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<Title>Massage slots are full!</Title>
<Tagline>Thank you for your enthusiasm!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">All of the slots for massages on Wednesday, January 23 are now taken. However, you are still encouraged to stop by for a snack and to chat with colleagues.<div><br></div><div>If for any reason you cannot make your time slot, please make sure your slot does not go unused by offering it to a colleague who was unable to secure a spot. Please let Sue Plitt (<a href="mailto:plitt@umbc.edu">plitt@umbc.edu</a>) know who will be using your time instead.</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you!<br><div><br></div><div><br><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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<Summary>All of the slots for massages on Wednesday, January 23 are now taken. However, you are still encouraged to stop by for a snack and to chat with colleagues.    If for any reason you cannot make...</Summary>
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<Title>It's back! Free Massage Day!</Title>
<Tagline>Don't wait to sign up -- slots go fast!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><strong>STRESS BUSTER:  TAKE A MINUTE FOR YOURSELF</strong></p><p><span><strong>Massage the Body and the Senses</strong></span></p><p><br></p><p>PSS has again arranged for free mini-massages for staff members. Last year the slots filled up almost immediately, so don't wait!</p><p><span><br></span></p><p><strong>THE DETAILS:</strong></p><p><span>The Commons, Flat Tuesdays (Lower Level)</span></p><p>Wednesday, January 23, 2019</p><p>10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (Noon – 1:00 p.m. lunch break)</p><p> </p><p>In addition to free, 10-minute seated massages, light refreshments and a special PSS giveaway will be available.</p><p> </p><span>Please select your seated massage time slot <a href="https://goo.gl/forms/rnJc3hVgDesAAfNA3" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">HERE</a>.</span><span> If you get an error message, it means someone has already selected that time. </span><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>If you have any questions, contact Sue Plitt at <a href="mailto:plitt@umbc.edu">plitt@umbc.edu</a>.</span></div></div>
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<Summary>STRESS BUSTER:  TAKE A MINUTE FOR YOURSELF  Massage the Body and the Senses     PSS has again arranged for free mini-massages for staff members. Last year the slots filled up almost immediately,...</Summary>
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<NewsItem contentIssues="true" id="79349" important="true" status="posted" url="https://beta.my.umbc.edu/groups/ess/posts/79349">
<Title>Staff Awards nominations open through November 1</Title>
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<Title>Homecoming volunteers still needed Saturday 10/13</Title>
<Tagline>Come have fun greeting folks to campus!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>The Homecoming planning team is in great need of folks to staff the Homecoming Welcome Tents stationed around the loop on </span><strong>Saturday, Oct 13, between 12:30 and 5 p.m., in 90-minute blocks</strong><span>. </span><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Volunteers will welcome guests to campus and provide information as needed. You'll receive materials, so don't think you have to know everything about Homecoming or UMBC to sign up!</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>Please consider helping out, and if you decide you can, email Jessica Wyatt, </span><a href="mailto:jwy@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">jwy@umbc.edu</a><span>, with your interest/availability. Thanks!</span></div></div>
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<Title>An invitation from the PSS: Listening session on Sept. 20</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>Dear UMBC professional staff,</span></p>
    
    <p><span>We all received an email from President Hrabowski on Monday
    inviting members of the UMBC community to an open listening session to d<span>iscuss the recent events regarding sexual assault and
    misconduct. The PSS supports the university’s effort to create a space for
    dialogue so that the university community can begin to heal and move forward
    together.</span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>The listening session is scheduled for <strong>Thursday,
    September 20, 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Recital Hall</strong>. It is co-organized
    by a number of campus groups and is open to all. If you would like to learn more about
    student perspectives on this issue, or share your own story, you are welcome to
    attend. </span></p>
    
    <p><span>If you cannot attend, and would like to
    contribute to the conversation, feel free to use the <span><span><span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/fuqhtb/zpk13bb/3shkkm" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><u>form</u></a></span></span></span>
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    question.</span></p>
    
    <p><span>We all react to challenging news differently. Any staff member who may need support can request <span>counseling</span> through
    the </span><span><span><u><a href="https://hr.umbc.edu/benefits/benefit-information/employee-assistance-program/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Inova Employee
    Assistance Program</a></u></span><span> by calling
    1-800-346-0110.</span></span></p>
    
    <p><span>Sincerely,</span></p>
    
    <p><span>PSS Executive Council</span></p>
    
    <p><span> </span></p><br></div>
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<Title>Personal Leadership and Project Management nominations</Title>
<Tagline>Deadline extended to September 3!</Tagline>
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<Title>Reminder: UMBC Community Picnic Tomorrow</Title>
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<Title>UMBC Night @ Oriole Park</Title>
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    <div><div><h4>Monday, Aug. 27 • 5:30 p.m. picnic, 7 p.m. game</h4><h4>Oriole Park at Camden Yards</h4><h4>Early-bird Tickets: $35 by June 15, $40 after</h4></div><div><br></div><div>Join the Professional Staff Senate and the UMBC
     Alumni Association for our annual night at Oriole Park! Come for a 
    night of food, fun, and friends as we cheer on the Baltimore Orioles as 
    they play the Toronto Blue Jays. Ticket price includes pre-game picnic, 
    seat in the stadium (upper reserve ticket), and commemorative 
    Orioles/UMBC hat. All participants of this event will receive the 
    commemorative hat when you check-in at the bullpen picnic.<span> </span><a href="https://www.alumni.umbc.edu/s/1325/hybrid/index.aspx?sid=1325&amp;gid=1&amp;pgid=1847&amp;content_id=1920&amp;authkey=hOCZcA%2fR1%2fF0O3NQzIAldT87YV%2fT%2bgDHPnzlJdweYOXYfogqfhnIAg%3d%3d" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>Tickets are limited, buy yours today!</strong></a></div>
    
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     event is part of the Orioles University Pride Night celebrating UMBC, 
    but this package which includes the bullpen party, upper reserve ticket 
    and commemorative hat is being sold separately from what is advertised 
    on the Orioles website.</em></div><div><em><br></em></div><div><br><span><span><strong>Questions?</strong> Contact Bernadette Darby in the Office of Alumni Relations at </span><span><a href="mailto:darbyb@umbc.edu?subject=RE:%202018%20UMBC%20Night%20at%20Oriole%20Park" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">darbyb@umbc.edu</a> or 410-455-3703.</span></span></div></div>
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    Huffington shows how our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted 
    compromises our health and our decision-making and undermines our work 
    lives, our personal lives--and even our sex lives in this New York Times bestseller."...</em></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Greatest-Gift-Victor-Antonio-ebook/dp/B06XT2MSZJ/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1513099843&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=The+Greatest+Gift%C2%A0by+Victor+Antonio?tag=wwwinccom-20" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">The Greatest Gift: Victor Antonio</a></strong><br><em>"If you love Og Mandino's work, you're sure to like this book.  The 
    Greatest Gift follows a conversation in a coffee shop between two men in
     very different stages of their lives.  One is a rising start trying to 
    find the meaning of success, the other; an older man with the benefit of
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     and tribulations.  You will listen in to a conversation between two men
     from two different generations on the meaning of life, success and 
    happiness.  The story is filled with insightful moments on the human 
    condition; the common failings we all have and how we face them."</em></li><li><strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Scientific-Secrets-Perfect-Timing/dp/0735210624" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">When: David Pink</a></strong><br><em>"Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home." ...<br></em></li></ul></div><div><br></div><div><em><strong>Please note:</strong> PSS will provide the chosen book and there would be 2 to 3 in-person meetings.</em><br></div></div>
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<Title>Become a Mentor! Join the PSS Mentoring Program.</Title>
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