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<Title>Meet Samantha Drummond</Title>
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    <h3>Samantha- B.A. INDS </h3>
    <div><strong>Minors, Certificates, and/or Honors </strong></div>
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    <div><strong>Why did you choose INDS? </strong></div>
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    <div>To design my own major that aligned with my interests.</div>
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    <div><strong>List any UMBC faculty or staff you would like to highlight:</strong></div>
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    <a href="List%20any%20UMBC%20faculty%20or%20staff%20you%20would%20like%20to%20highlight%20that%20helped%20or%20mentored%20you%20during%20%20your%20time%20here.%20Feel%20free%20to%20share%20any%20stories%20about%20them." rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Dr. Ken Baron<span> </span></span></a>| Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Advising and Student Success </li>
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    <a href="https://enrollment.umbc.edu/pam-hawley-bio/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Pamela Hawley</a>| University Registrar </li>
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    <a href="https://inds.umbc.edu/staff-and-faculty/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Carrie Sauter| </a>Assistant Director of INDS </li>
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    <a href="https://inds.umbc.edu/staff-and-faculty/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Holly Cudzilo|</a> Advisor and MDST Coordinator of INDS </li>
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    <a href="https://inds.umbc.edu/staff-and-faculty/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Jose Arenas Gomez</a>| Assistant Teaching Professor of INDS </li>
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    <a href="https://inds.umbc.edu/staff-and-faculty/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Steven McAlpine</a>| Assistant Teaching Professor of INDS </li>
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    <div><strong>What are your plans for after graduation and how do you see yourself using your INDS degree?</strong></div>
    <div>To advance in my career, and possibly go to graduate school.<br>
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    <div><img src="https://inds.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/110/2025/12/DSC_0044-scaled.jpg" alt="Samantha and Professor Arenas Gomez at the Major Event at UMBC" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div>
    <div><strong>Achievements: </strong></div>
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    <a href="https://www.asaporg.com/articles/admin-of-the-month-samantha-drummond/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">American Society of Administrative Professional (ASAP) Administrative Assistant of the Month</a>- December 2024 </li>
    <li> Completed the Professional Administrative Certification of Excellence (PACE) from the American Society of Administrative Professionals- December 2024</li>
    <li>
    <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/building-bridges-across-maryland-program/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Completed the Building Bridges Across Maryland leadership and professional development program</a>- 2024-2025 Cohort </li>
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    <div>Congrats <a href="https://advising.umbc.edu/our-staff-new/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Samantha</a>!</div>
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<Title>Reminder: One Date. Important Changes.</Title>
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    <p>Dear UMBC Community,</p>
    <p>This is a reminder that starting Friday, December 12, UMBC will disable the ability to create new Pre-Approvals in the Legacy Travel System. All new travel pre-approvals must be submitted in SAP Concur beginning on this date.</p>
    <p>If you are planning travel after spring break, please begin using SAP Concur now. We expect to fully retire the Legacy Travel System before the end of the spring semester.</p>
    <h3>Need support?</h3>
    <p>SAP Concur offers 24/7 assistance, including live chat, phone support, and a robust Help &amp; Learning Center—available anytime, anywhere. Business Services is also available during normal business hours for UMBC-specific questions.</p>
    <h3>Resources</h3>
    <p>Training sessions, guides, policies, FAQs, and other support materials are available at <a href="http://travel.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">travel.umbc.edu</a>.</p>
    <h3>Secondary Note: Business Services &amp; Accounts Payable Holiday Deadline</h3>
    <p>As a reminder from Business Services &amp; Accounts Payable:</p>
    <p>To ensure timely processing before the State of Maryland's end-of-year closure, the following items must be submitted to Business Services with all required approvals by close of business on Thursday, December 12:</p>
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    <li><p>Payment Requests</p></li>
    <li><p>Invoices</p></li>
    <li><p>Travel Reimbursements</p></li>
    <li><p>Working Fund Requests</p></li>
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    <p>Items received after December 12 will be processed in the new calendar year due to State holiday processing pauses.</p>
    <p>Thank you for your attention to these deadlines and for your cooperation.</p>
    <p>Warm regards,<br>UMBC Business Services</p>
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<Title>GBM #2: This or That Today!</Title>
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<Title>Reminder: One Date. Important Changes.</Title>
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    <p>Dear UMBC Community,</p>
    <p>This is a reminder that starting Friday, December 12, UMBC will disable the ability to create new Pre-Approvals in the Legacy Travel System. All new travel pre-approvals must be submitted in SAP Concur beginning on this date.</p>
    <p>If you are planning travel after spring break, please begin using SAP Concur now. We expect to fully retire the Legacy Travel System before the end of the spring semester.</p>
    <h4>Need support?</h4>
    <p>SAP Concur offers 24/7 assistance, including live chat, phone support, and a robust Help &amp; Learning Center—available anytime, anywhere.<br>
    Business Services is also available during normal business hours for UMBC-specific questions.</p>
    <h4>Resources</h4>
    <p>Training sessions, guides, policies, FAQs, and other support materials are available at travel.umbc.edu.</p>
    
    <h4>Secondary Note: Business Services &amp; Accounts Payable Holiday Deadline</h4>
    <p>As a reminder from Business Services &amp; Accounts Payable:<br>
    To ensure timely processing before the State of Maryland's end-of-year closure, the following items must be submitted to Business Services with all required approvals by close of business on Friday, December 12:</p>
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    <p>Items received after December 12 will be processed in the new calendar year due to State holiday processing pauses.</p>
    <p>Thank you for your attention to these deadlines and for your cooperation.</p>
    <p>Warm regards,<br>
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<Title>The RAC Finals Hours Start Wednesday, December 10, 2025</Title>
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<Title>Current Grant and Fellowship Opportunities</Title>
<Tagline>Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences (Winter 2026)</Tagline>
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    <div>Click <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/carat/posts/155089/13ba5/944db65f60aac22d18f4c5a3f040bf4a/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmailchi.mp%2Fumbc%2Ffunding-opportunities-humanities-humanistic-social-sciences-winter-2026%3Fe%3D822315dca3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> for current external funding opportunities for Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences, with deadlines in January through March 2026.</div>
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    <div>Faculty seeking external funding for research and creative achievement projects in the Humanities and Humanistic Social Sciences should contact <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/carat/posts/155089/13ba5/93b1b1892c6248d8a65630c18037cc57/web/link?link=mailto%3Arbruba1%40umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Rachel Brubaker</a>, CARAT Associate Director for Research Development. Consult with your department chair or program director before beginning any funding application. External grant and fellowship applications must be routed for university approval in either UMBC's Kuali system or through the CAHSS internal routing form before submission. Plan additional time (5-7 business days) for routing.</div>
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    <div>To request a consultation or to begin a proposal, visit our <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/carat/posts/155089/13ba5/5b072755ccb8adeeb192580a9ca54028/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fcarat.umbc.edu%2Fpre-award-assistance%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">pre-award assistance</a> webpage (you must be logged-in to myUMBC to complete CARAT request forms). The lead time for fellowship proposal development is 2-3 business weeks, and at minimum 4 business weeks for grant proposal development. CARAT reserves the right to decline proposal requests that do not include adequate lead time.</div>
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<Title>WashU Undergraduate Law Review is Accepting Proposal Submissions for Spring 2026</Title>
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    <p><em>These financial webinars are open to all Faculty and Staff, regardless of your retirement plan or vendor.</em></p>
    <p><span>Register for TIAA’s live webinars to get financial information, news and tips from their experts. </span></p>
    <p><span>Reserve your spot by clicking the registration links below. <strong>These webinars are a part of your retirement plan benefits.</strong></span></p>
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    <p><strong>Wednesday, December 10, 12pm to 1pm: Social Security</strong></p>
    <p>Learn how to maximize the benefit we've been paying into our entire working life. Social Security will likely play a significant role in your retirement income. </p>
    <div><a href="https://event.on24.com/wcc/r/4686247/7C06A94A444E5D7C7991409FED2990AF" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register for the 12/10 webinar</a></div>
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    <p><strong>Wednesday, December 17: Top 10 Webinars of 2025</strong></p>
    <p>Published on or around December 17 will be featured on <a href="tiaa.org/webinars" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">tiaa.org/webinars</a>.</p>
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