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<Title>REMINDER: GBM Tomorrow</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><span>Karen Richards, the executive director of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners, is coming in to speak for National Social Work Month! Come to our GBM tomorrow from 12-1 in Sherman 334 for a conversation in community! Snacks will be provided!</span><div><span>Hope to see you there!</span></div></div>
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<Title>2024-2025 EBoard Nominations</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p><span>Are you interested in becoming a Board Member of the Social Work Student Association (SWSA) for the 2024 2025 school year?  Please nominate yourself by emailing Dr Ekas (</span><span><a href="mailto:aekasm@umbc.edu">aekasm@umbc.edu</a>)</span></p><p>All Social Work Student Association Executive Board positions are open for next year and the positions include:</p><ul><li>PRESIDENT</li><li>VICE PRESIDENT</li><li>SECRETARY</li><li>TREASURER</li><li>PUBLIC RELATIONS</li><li>SERVICE CHAIR</li></ul><div><br></div><p> To become a Board Member you need to… </p><ul><li>have a minimum 2.5 GPA in order to serve;</li><li>commit time weekly to meetings and services events;</li><li>be a social work major; and</li><li>be an active SWSA member</li></ul><p><strong><em>Please send your name, the position you are interested in, your current year (freshman, sophomore, etc.), and 2-3 examples of what you would like to accomplish in that position to Dr. Ekas at <a href="mailto:aekasm@umbc.edu" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">aekasm@umbc.edu</a> no later than March 15th.</em></strong></p><p>All active members will be sent a ballot via google forms and the voting period will be from March the 25<sup>th</sup> -  29<sup>th</sup>.</p><p><br>Feel free to contact any of the current board members with any questions about positions or Dr. Ekas about the election process.</p></div>
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<Title>Sign up for our March 16 Meals on Wheels Service Event</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">We are so excited to announce that we will be volunteering with Meals on Wheels on <strong>March 16th from 11:30-2 pm! </strong><div>Because this is through another volunteer organization, we need to go through their volunteer process, and to participate: you <strong>MUST sign up </strong>by <strong>March 5th! </strong><div><br><div>Please use <a href="https://forms.gle/B8AWE6djWMdnjtVW7" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">the link</a> above to sign up and do not hesitate to reach out with any questions!</div></div></div></div>
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    <div class="html-content">Check out the schedule below for <em>all</em> the SWSA events in March which is <strong>National Social Work Month</strong>!<div><br></div><div>March 4: GBM</div><div>Play Dr. Evan's Board Game</div><div><br></div><div>March 5: Deadline to sign up for Meals on Wheels Service Event</div><div><br></div><div>March 16: Service Event</div><div>Baltimore Meals on Wheels</div><div><br></div><div>March 25: GBM</div><div>Guest Speaker: Karen Richards from MD Board of SW Examiners</div><div><br></div><div>Ongoing: Elections for 2024-2025 SWSA Board</div></div>
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<Title>Dr. Evan's Board Game GBM</Title>
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    <div class="html-content">Kick off National Social Work month with our next GBM; playing Dr. Evan's new board game! Please note this time change for this event and stay as long as you can if possible!</div>
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<Summary>Welcome back! We hope to see you all at some of our upcoming events, check out the schedule below!</Summary>
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