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  <Title>Spring 2026 Welcome Letter!</Title>
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    <div>χαίρετε and Salvete!</div>
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    <div>Welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returners! We hope you had a restful winter break and enjoyed the extra snowy week off! For the spring semester, we will continue to spread the joy of looking at the Ancient Mediterranean, no matter if you have an ANCS degree or are just looking to become an ancient history enthusiast! </div>
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    <div>We have a variety of fun events to look forward to for this semester including trivia, scribe school, an ancient magic event, a trip to D.C., and more! Keep an eye on our myUMBC and our Instagram for more information!</div>
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    <div>All questions can be directed to our secretary at <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ancscouncil/posts/152084/495d3/762c1d7fef41bb3a5343aff4865c1c41/web/link?link=mailto%3Asbraun1%40umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">sbraun1@umbc.edu</a>. Looking forward to seeing everyone!</div>
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  <Summary>χαίρετε and Salvete!     Welcome to our new students and welcome back to our returners! We hope you had a restful winter break and enjoyed the extra snowy week off! For the spring semester, we...</Summary>
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    <Title>First Official Spring 2026 Meeting</Title>
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          <div class="html-content">Hi everyone!<br>Thanks so much to everyone that was able to come out to our booth at the Involvement fest today! We will be having our first official meeting tonight at 6:45 in lot 23 to carpool to the gym. No worries if you can't make it to the lot, members of the club will be at the gym until it closes, and we'll still have meetings every Monday and Wednesday, so feel free to stop by whenever you have the time! If you haven’t already please remember to join our Discord and follow our Instagram page for updates! Thank you for your interest in the UMBC Climbing Club, and we hope to see you soon!!</div>
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    <Title>6th Annual Ebony Sneaker Honors and Awards Ceremony Ball.</Title>
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  <Title>Credit Card Usage - Chick Fil A</Title>
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    <p>There is a temporary payment issue at Chick-fil-A. Credit card processing is currently unavailable.</p>
    <p>At this time, guests may use meal swipes, cash, Flex, or Retriever Dollars for purchases. Our team is actively working to resolve the issue as quickly as possible.</p>
    <p>We apologize for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience. </p>
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    <Title>WGEC Open Late Tomorrow (2/5)</Title>
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          <div class="html-content">Tomorrow, February 2/5, the Women's Gender and Equity Center will open late at 11:30 AM for our Headspace Discussion group. The lounge will open at 12:30 after Headspace. <div>
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          <div><div><div><div><div><div>We will be available virtually if you have any questions or concerns. Email <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/posts/154463/45eb4/8a42b3feca0c5ddabe05f48974ce9922/web/link?link=mailto%3Awomenscenter%40umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">womenscenter@umbc.edu</a>. <div><br></div>
          <div>The Women's, Gender, &amp; Equity Center is open for full participation by all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or any other protected category under applicable federal law, state law, and the University's <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/posts/154463/45eb4/f23a509eecb42375916a16008963f460/web/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2Fgroups%2Fwomenscenter%2Fevents%2F148364%2F45eb4%2F6e9053438c6d47cf4a27c770d8d2114c%2Fweb%2Flink%3Flink%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%252Fgroups%252Fwomenscenter%252Fevents%252F147693%252F7ba20%252F0d0faa33a89a8a31a264587871dca0df%252Fweb%252Flink%253Flink%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%25252Fgroups%25252Fwomenscenter%25252Fevents%25252F145581%25252F7ba20%25252F608f551265f41d9f8681da5fd24e2ef4%25252Femail%25252Flink%25253Flink%25253Dhttps%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2525252Fgroups%2525252Fwomenscenter%2525252Fevents%2525252F144927%2525252F7510c%2525252F6a30d08dbe140fb7b13a46ab8bb4ed4e%2525252Fweb%2525252Flink%2525253Flink%2525253Dhttps%252525253A%252525252F%252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%252525252Fgroups%252525252Fwomenscenter%252525252Fposts%252525252F151804%252525252F45eb4%252525252Fd372a13420f2298b4206e6454cfa1e3a%252525252Fweb%252525252Flink%252525253Flink%252525253Dhttps%25252525253A%25252525252F%25252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%25252525252Fgroups%25252525252Fwomenscenter%25252525252Fevents%25252525252F143758%25252525252F45eb4%25252525252Fa650d3ac1d3f0940e22e44467f6f64f2%25252525252Fweb%25252525252Flink%25252525253Flink%25252525253Dhttps%2525252525253A%2525252525252F%2525252525252Fmy3.my.umbc.edu%2525252525252Fgroups%2525252525252Fwomenscenter%2525252525252Fevents%2525252525252F143325%2525252525252F45eb4%2525252525252F8f0188517267338c04c5b83cd3781297%2525252525252Fweb%2525252525252Flink%2525252525253Flink%2525252525253Dhttps%252525252525253A%252525252525252F%252525252525252Fecr.umbc.edu%252525252525252Fdiscrimination-policy%252525252525252F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">nondiscrimination policy</a>.</div>
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          <p><em>Co-sponsored by the Office of Faculty Affairs and the Graduate School<br>Supported by the Office of the Provost<br>In Collaboration with Dresher Center for Humanities, CS3, and CIRCA</em></p>
          <p><strong>What is Write@UMBC?<br></strong>Write@UMBC is a campus-wide writing initiative designed to help scholars and scholar-practitioners build sustainable writing habits through protected time, light accountability, and community support.</p>
          <p><strong>Who can participate?<br></strong>Faculty, postdocs, graduate students, researchers, and administrators/staff across UMBC.</p>
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    <p>Electronic consent is quick, easy, and a convenient service that offers:</p>
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    <li>Unlimited access to view and print your current and previous 1098-T from any computer<br>
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    <p>Click the link below to consent to 
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    <p><a href="https://csprd-web.ps.umbc.edu/psp/ps/EMPLOYEE/SA/s/WEBLIB_HCX_SF.H_VIEW_1098T.FieldFormula.IScript_Main?" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>1098</span>-<span>T</span> Electronic Delivery Consent Link</a></p>
    
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    <p>Once you have consented to receive your 1098-T online follow the directions below to access it.</p>
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    <li>Go to the Profile tab.</li>
    <li>Select View More in the Billing tile.</li>
    <li>Select the Account Inquiry link.</li>
    <li>Select View 1098-T.</li>
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    <p>If you have any questions regarding this notice, please submit a HELP ticket by clicking here: </p>
    
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    <p>You can also consent through our website at <a href="https://sbs.umbc.edu/1098-t/%20" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">1098-T</a></p>
    
    <p>Sincerely, <br></p>
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          <div class="html-content">Hey retrievers!<br><br>Thanks to all those who said hi at involvement fest today!<br><br>As mentioned before our first meeting of the semester is happening <strong>TONIGHT at 7:15PM</strong> <br>We will tentatively be meeting in <strong>Sherman 103</strong> - we don't have a room reservation so this is subject to change.<br><br>For those who are new we will be taking some time to explain what we do as a club. Plus we have some exciting news and progress updates regarding our mirror and server infrastructure.<br><div><br></div>
          <div>As always, be sure to join the discord if you haven't already: <a href="https://sh.lug.umbc.edu/discord">https://sh.lug.umbc.edu/discord</a>
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