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    <div class="html-content"><p>UMBC <strong>Graduate School</strong> invites you to the <strong>Fall 2025 COMPASS Mentoring Workshop</strong>—an afternoon dedicated to building stronger, more productive mentoring relationships between Ph.D. students and their faculty mentors.</p><p>Whether you're navigating the early stages of your doctoral journey or guiding students through theirs, this workshop offers practical strategies, reflection, and tools to support equitable and effective mentoring.<br></p><p><strong>Intended Audience</strong>: Ph.D. students and faculty who mentor Ph.D. students.</p><p><strong>Date</strong>: Friday, October 10, 2025<br><strong>Time</strong>: 12:00 PM – 3:30 PM<br><strong>Location</strong>: Public Policy Building, 4th Floor<br><em>Lunch and materials provided<br></em></p><div><u>Workshop Agenda</u>: <br>Noon - 12:45: Welcome and Lunch</div><div>1:00 - 2:45: Breakout sessions for students and faculty</div><div>3:00 - 3:30: Start discussing and filling out "Sharing Expectations" document</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd09xhnKu5YhPVLB3X1CdrEbiGGNmkvZzv-vYsoQI2n57lNzQ/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</strong></a></div><div><br></div><div>If you have any questions, please email <strong>Lauren Hamilton Edwards</strong> at <a href="mailto:ledwards@umbc.edu">ledwards@umbc.edu</a>. </div><div><div><div><br></div></div></div></div>
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