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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Applications for the second cohort of students in the Graduate Certificate of Professional Studies in Youth Experience (YX) offered by the College of Information Studies at the University
of Maryland is now open. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">This innovative, online post-masters certificate gives youth service librarians and school librarians the skills they need to integrate the latest research on learning, technology, community
partnerships, and design thinking into their practice with youth ages 0-18. Limited scholarships, generously supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services, are available on a competitive basis. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">To learn more about the certificate program, watch this short video available at
<a href="https://youtu.be/ihNJBlLpgo8">https://youtu.be/ihNJBlLpgo8</a> or visit <a href="http://yx.umd.edu/">
http://yx.umd.edu/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">The YX faculty will host an online information session on January 16th, 2018 at 7pm ET.
</span></b><span style="color:#1F4E79">The information session will describe the courses in this certificate and how they will enhance librarians’ skills to incorporate design thinking, participatory design, and connected learning into their programs and services.
We will also be providing details on the application process at this time. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">The information session will be recorded and the link made available after. If you are interested, please complete the following form to either attend the session or to receive the recording:
<a href="https://go.umd.edu/YXinterest">https://go.umd.edu/YXinterest</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="color:#1F4E79">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><b><span style="color:#1F4E79">Questions? E-mail us at
<a href="mailto:yxischool@umd.edu">yxischool@umd.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:black">Darci Hanning, MLIS<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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