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    <div class="html-content"><h4><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/mlli/events?mode=upcoming" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Monday, May  1, 2017</a> · 10 AM -  5 PM
    </h4><div><div><h4>UC Plaza and all over campus</h4><p><em>Sponsored by Modern Languages, Linguistics &amp; Intercultural Communication (MLLI)</em></p></div>
    </div><p><strong><span><br></span></strong></p><p><strong><span>Join us
    for a day of celebration of our</span></strong><strong><span> immigrant communities!</span></strong>
    
    </p><p><span>May
    1<sup>st</sup> has been historically linked to international workers’ rights.
    More recently, May Day has served as a national day of action to raise
    awareness about immigration rights and the need to keep families together as
    they fight for a better life.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>On
    this May Day, let’s come together as a community to recognize the contributions
    immigrants make every day to UMBC and our nation.</span></p>
    
    <h5><strong><span>Students, Staff, Faculty,
    Service Workers, Administrators: </span></strong><span>Join us on May
    1st, 2017 for a day-long celebration in the plaza in front of the UC.</span></h5>
    
    <p><strong><span>Come when you can!</span></strong></p>
    
    <p><span>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.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>We will create and
    share the many ways immigrants contribute to UMBC (and the U.S.).</span></p>
    
    <p><span>Action Items:</span></p>
    
    <ul><li><strong><span>Wear red to identify as part of (or in solidarity with)
         our community of immigrants.</span></strong></li><li><span>Bring quotes,
         art, photos, texts—by immigrants or celebrating immigration—to display on
         our celebration wall. </span></li></ul>
    
    <ul><li><span></span><span>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.  Additional
    creative celebratory ideas are welcome too!   <u><a href="http://doodle.com/poll/6ubf9qfvc2xvcgd8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">http://doodle.com/poll/6ubf9qfvc2xvcgd8</a></u></span></li></ul>
    
    <ul><li><span>Use
    <strong>     #UMBCimmigrants</strong> to document and celebrate immigrants’ contributions to our
         community.</span></li><li><span>Participate,
         celebrate, and experience the beauty of our immigrant communities at UMBC
         by showing up, bringing your classes, inviting your friends.</span></li></ul>
    
    <p><span> </span></p><h3><strong><span>Come one, come all. Wear red!</span></strong><strong></strong></h3><h3><strong></strong></h3><strong><span><br></span></strong><h5><strong><span><a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/mlli/events/49744" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Show your support on the MLLI myUMBC post.</a></span></strong></h5><h3><strong></strong></h3></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="67459" important="false" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/ess/posts/67459">
<Title>Professional Development Opportunity</Title>
<Tagline>Become a New Student Orientation Advisor</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><span><span><div>UMBC staff are needed to work as New Student Orientation <span>Advisors</span> during Summer 2017 with the Office of Academic and Pre-Professional <span>Advising</span> (OAPA). Comprehensive <span>advising</span> and PeopleSoft training will be provided for all Orientation <span>Advisors</span>.
     This is a unique professional development opportunity for staff members
     who can spare a few days away from the office in the summer and have an
     interest in adding some professional <span>advising</span> to their portfolios. </div><div><br></div><div>For additional information regarding the position and how to apply, please visit the <a href="http://advising.umbc.edu/facultystaff/orientation/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">OAPA website</a>. Please contact Ms. Ericka Thompson, OAPA Coordinator, at <a href="mailto:ethompson@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">ethompson@umbc.edu</a> or <a rel="nofollow external" class="bo">(410) 455-5788</a> with questions.</div><div><br></div><div>**
     OAPA is also seeking graduate students for paid summer opportunities to
     work with Orientation. If you are a staff member that works with any 
    graduate students, please share the above link with them if you believe 
    they might be interested in doing some <span>advising</span> in the summer. **<span> <br><br>Download the application <a href="http://advising.umbc.edu/facultystaff/orientation/orientation_upload/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>. Staff, please leave the faculty/grad student section blank. <br></span></div></span></span></div>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="67458" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/ess/posts/67458">
<Title>PSS Mentoring Program</Title>
<Tagline>Become a mentor or mentee!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><h3>PSS Mentoring Program</h3><h3>2017–2018 Cohort</h3><h3><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/umbc.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWIxpiJWsnOBFnbUfvsePueDHphk8BXQAebg6mREzg7UBSLg/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Apply by Monday, May 1</a></h3><br>The PSS Mentoring Program provides an opportunity for seasoned and new staff to connect and share knowledge, resources, expertise, and experiences. Mentors will be a friendly connection for mentees, offering coaching, insight, and encouragement. Mentees will have the chance to learn about the campus culture and opportunities that UMBC has to offer. The program aims to increase staff connections, create avenues for new relationships, and build a stronger, cohesive staff community at UMBC.<br><br>Mentors and mentees will be paired to work together for one year, starting on July 1, 2017. Training, luncheons, and workshops will be offered for all participants during the one year commitment. <br><br>Senate experience is not required to apply to serve as a mentor or mentee.<br><br><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/umbc.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeWIxpiJWsnOBFnbUfvsePueDHphk8BXQAebg6mREzg7UBSLg/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Apply</a> for the PSS Mentoring Program by May 1</strong>! Please share this information with any colleagues on campus who you think would enjoy participating. <br><br>Contact Laila Shishineh (PSS Mentoring Program Chair), <a href="mailto:lailams@umbc.edu">lailams@umbc.edu</a>, with questions!</div>
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<Summary>PSS Mentoring Program  2017–2018 Cohort  Apply by Monday, May 1  The PSS Mentoring Program provides an opportunity for seasoned and new staff to connect and share knowledge, resources, expertise,...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="67376" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/ess/posts/67376">
<Title>Vote Now! PSS and CUSS Elections live 4/20-4/30</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><strong>Elections for the Professional Staff Senate and Council of University System Staff (CUSS) are now OPEN! Place your vote between 4/20 and 4/30 to decide who represents professional staff through 2019. </strong><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>First, review the candidate information <a href="https://umbc.box.com/s/mfiu6dlswdpcyxg1ybqezltibk6qusx5" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a>. Then, </strong><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/a/umbc.edu/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc1lUAEfQeBEGDfKHLyoZuffX-f0YQWgOe7QTQObwCEzBWppA/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">VOTE HERE!</a></strong><div><br></div><div><em>QUESTIONS? Contact Ashley Waters, PSS Vice President, <a href="mailto:awaters@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">awaters@umbc.edu</a>. The list of current senators can be found on pss.umbc.edu.</em></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>----------------------</div><div><br></div><div><strong>What is the Professional Staff Senate (PSS)?</strong> We represent you! We are the official representative body of professional, or exempt, staff employed at UMBC.</div><div><strong><br></strong></div><div><strong>What do we do?</strong> We provide a forum for discussing issues involving or of interest to exempt staff members, such as academic and administrative policies. Some of these topics have included FLSA, campus climate, employee benefits, and state budget updates and impacts. We work diligently to maintain and contribute to community life at UMBC by organizing events for staff and volunteering for non-PSS sponsored events. Each member serves on selected subcommittees of their choosing regarding certain policies or procedures.</div></div></div>
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<Summary>Elections for the Professional Staff Senate and Council of University System Staff (CUSS) are now OPEN! Place your vote between 4/20 and 4/30 to decide who represents professional staff through...</Summary>
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<Title>Student Government Association Elections</Title>
<Tagline>Encourage a student to run for a 2017-2018 SGA position!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><div>Last week the SGA Election Board <span><span>released the application</span></span> to run as a candidate in next month's 2017 SGA Election (due at <span><span>noon</span></span> on <span><span>Monday, March 27th</span></span>). <br></div><div><br></div><div>While
     there are typically students who have already planned to run for an SGA
     position by the time the campaign begins, there are also many students 
    who have never thought of themselves as "the SGA type," and, based on 
    this, will not seriously consider running.</div><div><br></div><div>To
     counter this phenomenon, you can identify a student or 
    two who you think would succeed in working with SGA, but who might not 
    immediately recognize it themselves, and then give them a gentle nudge, 
    asking them if they've ever thought about running. </div><div><br></div><div>Over
     the past five years or so, a surprising number of students 
    thrive in their work with SGA mainly because they had a professor, 
    supervisor, advisor, mentor, or friend gently suggest that they think 
    about running for a position. </div><div><br></div><div>If you or any student have any questions about this process, please contact Craig Berger (<a href="mailto:berger@umbc.edu">berger@umbc.edu</a>), <span><span><em>Coordinator of Student Life for Campus and Civic Engagement</em>,</span></span> or Sophia Lopresti (<a href="mailto:soph3@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">soph3@umbc.edu</a>), the <em>2017 SGA Election Board Chair</em>. </div><div><br></div><div><strong>To apply, students must fill out the <span><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/VoLNBu7s7ewKTTxn2" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SGA Candidate Application</a>.</span> <br>***The application is due at <span><span>noon</span></span> on <span><span>Monday, March 27th</span></span>.***<br><br></strong>View the <a href="http://my.umbc.edu/groups/sga/posts/66035" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">SGA myUMBC post</a>.<strong><br></strong></div></div>
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