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<Summary>We can't wait to welcome our newest Retrievers and celebrate all students returning to campus this spring! Winter Welcome Week 2024 will offer a variety of events to kick off the spring semester!...</Summary>
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<Title>Apply for the New Student Success Team!</Title>
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<Title>Involvement Fest 2020</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>Are you looking to get involved on campus? InvolvementFest is the perfect place to get started! This year, InvolvementFest will take place online over 4 days. You can choose to attend every day, or just the day(s) that you're most interested in meeting with the organizations. Mark your calendars, and <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/studentorgs" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">take a look at what organization</a> you want to join!</span><div><br></div><div>September 8: <span><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/welcomeweek/events/84653" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Cultural, Hobbies, Governance, Media, &amp; Political Orgs!</a></span></div><div>September 9: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/welcomeweek/events/84654" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Academic, Career, and Honors Organizations!</a></div><div>September 10: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/welcomeweek/events/84655" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Service/Social Action, Religious, and Arts/Performance Orgs!</a></div><div>September 11: <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/welcomeweek/events/84656" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Club Sports, Greek Life, and Intellectual Sports!</a><br><div><div><br><div><br></div><div>Head on over to the <a href="https://welcomeweek.umbc.edu/involvement-fest/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Welcome Week website</a> to learn more and start connecting!</div><div><br></div><div>**Check back to this post, and the event for each day of InvolvementFest for the link to attend as the date approaches**</div></div></div></div><div>                         </div></div>
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<PostedAt>Mon, 03 Aug 2020 06:55:03 -0400</PostedAt>
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<Title>Apply to be a Woolie!</Title>
<Tagline>Gain leadership experience welcoming new students to campus</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content">Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies) play a significant role in helping new students build relationships and adjust to life at UMBC. <div><br></div><div><p><span>Welcome Week:</span> a week and a half long series of social and educational events designed to help new students meet other students and learn about opportunities in and out of the classroom</p><p><span>Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies)</span> will develop relationships and encourage a group of 25-35 new students to engage with Welcome Week events while also helping with the logistics of Welcome Week</p><p><span>*Welcome Week 2020 is August 22-September 2, with the main Woolie responsibilities occurring August 22-26*</span></p><p>Interested? Find more <a href="null" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">information here</a>, and follow this <a href="https://forms.gle/hnuXgwALcxz5dePs8" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">link to apply</a>!</p><p>Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. Qualified candidates will be invited to a video interview.</p></div></div>
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<Summary>Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies) play a significant role in helping new students build relationships and adjust to life at UMBC.      Welcome Week: a week and a half long series of social and...</Summary>
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<Title>EXTENDED: Apply to be a Woolie or IHU/TRS Peer Facilitator!</Title>
<Tagline>Support students new to UMBC as they transition to campus!</Tagline>
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    <div class="html-content"><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr></tr><tr><td><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img alt="" src="https://ci6.googleusercontent.com/proxy/pvVzmg51oVoohUWXJSHjlZ5JYrKt5_3XMKjvXDWFn5wvsMmc9XdyeqNbPJl3l1z4zF624ltj-uUYhW10X0O4ymjPUEtEgwLtdf5TZFfUQACyWq8OyAgaNvHnX8qgiFGTIbbKH0AukXVXkkBvD9SDkVc-xo632PvFg-0=s0-d-e1-ft#https://gallery.mailchimp.com/06a54da8681f23d3f3040a3e6/images/cf2c95f2-2b74-4a2e-a2d0-65ad1fa13752.png" width="468" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto;"></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><div><span><strong>DEADLINE EXTENDED: </strong></span><br><br>We will now be accepting applications for IHU/TRS Peer Facilitators and Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies) until<br><strong>Thursday, April 9th at 11:59 PM<br><br><span><a href="https://forms.gle/RXLVcuYhaTb3ZMis6" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">APPLY NOW!!</a></span></strong><br> </div><div>Members of the New Student Success Team serve as UMBC representatives to incoming students during Welcome Week and throughout the academic year in first-year courses. In each of these roles students not only enhance their own leadership skills, but make a difference in the lives of new students.</div> <div>Visit the<strong> New Student Success Team <a href="https://sites.google.com/umbc.edu/peer-facilitators-woolies-2019/home" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">WEBSITE</a> </strong>to learn more!</div> <div><span><strong>NEW Application Deadline: Thursday, April 9th, 2020 at 11:59 PM</strong></span><br> </div><div>Questions?? Email <a href="mailto:successteam@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">successteam@umbc.edu</a>!<br> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><div><u><strong>IHU/TRS Peer Facilitators</strong></u></div><div> </div><div>Introduction to an Honors University (IHU) seminars and Transfer (TRS) seminars are semester-long courses designed to help new students transition to UMBC, develop academic success skills, and learn about campus resources. <br> </div><div>Students serving as Peer Facilitators for these courses will co-teach with a staff instructor on a weekly basis during the fall and/or spring semesters, essentially serving as a TA for these courses.<br> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><table border="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td><div><u><strong>Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies)</strong></u></div><div> </div><div>Welcome Week is a week and a half long series of social and educational events designed to help new students get connected and learn about opportunities to get involved both in and out of the classroom.<br><br>Welcome Week Leaders (also known as Woolies) will work with groups of 25-35 new students to engage in Welcome Week events while also helping to coordinate the logistics of hosting Welcome Week.</div><div><br></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div>
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<Summary>DEADLINE EXTENDED:   We will now be accepting applications for IHU/TRS Peer Facilitators and Welcome Week Leaders (Woolies) until Thursday, April 9th at 11:59 PM  APPLY NOW!!    Members of the New...</Summary>
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