OTHER EVENTS AND USEFUL INFORMATION
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November 18, 2021
6:30 PM-9:00PM
Marti Dialog Committee invites you to join Early Thanksgiving Dinner.
Program:
6:30 – 6:45 pm Opening Greet & Prayer
6:45 – 7:30 pm Thanksgiving Dinner
7:30 – 7:45 pm Keynote by Abdulhamit Bilici
7:45 – 8:45 pm Sharing “I am thankful for..”
8:45 – 9:00 pm Kahoot
Keynote Speaker: Abdulhamit Bilici, journalist and media executive in exile,
Bilici had been a columnist of both Zaman and Today’s Zaman newspapers for over 25 years. He served as the General Manager of Cihan News Agency. He was the Editor in Chief of Turkey’s largest daily newspaper Zaman and CEO of Zaman media group comprising Cihan News Agency, Today’s Zaman English daily, Aksiyon weekly newsmagazine, when this media group was silenced as part of crackdown on free media in Turkey.
For more info and to RSVP, please click here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/early-thanksgiving-dinner-tickets-199553859967
January 3- January 21, 2022
7:00 PM-9:45PM
A new 3 week, 3 credit hour, all virtual course to be offered in University of Maryland’s short winter semester. This course will explore the disciplines of architecture, urban planning, historic preservation, economics and real estate development in Havana, Cuba. This Course will be taught by Reemberto Rodriguez (SLM 2008)
This course is open to Non-UMD students, seniors and professionals as well as UMD students. For seniors, please see below for information on how to become Golden Identification Cardholder from the University of Maryland.
Golden Identification Cardholder Status (for Senior Citizens)
The university’s services and courses are available without charge to US citizens who are:
- Residents of the state of Maryland,
- 60 years of age or older, and
- Retired (not engaged in gainful employment for more than 20 hours per week).
Individuals who meet these requirements may apply for graduate admission, either as degree-seeking or non-degree-seeking students, and must meet all admissions criteria.
Once admitted, these students will be issued a Golden Identification Card. Golden ID cardholders may register for courses in any session on a space-available basis and use the library and other University facilities during the time they are enrolled in courses. Golden ID cardholders may register during the first week of classes for up to 3 courses; they may not pre-register. Tuition will be waived for Golden ID cardholders, but mandatory fees must be paid. Please visit the Registrar’s website for more information on the Golden ID registration procedures.
Telecommuting Policy Template
Chances are that you’ve had to dramatically upend your operational procedures to adjust to the new reality caused by an unprecedented global pandemic.
Today, and for the foreseeable future, many of the employees supporting small businesses are working from home.
If you don’t have a formal policy in place, don’t add that to your list of worries. Momentum Law Group has graciously allowed LM to share a resource that can help. Here, you will find a customizable Telecommuting Policy template to assist with your efforts.
If you have friends and colleagues who can make use of this Telecommuting Policy template, please feel free to share it. As always, if you need help navigating the ever-shifting business arena please reach out to Michael Gottlieb, Principal at Momentum Law Group at 301.658.2205 or at michael@momentumlawyers.com