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<Title>Dwight Polk, Emergency Health Services, on EMS1.com</Title>
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    <p>Dwight Polk, paramedic program director and senior lecturer of emergency health services, recently presented at the Arrowhead EMS Conference in Duluth, Minn. about exploring the psychological impact of line of duty deaths (LODD) on EMS organizations. Polk regularly teaches and presents at regional and state EMS conferences around the country.</p>
    <p>The editor of EMS1.com, a news service for EMS professionals, wrote an article analyzing Polk’s presentation in discussing the inevitability of planning and preparing for a line of duty death in the profession. The article mentioned several key takeaways from Polk’s presentation, including having updated emergency contact forms, protection of evidence in LODDs, engaging the news media as a partner, and using an authorized spokesperson to speak on behalf of the department, among other topics.</p>
    <p>Polk serves as a mental health professional for two CISM teams and is a CIT trainer for the Howard County Police Department. He is the co-author of two textbooks; “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763751200?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393185&amp;creativeASIN=0763751200&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=evemti-20&amp;linkId=NGENPT4OLKQER2LS" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Pre-Hospital Behavior Emergencies and Crisis Response</a>”  and “<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763781495?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=213733&amp;creative=393185&amp;creativeASIN=0763781495&amp;linkCode=shr&amp;tag=evemti-20&amp;linkId=ETXQUG7V5HBLAS6X&amp;=books&amp;qid=1422298369&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=%22Law+Enforcement+Responder%3A+Principles+of+Emergency+Medicine%2C+Rescue+and+Force+Protection&amp;pebp=1422298338143&amp;peasin=763781495" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Law Enforcement Responder: Principles of Emergency Medicine, Rescue and Force Protection</a>.”</p>
    <p>To read the full article on EMS1.com, click <a href="http://www.ems1.com/ems-management/articles/2096470-Quick-Take-Planning-for-a-line-of-duty-death/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</p>
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    <span>We now have Unreal Engine licenses for academic use by any UMBC students, faculty or staff. If you are affiliated with UMBC, you can </span><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/WKFmPmIUJp" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">request a license code</a><span> online (must be logged into your myUMBC account)</span>
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<Summary>We now have Unreal Engine licenses for academic use by any UMBC students, faculty or staff. If you are affiliated with UMBC, you can request a license code online (must be logged into your myUMBC...</Summary>
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<Title>Dwight Polk, Emergency Health Services, on EMS1.com</Title>
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<Title>Donald Norris, Public Policy, in the Baltimore Sun and Washington Post</Title>
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<Summary>In the days surrounding Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan’s State of the State address, Donald Norris provided analysis on what to expect for the remainder of the legislative session. Norris, professor...</Summary>
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<Title>4th Annual HGCI Solutions Summit - 3.20.15</Title>
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<Summary>March 20th @ Hilton BWI Airport  Breakout sessions from HP, Lenovo, NetApp, Pearson &amp; Getac Representatives from 20 of the leading manufacturers on hand  ***RSVP Now!</Summary>
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<Title>Spring Break Service Trip to Jacksonville, Flordia</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Here's a little more info about our Spring Break trip if you or someone you know wants to go:<br><br>Leaving on Friday, March 13th to drive down<br><br>Saturday- TBD<br><br>Sunday- worship and TBD <br><br>Monday- Meeting with staff of Lutheran Social Services to get an overview of refugee's realities, then working with an after-school program with refugee kids<br><br>Tuesday- Setting up apartments for new refugees, after-school program work<br><br>Wednesday- Packing food backpacks for kids in need<br><br>Thursday- Helping new refugees with computers and visiting with Ethnic-Based Community Organizations<br><br>Friday- driving home and stopping for free Rita's water ice, a Spring Break tradition<br><br>A photo of our lake-side cabin is on the website- just click on the link<br><br>Deadline to sign-up is Feb. 27th, or earlier if the trip gets filled up sooner.  Spots are limited.  <br>
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<Title>Girls' Education &amp; Leadership Day 2015</Title>
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    <div>Girls' Education &amp; Leadership Day </div>
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    <div>Lunch will be provided. If you or your child has specific dietary needs, we ask that you bring a bag lunch to accommodate them.</div>
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    <div>A parent or chaperone is not required to stay on campus for the entire event, but parents/chaperones must be on campus by 3:45 pm to pick up their children. Volunteers will be on campus all day to watch the children.</div>
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    <div>This event is hosted by the Baltimore Chapter of the Younger Women's Task Force and Women's Resources at Towson University. </div>
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