate in this year's Climate Action Plan update.  </p>
    <p><a href="https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6MaM3tqX974zkJE" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Click here to take the Sustainability Survey</a></p>
    <p>This survey is entirely voluntary, and should take about 10 minutes to complete. It will be open until the end of September, but act now!  This is your chance to have your voice heard!  You have the right to skip any question you do not wish to answer, but we hope you will give all of the questions your full consideration. It is critical that our survey represents the views and experiences of our shared community of students, faculty, and staff.  Even if you have not engaged with sustainability in the past, we encourage your participation!  If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact UMBC's Office of Sustainability directly at <a href="mailto:sustainability@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">sustainability@umbc.edu</a>.</p>
    <p>Looking to engage more with sustainability on campus?  Attend our Sustainability Office Hours held every other Monday (starting September 16) from noon to 1 p.m. in MP105.</p>
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