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    <Title>Positive Mental Health Practices Today at 12pm</Title>
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          <div class="html-content"><div><span>Join other first-gen students and staff for a discussion of methods and strategies for engaging in positive mental health practices.  If you have strategies that you are currently using to support positive mental health, please feel free to share with your peers during this time! </span></div><div><br></div><span>Webex Link to join this meeting:</span><div><a href="https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=md63e4638920e224f97e2824fd3595bd5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=md63e4638920e224f97e2824fd3595bd5</a></div></div>
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    <Summary>Join other first-gen students and staff for a discussion of methods and strategies for engaging in positive mental health practices.  If you have strategies that you are currently using to support...</Summary>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="97202" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/aop/posts/97202">
    <Title>First GEN Day!!!!</Title>
    <Tagline>Coming to First Gen Day, see you this Sunday!!</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><strong>First Gen day is this SUNDAY!!!! November 8th.</strong><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Come to First gen day to build relationships, Expand your network and Learn how UMBC departments support First-Gen Students.</li><li>This is an Event you wouldn't want to miss!!! <strong><em>Gift card drawings will take place.</em></strong></li><li>Make sure to sign up by clicking on the "Going" button on the MyUMBC events page (link provided below).</li><li><a href="http://bit.ly/2JmaJ8p" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://bit.ly/2JmaJ8p</a></li></ul></div><div><br></div></div>
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    <Summary>First Gen day is this SUNDAY!!!! November 8th.      Come to First gen day to build relationships, Expand your network and Learn how UMBC departments support First-Gen Students.  This is an Event...</Summary>
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    <Title>5 Things All Students Should Know</Title>
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    <Summary>1). Career Exploration: Not sure what to major in? Unsure what career to pursue? The Career Center is here to help! Check out these resources or meet with one of our specialists to explore your...</Summary>
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  <Title>Let's Talk Grad School</Title>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="96381" important="true" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/groups/aop/posts/96381">
  <Title>UMBC's Graduate Programs Open House</Title>
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  <Title>5 Things All Students Should Know</Title>
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