Men's Soccer Hosts Boston U. in Homecoming Game on Saturday Afternoon The UMBC men's soccer team (5-4-4, 0-2-1 America East) returns to the friendly confines of Retriever Soccer Park on Saturday, Oct. 13 when they host Boston Universtiy (4-5-4, 1-0-2) as part of UMBC's Homecoming Week festivities. 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Tau Sigma will have a team at UMBC's Relay for Life event in April 2013!  Please join our team at the following link:

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Psalm 145 (NIV)

I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name forever and ever.

Every day I will praise you
and extol your name forever and ever.

Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise;
his greatness no one can fathom.
One generation commends your works to another;
they tell of your mighty acts.
They speak of the glorious splendor of your majesty—
and I will meditate on your wonderful works.
They tell of the power of your awesome works—
and I will proclaim your great deeds.
They celebrate your abundant goodness
and joyfully sing of your righteousness.

The Lord is gracious and compassionate,
slow to anger and rich in love.

The Lord is good to all;
he has compassion on all he has made.
All your works praise you, Lord;
your faithful people extol you.
They tell of the glory of your kingdom
and speak of your might,
so that all people may know of your mighty acts
and the glorious splendor of your kingdom.
Your kingdom is an everlasting kingdom,
and your dominion endures through all generations.

The Lord is trustworthy in all he promises
and faithful in all he does.
The Lord upholds all who fall
and lifts up all who are bowed down.
The eyes of all look to you,
and you give them their food at the proper time.
You open your hand and satisfy the desires of every living thing.

The Lord is righteous in all his ways
and faithful in all he does.
The Lord is near to all who call on him,
to all who call on him in truth.
He fulfills the desires of those who fear him;
he hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord watches over all who love him,
but all the wicked he will destroy.

My mouth will speak in praise of the Lord.
Let every creature praise his holy name forever and ever.

Reflection

Psalm 145 tells of how good our God is, how wonderful and perfect His care is for us, how faithful He is, and how mighty His salvation is. This is our God! He gives us so many reasons to sing praises about Him, so many reasons to share the wonder and awe of Him with those around us. He is truly is God, our God who is slow to anger and rich in love. Furthermore, His kingdom is one that will endure throughout all generations. Read it all again…and again.May this be the expression of our lives in worship!

Responding to the Transmission

In prayer and praise, come before the Lord and thank Him for all He has done for us this week and how gracious He has been in our lives. Re-read Psalm 145, out loud if you can, and this time in prayerful praise to Him, making it personal and real. (See example below.)

I will exalt you, my God the King;
I will praise your name forever and ever.

Every day I will praise you
and extol your name forever and ever.

Great are You Lord and most worthy of my praise;
Your greatness I can’t fathom.

Etc…

Today and throughout this weekend, praise the Lord this way and let these worship-filled truths shape your life and deepen your love.

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Name: Sarah Swatski

Hometown: Bel Air, MD

Q: How long have you been at UMBC?

A: Since August 2011.

Q: What is your current title (job or student organization position)?

A: I am the President of Tau Sigma National Transfer Honor Society and Secretary of Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.

Q: In 12 words or less, what role(s) do you play on campus? 

A: Mathematics student, Advocate for Transfer Students, Leader, Friend.

Q: What aspect of your UMBC role(s) do you enjoy most?

A: I enjoy being a leader on campus and being involved in different organizations.   Through my involvement I have gotten to know many people on campus.  I also enjoy the variety of courses I have taken as I have learned so much from them. 

Q: What is the most important or memorable thing you learned in college/have learned at UMBC?

A: There are so many activities and clubs on campus you can get involved with.  You will meet new people, learn a lot about yourself, and have a lot of fun!

Q: Complete this sentence: "I am a big fan of __________"

A: Country music, chocolate, hiking, mystery novels,...

Q: Do you have any UMBC stories, little-known facts about UMBC, favorite spots on campus, or anything else you’d like to share?

A: When the weather is nice there are so many great places to sit outside, like the benches by the pond by Undergraduate admissions.  Also, the third floor of the Commons is pretty nice!

Co-Create UMBC is a blog for and about UMBC, written by David Hoffman and Craig Berger from the Office of Student Life. Join the Co-Create UMBC group on MyUMBC. Like Co-Create UMBC on Facebook. And follow David and Craig on Twitter. 

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Counseling and Therapy in Video: Volume III contains training videos, reenactments, and actual therapy sessions conducted by renowned counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists, and clinicians. Volume III presents a firm grounding in the theoretical modalities of counseling and psychotherapy while expanding into new and emerging areas such as social media, veterans, cyber-bullying, mindfulness, and neuroscience. This collection features the “giants” of counseling and psychotherapy such as Viktor Frankl, Albert Bandura, Albert Ellis, Aaron Beck, Virginia Satir, Jay Haley, and Carl Rogers, whose theoretical models shape the way we look at counseling today.

Current UMBC faculty, students, and staff can access the database through the Visit Website button below. For off-campus access, please login via VPN first (http://vpn.umbc.edu) and follow the link to the UMBC Library Homepage. Then follow the link under "News & Events" on the Library's homepage to return to this post and click on the "View Website" button to access the database. For more info on remote access, see http://aok.lib.umbc.edu/services/remoteaccess.php.

The trial will run through December 10, 2012. 

Feedback on the usefulness of this database is appreciated. Leave us a comment to let us know what you think, or contact Joanna Gadsby at gadsby@umbc.edu.


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Alonté is a transfer student in his first semester at UMBC, studying Media and Communication Studies. In addition to his studies and working in The Mosaic Center as a Diversity Educator Intern and Office Assistant, Alonté is a photographer for The Retriever Weekly and President of the Community Action Board through the Resident Student Association in Patapsco Hall. 

Alonté currently operates an independent digital media production company called Five-Star Media Studio and uses social media to empower and inspire others. Alonté hopes to be an innovative force 
in the media industry and eventually use his experiences and creative works to educate others.

*The Diversity Educator Interns are undergraduate and graduate students who co-facilitate cross-cultural and diversity awareness discussions and educational workshops across campus.

Q. What made you get involved with The Mosaic Center as a Diversity Educator Intern?

A. I knew that I wanted to get involved in diversity programs and thanks to “myUMBC spotlights” the opportunity found me.

Q. What's your favorite moment as a DEI so far?

A. My favorite moment so far is definitely my first co-facilitation of the year, being able to see the content and activities in action was great. It was a learning experience for me too. 

Q. What has surprised you most about working in a Center for Culture and Diversity?

A. The wide number of diversity related student orgs we have is most surprising, along with the number of students we have here that identify with them.  

Q. Do you find anything challenging about being a DEI? If so, explain.

A. I found it particularly challenging to engage students in a P.E. class at 8:30 in the morning. But I'm working on ways to ramp up the energy for future early workshops.

Q. What might someone be surprised to know about you?

A. I think people might be surprised that I have "the moves" on the dance floor. I'm a Moonwalkatician. 

Q. What's it like to be a Diversity Educator Intern for The Mosaic Center?

A. Being a Diversity Educator Intern is an unparalleled experience. While we are meant to educate, I think that each step we take in that process reveals more about people and the way we communicate in a diverse environment. "To teach is to learn."

Q. When you aren’t performing DEI duties, what are you most likely doing?

A. Blogging (http://alontecross.com/), tweeting (@AlonteCross), taking photos, designing photos/graphics, listening to music and whistling to it. 

Q. How would (someone) describe you?

A. Someone might describe me as a "nice guy." I've been told that I'm a great listener, a master "reassurer"/comforter, as well as funny and talented. 

Q. What do you wish other people knew about The Mosaic Center?

A. I wish people knew how open this center is to literally just chill and get to know new people, let alone all of the different resources and programs we offer.

Q. What would you say are some of your strongest beliefs about diversity?

A. I believe that we as a people have an obligation (moral or however you see it) to learn about things that we don’t understand. We should educate ourselves or seek education on the differences in people that are unfamiliar to us and above all learn to respect them.

Q. What's your personal philosophy on what should be done about promoting communal diversity and inclusion?

A. We should try to see past race, ethnicity and other social identities in order see people for who they are at the core. If there weren’t so many labels and we didn’t attribute one solitary thing to a person we could achieve communal diversity, because it would just be people enjoying one another that just so happen to be [insert race, ethnicity, social identity, etc.]

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Want to know more? Contact mosaic@umbc.edu - to request a workshop for your group or org complete a workshop request form! http://my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic (form must be submitted at least two weeks in advance)
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