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<Title>Last Chance to Donate Meals to Save a Swipe!</Title>
<Tagline>Please consider donating meals to UMBC students in need.</Tagline>
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    <div>The last day to donate your extra 
    or unwanted meals to the Save a Swipe program is this Friday 9/21! 
    Please consider donating 5 or 10 meals to our pool that can be utilized 
    by students identified as being food insecure by trained volunteers.<div><br></div><div>This
     is an easy way to support your fellow classmates through food 
    insecurity, so they don't go hungry while they're on campus and can 
    focus on their studies! </div><div><br></div><div>Help support us in our mission to ensure no UMBC student goes hungry, and can thus reach their highest academic potential! </div><div><br></div><h6>Donations can be made at tinyurl.com/saveaswipe</h6><div>Please consider donating today! </div><div><br>To learn more about the Retriever Essentials Food Pantry on UMBC's campus, please visit our website at retriever essentials.umbc.edu<br><br>We also have a MyUMBC group:  <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials">https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/retrieveressentials</a><br><br></div><div>If you have questions on the process, or are in need of meals, please email <a href="mailto:retrieveressentials@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">retrieveressentials@umbc.edu</a></div></div>
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<Title>Asian Studies Welcome Week Event Tomorrow, 8/29/18</Title>
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<Title>Welcome to Dr. Meredith Oyen, Asian Studies New Director!</Title>
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     We hope students and faculty will join us for our Welcome Week event in
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<Title>Seats Still Available in Fall 2018</Title>
<Tagline>Introduction to Indian Dance</Tagline>
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    MW 1-2:15 p.m., Professor Shobha Subramanian</div>
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<Summary>ASIA 300-02 Introduction to Indian Dance 
MW 1-2:15 p.m., Professor Shobha Subramanian</Summary>
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<Title>Okinawa Essay Contest</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>This is an announcement from the Okinawa 
    Prefectural Government regarding an upcoming student essay contest for 
    current students (both undergraduate and graduate) and recent graduates.</div><br><table border="0" width="600">
    
    
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    <ul><li>The Okinawa Prefectural Government and the George Washington University Okinawa Collection (<a href="https://okinawa-conference-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1l8_j43RJi_c3-nrSYabPbPjOoN9w-n6BgLudY1M20lw-0&amp;key=YAMMID-31844115&amp;link=https%3A%2F%2Flibrary.gwu.edu%2Fgrc%2Fasia%2Fokinawa" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">URL</a>)
     are sponsoring an essay contest to foster research on Okinawan culture,
     economics, history, politics, and society, including the study of U.S. 
    military base issues in Okinawa.</li><li>The Okinawa Prefectural Government hopes that this contest will 
    facilitate further discussions on Okinawa’s future and support new 
    efforts to address different challenges.</li><li>This contest is also supported by the Center for Okinawan Studies (<a href="https://okinawa-conference-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1l8_j43RJi_c3-nrSYabPbPjOoN9w-n6BgLudY1M20lw-0&amp;key=YAMMID-31844115&amp;link=http%3A%2F%2Fmanoa.hawaii.edu%2Fokinawa%2Fwordpress%2F" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">URL</a>) and the Okinawa Collection (<a href="https://okinawa-conference-dot-yamm-track.appspot.com/Redirect?ukey=1l8_j43RJi_c3-nrSYabPbPjOoN9w-n6BgLudY1M20lw-0&amp;key=YAMMID-31844115&amp;link=https%3A%2F%2Fguides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu%2Fokinawa" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">URL</a>) at the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa.</li></ul>
    <strong><div>Eligibility</div></strong><br>
    The contest is open to undergraduate and graduate students as well as 
    recent graduates (graduated no earlier than May 2017) attending 
    universities and colleges in the District of Columbia, Maryland, 
    Virginia, or Hawaii.
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    <strong><div>Essay Topic</div></strong><br>
    The applicant must write an essay that focuses on Okinawa in some manner. Possible examples of topic areas might include:
    <ul><li>Military bases in Okinawa and the Japan-U.S. alliance</li><li>Okinawa’s politics and role in international relations</li><li>Political economy of Okinawa’s development</li><li>Legacy of history and culture in Okinawan society</li></ul>
    <strong><div>Deadline</div></strong><br>
    The deadline for submissions will be <span><span>noon (EST)</span></span> on <span><span>February 1, 2019</span></span> (<span><span>Friday</span></span>). 
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    <strong><div>Essay Contest Awards</div></strong><br>
    Three essays will be selected for awards by a selection panel of U.S. 
    scholars. Each of the three awardees will receive the following prizes 
    respectively and will have the opportunity to attend an award ceremony 
    held in downtown Washington D.C. in March 2019.
    <ul><li>1st Place: $500</li><li>2nd Place: $400</li><li>3rd Place: $300</li></ul>
    <ul><li>The 1st and 2nd place winners will have the opportunity to visit 
    Okinawa to deepen their understanding about Okinawa and gain some 
    inspiration for further research.</li><li>Awardees will receive travel funding for the award ceremony in Washington, D.C.</li><li>Winning essays will be published on the official website of the 
    Okinawa Prefectural Government. Copies of the essays may be shared with 
    libraries in Okinawa and the U.S.</li></ul>
    <strong><div>Essay Submission</div></strong><br>
    Please visit the Okinawa Essay Contest website for submission guidelines and to submit your entry. 
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    <div class="html-content">I also need someone to return posters and easels to my office.  Will take 15 mins any time after 2 today.<div><br></div><div>If you can assist please email me at <a href="mailto:julier@umbc.edu">julier@umbc.edu</a>  </div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!</div></div>
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<Summary>I also need someone to return posters and easels to my office.  Will take 15 mins any time after 2 today.    If you can assist please email me at julier@umbc.edu       Thank you!</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content">for the Japanese Tea Ceremony.<br><br>I need someone to pick up bottles of tea from my office in Fine Arts and take to the Honors College around 11-11:30 Monday, April 23 and place in their refrigerator.<br><br>I have 7 jugs of water that also need to be moved over to Library 7th floor around 1:00 p.m.<br><br>I will need help moving food and paper products and setting up reception tables around 1:00 p.m. too.<br><br>We have carts to move everything.<br><br>Thank you to all the students who offered to assist yesterday.  
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