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  <Title>Early Closure 02/01/2023: The Pride Center &amp; The Mosaic</Title>
  <Tagline>Our spaces are adjusting hours for our Welcome Week Calendar</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello i3b community members,<div><br></div>
    <div>Please note that The Pride Center will be closing at 4:00pm and The Mosaic will be closing at 4:30pm in preparation for our Game Night from 5:00-7:00pm. This event will be open to all students, staff &amp; faculty. Please click <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/welcomeweek/events/112533" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> to find out more details. </div>
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  <Summary>Hello i3b community members,    Please note that The Pride Center will be closing at 4:00pm and The Mosaic will be closing at 4:30pm in preparation for our Game Night from 5:00-7:00pm. This event...</Summary>
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          <div class="html-content">** Repost from Interact Dialogues Program**<div><br></div>
          <div><div><div><div><div><p><span>Interact is a 5-week program focused on creating an introduction to the dialogue skills required to engage in difficult conversations, dialogue across difference, and intercultural dialogue. Interact is NOT designed to be intercultural dialogue, but instead an introduction to the skills required for dialogue broadly. The goal of Interact at UMBC is to develop foundational dialogue skills such as critical self-awareness, listening and sharing authentically, asking questions toward creating deep connections, and apologizing and adjusting appropriately, while creating opportunities for participants to become more self-aware. As a result of participation in Interact, participants will have the skills to engage in dialogue within any type of situation (perceived safe or unsafe) and any topic of conversation (perceived difficult or not).</span></p></div></div></div></div></div>
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    <Summary>** Repost from Interact Dialogues Program**         Interact is a 5-week program focused on creating an introduction to the dialogue skills required to engage in difficult conversations, dialogue...</Summary>
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    <Title>Good Morning Commuters Menu</Title>
    <Tagline>Check out what's on the Menu!</Tagline>
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          <span>Jan 31st - Breakfast Bar (Eggs, Bacon, French Toast &amp; Homefries)<br></span><span>Feb 7th - Breakfast Sandwiches<br></span><span>Feb 14th - Overnight Oats Bar<br></span><span>Feb 21st - True Grits<br></span>Feb 28th- Einstein Bagels </h6>
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    <Summary>Jan 31st - Breakfast Bar (Eggs, Bacon, French Toast &amp; Homefries) Feb 7th - Breakfast Sandwiches Feb 14th - Overnight Oats Bar Feb 21st - True Grits Feb 28th- Einstein Bagels </Summary>
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  <Title>Women's Center Lactation Room - Spring Reservations</Title>
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    <h2><span>Schedule Your Reservation for Spring 2023 Semester!</span></h2>
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    <div><span><strong>**** This is a repost from the Women Center's myUMBC Page***</strong></span></div>
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    <span>Moms and parents who plan on using the Women's Center lactation room, now officially named the Maxine Tracy Wellness Room, throughout the winter and spring semester are encouraged to sign up for their preferred reservation times. We are accepting reservations now. </span><div><br></div>
    <div>To reserve your time, email <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a> for access to our online reservation form. You can also stop by the Women's Center during our hours of operation to complete the form in person. All parents who reserve times will be added to the lactation room google calendar and a group email list in order to support communication and best navigate multiple people using the space. <br><div><br></div>
    <div>While the Women's Center works diligently with parents to ensure access to the lactation room, we're also pleased to partner with the Library which now also hosts a lactation room. <a href="https://library.umbc.edu/studyspaces.php" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">AOK Library has a lactation room available on the 7th floor. </a>The room includes a table, two chairs, an outlet and power strip, and sanitizing wipes.. It may be reserved for up to one hour, up to 7 days in advance. A key is also available on a first-come, first-served basis at the Check Out Desk on the Library's first floor. Reserve the Lactation Room for periods up to 1 hour.<div><br></div>
    <div>We also have an additional lactation room available on the ground floor of the RAC (room 073). This room has a sink and chair. This room is first-come-first-serve. The Women’s Center oversees the operation of this room. If you experience any issues or have any concerns related to the space, please contact us.</div>
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    <div>For questions and concerns, stop by the Women's Center during our hours of operation, give us a ring at 410-455-2714, or send us an email at <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a>
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  <Title>Welcome Back - Important Announcements</Title>
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    <p><span>We will also be holding our first meeting on Friday, February 10th in ENG 005. We will kick off the semester with a Spring semester game jam! And guess what? That's the same week as Involvement Fest, which is on Wednesday, February 8th. We think it would be pretty rad if you checked out our booth in the RAC.</span></p>
    <br><p><span>Here is our Discord to stay up-to-date on all GDC announcements: <a href="https://discord.gg/GhAs2wqc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://discord.gg/GhAs2wqc</a></span></p>
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  <Title>UPDATE: We Believe You Discussion Group Meeting Soon!!</Title>
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    <span><div><span><br></span></div>The We Believe You (WBY) discussion group is a space for survivors of gender- and power-based violence to build community among one another. This discussion-based program follows the Women’s Center </span><a href="https://umbc.box.com/bravespaces" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Brave Space</a><span> model to provide a welcoming environment and thoughtful community to engage in conversations focused on support and healing for survivors of sexual violence. </span><strong>This group centers the experiences of survivors and their allies, but all are welcome!</strong><div><strong><br></strong></div>
    <div>This semester, we are doing something a bit different... If you are interested in attending biweekly discussion group meetings (i.e. every other week), please sign-up below. </div>
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    <div><u><strong>We will move forward with discussion groups only if we have at least 5 people sign up. Our myUMBC will be updated to reflect either the addition of meetings or a notice that WBY is on </strong><strong>hiatus</strong><strong>. UPDATE: We have received a lot of interest so rest assured we will be hosting We Believe You for the spring semester! Check out our events for the full calendar.</strong></u></div>
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    <div><strong><u>The deadline to sign up for WBY (Part 1) will be Thursday, February 9th!</u></strong></div>
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    <div>Please note: you are free to attend/not attend the group whenever you'd like. Interest in the group and indication of preferred dates does not mean you are obligated to attend. </div>
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    <div>For the Spring 2023, we will be hosting a sign-up at the beginning of the semester and at the mid-point (around Spring Break).</div>
    <div>Points of contact/co-facilitators of the group are Amelia Meman and Audrey Gatewood. For more information or to get in touch, please email <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a>
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  <Title>Women's Center Spring '23 Hours, Services + Resources</Title>
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    <h5><strong><u>Women's Center Spring 2023 Hours of Operation:<br><br></u></strong></h5>
    <div><span>Beginning on the first day of classes, the Women's Center will resume our traditional in-person hours of operation and will welcome community members into our physical space. </span></div>
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    <div><span>Masks are not required to be in our space, but we appreciate you wearing them; masks are available at our front desk. </span></div>
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    <div><span><strong><em>Our Spring Hours are:</em></strong></span></div>
    <div><span><div><span><strong>Mondays through Thursdays: 9:30am - 5pm</strong></span></div>
    <div><span><strong>Fridays: 10am - 3pm</strong></span></div></span></div>
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    <div><span>While we are physically open, the Women's Center will also continue to provide support and services virtually Monday through Friday to those who are learning and working remotely. We encourage campus community members to contact us through email at <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a> or via phone at 410-455-2714.  </span></div>
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    <div><span><strong>The Women's Center lactation room is also available for Spring 2023 reservations and use. </strong>For details, contact us at <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a> or visit <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/posts/130459" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">our myUMBC post.</a></span></div>
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    <div><span><strong><u>Individualized Support Meetings:</u></strong></span></div>
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    <span>Women's Center professional staff are available for individual meetings and support which we can provide in-person or via phone or video chat. Drop by or to schedule an appointment, email <a href="mailto:womenscenter@umbc.edu">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a> or call 410-455-2714. <br></span><em>Visit our website for <a href="https://womenscenter.umbc.edu/resources-support/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">all the ways we can provide support</a>.</em>
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    <div><span><strong>If you haven't already, follow us on social media where we're sharing resources and communicating with our community!</strong></span></div>
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    <span><a href="https://womenscenteratumbc.wordpress.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Blog</a></span><span> | </span><span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/womenscenterumbc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Facebook</a></span><span> | </span><span><a href="https://twitter.com/womencenterumbc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Twitter </a></span><span>| </span><span><a href="https://www.instagram.com/womencenterumbc/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Instagram</a>  </span>
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    <div><span><em>Please also feel free to communicate with us through any of these channels.</em></span></div>
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    <div><span><strong>Other Helpful Campus Resources:</strong></span></div>
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    <span>To </span><span><strong>report and seek services for incidents related to sexual violence, relationship violence, and all other sexual misconduct, </strong></span><span>complete the online form located on the <a href="https://oei.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of Equity and Inclusion's website.</a></span><span><a href="https://oei.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> </a> </span>
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    <li>UMBC’s After-Hours Support Line:  Between the hours of 5 p.m. and 8.30 a.m., on weekends or when the university is closed please call 410-455-3230.</li>
    <li>TurnAround's 24/7 helpline is 443-279-0379. For a full list of off-campus resources, visit <a href="https://courage.umbc.edu/resources/off-campus-resources/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retriever Courage.</a>
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    <span>For UMBC community members who need </span><span><strong>access to healthy food and other essential supplies</strong></span><span> visit </span><span><a href="https://retrieveressentials.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retriever Essentials</a></span><span> or the </span><span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">myUMBC Retriever Essentials</a></span><span> group for up-to-date information on how to access food and toiletry items.</span>
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    <span>For access to </span><span><strong>health and human services information</strong></span><span> ,visit </span><span><a href="https://211md.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">2-1-1 Maryland</a></span><span> or dial 2-1-1. </span>
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    <div><strong><span>For UMBC-related COVID-19 updates, visit </span><span><a href="http://covid19.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">covid19.umbc.edu</a></span><span> or email </span><span><a href="mailto:covid19@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">covid19@umbc.edu</a></span></strong></div>
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  <Title>Talk: Application of Machine Learning in Photonics, 12-1 2/2</Title>
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    <div>The <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/optica" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Optica student chapter</a> is sponsoring a talk by CSEE Assistant Professor <a href="https://redirect.cs.umbc.edu/~simsek/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Ergun Simsek</a> on applications of machine learning in photonics.</div>
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    <div>The talk will take place from 12:00 to 1:00pm on Thursday February 2, 2023 in room 206 of the <a href="https://goo.gl/maps/3rFHVXGEC9xPMdMr5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Technology Research Center</a>. </div>
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  <Title>Dr. LaBerge Wins Prestigious Award</Title>
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    <p><span><a href="https://www.csee.umbc.edu/people/professor-of-practice/e-f-charles-laberge/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Dr. Chuck LaBerge</a>, Professor of the Practice of CSEE
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    of EUROCAE Global Harmonization Award for his "commitment and excellent
    contributions to EUROCAE <a href="https://www.rtca.org/sc-222/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WG-82/RTCA SC-222</a> New Air-Ground Data Link
    Technologies." </span><span>  </span><span>The award, which was
    announced at the 2022 EUROCAE Symposium in Warsaw in April, 2022, was presented
    on behalf of the EUROCAE Council by Mr. Al Secan, Vice President of <a href="https://www.rtca.org/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RTCA</a>, Inc.
    at the quarterly meeting of the RTCA Program Management Committee on September
    15, 2022.</span><span>   </span><span>In his comments during the
    original video presentation of the award in April, Mr. Secen commented on "[Dr.
    LaBerge's] ability and skill in leading the committee through a rose garden
    full of thorny issues."</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Dr. LaBerge has participated in RTCA, <a href="https://www.eurocae.net/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">EUROCAE</a>, and
    <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Civil_Aviation_Organization" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ICAO</a> standards-setting activities since 1976, playing a significant role in the
    development of more than 16 standards, plus nearly that number of revisions and
    updates to account for changing technology.<span> 
    </span>These standards include those for all of the safety-related digital
    communications used by modern airliners, including HFDL, VDL </span><span>Mode 2, VDL Mode
    3, Inmarsat and Iridium satellite communications for both data and voice.</span><span>   </span><span>In addition, he was responsible for the
    interference analysis that forms the basis for the standards that permit use of
    WiFi onboard passenger-carrying aircraft.</span><span> 
    </span><span>From October 2008 through July 2021, he served as the chair of <a href="https://www.rtca.org/sc-222/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">RTCA
    SC-222</a> Aeronautical Mobile Satellite (Route) Service systems which developed
    multiple standards (and revisions) for systems and equipment used " ... to ensure safety
    and regularity of flight on national and international air routes." </span><span> </span><span>SC-222's work was conducted in collaboration
    with EUROCAE WG-82 on New Air-Ground Data Link Technologies, chaired by Dr.
    Armin Schlereth of the DFS (the German equivalent to the FAA.)</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Dr. LaBerge is the recipient of the 2018 UMBC <a href="https://redirect.cs.umbc.edu/2018/05/dr-laberge-receives-inaugural-coeit-2018-excellence-teaching-award/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">College
    of Engineering and Information Technology award for Excellence in Teaching</a> and
    the 2020 <a href="https://facultystaffawards.umbc.edu/home/2020-excellence-in-teaching-laberge/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">University System of Maryland Board of Regents Award for Teaching
    Excellence</a>.<span>  </span>He teaches a variety of
    professional practice and communications-related courses in the Computer
    Engineering program.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>EUROCAE was founded as the European Organization for
    Civil Aviation Electronics in 1963 with the object to develop standards for
    European civil aviation. It plays an important role in coordinating European
    and global standardization activities.<span> 
    </span>In recent years, an increasing number of EUROCAE Working Groups work
    collaboratively with their RTCA counterparts. </span></p>
    
    <p><span>RTCA was founded as the Radio Technical Committee for
    Aeronautics in 1935, RTCA has provided the foundation for many modern technical
    advances in aviation. An independent Standards Development Organization (SDO),
    RTCA's comprehensive products serve as the basis for government certification
    of equipment used by the tens of thousands of aircraft flying daily through the
    world's airspace.<span>  </span>In recent years, an
    increasing number of RTCA Special Committees work collaboratively with their
    EUROCAE counterparts.</span></p>
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    <Title>i3b Center Spring Semester Hours &amp; Welcome Back Event!</Title>
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          <p>Welcome Back Retrievers!</p>
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          <p><strong>Please join us for the i3b welcome back Game Night on Wednesday, February 1st from 5:00-7:00pm in the SportsZone in the Commons. Come for games, snacks, and to learn about our work on campus!</strong></p>
          <p> </p>
          <p>Also, we are excited to welcome you all back to campus and to i3b's identity-based spaces across campus: The Mosaic Center for Cultural Diversity, The Pride Center, and The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being. Below you will find the operational hours of these spaces. *Please note that space hours might shift based on staff availability and event times*</p>
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          <p>The Mosaic Center for Cultural Diversity Hours</p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Mondays: <em>10:00am-6:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Tuesdays:  <em>10:00am-6:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Wednesdays: <em>12:00pm-:800pm </em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Thursdays: <em>10:00am-6:00pm </em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Fridays:  <em>10:00am-6:00pm</em></p>
          <p> </p>
          <p>The Pride Center Hours</p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Mondays: <em>10:00am-7:30pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Tuesdays:  <em>10:00am-9:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Wednesdays: <em>10:00am-7:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Thursdays: <em>11:00am-9:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Fridays:  <em>10:00am-5:00pm</em></p>
          <p> </p>
          <p>The Gathering Space for Spiritual Well-Being Hours</p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Mondays: <em>8:00am-10:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Tuesdays:  <em>8:00am-10:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Wednesdays: <em>8:00am-10:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Thursdays: <em>8:00am-10:00pm</em></p>
          <p><span>·<span>      </span></span>Fridays:  <em>8:00am-10:00pm</em></p>
          <p> </p>
          <p>Don't hesitate to reach out to i3b (<a href="mailto:i3b@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>i3b@umbc.edu</span></a>) with questions.</p>
          <p> </p>
          <p>Thanks,</p>
          <p> </p>
          <p>i3b Staff Team</p>
          <p> </p>
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