🏳️‍🌈 A Special Summer Update from the LGBT Equity Center 🏳️‍🌈

HEY ENST Pride Month may officially be over, but UMD offers year-round support for its LGBT students!  Here's a message from the LGBT Equity Center, located in 2218 Marie Mount Hall.   Hello, Terps! Did you know the LGBT Equity Center is open during regular hours all summer? Feel free to stop by and say hi if you're on campus. We just wanted to send some quick information on opportunities to make sure you are aware of this summer. Stay cool out there!

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LGBT 350: LGBT People & Communication Fall 2018 Register through Testudo Do you want to raise awareness across campus about the experiences of LGBTQ+ people? LGBT 350, also known as Speakers' Bureau, is offered in the Fall and gives students the opportunity to study differences, stereotypes, and values distinguishing LGBTQ+ people and effective means of communicating their needs and experiences to those outside of the community.  This is an awesome opportunity to develop your public speaking skills and learn how to effectively give voice to issues affecting LGBTQ+ people. Questions should be directed to JV Sapinoso at sapinoso@umd.edu.

NEW LAMBDA PRIDE PRESIDENT! Meet and Greet with Luis Ramirez Monday July 23rd, 4pm-5pm LGBT Equity Center (2218 Marie Mount Hall) Lambda Pride Alumni Network at UMD has a new president! If you're around this summer, we invite staff, faculty, alumni, and students to join us for a very informal meet and greet with Luis Ramirez, '14 from 4pm-5pm, Monday, July 23, in the LGBT Equity Center, 2218 Marie Mount Hall. Please come and say hi!

PRE-SEMESTER LGBTQIA+ MEETUP August [link to fb] The LGBT Equity Center and Queer Talks invite you the annual LGBTQIA+ pre-semester meetup. ome take advantage of a fun, informal event and get to know some like-minded peers as well as get in touch with UMD staff who might serve as important resource to your journey. The meetup will be Sunday, August 26th (the day before classes start) in the Cambridge Community Center. C Snacks will be provided! 1st years and those new to campus are highly encouraged to attend, but all Terps are welcome.

CALL FOR PAPERS Data Science & SGM Health Equity Paper Competition Deadline: August 3rd Click here for the full CFP The CONNECT Research Program of the Northwestern Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing (ISGMH) is holding a competition to encourage student research at the intersection of data science and health equity in sexual & gender minority (SGM) populations. The competition is open to all current undergraduate and graduate students, and post doctoral fellows. All questions should be directed to CONNECT@northwestern.edu.