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<Title>Come join the BFSA at NOLA in Fed Hill</Title>
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<Title>BFSA Social Event and Happy Hour</Title>
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<Title>And in local news....</Title>
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<Title>The BFSA is going to Top Golf</Title>
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<Title>BFSA webex meeting for the general body</Title>
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<Title>UMBC women's basketball team beats NJIT</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Congratulations to Head Coach Johnetta Hayes and the UMBC Women's basketball team for beating NJIT in the first round of the America East tournament 82-71 on Wednesday March 1st at UMBC. The women's team is set to take on Vermont on Vermont's home court this Sunday March 5th. <div><br></div><div>Great job today Coach Hayes with the win and good luck on Sunday at Vermont as we take down the number 1 seeded Catamounts!!!!</div><div><br></div><div>Please congratulate Coach Hayes, her coaching staff and the team when you see them on campus.</div></div>
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<Title>Tremendous turnout at NOLA's</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">I would like to thank everyone who came out yesterday to NOLA's restaurant for the BFSA Happy Hour. It was a fantastic time and great to see so many Black and non Black UMBC faculty and staff gathered for a social event. This was definitely the largest turnout we have had for any BFSA event. The staff at NOLA's was wonderful and very accommodating for the number of people that showed up. Not to mention that the food and drinks were on point. NOLA's doesn't owe the BFSA anything and we will definitely be back. Please be on the lookout for more announcements of future BFSA events.<div><br></div><div>On another note, many of you may or may not know that our former Vice President, Keesha "Kiki" Strickland, has left UMBC for Bowie State University thus vacating her VP position. Frank Caldwell, Associate Director of Residential Life, has graciously agreed to step in and fill that position. Myself along with BFSA Secretary Jennifer Artis and Treasurer Bruce Perry are excited and very much looking forward to working with Frank. Please congratulate Frank on his new position when you see him around campus.</div><div><br></div><div>Your UMBC BFSA President</div><div>Derrick Johns    </div></div>
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<Title>Come join the UMBC BFSA at NOLA's restaurant in Fed Hill</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Come join your BFSA at NOLS's restaurant after work on Tuesday February 28, 2023 at 5 pm. Let's end Black History Month on a positive note and with bang at NOLA's. Anyone interested in attending please email Derrick (<a href="mailto:derrickj@umbc.edu">derrickj@umbc.edu</a>) as soon as possible with your intent and number of people coming with you or you can leave a comment on this post. We need a head count as accurate as possible to give the restaurant.<div><br></div><div>Hope to see you all there!!! <div><br></div><div>Each person will be responsible for his/her own food and beverages.</div></div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://www.nolaseafoodandspirits.com/">https://www.nolaseafoodandspirits.com/</a></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>Former BFSA President Wanda Soares Nottingham will be retiring after 25 years of service at UMBC. Wanda, also a union board member, will retire on January 1, 2023. </p><p>Wanda has been the Administrative Assistant for Africana
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    Development and Management. She was named UMBC'S Non-Exempt Employee of the
    Quarter in 2018.</p><p></p>
    
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    <p>Her final day at UMBC will be December 16th, 2022. If you see Wanda before then please congratulate her and wish her well. </p>
    
    <p>We will miss you, Wanda! Thank you for your service and best of luck to you in this next chapter of life!!! Enjoy and have a great retirement. </p><p><br></p><p><strong><span>Below is a link to her farewell card. Please take the time to sign it and wish Wanda well and a Happy Retirement!!!</span><br></strong></p><p><br></p><p><a href="https://www.groupgreeting.com/sign/f1f30c65babade9" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.groupgreeting.com/sign/f1f30c65babade9</a><span> </span></p><p></p><p><span><br></span></p></div>
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    <div class="html-content">BFSA Members,<div><br></div><div><div>Please JOIN our new <strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/856530615533904" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">BFSA at UMBC</a></strong> Facebook Group!</div><div><br></div><div><strong>The link to find us: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/856530615533904" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://www.facebook.com/groups/856530615533904</a></strong></div><div><br></div><div><u>FACEBOOK FOR BFSA</u></div><div>Once you JOIN our FB Group, introduce yourself: tell us a little about you, how long you have been at UMBC and what department you work in, etc.</div><div><br></div><div>We have posted photos from our previous meetings and events, and even some from yesterday's UMBC SERVICE AWARDS. Add yours!</div><div><br></div><div>Post photos of BFSA events you have been to, even from long ago!  We will start archiving them there.</div><div><br></div><div><em>This is a PRIVATE Facebook group, so don't worry, no one but people in the group will be able to see posts/photos.</em></div></div></div>
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