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<Title>*Reminder* Welcome Lunch and Social Monday 10/24 at 12-1pm</Title>
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<Summary>We look forward to seeing you on Monday October 24 at 12-1pm for our welcome lunch and social @ Flat Tuesday Patio, the Commons.      A picture is worth a thousand words. See the linked pictures...</Summary>
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<Title>**Reminder** Financial Planning Seminar Survey</Title>
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<Summary>Dear AAAFSC Community,     Happy Friday!      If you are interested in the financial planning lunch seminar but haven't had a chance to fill out the survey, please do it by 5pm on Monday October...</Summary>
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<Title>Are you interested in a financial planning lunch seminar?</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><strong>****** If clicking the link does not work, please copy the link and paste it to your browser. *****</strong></div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>Link to the survey: <a href="https://forms.gle/3DxdeNEVwd3NF6aC6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/3DxdeNEVwd3NF6aC6</a></strong></div><div><br></div><div>Dear AAAFSC Community,</div><div><br></div><div>Are you interested in a financial planning lunch seminar to learn strategies and tips for achieving and maintaining financial well-being? </div><div><br></div><div>Financial well-being is critical for families and individuals. Achieving and maintaining financial well-being requires regular assessments of your personal financial situations and careful long-term planning. Financial planning becomes even more important given the current high inflation and volatile stock market. </div><div><br></div><div>The AAAFSC executive board is considering sponsoring a financial planning seminar over lunch in November or December. The seminar will be delivered by certified financial planners (CFP). Potential topics include:</div><div><br></div><div><ul><li>Family Financial Planning Basics</li><li>Family Protection Plan (e.g., life insurance)</li><li>Education Planning (e.g., 529, college financial aid)</li><li>Investment Risk Management</li><li>Retirement Planning (It's never too early to start planning)</li><li>401/403/457 Rollover Options</li><li>Social Security and Medicare</li><li>Long Term Care Planning</li><li>Estate Planning</li><li>Tax Saving Strategies</li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><strong>If you are interested in this seminar, please complete a quick survey by Friday Oct 14</strong>, so we know what topics we are most interested in and what time works the best for us. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>Link to the survey: <a href="https://forms.gle/3DxdeNEVwd3NF6aC6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://forms.gle/3DxdeNEVwd3NF6aC6</a></strong></div><div><br></div><div>Just in case you are curious how this idea came up. Back in May, several members and I were chatting. One member brought up the issue of financing college education for their kids, which led us to talk about different things such as 403b, investing in stocks/mutual funds, and taxes. It was a great conversation and we all learned something from each other. However, there were many missing connections in our shared knowledge. We felt the need to learn from experts. Many thanks to Zhibo Zhang (Physics) for suggesting this seminar and finding certified financial planners for us .</div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please feel free to leave a comment at the end of the survey or email me (<a href="mailto:suns@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">suns@umbc.edu</a>).</div><div><br></div><div>Have a great week!</div><div><br></div><div>Best,</div><div><br></div><div>Shuyan</div></div>
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<Summary>****** If clicking the link does not work, please copy the link and paste it to your browser. *****     Link to the survey: https://forms.gle/3DxdeNEVwd3NF6aC6     Dear AAAFSC Community,     Are...</Summary>
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<Title>Information on New Affinity Group for Neurodivergent Faculty</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>Dear AAAFSC Members:</p><p>I'd like to share some information on a new affinity group for Staff and Faculty that Tory Williams in FDC is working to put together. Please share this email in your networks and complete the google form below to get in touch with Tory.</p><p>Many thanks,</p><p>Tamara Bhalla</p><p>***</p><p>Dear UMBC Staff and Faculty,</p><p>My name is Tory Williams, and over my 15-year relationship with UMBC I have held roles as a graduate student in biology, faculty member in education, and currently serve as staff in the Faculty Development Center. I am taking steps to establish a new affinity group in our campus community for Neurodivergent Staff &amp; Faculty (and those interested in showing allyship toward this population).</p><p>Neurodivergent Staff &amp; Faculty are those that identify as, but not limited to…autistic, ADHD/ADD, bipolar, learning disabled, cognitively disabled, Tourette Syndrome, epileptic, dyspraxic, OCD, etc. In alignment with the inclusive nature of both the Neurodiversity Movement and the Social Model of Disability, staff and faculty who self-identify under the neurodivergent umbrella are welcome, regardless of access to medical or professional diagnoses.</p><p>Per the helpful guidance of my faculty and staff peers at UMBC, my first step in building a Neurodivergent affinity group is to invite community members to share any expressed interest in joining such a group. Once I measure the collective need or desire for a group, my next step will be to invite interested parties to discuss plans for an executive committee and outlining bylaws.</p><p>If you are a current staff or faculty member at UMBC with potential interest in a neurodivergent affinity group, please <a href="https://forms.gle/KADaYQScp3HxZaEH8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">click here to respond to this short google form</a>.</p><p>If you are a student at UMBC with potential interest in a neurodivergent affinity group, you may also respond to the form, and your responses may encourage the development of a parallel student or cross-sectional group.</p><p><span>Thank you for your time and consideration,</span></p><p><br><span>Tory Williams, PhD (she/her)</span><br><span>Assistant Director for Pedagogical Research</span><br><span>Faculty Development Center</span><br><span>UMBC</span></p></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Dear All:<div>Please welcome our newly elected board members, serving their first terms on AAAFSC starting in Fall 2022.</div><div><br></div><div>A very warm congratulations to Marissa Clayton (secretary) and Sharon Tran (member at large)!</div><div><br></div><div>We thank Tamara Bhalla and Fan Yang who are cycling off for their many years of leadership to AAAFSC. And Shuyan Sun, who has served on the board for many years and is cycling into a new position as chair! We thank the continuing board members for their ongoing service!</div><div><br></div><div><strong>Please join us for the May 16, 4:30-5:30PM AAAFSC spring reception in the Commons Fireside Lounge as we welcome new board members and celebrate the end of the academic year! See previous post for more details.</strong></div><div><br></div><div>All best, </div><div>AAAFSC Board</div><div><br></div><div><span><p><span>AAAFSC Board Members (Starting in Fall 2022):</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Shuyan Sun, Chair, (Fall 2022-Spring 2025)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Emily Yoon Perez, Vice Chair (Spring 2022-Fall 2024)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Marissa Clayton, Secretary (Fall 2022-Spring 2025)</span></p></li></ul><p> </p><p><span>Members-At-Large</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Liang Zhu, (Spring 2022-Fall 2024)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Sharon Tran, (Fall 2022-Spring 2025)</span></p></li><li><p><span>Christopher Tong (Spring 2021-Spring 2023)</span></p></li></ul></span></div><div><br></div></div>
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<Title>Election Ballot: Secretary and Member at Large</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><p><span>Dear AAAFSC members:</span></p><br><p><span>Please vote by Tuesday, May 10 at 5pm</span><span> to fill our executive board vacancies for secretary and member at large by </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeasP5IxDDXo-G3aU1qEYoOGoYAMshoM9N58l-Sb_MP07zdow/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>using this google form</span></a><span>. </span><span>This will take you less than five minutes to do! </span></p><br><p><span>Candidate bios can be found </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1j8vMuZJtlSwNCHaR1ofu28OmxGWaHTAPo76cQ3sACq4/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>here</span></a><span>.</span></p><br><p><span>If you would like to review our by-laws to read about the roles and responsibilities for these positions, you can find that here  </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/aaafsc/files" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>[link</span></a><span>]. </span></p><br><p><span>Many thanks,</span></p><p><span>The AAAFSC board</span></p><div><span><br></span></div></span></div>
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