{"id":1408,"date":"2022-02-15T15:38:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-15T19:38:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/?page_id=1408"},"modified":"2025-03-10T16:09:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T20:09:05","slug":"social-justice-and-civic-engagement-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/social-justice-and-civic-engagement-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:245px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><video class=\"wp-block-cover__video-background intrinsic-ignore\" autoplay muted loop playsinline src=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2022\/09\/Welcome-to-1.mp4\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><\/video><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-fe48e5de wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/\">sesa home<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/deans-welcome-2\/\">dean&#8217;s welcome<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/deans-biography\/\">dean&#8217;S bio<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/administration-2\/\">sesa administration<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/departments\/\">departments<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/the-general-studies-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">general studies program<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/social-justice-and-civic-engagement-committee\/\">social justice &amp; civic engagement<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/deans-office\/\">cONTACT uS!<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-circular\" style=\"font-size:14px\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.umes.edu\/sesa\/sesa-faculty-staff-resources\/\">SESA FACULTY &amp; STAFF RESOURCES<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The purpose of this committee is to advance the UMES\u2019 core values and mission in promoting the well-being of all students in their academic pursuits and beyond. 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