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<Title>REPOST: Grad Students: National Collegiate Health Assessment</Title>
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<Title>REPOST: Special Interactive Session with Dr. Lawrence Brown</Title>
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<Title>BreakingGround Applications Still Open</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><p>The BreakingGround grant program still has funds to distribute between now and June 30! The BreakingGround initiative awards grants of up to $2,500.00 to UMBC faculty, staff, and students to implement educational and community-building courses and programs that foster civic agency: the capacity to initiate and make meaningful contributions to social change.</p>
    
    <p>The options for using these funds are flexible, but some ideas include: experiential learning opportunities for students; student and community-engaged research projects; time to design deep transformations of existing curricula to be oriented toward civic agency; and resources for engagement with social changemakers and local communities. For a list of previous awardees, see <a href="https://civiclife.umbc.edu/civic-culture-at-umbc/breakingground/awards/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</p>
    
    <p>For more information and to apply, visit our website <a href="https://civiclife.umbc.edu/civic-culture-at-umbc/breakingground/apply/" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">at this link</a>. Proposals are accepted on a rolling basis, and when you apply, we will contact you within two weeks of submission. However, we strongly encourage you to submit before May 15.</p>
    
    <p>The application is relatively short, with the main criteria being that the submissions should be clear about (a) how the proposed use of funds will contribute to enhanced civic knowledge and engagement for UMBC community members and (b) which administrative unit will hold the funds for the project. If you have any questions, please contact us at <a href="mailto:civiclife@umbc.edu">civiclife@umbc.edu</a>.</p></div>
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<Title>Civic Life Receives Outstanding Conference Submission Award</Title>
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<Title>This Week With OHP!</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/healthed/events/119378" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Wellness Wednesdays</a></div><div><div>Wednesday, April 24, 12 - 1 PM</div><div>The Commons: Terrace A</div><div><br></div><div>Join the Peer Health Educators for CC 101 as we decode some common interactions to learn clear communication.</div><div><br></div></div><div><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/healthed/events/128483" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Out of The Darkness Campus Walk</a></div><div>Saturday, May 4, 9AM-12PM</div><div>The Out of the Darkness Campus Walks are the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP) signature student fundraising series, designed to engage youth and young adults in the fight to prevent suicide, a leading cause of death.</div><div><br></div><div><h6><a href="https://supporting.afsp.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.event&amp;eventID=9958" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register!</a></h6><p><span><span>Returning participant?</span> Thank you for being a Campus Walk Alumni! When you click the register button be sure to click the blue <span>Login</span> link under "Been Here Before?"</span></p><p><span>Having trouble registering?  </span><a href="https://assets.donordrive.com/AFSP/files/%24cms%24/104/13205.pdf" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Click here</a> to view a step-by-step guide. See FAQs below if you have any questions.</p><p>If you’ve already registered and would like to either <span>create a new team or join an existing one</span>, log into your account and click on the “change team membership” option on the right hand side of your dashboard tab (on mobile you’ll need to click “dashboard” first). View this <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLtdC-funY4&amp;list=PLDUmGQJF9-5C9Q-3XwofJSeS0bOuWCiyW&amp;index=11" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">video tutorial</a> for more help.</p></div></div>
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    the event date links to go to the event pages for each of the sessions.</span></div><div><br></div><div><strong><span>Affordability
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    Sebastian Zamora</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>The
    cost of college is on many people’s minds and is especially a concern for
    students who are navigating affordability on campus. What is there to be done
    about it? How should we make sense of what is needed for a college experience
    at UMBC to be affordable? What are the opportunities and challenges? Come join
    in a dialogue about affordability on campus and access to financial resources.</span></div><ul><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife/events/129349" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Tuesday, April 16
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    Kathryn Rambo</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Looking
    to form professional relationships with staff and faculty, but not sure where
    to start? Do you find it challenging to figure out how to have the right
    conversations with people to form professional connections? Join us for a
    dialogue about creating relationships between students and faculty and staff to
    generate genuine relationships in the atmosphere of professional academia as
    well as how to nurture it after first making a connection.</span></div><ul><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife/events/129345" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Monday, April 15
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    challenging, especially when it comes to making choices about how you want to
    be involved, how much, and with whom. This dialogue is focused on the
    experience of being involved on campus. There are many different ways to get
    involved on campus and within student organizations. The goal is for people to
    come together and share experiences about involvement on campus. Come join in
    conversation about what it means to be involved on campus in a way that is
    healthy and fulfilling.</span></div><ul><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife/events/129347" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Thursday, April 18 from 2:30 – 3:30 p.m. in Commons 318</span></a></li><li><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife/events/129348" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><span>Wednesday, April 24 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. in Commons 329</span></a></li></ul><div><a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/civiclife/events/129348" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"></a><strong><span><br></span></strong></div><div><strong><span>Rethinking
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    Khiara Diaz</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>How
    do you get involved in research opportunities on campus? How do you connect
    with others around research? This dialogue is focused on staff and students
    discussing their involvement with research on campus. The goal is for people
    with similar field interests to come together and talk about how they got
    involved with research, how to come up with research topics, or current
    projects they are doing. Whether you are a research expert or just getting
    started, this event can broaden the way we all think about research. Join us
    for a conversation about research experiences at UMBC. Each session is tailored
    for a different UMBC college (in parentheses below), but all are welcome at
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    <div class="html-content"><div>Catch up on recent happenings and upcoming events from the Center for Democracy and Civic Life in the <a href="https://mailchi.mp/b5da1d1769e5/news-from-the-center-november-17751522" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">April 2024 issue</a> of our newsletter! A few highlights:</div><div><ul><li>Reflections on Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse</li><li>Alternative Spring Break</li><li>Change Makers Dinner</li></ul></div><div>- David, Ricky, Ann, Tess</div></div>
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<Summary>Catch up on recent happenings and upcoming events from the Center for Democracy and Civic Life in the April 2024 issue of our newsletter! A few highlights:    Reflections on Baltimore’s Francis...</Summary>
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<Title>REPOST: Town Hall with Local Elected Officials</Title>
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    <div class="html-content"><div><em>A message from our colleagues in the Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs. Original post <a href="https://my3.my.umbc.edu/groups/ogrca/events/129227" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">here</a>.</em></div><div><br></div><div>The Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Committee invites you to a <strong>Town Hall Meeting</strong> with local elected officials from Baltimore County Council District 1 and State Legislative Districts 44 A/B, along with representatives from Baltimore County government, to discuss issues of concern to local business owners and residents.</div><div><br></div><div><div><strong>Town Hall Meeting<br></strong></div><div>Tuesday, April 16, 2024</div><div>6:30 – 8 p.m.<strong><br></strong></div><div><a href="http://maps.google.com/?t=k&amp;z=18&amp;q=bwtech%40UMBC%20South@39.2346352,-76.7133952" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">bwtech@UMBC South Campus</a>, Room 1.007 <strong><a href="http://maps.google.com/?t=k&amp;z=18&amp;q=bwtech%40UMBC%20South@39.2346352,-76.7133952" rel="nofollow external" class="bo"><br></a></strong></div></div><div><br></div><div>Officials scheduled to participate include:<br><ul><li><strong>Senator Charles Sydnor, III</strong>, District 44</li><li><strong>Delegate Eric Ebersole</strong>, District 44A</li><li><strong>Delegate Sheila Ruth</strong>, District 44B</li><li><strong>Councilman Pat Young</strong>, Baltimore County Council District 1</li><li><strong>Mandy Remmell</strong>, Director, Baltimore County Executive’s Office of Community Engagement</li></ul><strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSck7-YQfqJqzUh2Fz5drl5_WOlLiiz6Bcp111eTJ2XrddxIsg/viewform" rel="nofollow external" class="bo">Register and Submit a Question Here</a></strong><br><br>Free parking will be available.<br></div></div>
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<Summary>A message from our colleagues in the Office of Government Relations and Community Affairs. Original post here.     The Greater Catonsville Chamber of Commerce Government Relations Committee...</Summary>
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