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<Title>The Chronicle &#8220;Great Colleges to Work For" Survey</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>Dear Members of the UMBC Community,</span><br><br><span>Each year, </span><em>The Chronicle of Higher Education</em><span> asks faculty and staff at colleges and universities across the country to rate their workplaces on a host of factors, including benefits, workplace policies, and demographics, to recognize institutions that have built great workplaces.</span><br><br><em>The Chronicle</em><span> has again asked UMBC to participate in its “Great Colleges to Work For” program. An important part of this program is an employee survey distributed to a random sample of UMBC’s full-time faculty and exempt and non-exempt staff. In the coming week, an invitation to take this survey will be emailed to a random sample of UMBC faculty and staff. If you receive the anonymous survey we ask that you take a few minutes to respond. Your feedback helps ensure more accurate results for the program. </span><strong>The deadline to complete the survey is <span><span>April 6, 2018</span></span></strong><span>.</span><br><br><em>The Chronicle</em><span> will publish a special issue this summer detailing the program findings and recognizing those institutions that are leading the way in their commitment to creating great workplaces.</span><br><br><span>In 2017, for the eighth consecutive year, UMBC was named one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, and earned its sixth consecutive spot on the list’s “Honor Roll.” The campus received high ratings in key areas such as teaching, senior leadership, and shared governance.</span><br><br><span>Thank you in advance for your participation.</span><br><br><em><span>Valerie A. Thomas, Associate Vice President for Human Resources</span></em></div>
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<Title>UMBC vs. Vermont in the America East Championship Title Game</Title>
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<Title>Thank you for making the 2017 MD Charity Campaign a success</Title>
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<Title>We are in need of reusable fabric grocery bags and</Title>
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<Title>Join us in cheering on Men's Basketball today!</Title>
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<Summary>Dear Members of the UMBC Community,  I am writing to update you on the progress of UMBC’s search for the Dean of The Erickson School and to thank you for the valuable input we have received so...</Summary>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>It is with great thanks to the UMBC community that the first UMBC Giving Day—Black and Gold Rush—was truly exceptional. We had more than 400 alumni, 240 faculty and staff, and 250 parents, student,s and friends support UMBC in 24 hours</span><span>. </span><strong>Amazing!</strong><br><br><span>A </span><strong>big thank you</strong><span> to everyone who supported #blackandgoldrush.</span><br><br><span>Sincerely,</span><br><strong>Gregory Simmons '04</strong><br><em>Vice President for Institutional Advancement</em><div><em><br></em></div><div><img src="http://umbc.edu/images_email/DEV2017-040r_result-graphic_vF-high-res.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></div><div><br></div><div><span>If you did not get a chance to make your gift, you can still do so today at </span><a href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/rnlqbb/nwtbnbb/nsioek" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><strong>giving.umbc.edu</strong></a><span>.</span></div></div>
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