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<Title>April 8: Retriever Ready Action Update</Title>
<Tagline>New Mental Health Resource and Applied Learning Guidance</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s </span><a href="https://covid19.umbc.edu/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Retriever Ready website</a><span>. Questions? Email </span><a href="mailto:COVID19@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">covid19@umbc.edu</a><span>.</span></p><h4><strong>COVID-19 Health &amp; Safety</strong></h4><ul><li><a href="https://covid19.umbc.edu/testing-tracking/umbc-public-health-dashboard/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC’s Public Health Dashboard</a><span> was updated with new data on April 8. There were</span><span> 11 </span><span>new positive on-campus cases during this reporting period.</span></li></ul><h4><strong>COVID-19 Vaccine</strong></h4><ul><li><span>We encourage all members of the UMBC community to get vaccinated as soon as you are eligible. Please visit this </span><a href="https://coronavirus.maryland.gov/pages/vaccine" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">vaccination registration site</a><span> for more information.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span>Before you head to your vaccination appointment, review this Information about </span><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/expect.html?ACSTrackingID=USCDC_2067-DM54099&amp;ACSTrackingLabel=Cleaning%20and%20Disinfecting%20Your%20Home%20%7C%20COVID-19&amp;deliveryName=USCDC_2067-DM54099" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">getting your COVID-19 vaccine</a><span>. </span></li></ul><h4><strong>Mental Health Support for Students</strong></h4><ul><li><em><strong>New This Week</strong></em><strong> from the UMBC Counseling Center</strong><span>: </span><a href="https://counseling.umbc.edu/resources/togetherall/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Togetherall</a><span> is a free online peer-to-peer community for students that offers a safe and anonymous place to support your mental health 24/7. </span><span> </span></li></ul><h4><strong>UMBC Entering New Phase of Off-Campus Applied Learning Activities</strong></h4><ul><li><span>Please review this </span><a href="https://provost.umbc.edu/covid-19-communications-2/covid-19-communications/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">updated guidance from the Provost for Summer 2021 Applied Learning Experiences</a><span>, including Internships, Cooperative Education, Research Experiences, and Service-Learning &amp; Community Engagement.</span></li></ul><h4><strong>UMBC Together</strong></h4><ul><li><span>Faculty and staff may opt in to receive the spring</span><em> UMBC Magazine</em><span> at home. To receive yours, please </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfIyKYtZ_yy0IbfTa0aqzhD34zSXN39GAP1axrWDoC0LcP09A/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">fill out this form</a><span> by close of business, Friday, April 30. </span><em>Note</em><span>: If you submitted this form for an at-home copy of a 2020 issue, you do not need to do so again.</span></li></ul><ul><li><span>Visit the </span><a href="https://www.umbc.edu/together/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Together website</a><span> for recent social media posts and the </span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/umbctogether" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">UMBC Together myUMBC group</a><span> for information on upcoming events.</span></li></ul></div>
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<Summary>Please see the latest updates on UMBC’s Retriever Ready website. Questions? Email covid19@umbc.edu.  COVID-19 Health &amp; Safety   UMBC’s Public Health Dashboard was updated with new data on...</Summary>
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