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  <Title>Event: Future Ready Maryland AI Summit</Title>
  <Tagline>8:30-4:00pm Saturday, June 21, 2025 at UMBC</Tagline>
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    <p><span>The </span><a href="https://www.cs4md.com/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Maryland Center for Computing Education</span></a><span> (MCCE) will hold a free one-day event at UMBC on Saturday, June 21, 2025, focused on AI in all levels of education. The </span><a href="https://www.cs4md.com/events-2-1/event-one-tt5w3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Future Ready Maryland AI Summit</span></a><span> is unique for all PreK-12 and higher education stakeholders, as it features student voices, opportunities, and educational resources for Maryland educators, school districts, colleges, and universities. </span></p>
    <p><span>Federal and industry partners are invited to share educational opportunities for students, including internships, apprenticeships, and certification pathways. </span><span>Potential supporters should </span><span>complete this <a href="Complete%20this%20interest%20form" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">interest form</a>, and those interested in presenting should use the </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfgljBcFsgch1duq5QsUSgoS9CNVaHXl1vV-M1jqyxq2v11oQ/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Call for Proposals</span></a><span> form.</span></p>
    <p><span><a href="https://whova.com/portal/registration/XF2dC8w1HBr-GukVuyrE/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Register to attend here</strong></a> by June 2.</span></p>
    <p> <a href="https://www.cs4md.com/events-2-1/event-one-tt5w3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><img src="https://ai.umbc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/734/2025/04/MCCE_summit.webp" alt="MCCE AI in Maryland education flyer" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></a></p>
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    <a href="https://ai.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>UMBC Center for AI</strong></a>
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  <Summary>The Maryland Center for Computing Education (MCCE) will hold a free one-day event at UMBC on Saturday, June 21, 2025, focused on AI in all levels of education. The Future Ready Maryland AI Summit...</Summary>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="149635" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/posts/149635">
    <Title>Today at 11:30 am **First Storytelling Mini Festival**-Online.</Title>
    <Tagline>Discover, Connect, and Celebrate Stories Together!</Tagline>
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          <p>Dear Storyteller Community,</p>
          <p>Join us for our first Storytelling Mini Festival <strong>today, Wednesday, April 30, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM via Webex! </strong>Storytellers will introduce and showcase their work, and the audience will have time to dialogue and ask questions.</p>
          <p>Don’t miss out!</p>
          <p>If you want to invite anyone without MyUMBC access to the event, Feel free to share the Webex information below. </p>
          <p>Meeting link:</p>
          <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/publicstorieslab/events/142615/491ba/f02f7dd1bfc229e5ef26b35f51a0b384/email/link?link=https%3A%2F%2Fumbc.webex.com%2Fumbc%2Fj.php%3FMTID%3Dm66184ea283f2ba0790e1506e7bd8cff2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>https://umbc.webex.com/umbc/j.php?MTID=m66184ea283f2ba0790e1506e7bd8cff2</strong></a><br><p><br></p>
          <p>Meeting number:</p>
          <p>2865 931 7240</p>
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          <p>Meeting password:</p>
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          <p>We look forward to seeing you there! </p>
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    <Summary>Dear Storyteller Community,  Join us for our first Storytelling Mini Festival today, Wednesday, April 30, from 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM via Webex! Storytellers will introduce and showcase their work,...</Summary>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="149633" important="true" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/posts/149633">
    <Title>Take the Sophomore Experiences Survey. Win Retriever $$</Title>
    <Tagline>We want to hear from you! Drawing to win Retriever Dollars</Tagline>
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          <strong>Your voice matters! </strong><div><br></div>
          <div>Take the <strong><u><a href="https://apubas.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9XmxXL2EXG0ugYu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sophomore Experiences Survey</a></u></strong> to make your voice heard. We want to improve the Second-Year Experience and you can make a difference by sharing your thoughts! </div>
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          <div>*Survey participants will be entered into a drawing to win Retriever Dollars.*<div><br></div>
          <div><strong><u><a href="https://apubas.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9XmxXL2EXG0ugYu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Take the survey here. </a> </u></strong></div>
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    <Summary>Your voice matters!     Take the Sophomore Experiences Survey to make your voice heard. We want to improve the Second-Year Experience and you can make a difference by sharing your thoughts! ...</Summary>
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  <NewsItem contentIssues="false" id="149632" important="false" status="posted" url="https://dev.my.umbc.edu/posts/149632">
    <Title>Maryland Energy Administration awards UMBC $1.2 million for solar panels and more</Title>
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          <span>We are excited to share that UMBC has received a </span><a href="https://energy.maryland.gov/Pages/NewsDetail.aspx?NR=202539" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">$1.2 million solar energy grant</a><span> from the Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) to support solar power installations and other sustainability initiatives on our campus!</span><div><span><br></span></div>
          <div><span>The funding will enable construction of solar canopies over the north portion of the Stadium Lot. Rooftop solar arrays will be mounted on UMBC’s central receiving warehouse, located adjacent to the lot. </span></div>
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          <div><p>“This solar energy project is a significant step forward for UMBC to reach its sustainability goals, and will benefit our campus and local communities,” <span>Taylor Smith</span>, assistant director in the <a href="https://sustainability.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Office of Sustainability</a>, says. “For the first time, the university will generate a significant amount of clean, renewable electricity right here on campus.  We are lucky to have a community of partners that made this happen.”</p></div>
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          <div>Read the full release by <span> </span><span><a href="https://umbc.edu/author/shansen/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sarah Hansen, M.S. '15</a>, here:</span>
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  <Title>UMBC's Launchpad Accelerator - Application Due in ONE WEEK!</Title>
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    <p><strong>Join the Team: Become a Student Entrepreneurship Ambassador (SEA)!</strong><br><br>The Alex. Brown Center has an opportunity for students who are passionate about entrepreneurship! We are hiring Student Entrepreneurship Ambassadors, also referred to<br>as SEAs!</p>
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    <p><strong>Interested in joining Entrepreneurs @ UMBC's E-Board?</strong><br>
    Don't worry — there's still time!</p>
    <p>Since the club has been dormant for a while, it’s taken us some time to get elections rolling. But we’ve finalized the timeline with Campus Life, and here’s what you need to know:</p>
    <p><strong>Applications are now open</strong> and will remain open until <strong>May 2nd at 11:59 PM</strong>.</p>
    <p> To be eligible:</p>
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    <p>A Google ballot will be posted on <strong>May 3rd</strong>, and voting will be open until <strong>May 5th</strong>.<br><strong>Election results will be announced on May 6th</strong>.</p>
    <p>Take the leap — we’d love to have you help shape the future of Entrepreneurs @ UMBC!</p>
    <p>GOOGLE MEET FOR ELECTION INFO: <span>meet.google.com/gpu-ovti-exr</span></p>
    <p>FORM TO SIGN UP FOR E-BOARD: <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdABMnQt0WxwhQyxRESM2Jqzz9F7tCppSDzV40Tts1GvfOSRw/viewform?usp=header">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdABMnQt0WxwhQyxRESM2Jqzz9F7tCppSDzV40Tts1GvfOSRw/viewform?usp=header</a></p>
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          <p>The symposium is brought to you by National Council On Aging, the U.S. Administration for Community Living, the Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. </p>
          <p>Register now to join us on May 1. When you register, you will be automatically signed up for all of the day’s sessions. </p>
          <p>Learn more at <a href="https://connect.ncoa.org/oamhad2025" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://connect.ncoa.org/oamhad2025</a></p>
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    <Title>Campus-wide Assessment for Community, Engagement and Belonging</Title>
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          <div>Learn More or access the survey <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/doie/posts/149207" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a> </div>
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          <div>The purpose of the survey is to gather data about UMBC community member’s experiences and perceptions of their engagement, belonging, and overall campus climate at UMBC. </div>
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          <div>Participants/Timeline: All students, faculty, and staff are invited to take the survey from<strong> April 1 – May 1, 2025 </strong>
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          <div>If you complete the survey, you will have the opportunity to enter a random drawing to receive one of the following as a way of saying “thank you” for taking the time to participate in the survey: </div>
          <div>• Retriever dollars ($25.00 per award) </div>
          <div>• Flex dollars ($25.00 per award) </div>
          <div>• UMBC swag</div>
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