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    <div class="html-content">Hello, Mosaic community partners!<div><br></div><div>Our RSVP and Nomination Forms for our 6th Annual Lavender Celebration are LIVE!</div><div><em><br></em></div><div><strong><em><span>Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 8 to secure a seat</span><span>. The first 50 people who RSVP will receive one of our 15th Anniversary Commemorative Giveaways! Please visit tinyurl.com/lavenderrsvp2019 RSVP and/or to receive your <span>Lavender</span> cord at the ceremony. </span></em></strong></div><div><strong><span><br></span></strong></div><div><div><span><span>In addition, one of the key components of this celebration is to award LGBTQ+ and ally community members at UMBC that have had a significant impact on our campus. <span>Award categories will encompass student, staff, faculty, and departments across the campus. </span></span></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>The awards this year include:</span></div><div><ol><li>LGBTQ+ Advocate of the Year<br></li><li>LGBTQ+ Student Leader of the Year<br></li><li>LGBTQ+ Scholar of the Year <br></li><li>LGBTQ+ Ally of the Year<br></li><li><span>Lavender</span> Legacy Award<br></li></ol><div><span><span><em><strong>We encourage you to nominate a peer, friend, colleague, or department that has left an impact on our community.  </strong><strong>For more details and to submit your nominations, please visit tinyurl.com/lavendernominations2019.</strong></em></span></span><span><strong><em>Nominations will close on Friday, May 3rd at 1pm. </em></strong></span></div><div><span><strong><em><br></em></strong></span></div><div><span>Click <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/themosaic/events/70025" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a> for more event details!</span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>-Campus Life's Student Diversity and Inclusion Staff</span></div></div></div></div>
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<Summary>Hello, Mosaic community partners!    Our RSVP and Nomination Forms for our 6th Annual Lavender Celebration are LIVE!     Please RSVP by Wednesday, May 8 to secure a seat. The first 50 people who...</Summary>
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