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    <Title>Welcome to the club!</Title>
    <Tagline>Discord link, registration, and mentoring</Tagline>
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          <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>Hello everybody!</span></p>
          <br><p><span>Firstly, we would like to extend a huge welcome and thank you for joining our club! Hopefully we can be the first steps into growing your professional future. If you aren’t already joined, we have a discord! The invite link is below, feel free to introduce yourself in the introductions tab:</span></p>
          <br><p><a href="https://discord.gg/m8AR7D2bKW" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>https://discord.gg/m8AR7D2bKW</span></a><span> </span></p>
          <br><p><span>Additionally, if you haven’t registered yet for Wicys, you can below. You may register for the student fee, and use your UMBC email. The link to do so is here:</span></p>
          <br><p><a href="https://membercommunity.wicys.org/general/register_member_type.asp" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>https://membercommunity.wicys.org/general/register_member_type.asp</span></a><span> </span></p>
          <br><p><span>Once you register, you have the opportunity to sign up for a mentor, so be sure to do so! Here’s the application link, it closes September 15.</span></p>
          <p><a href="https://www.wicys.org/initiatives/mentorship/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>https://www.wicys.org/initiatives/mentorship/</span></a><span> </span></p>
          <br><p><span>We plan to have meetings Fridays at 1pm, starting 9/24 (two weeks from now). They will be online, with a few events being held in person. We will let you know if an event is in person or not.</span></p>
          <br><p><span>That’s all, and once again, thanks for joining! Let’s make it a great year!</span></p>
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