Nationwide and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation will be hosting a financial empowerment charla on “Investing Strategies." The charla will be the final in a three-part virtual series geared to help our community understand and attain financial wellness in their lives.
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A weekly time to come together and share in some positive community energies. Sessions are scheduled for 60 minutes but typically start on time and last about 10 to 25 minutes. Please arrive on time. A prompt will be given by the facilitator (e.g. draw something that makes you happy today and share; tell us about a favorite class you have taken as a student; write a poem about queerness; etc.) and you have the opportunity to respond to the prompt if you want to, or just to share in the space together.
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In order to help our faculty and staff stay mentally well and respond to the mental health needs of our students, the Counseling Center will be offering workshops exclusively for UMD faculty and staff throughout the fall semester.
This workshop will address common student mental health concerns, ways to communicate about mental health with students, available mental health resources (including the Counseling Center) and how to refer to them, and methods of coping for everyone involved.
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A weekly time to come together and share in some positive community energies. Sessions are scheduled for 60 minutes but typically start on time and last about 10 to 25 minutes. Please arrive on time. A prompt will be given by the facilitator (e.g. draw something that makes you happy today and share; tell us about a favorite class you have taken as a student; write a poem about queerness; etc.) and you have the opportunity to respond to the prompt if you want to, or just to share in the space together.
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The LGBT Equity Center will collaborate with the Department of Resident Life to provide an LGBTQ+ Affinity Space. This is a great way to connect with staff and peers before the semester starts up. The atmosphere is relaxed and informal. We just want to get to know you!
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A weekly time to come together and share in some positive community energies. Sessions are scheduled for 60 minutes but typically start on time and last about 10 to 25 minutes. Please arrive on time. A prompt will be given by the facilitator (e.g. draw something that makes you happy today and share; tell us about a favorite class you have taken as a student; write a poem about queerness; etc.) and you have the opportunity to respond to the prompt if you want to, or just to share in the space together.
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Join Victor Mullins, associate dean of undergraduate programs, and various members of the Smith School of Business family for a series of virtual events to welcome the newest members of the Smith community — incoming freshmen and new transfer students.
Monday, August 24
Incoming Black and Latinx Smith Student Forum
5-6 p.m.
Women Empowerment Institute (WEI) Forum
6-7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 25
Smith Business Academy (SBA) Forum
5-6 p.m.
Wednesday, August 26
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The Hispanic Heritage Foundation, the Friends of the National Museum of the American Latino, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute invite you to a virtual tertulia to get to know Luis Ubiñas, American investor, businessman, and philanthropist.
Luis Ubiñas is the chairman-elect of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Foundation, which under his leadership will focus on an accurate representation of the American immigration experience from this country’s earliest days to the present.
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Launched this year, the Smith Summer Reading and Dialogue Series is an anti-racist reading club that features poetry and literature written by Black and anti-racist poets and authors. Its intent is to dedicate the necessary time and space to engage deeply in these important topics.
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Read "White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism" by Robin DiAngelo.
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Join us to learn all about net worth, FICO scores, and how to build an effective spending plan from Paul Roldan and Karen Vergara from AllGen Financial Advisors. We will also have a special guest, blogger and YouTube personality, Vivi Schenk — her story will surely inspire you in your path to financial wellness.
Hosted by Nationwide and the Hispanic Heritage Foundation.
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