This will be my last semester as club president, as I am graduating this Spring. It has been an honor working with our club advisor, DoHwan Park, who played a key role in helping the club flourish and assisted me with growing into the role of President of the Meditation club. It is through DoHwan that we have been able to be connected with our Won Dharma representatives, have wonderful cushions for our meditation sessions, were able to provide tea and snacks for some of our earlier sessions, and so much more. She has humbly and mindfully contributed to our club's success.

Our two representatives of Won Dharma Buddhism, Reverends Eunju Nam and Sangwon Hwang, have also played a vital role in guiding us with our meditation practice and allowing us to participate in meditation retreats at their beautiful temples in Rockville and Upper State New York. 

Lastly, I must thank our club officers and members for their help in making meditation club more active in our community. Jaimee Pineda, our current Vice President has done great job in sharing our club with those around campus. Yemisi Aina has managed our club media for most of our official existence and has been a regular participant in meditation. Alisa Zaidi, our club graduate allowed us to procure funding from the SGA for our on-campus retreat and helped us secure t-shirts, and we've had Chris Meas, Jason Kelly, and Wouhib Tamrat step up to lead sessions of their own on campus.

Now it is your turn to take the reigns of the meditation club. Our future as an organization on campus will depend on new leadership. 

 

For those who want to get more involved in Meditation at UMBC and with UMBC in general, taking on an officer position is a great way to do it. There's an abundance of opportunities to collaborate with other clubs, host events, and do so much more on campus. 

This Spring we are holding officer elections for the following positions:

President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Below is a list of what the roles entail.

The duties of the President shall include: 

● developing and managing events

● exploring and sharing the history of the organization

● serving as the organization's official representative for communicating with SGA and UMBC staff 

The duties of the Vice-president shall include: 

● assuming the role of President in the event of the President's absence or incapacity 

The duties of the Treasurer shall include: 

● managing fundraising 

● managing the organization's funds and ensuring compliance with all financial rules and guidelines 

The duties of the Secretary shall include: 

● managing communication within the group 

● recording and archiving information from meetings and activities

*Our current club secretary has managed our social media accounts for the most part save for our myUMBC group. The management of our social media accounts may be a task given to any officer.

This election will continue until the end of April. 

Thank you all so much, I truly hope that the meditation practice has touched your lives and that it will continue to do so after my departure from UMBC. It's been great couple of years leading the club.

If you have any questions, I will be more than happy to answer them. Email lambert7@umbc.edu.

Peace, Tranquility, and Best Regards,

Alyssa Lambert

President of Meditation at UMBC

Reverend Sangwon Hwang, DoHwan Park, and I performing hand mudra meditation at Meditation club's first involvement fest, Fall 2016

Garden Club Collaboration Spring 2017

Reverend Nam teaching moving meditation

November on Campus Retreat Fall 2017