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    <div class="html-content"><strong>Late night at True Grits is this weekend! </strong><div><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife/posts/74216/attachments/27038" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div><strong>(seb): Weekly Movie - Girls Trip</strong></div><div><div>Friday, February 23, 2018 at 9:00pm Lecture Hall 1: Biological Sciences.  Free admission and popcorn. Saturday, February 24, 2018 at 9:00pm Lecture Hall 1: Biological Sciences.  Free admission and popcorn. </div></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Trans AFTER College</strong></div><div><strong>Monday, Feb, 26, 5:30 - 7 p.m. in the Commons: Skylight Room</strong></div><div><div>This event is for trans+ students, staff, and faculty and their cisgender</div><div>allies. At this panel event, invited guests will talk about their experiences of being trans and/or gender variant in their personal and professional lives post-college and will provide good practices for trans inclusion in our daily lives. This event is followed by the Trans In College event hosted last fall and is intended to complement the previous discussion. Note: You did not have to attend the fall event to attend this spring semester event. A reception will take place after the panel discussion and attendees are encouraged to continue the dialogue and network with each other.</div></div><div><br></div><div><strong>Retriever Link Up</strong></div><div><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife/posts/74216/attachments/27039" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>One Million Acts of Good Campaign</strong></div><div><p>UMBC was selected as one of 50 schools to participate in the One Million Acts of Good campaign in partnership with Ellen and Cheerios. UMBC Dining Services is being sent 300 MATTERboxes and supplies for a speed volunteering event set to occur on<span> </span><strong>March 1<sup>st</sup><span> </span>at True Grit’s from <span><span>12pm-2pm</span></span></strong>.</p><p> </p><p>The boxes consist of snacks, cereal, stickers, YOU MATTER notes, and more, and will be packed and donated to local charities.</p><p> </p><p>We are encouraging 24 students to sign up in shifts for this volunteering event here:<span> </span><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4fafab29a2fc1-onemillion" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0f4fafab29a2fc1-onemillion</a></p><p> </p><p>We will also be promoting shirt giveaways leading up to the event asking students to post on social media how they “do good” and tag #OneMillionActsOfGood and #UMBCgood</p><p> </p><p>Our hashtags for the event are:</p><p>#OneMillionActsOfGood</p><p>#UMBCgood</p><p><br></p><p>Remember sign up today and share your "do goods!"</p></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>Retriever Leadership Institute</strong></div><div><img src="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/reslife/posts/74216/attachments/27040" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>Chopped Competition</strong></div><div><span>Do you consider yourself a chef? Are you interested in being a participant in our Chopped Competition?</span><br><br><span>Fill out our application to participate in UMBC's greatest cooking competition here: </span><a href="http://goo.gl/A7mbs3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">goo.gl/A7mbs3</a></div><div><br></div><div><strong>PRAC 102 - Building Skills for Career Success</strong></div><div>PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PRACTICUM AVAILABLE THIS FALL TO <span><span>STUDENT</span></span> EMPLOYEES!!<br><em><strong>"PRAC102 - Building Skills for Career Success"</strong></em><br><br><em><strong>Who is Eligible?</strong></em> ALL UMBC <span><span>Student</span></span> Employees who are working a minimum of 8 hours per week on campus.  It is open to all levels and majors.<br><br>Purpose of the Practicum: To help <span><span>student</span></span> employees enhance and showcase their skills in the workplace at UMBC.<br><br>HOW can you help? Please spread the word to ALL <span><span>student</span></span> employees about this opportunity and encourage them to sign up by <strong><u><span><span>March 5, 2018</span></span></u></strong>. If you would like a team member to present the <span><span>PRAC</span></span><span> </span>to your <span><span>student</span></span> staff, please let me know.<br><br><strong>Background on <span><span><span>PRAC</span></span></span> <span><span><span>102</span></span></span></strong><br>As you know, making connections between campus jobs and both academic lives and future careers is really about seeing transferable skills.  Through this practicum, <span><span>students</span></span> will not only make those connections but learn how to articulate those connections to help them in resume writing and interviewing for jobs. <span><span>Students</span></span> will also attend and reflect on workshops that help them develop skills they are using on the job now and in the future. This zero credit course will appear on their academic transcript.<br><br>For more information about the practicum and to obtain the Syllabus, click <a href="https://my.umbc.edu/groups/careers/posts/73782" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here.</a><br>Supervisor endorsement will be requested for <span><span>students</span></span> interested in enrolling.</div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>For a list of weekend activities log onto <span><a href="https://my.umbc.edu/events/weekend">https://my.umbc.edu/events/weekend</a>.</span></strong></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>
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  <Title>Stories from Survivors &#8211; Kayla Smith</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><strong><em>We see you. We believe you. You matter.</em></strong></p>
    <p><a href="https://gritstarter.umbc.edu/p/WCSupportsSurvivors/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://womenscenteratumbc.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/givingdaybanner.jpg?w=562" alt="givingdaybanner" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
    <p><strong><em>“What would it mean to survivors for  the entire campus community to be behind them in their healing? What would it mean for survivors that the care we give to them is not limited to the few on campus either whose job it is to do this work, or who have taken a special, personal interest in it?”*</em></strong></p>
    <p><span>The Women’s Center has meant a lot to many alumni and we have their continued support for this season’s fundraising campaign. For <a href="https://givingday.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Black and Gold Rush</a>, we were lucky to chat with former (and current) community members about all of the ways the Women’s Center has been a useful and meaningful resources. Take some time to hear from </span><strong>Kayla Smith</strong><span>, a recent graduate, and ambassador for our <a href="https://spsr.me/rQxx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Grit Starter Campaign for Survivors of Sexual Violence</a>, and get some insight into why the Women’s Center was a big part of her UMBC experience! </span></p>
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    <p><strong><img src="https://womenscenteratumbc.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/kaylstaffshot.png?w=286&amp;h=442" alt="kaylstaffshot" width="286" height="442" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;">Name</strong><span> – Kayla Smith</span><span><br>
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    </span><strong>UMBC Major/ Minor</strong><span> – Interdisciplinary Studies – Public Health Advocacy</span><span><br>
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    </span><strong>Hometown</strong><span> – Laurel, Maryland</span><span><br>
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    </span><strong>Current Job Title/ Employer</strong><span> – J.D. Candidate (Law school student)</span><span><br>
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    </span><strong>How did your time at the UMBC Women’s Center support your current work or career path? </strong><span>Working at the Women’s Center gave me a framework to explain and further understand the importance of intersectional activism and feminism when I approach a particular issue in the law.</span><span><br>
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    </span><strong>How would you describe your UMBC experience?</strong><span> I loved being at UMBC. I made my best friends and had some of my most personally rewarding experiences while I was there.</span></p>
    <p><span><img src="https://womenscenteratumbc.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/dsc_3426-kayla-smith.jpg?w=573&amp;h=382" alt="DSC_3426 - Kayla Smith" width="573" height="382" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"><br>
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    </span><strong>Share a special moment from your time in the Women’s Center. How did it shape your experience as a survivor? </strong><span>After I led <a href="https://womenscenteratumbc.wordpress.com/2016/04/18/umbcs-take-back-the-night-2016-roundup/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">my second Take Back the Night march</a>, I was approached by multiple women who told me that they were able to share their stories and process what happened to them because of my bravery and courage in sharing my own experiences with trauma and recovery. To me, that was the most rewarding experience because it reminded me why my work with the Women’s center was so important.</span></p>
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    <p><em>Kayla! Thank you for your bravery, for sharing your story, and for being a lifelong supporter of our mission!</em></p>
    <p><strong>UMBC Giving Day Black and Gold Rush is an inspiring example of what the UMBC community can accomplish together. If you would like to support survivors of sexual violence at UMBC, and build a coalition of supportive allies, consider giving to the <a href="https://spsr.me/rQxx" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Women’s Center’s GritStarter campaign</a> during UMBC’s <a href="https://givingday.umbc.edu/faq/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Giving Day </a>this February 28th. </strong></p>
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  <Title>After the Career Fair: What Now?</Title>
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  <Title>Inside Scoop: Chemical Engineering Careers</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>Interested in learning about various chemical engineering career paths? UMBC’s Career Center is hosting a panel on Monday, <strong>February 26th</strong> from <strong>Noon-1pm</strong> in <strong>Commons 331</strong>. <strong> </strong>Don’t miss this opportunity to network with professionals in this field and gain insight on their career paths and what you can do now to prepare!</p><p>Panelists include:</p><ul><li>AstraZeneca</li><li>GEA Process Engineering</li><li>Martin Marietta Magnesia Specialties, LLC</li><li>W.R. Grace </li></ul><p>No RSVP required.</p></div>
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