This will be my last semester as club president, as I am graduating this Spring. It has been an honor working with our club advisor, DoHwan Park, who played a key role in helping the club flourish and assisted me with growing into the role of President of the Meditation club. It is through DoHwan that we have been able to be connected with our Won Dharma representatives, have wonderful cushions for our meditation sessions, were able to provide tea and snacks for some of our earlier sessions, and so much more. She has humbly and mindfully contributed to our club's success.

Our two representatives of Won Dharma Buddhism, Reverends Eunju Nam and Sangwon Hwang, have also played a vital role in guiding us with our meditation practice and allowing us to participate in meditation retreats at their beautiful temples in Rockville and Upper State New York. 

Lastly, I must thank our club officers and members for their help in making meditation club more active in our community. Jaimee Pineda, our current Vice President has done great job in sharing our club with those around campus. Yemisi Aina has managed our club media for most of our official existence and has been a regular participant in meditation. Alisa Zaidi, our club graduate allowed us to procure funding from the SGA for our on-campus retreat and helped us secure t-shirts, and we've had Chris Meas, Jason Kelly, and Wouhib Tamrat step up to lead sessions of their own on campus.

Now it is your turn to take the reigns of the meditation club. Our future as an organization on campus will depend on new leadership. 

For those who want to get more involved in Meditation at UMBC and with UMBC in general, taking on an officer position is a great way to do it. There's an abundance of opportunities to collaborate with other clubs, host events, and do so much more on campus.