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<Title>State Health Benefits Open Enrollment</Title>
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    <div>Open Enrollment for State of Maryland health benefits will begin on Tuesday, October 14, and will end on <strong>Friday, November 7, 2025, at 5 p.m.</strong>
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    <div><em>Employees who are not making any health benefit changes do not need to take action. However, to continue a healthcare and/or dependent daycare flexible spending account, employees must re-enroll in their Open Enrollment event by November 7, 2025, at 5 p.m.</em></div>
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    <div>During Open Enrollment, eligible employees can enroll, cancel, or make changes to their health benefits, with all updates becoming effective January 1, 2026. Employees will receive weekly email alerts from the State of Maryland regarding Open Enrollment.</div>
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    <strong>Open Enrollment will continue to be online in the SPS Workday system.</strong> Prior to the start of Open Enrollment, it is important for employees to log in to their Workday account to ensure they have access. Instructions for logging into the SPS Workday system can be found <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/accessing-sps-workday/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. </div>
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    <div><strong>NEW for 2026:</strong></div>
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    <strong>Effective January 1, 2026</strong>, all health benefit premiums will be deducted from payroll on a bi-weekly basis across 26 pay periods, an increase from the previous 24 deductions per year.</li>
    <li> <strong>Beginning July 1, 2026</strong>, contractual employees will begin receiving pre-tax benefit premiums, which will be automatically deducted from their paychecks.</li>
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    <div>State of Maryland Open Enrollment resources can be found on the Human Resources and Strategic Talent Management (HRSTM) <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/benefits/open-enrollment/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open Enrollment website</a>. Resources include virtual and in-person information sessions with State vendors, State wellness information, as well as the 2026 Rates and State Benefits Guide.</div>
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    <div>Employees who are adding <em><strong>new</strong></em> dependents to their health benefits during Open Enrollment should review the <a href="https://dbm.maryland.gov/benefits/Documents/Dependent%20Documentation%20Requirements%202026.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">required dependent documentation</a>. Dependent documentation is required to be attached to the employee’s Open Enrollment event by Friday, November 7, 2025, at 5 p.m.</div>
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    <div>Please join us on <strong>Wednesday, October 15, at noon</strong> for a live, virtual <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/training/events/146900" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open Enrollment Information Session</a> to learn more about new changes and receive updates and reminders. This session will be recorded and posted to the HRSTM Open Enrollment website by October 24.</div>
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    <div>To ensure timely receipt of vendor communication, we advise employees to confirm their home address is correct by logging into their myUMBC account and viewing their Profile. Employees address changes must be made in the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/payroll/payroll-employees/change-of-address/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Payroll Online Service Center (POSC)</a>.</div>
    <div> </div>
    <div>Please visit the <a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/benefits/open-enrollment/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HRSTM Open Enrollment website</a> for more information and email the HRSTM Benefits and Wellness team at <a href="mailto:hrbenefits@umbc.edu">hrbenefits@umbc.edu</a> with any questions.</div>
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    <div><em>Benefits and Wellness Team</em></div>
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<Title>Accreditation Status and Admission Requirements for Maryland PA Programs</Title>
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    <div>Join us today at 12PM for our 4th GBM!</div>
    <div>We'll be going over the accreditation status and the admission requirements for PA programs across Maryland. This is a great opportunity to learn more about schools that may interest you and help plan your path for PA school. </div>
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    <div>We can't wait to see you there!</div>
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<Title>Cleanup Today!</Title>
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    <div>Good morning everyone, and happy Friday!</div>
    <div>Quick reminder that we've got a cleanup today, and we'll be meeting at Commons at 2:45! If you can't meet us then, the location will be posted as per usual in the <a href="https://groupme.com/join_group/58070422/UwyPQTAS" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">GroupMe</a>!</div>
    <div>Hope to see you then!</div>
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    <div>P.S.: Our latest vlog went up last night, check it out if you'd like!</div>
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<Title>October 21 is a great day to expand your assessment-related professional development!</Title>
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    <div>Consider making the afternoon of October 21st dedicated to your assessment-related professional development! Following our scheduled October Assessment 365 session that day from 1-2pm, <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/147241/4cddb/cef3aea197a13423ac4a690eeae71548/email/link?link=http%3A%2F%2Fdoit.umbc.edu%2Fitnm%2Fstaff%2Fhawken%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Mariann Hawken</a>, Director of Instructional Technology will be leading a virtual presentation open to all UMBC faculty and staff on <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/147241" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Accessible Complex Images: Charts, Diagrams, and Infographics</a>. From the workshop description:</div>
    <h6>"Take your image descriptions to the next level. This session explores practical strategies for describing complex visuals -- such as graphs, conceptual diagrams, and multi-layered infographics -- so that all learners can access the content they convey. We'll also discuss how AI-generated descriptions can support this work, and when they fall short."</h6>
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    <div>Register to attend this <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/147241" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">session here.</a>
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<Title>Calligraphy Night</Title>
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    <div>This is a reminder that Calligraphy night is happening TODAY at 3:00PM!</div>
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<Summary>Hello everyone!    This is a reminder that Calligraphy night is happening TODAY at 3:00PM!  Join us at PUP 208!</Summary>
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<Title>Invitation: PhD Proposal Defense - Jingkun Gao</Title>
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    <div>You are invited to join the PhD Proposal Defense of Jingkun Gao on Friday, October 17, beginning at 10am, in the ME Conference Room (ENGR210-I).</div>
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    <strong>Advisor</strong>: Weidong Zhu<br><strong>Title</strong>:  </div>Deployable and Multistable Tensegrity Structures: Modeling, Validation, and Design<br><strong>Abstract</strong>: <br>Tensegrity structures, consisting of isolated compression rods and continuous tension cables, have attracted significant interest due to their light weight, high efficiency, and potential for deployability and multistability. While these features make tensegrity structures promising for adaptive and reconfigurable systems, their practical use remains constrained by limitations in mechanical modeling, challenges in experimental validation, and the lack of an effective design framework.<div>
    <br>This proposal seeks to address these challenges through an integrated investigation combining theoretical modeling, experimental validation, and optimization-based design. On the modeling side, the ultimate goal is to clarify the boundaries between simplified and refined formulations, thereby identifying when simplified models are sufficient and when refined descriptions are required, to balance accuracy and computational cost. Experimental work will focus on developing non-contact, approximately full-field measurement techniques to observe the dynamic deployment of tensegrity structures, ensuring that theoretical predictions are grounded in realistic behavior. Building on these foundations, the optimization framework will then be applied to explore the combined space of geometry and prestress, to achieve deployable and multistable designs that are lightweight, robust, and reliable.</div>
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    <p>All submissions are due by 1PM today, October 10th. Don't miss your chance to participate in this year's challenge and compete for cash prizes up to $1,100! </p>
    <p>This year's Idea &amp; Innovation Challenge invites students to compete in three tracks: Technology &amp; Innovation, Social Impact, and the Spark Track (We provide the topic — you bring the solution!)</p>
    <p>The 2025 Spark Track topic is to reimagine the future of social media. Your mission is to design a platform that's just as engaging and viral as today's apps, but built to uplift, connect, and inspire.</p>
    <p>Submit your idea in any of our 3 tracks by 1PM today, October 10th, for the chance to compete in the final event on November 20th. Don't wait—turn your ideas into impact (and cash)!</p>
    <p>Click <a href="https://picomp.flutterflow.app/student/competition-application/NxJ5IHhmU4fle1y6dxtz" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> to submit your idea! </p>
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    <div>If you're into Cyber security (or curious to explore the field), here's an opportunity you don't want to miss: <strong>WiCyS 2026</strong>, taking place <strong>March 11-13, 2026</strong>, at the <strong>Gaylord National Harbor Resort &amp; Convention Center</strong> in Oxon Hill, MD (just outside Washington D.C.).</div>
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    <div>WiCyS is a premier conference for women and allies in Cyber security. Attendees will get access to:</div>
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    <li>A career fair with top companies recruiting.</li>
    <li>Networking sessions, poster opportunities, and more!</li>
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    <div>The conference is a powerful way to boost your skills, expand your network, and showcase UMBC's talent on a national stage.</div>
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    <strong>But here's the catch</strong>: There's no open student registration — you <em>must</em> receive a scholarship to attend.</div>
    <div>Scholarship applications are open now and will close on <strong>October 15, 2025</strong> <strong>at</strong> <strong>5 PM CT</strong>.</div>
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    <div>Applications offer benefits such as reduced registration, shared lodging for two nights, and if selected — limited travel stipends.</div>
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    <div>Important Links</div>
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    <li>Scholarship application &amp; details:  <a href="https://www.wicys.org/events/wicys-2026/scholarships/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WiCyS 2026 Scholarship</a> </li>
    <li>Become a WiCyS Member: <a href="https://www.wicys.org/benefits/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WiCyS Membership</a>
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    <li>WiCyS 2026 Conference info:  <a href="https://www.wicys.org/events/wicys-2026/?utm_source=chatgpt.com" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WiCyS 2026 — Venue &amp; Program</a>
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    <div>Please join us for our <strong>LinkedIn Rebrand Workshop </strong>on Friday, October 17th, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. in ILSB 201 to give your profiles a fresh, professional look! We'll walk through how to <strong>optimize your LinkedIn profiles</strong>, <strong>build your personal brand</strong>, and <strong>grow your network in cybersecurity.</strong> </div>
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