The return to campus has been a journey of growth and self realization. To discuss the return to campus, we spoke to Dr. Khademian, the executive director of University at Shady Grove about the return to in-person learning and all the challenges that have come with it.

BUH BUH BUHHH. Like football we are back! In the first episode of season 3 of the 9tea podcast, we get to meet all the members of the new crew, learn why Titanic is a timeless classic, and what classes will be coming to a campus near you soon!

Tune in as the Crew rounds out Season 2 by reflecting on what it's been like to produce the first year of Nine Tea, including looking back at some of the best bloopers, talking about our semesters, and, since the entire production team is graduating, providing tips for the next Crew! We appreciate your continued support of the work we've done in the past 9 months! You can contact us with any questions, comments, or concerns at [email protected]

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Our second to last episode of this first year of Nine Tea sees us talk to one star of last Friday's USG's Engagement Awards who was recognized as a wonderful community builder! Katie Garcia is a Biological Sciences student at UMD and among several other accolades, is a recipient of USG's Leadership and Service Award!

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One of the great things about USG is that there is a significant number of first-generation students here blazing their way through school, and so we wanted to highlight some of them! Our guests were Francheska Pineda-Alvarez, a Psychology major at UMBC, Meredith Cordero, a Biological Sciences major at UMD, and Gisell Gonzalez, a Social Work major and Psychology minor at UMBC.

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Today's minisode - the final one of the semester (!) - is brought to you by your host, Henri Maindidze! He will be talking about why music is so important to him, share some personal stories, and top it all off by talking about what he currently listens to!

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Today's guests helped us tackle a big topic: career readiness! Jessica Rider-Amin is the Assistant Program Director of the Master's in Social Work (MSW) program at USG and Melissa Herrera is the Coordinator of the Career Experiences Opportunities (CEO) Program.

You can reach out to them here:

Jessica Rider Amin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessica-rider-amin-lcsw-c-she-her-0675123

Melissa Herrera: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissanherrera

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"What is self-care?" "How do I do self-care well?" "How do I stop feeling overwhelmed all day, every day?" 

Today's minisode is brought to you by Meghan, the question writer for Nine Tea, and her cat (and self-proclaimed self-care queen) Misty!

Tune into the crew previewing what's to come from International Night, one of the biggest annual events that USG has to offer! We also hit on our own cultural contexts and the significance of events like this. 

Register for International Night here: https://tinyurl.com/InternationalNight21 

Need a decompressor? Tune into Kaila's minisode as she slowly tries to understand jokes but also gives you a glimpse into who she is and what she's interested in. Kaila is our social media advisor and she briefly talks about her role in this minisode.