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  <Title>Be a Part of Our Largest Programming Week of the Year!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello Community Members of The Pride Center,<div><br></div><div>It's that time of year again! The planning process for our 2nd Annual PRIDE Week has officially begun! We are so excited to bring this program back after a successful relaunch in Spring 2023. <span>That being said, in spirit of LGBTQIA2+ Pride we want to make this a bigger, more collaborative effort. </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div>In order to ensure smooth communication and co-creation of what's to come for PRIDE Week 2024, we have created <a href="https://umbc.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eLt4aQjPDDrCUvk" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">the Spring 2024 PRIDE Week Partnership Submission Form</a>. Link will also be available via <a href="https://linktr.ee/umbcpridecenter" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Pride Center Linktree</a>. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>We highly encourage you to fill out this form especially if <span>any of the following apply to you, your organization, and/or department:</span></strong></div><div><ul><li>Do you have prescheduled program that has an LGBTQIA2+ focus that falls within PRIDE Week 2024 and would appreciate the cross-promotion?</li><li>Do you have a program idea that we would like to propose to partner in planning, co-sponsoring, or funding?</li><li>Would you like to volunteer your time or provide funds toward programs, resources, and initiatives related to PRIDE Week?</li></ul><div><br></div></div><div><strong>This year we are open to creating programs for ALL Retrievers and will run from Sunday, April 14th - Saturday, April 20th, 2024</strong>. This includes undergraduate/graduate students, staff, faculty, alums, and campus affiliates. Have any questions? Please reach out to <a href="i3b@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">i3b@umbc.edu</a>. </div></div>
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  <Summary>Hello Community Members of The Pride Center,    It's that time of year again! The planning process for our 2nd Annual PRIDE Week has officially begun! We are so excited to bring this program back...</Summary>
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  <Title>Update: New Extended Hours at The Pride Center</Title>
  <Tagline>New hours effective 10/02/2023</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Hello Pride Community!<div><br></div><div>To say that we have been surprised at the increased foot traffic in our space this semester would be an understatement! We appreciate how many new and returning faces have swung by and keep coming back this year. Our student staff have been gracious enough to offer some additional time at the center for Mondays and Fridays. </div><div><br></div><div>Starting next week, our center will be closing at 6:30p.m. Mondays and Fridays with the intention to engage with our community for a little longer. Please stay tuned for more engagement opportunities. </div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>We understand that some folks may still want the space open even beyond this but please understand that we are currently limited by our staffing. However, we'd love to hear more from you so we ask if you can comment any feedback or recommendations you all have for our center for the spring as we begin the spring planning process. </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>This can be in reference to our hours of operations, resources, and/or event ideas that you have for us. We also have the intention to do a Town Hall in the upcoming months. </span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>We look forward to hearing from you!!</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Stay Prideful!</span></div><div><br></div><div>-Carlos Turcios on behalf of The Pride Center Staff</div></div>
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