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<Title>You've Got This Group</Title>
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    <div><strong>Round 1 Starts October 10th</strong></div>
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    <div>Day &amp; Time: Thursdays 10:30AM – 12PM</div>
    <div>Location: CC Group Room</div>
    <div>Facilitators: Jen Martinez, M.A. &amp; Helen Ding, B.A.</div>
    <div>Contact: Jen at <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">jenm@umbc.edu </a>
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    <div><strong>Round 2 Starts November 5th</strong></div>
    <div>Day &amp; Time: Tuesdays 1PM – 2:20PM  </div>
    <div>Location: CC Group Room</div>
    <div>Facilitators: Renae Mitchell, M.A. &amp; Ishita Arora, M. A.</div>
    <div>Contact: Renae at <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">rcmitch@umbc.edu </a>
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    <div>The weather will soon be turning cold, and we are once again requesting donations of gently used warm coats, hats, gloves and scarves for our Retrievers who are in need of these items.  Last year we distributed over 200 free coats, hats, gloves and scarves.<br>
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    <div>This year Retriever Essentials is working together with Hillel and the Muslim Student Association, who will be hosting our Coat Closet at the Interfaith Center.</div>
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    <div>If you have items to donate, please contact Tasneem Qalawee at <a href="mailto:gx13254@umbc.edu">gx13254@umbc.edu</a> to arrange to have your items picked up.</div>
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    <div>Thank you for your continued support!!<br><a rel="nofollow external" class="bo"></a>
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<Summary>The weather will soon be turning cold, and we are once again requesting donations of gently used warm coats, hats, gloves and scarves for our Retrievers who are in need of these items.  Last year...</Summary>
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<Title>Retriever Essentials is in Need of Canned Beans</Title>
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    <div>Please share with others in your office and drop off donations in one of our 3 boxes on campus: Commons by reception desk next to windows, Admin Building across from elevator or Library on first floor as you walk in on the right.</div>
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    <div>Thank you for your continued support!!<br>
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<Summary>Please share with others in your office and drop off donations in one of our 3 boxes on campus: Commons by reception desk next to windows, Admin Building across from elevator or Library on first...</Summary>
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    <div>Application deadline is November 19, 2019.</div>
    <div>Eligible students are: degree-seeking (grad or undergrad), U.S. citizens, over 18.</div>
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    <div>If interested, email Rachel McCloud: <a href="mailto:mccloud1@umbc.edu">mccloud1@umbc.edu</a>
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    <div>or April Householder: <a href="mailto:aprilh@umbc.edu">aprilh@umbc.edu</a>
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    <div>The Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is a summer study abroad opportunity for American college and university students to learn languages essential to America’s engagement with the world.</div>
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    <p>The CLS Program is part of a U.S. government effort to expand dramatically the number of Americans studying and mastering critical foreign languages. Students of diverse disciplines and majors are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to continue their language study beyond the scholarship period, and later apply their critical language skills in their future professional careers.</p>
    <p>Each summer, CLS provides rigorous academic instruction in fifteen languages essential to America’s engagement with the world. CLS participants are citizen ambassadors, sharing American values and promoting American influence abroad.</p>
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    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/arabic" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Arabic</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/azerbaijani" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Azerbaijani</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/bangla" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bangla</a></h4>
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    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/hindi" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Hindi</a></h4>
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    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/indonesian" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Indonesian</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/japanese" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Japanese</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/korean" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Korean</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/persian" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Persian</a></h4>
    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/portuguese" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Portuguese</a></h4>
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    <h4><a href="https://www.clscholarship.org/languages/punjabi" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Punjabi</a></h4>
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<Title>Join us for UMBC's Immigrant Recognition Day October 7!</Title>
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    <div>Posting on behalf of the <span>the Latino/Hispanic Faculty Association and </span><span>the Asian and Asian American Faculty Council! </span>
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    <div><span>_________________________________________</span></div>
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    <div>Join us for a day of celebration of our <span>immigrant communities!</span>
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    <h5>UMBC Immigrant Recognition Day</h5>
    <div><span>Let’s come together as a community to recognize the contributions immigrants make every day to UMBC and our nation.</span></div>
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    <h5>Students, Staff, Faculty, Service Workers, Administrators: Join us on Monday, October 7 for a day-long celebration on the Commons Quad**</h5>
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    <div>Come when you can!</div>
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    <div>Regardless of where we were born, how we look or the language we speak, let’s pledge support to a strong, inclusive, safe UMBC for all.</div>
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    <div>We will share the many ways immigrants contribute to UMBC (and the U.S.).</div>
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    <div><span>Wear red to identify as part of (or in solidarity with) our community of immigrants.</span></div>
    <div>Bring quotes, art, photos, texts—by immigrants or celebrating immigration—to display on our celebration wall.</div>
    <div>Sign up for a 15-minute time slot to read—a poem, short story or excerpt by your favorite immigrant author;  sing;  play an instrument;  perform—spoken word, monologue, play;  or to share your own immigration stories. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jd764L6YO7z4Q0kNJtFMt0DNT5Et3fjXYGwVsTlkpT4/edit" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Sign up here.</a> <span>Additional creative celebratory ideas are welcome too!   </span>
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    <div>Use #UMBCimmigrants to document and celebrate immigrants’ contributions to our community. <span>Participate, celebrate, and experience the beauty of our immigrant communities at UMBC by showing up, bringing your classes, inviting your friends.</span>
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    <br>Come one, come all. Wear red!</h4>
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    <div><em><span>Sponsored by the Latino/Hispanic Faculty Association and </span><span>the Asian and Asian American Faculty Council</span></em></div>
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<Title>October is Disability Awareness Month</Title>
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    <strong>National Disability Awareness Month</strong> is a national campaign held in October that raises awareness about issues for people with disabilities, and celebrates the many and varied contributions of Americans with disabilities.</div>
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    <div>NDAM's roots go back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with various types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to "National Disability Awareness Month."</div>
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    <div>Americans with disabilities make up almost one-fifth of our population. Since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by the 41st Present George H.W. Bush on July 26th 1990.  There have been huge strides in accessibility and inclusion. People with disabilities still face discrimination and lack of understanding. </div>
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    <div>The Presidential Proclamation of 2015 states: <em>“America is at its strongest when we harness the talents and celebrate the distinct gifts of all our people.  This October, as we observe the 70th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, let us pay tribute to all who fought for better laws, demanded better treatment, and overcome ignorance and indifference to make our Nation more perfect.  In their honor, and for the betterment of generations of Americans to come, let us continue the work of removing obstacles to employment so every American has the chance to develop their skills and make their unique mark on the world we share.”</em>
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    <div><strong>Disability Awareness Events:</strong></div>
    <div>Oct 1 All Day MP 212 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/60435" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open House with Office Accessibility &amp; Disability Services</a>
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    <div>Oct 7 at Noon, MP 222 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/75597" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Mission Possible! Disability &amp; Accessibility Scavenger Hunt</a>
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    <div>Oct 14 at Noon, <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/73352" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Online: Make Your PDFs Accessible</a>
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    <div>Oct 23 at Noon, UC 310 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/73242" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Campus Accessibility Project Update and Discussion</a>
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    <div>Oct 25 at Noon, Online - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/73353" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Make Your PDFs Accessible</a>
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    <div>Oct 30 at Noon, Sondheim - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/63502" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Trick or Treat: Accessibility Walk, Tap, and Roll</a>
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    <div>Oct 31 at 11:30 ENG 102 <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/instructional-technology/events/73354" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Make Your Word Documents Accessible</a><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/63502" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"> </a>
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<Title>Recognition Insight Openness (RIO) Workshop</Title>
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    <div>Time and Location: Thursdays 1-2 pm Counseling Center (Center group room). </div>
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    <div>Please sign up below and we will email you when the workshop starts:</div>
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    <strong> </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKcu6T1RmU2zVPMfiuWru32gdI4ylzYxo7mDzIvb2aCfSzUg/viewform?usp=sf_link" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeKcu6T1RmU2zVPMfiuWru32gdI4ylzYxo7mDzIvb2aCfSzUg/viewform?usp=sf_link</a><span>  </span>
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    <div><span>For additional questions please contact: Dr. Alayna Berkowitz (<a href="mailto:alaynab@umbc.edu">alaynab@umbc.edu</a>) or Ethan Swift (<a href="mailto:eswift@umbc.edu">eswift@umbc.edu</a>) </span></div>
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    <blockquote><p>The <em>Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education </em>(TEACH) Grant is a Federal program, which provides assistance to students pursuing careers in primary and secondary education. TEACH differs from other grant programs because receiving the TEACH Grant means committing to a four year service obligation. Failing to complete the TEACH Grant service obligation can result in the TEACH Grant converting to a Direct Unsubsidized Stafford Loan. Eligible students are also required to complete <em>annual counseling</em> and sign an <em>Agreement to Serve</em>, which outline conditions of the TEACH Grant.</p></blockquote>
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<Title>October is National Disability Awareness Month!</Title>
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    <strong>National Disability Awareness Month</strong> is a national campaign held in October that raises awareness about issues for people living with disabilities, and celebrates the many and varied contributions of Americans with disabilities.</div>
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    <div>NDAM's roots go back to 1945, when Congress enacted a law declaring the first week in October each year "National Employ the Physically Handicapped Week." In 1962, the word "physically" was removed to acknowledge the employment needs and contributions of individuals with various types of disabilities. In 1988, Congress expanded the week to a month and changed the name to "National Disability Awareness Month."</div>
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    <div><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABFpTRlJUuc" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">However, the fight is not done.</a></div>
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    <div>Americans with disabilities make up almost one-fifth of our population, but are unemployed at a rate that is twice that of people without disabilities; and for women and racial/ethnic minorities with disabilities, the rates are even higher.  People with disabilities still face discrimination by employers, limited access to skills training, and, too often, unfairly low expectations.  </div>
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    <div><strong>We must continue to promote inclusion in the workplace and in our society. </strong></div>
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    <div><strong>We must tear down the barriers that remain -- in hearts, minds, and in policies -- to the security and prosperity that stable jobs provide and that all people deserve.  </strong></div>
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    <div><strong>And we must actively foster a culture in which individuals are supported and accepted for who they are and in which it is okay to disclose one's disability without fear of discrimination. </strong></div>
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    <div>The Presidential Proclamation of 2015 states: <em>“America is at its strongest when we harness the talents and celebrate the distinct gifts of all our people.  This October, as we observe the 70th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, let us pay tribute to all who fought for better laws, demanded better treatment, and overcome ignorance and indifference to make our Nation more perfect.  In their honor, and for the betterment of generations of Americans to come, let us continue the work of removing obstacles to employment so every American has the chance to develop their skills and make their unique mark on the world we share.”</em>
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    <div><strong>Disability Awareness Events:</strong></div>
    <div>Oct 1 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/60435" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Open House with Office Accessibility &amp; Disability Services</a>
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    <div>Oct 7 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/75597" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Mission Possible! Disability &amp; Accessibility Scavenger Hunt</a>
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    <div>Oct 23 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/73242" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Campus Accessibility Project Update and Discussion</a>
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    <div>Oct 30 - <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/accessibility/events/63502" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Trick or Treat: Accessibility Walk, Tap, and Roll </a>
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    <div><em>For information on Mosaic Disability centered events, please email Carlos Turcios Coordinator for Student Diversity and Inclusion at <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">carlos6@umbc.edu</a>, Heidy George, Program Associate for Student Diversity and Inclusion at <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">hmg@umbc.edu</a>, or at <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">mosaic@umbc.edu</a>.</em></div>
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<Title>October is LGBTQ+ History Month!</Title>
<Tagline>Celebrate with the Mosaic, Women&#8217;s Center, and LSU</Tagline>
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    <div>LGBTQ+ History Month originated in the United States, and was first celebrated in 1994. This month-long observance of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer history celebrates role models, and the history of the LGBTQ+ rights and related civil rights movements. In the United States, it is celebrated in October to coincide with National Coming Out Day on October 11. However, countries recognize this month at different times of the year according to their specific significant events (e.g. United Kingdom recognizes this in February)</div>
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    <div>It was founded by Missouri high-school history teacher Rodney Wilson. Many gay and lesbian organizations supported the concept early on as did Governors William Weld of Massachusetts and Lowell Weicker of Connecticut, who recognized the inaugural month with official proclamations. In 1995, the National Education Association indicated support of LGBTQ+ History Month as well as other history months by resolution at its General Assembly.</div>
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    <div><strong>So why do we have Pride Month in June and LGBTQ+ History Month in October?</strong></div>
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    <div>Wilson chose October as the month for the celebration due to <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AgBj7kck7-A" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">National Coming Out Day</a>. It was established as a widely known event, on October 11, the date of the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights that took place in 1987. June is recognized as Pride Month to commemorate the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9wdMJmuBlA" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Stonewall Riots</a> taking place on June 28-July 1. </div>
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    <div><strong>Upcoming LGBTQ+ Events this Month</strong></div>
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    <span>Oct 3 - </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/72117" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">LGBTQ+ Networking Event</a>
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    <span>Oct 9 - </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/womenscenter/events/76220" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">National Coming Out Day Tabling</a> (Sponsored by the Women’s Center) </div>
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    <span>Oct 9 - </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/72589" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">What’s The (T)ea? Equity for All?</a> The Equality Act and Its Impacts </div>
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    <span>Oct 10 - </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/lgbtqstudentunion/events/76274" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">National Coming Out Day Barbeque</a> (Hosted by LSU)</div>
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    <span>Oct 16 - </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/76259" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Bagels and Banter Pop-Up #1</a> (Topic pending but welcome to submit LGBTQ+-centered topics) </div>
    <div>SafeZone Multiple Dates, RSVP <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSddM7M0FlBwX6ZLumay8JTwUIvXFuRt3sOo0U37Lb0re4xmsQ/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Here</a>
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    <div>Check out all LGBTQ+ events <a href="https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=dW1iYy5lZHVfczNwZ2xkdjFsM2hnbDB1N2tobzJ0MTR1aWtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> </div>
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    <div><em>For more information on Mosaic LGBTQ+ centered events, please email Carlos Turcios Coordinator for Student Diversity and Inclusion at <a href="mailto:carlos6@umbc.edu">carlos6@umbc.edu</a>, Heidy George, Program Associate for Student Diversity and Inclusion at <a href="mailto:hmg@umbc.edu">hmg@umbc.edu</a>, or at <a href="mailto:mosaic@umbc.edu">mosaic@umbc.edu</a>.</em></div>
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    <div>Cool links: <a href="https://www.glsen.org/article/lgbtq-history-1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9sbbkrX55AIVDYeGCh1oEQVyEAAYASAAEgLke_D_BwE" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">LGBTQ History from GLSEN</a>
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