The Student Government Association (SGA) is awarding 20 scholarships to NJCU students — 10 scholarships for resident students and 10 scholarships for commuter students. These scholarships are aimed at providing financial assistance to deserving students who have a current balance at NJCU.

If you are a full-time student with a GPA of 2.5 or higher and with a current balance, you are eligible to apply for this scholarship. However, please note that if you receive the scholarship and your balance is less than $1,000, the scholarship will only cover your balance, and you will not receive a refund.

The application deadline is Monday, March 20, 2023, by 11:59 p.m.

We encourage all eligible students to apply for this scholarship.

A Chorus Line examines one day in the life of a dancer, vying for a spot in the chorus of a Broadway musical. After the first round of cuts, each dancer is asked to speak personally about themselves. Discomfort opens into revelation, confession leads to redemption, and within the bright, outwardly homogenous chorus, the audience begins to see each dancer’s individuality. Based on real Broadway dancers’ stories, compiled by dancer and choreographer Michael Bennett, and with an award winning score by Marvin Hamlisch, A Chorus Line is a funny, heartbreaking, and refreshingly honest journey through these stories of strength, determination, and fortitude on the path to artistic fulfillment.

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy announced his proposed state budget on Tuesday, February 28. As you know, NJCU needs more financial support from our state to continue providing educational opportunities to everyone—regardless of economic circumstances or background. Countless elected officials and business leaders already agree that NJCU is indispensable. But your voice matters most. Share yours on the online platform we've created to make it easier for you to send messages to your state legislators.

Every employee is responsible for reading the documents listed below and completing the Acknowledgement of Receipt form.

Contact: Director of EEO/AA/Diversity, Lisa Marshall, lmarshall@njcu.edu

(See Announcements for more information)

The monthly University Senate meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. via Zoom. Please register in advance for this meeting.

Workshop and games! Light refreshments will be served.

Attend a fun, de-stressing, and creative event to help raise funds for TLC students, henna, and paint!

NJCU takes on Division I Long Island University in its first home match of the spring.

For faculty, staff and students. Free COVID testing and vaccination, and basic vitals check up program (blood pressure, glucose, cholesterol). No proof of insurance is necessary. Anyone getting a booster will need to bring their COVID-19 card.

Free event. No registration required.

The NJCU softball team (4-4) hosts a non-conference doubleheader against the Brooklyn College Bulldogs (3-1). Game 1 begins at 3 p.m. Game 2 begins 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1 (approximately 5 p.m.)

Game 2 begins 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1
(approximately 5 p.m.)

Join us to learn more about graduate business programs at New Jersey City University!

Our virtual session will cover curriculum, admissions requirements, graduate student resources, career opportunities and more. Attendees will receive a special application fee waiver code.

Representatives from VA Healthcare of NJ, and the Secaucus Vet Center will be on campus to answer questions for Veterans and their family members on Wednesday, March 22 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Office of Military & Veterans Services, GSUB Room 127. All are welcome to visit, sign up for available programs and/or have their questions answered.

Are you interested in getting started on a graduate degree or certificate in business? The NJCU School of Business has virtual office hours to chat with current and prospective graduate students every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. via Zoom. Join us to ask questions related to curriculum, classroom hours, course modality, program-specific details, career opportunities, and more!

Questions? Text 201-603-3064.

(See Announcements for more information)

After a four-game weekend road trip to Marietta, Ohio, the Gothic Knights return home in non-conference action against Alvernia.

Special events that include Bible Study, singing, spoken word, games, contests, and refreshments. Each week something new and exciting will be presented.

NJCU Music, Dance, and Theatre presents a concert series with the Jersey City Public Library.

Maria Andrade '19, who earned a B.S. in Criminal Justice at NJCU, will discuss her career in education as well as her Latinx advocacy work.

Maria is currently Site Director of NJ GEAR UP/College Bound at NJIT. She also serves on the Steering Committee for the Latino Action Network (LAN). With LAN, she has worked toward policy reform in criminal and social justice and has testified in Senate hearings for many bills.

This event is in collaboration with the Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center, Leadership Living Learning Community (LLC), and Residence Life.

Our featured speaker, Hyacinth Miller, will give a talk that will provide a survey of some of the Black women in leadership positions across the globe, how they got there, some of the challenges they have faced, and why it is imperative that the next generation become more involved.

Hyacinth Miller is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences in Rutgers Newark's Departments of Africana Studies and Political Science. She has also worked as a lecturer in the Department of Latino and Caribbean Studies at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. Her research focuses on Black women and politics, Caribbean immigrants in the Diaspora, immigrant political incorporation, and comparative politics.

Non-conference doubleheader against the Saint Elizabeth University Eagles. Game 1 begins at 3 p.m. Game 2 begins 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1 (approximately 5 p.m.).

NJCU baseball hosts the Drew University Rangers (10-4) in non-conference action.

Game 2 begins 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1
(approximately 5 p.m.)

Featuring:

The NJCU men's volleyball team hosts a Skyline Conference tri-match with Sarah Lawrence College and the College of Mount Saint Vincent. NJCU plays matches at 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Sarah Lawrence and CMSV will play in a neutral-court match at 1 p.m. at NJCU.

The NJCU men's tennis team hosts the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors in New Jersey Athletic Conference action.

NJCU softball hosts a non-conference doubleheader against the Hunter College Hawks. Game 1 begins at 3 p.m. Game 2 begins 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1 (approximately 5 p.m.).

Final match of three played in a Skyline Conference tri-match hosted by NJCU.

Game 2 begins 30 minutes after the completion of Game 1
(approximately 5 p.m.)

The NJCU women's tennis team hosts the Rutgers-Camden Scarlet Raptors in New Jersey Athletic Conference action.

No events scheduled.

AFT is offering four scholarship opportunities, each in the amount of $1,000.

There is still time to apply for multiple scholarships and grants through the HACU scholarship program. Make sure to apply before the deadline.

The New Jersey Division of Civil Rights (DCR) is looking for summer interns. The DCR seeks highly motivated individuals with a passion for protecting civil rights to participate in its Summer 2023 internship program. The internships will last for a minimum of eight weeks.

Every employee is responsible for reading the documents listed below and completing the Acknowledgement of Receipt form.

Contact: Director of EEO/AA/Diversity, Lisa Marshall, lmarshall@njcu.edu

The federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibit New Jersey public sector employers from discriminating against applicants or employees on the basis of disability. NJCU is providing training to all employees regarding their rights and obligations under these laws through the Vector Solutions web portal.

Contact: Human Resources Department, HR@njcu.edu or 201-200-2335

This training consists of two courses delivered through the Vector Solutions web portal. These online courses are part of our ongoing commitment to address Title IX requirements, DEI efforts, and anti-bias training.

Contact: Human Resources Department, HR@njcu.edu or 201-200-2335

The State of New Jersey requires that all employees complete Ethics training. If you did not participate in a trainer-led Zoom Ethics session held in February, you need to complete your training using pre-recorded training modules. Visit the Ethics webpage for links and more details.

Contact: NJCU Ethics Liaison Officer, Alice Blount-Fenney, ablountfenney@njcu.edu

The University Advisement Center has launched our new Instagram account! This page will be the best way to keep up to date with all that’s happening in the UAC Office!

Please be sure to follow us @NJCU_UAC

Earn a Certificate in Digital Skills Training for FREE

The Grow with Google HSI Career Readiness Program allows NJCU students to gain the digital skills they need to find and land jobs and internships that they need to be successful. Once they complete a module, students will receive an official Google certificate that they can put on their resume as well as a Google Swag Bag. The program is 100% free for NJCU students! Sign up today!

If you have any questions, please contact Career Success Lab Graduate Assistant Camila Saez at csaez@njcu.edu or visit Grossnickle Room 103.

If you are a freshman or sophomore looking for a support system on campus, TLC is the community you've been searching for! To qualify you must be a first-generation student, income eligible, or a student with disabilities, and a US citizen or US resident. Enter for a chance to win a gift card!

We have updated the Faculty & Staff Directory templates so that you can now add your profile picture, CV/resume, a bio, your educational background, professional affiliations—and anything else that you feel is important for people to know about you.

Providing more profile information is a way you can show that you care about providing personal support to our students, so we encourage everyone to take advantage of these new features. Our Interim President's profile is a great example of what you can do with yours.

We have refreshed the NJCU logos and formalized our branding guidelines. By presenting our brand consistently, we can positively influence how people think and feel about NJCU. In the long run, this helps us recruit more students and faculty and raise more money to support programs and student scholarships.

As a part of that work, we've provided photos, email footers, Zoom backgrounds, PowerPoint templates, and more that you are free to use when you communicate about NJCU. 

Keep an eye out for announcements about Brand Ambassador Trainings. We'll be offering Zoom sessions on branding best practices soon.

Stop by throughout the week to learn about the services provided by the office of Tutoring and Academic Support Services. During your visit, we will show you how to register and self-schedule appointments for tutoring, academic coaching, and academic workshops.

Want to register and book appointments now? Visit the Tutoring and Academic Support Services course found on Blackboard. All students have access. 

Contact:
Dr. John Blicharz, Director
Tutoring and Academic Support Services
The Hub, Guarini Library, 1st Floor
201-200-3513
thehub@njcu.edu

Looking for an internship or job? The State of New Jersey is a top employer looking for new talent. Find out what opportunities are available and show the State how our students and alumni are the best group of diverse workers and leaders around.

Particularly recruiting for instructors in the areas of High School Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), High School Math (Algebra II and Geometry), and High School ELA (11th and 12th grade).

Job Qualifications

For any questions, please reach out to njcuprecollege@gmail.com.

Have you been looking for the moment to fulfill your career dreams in a new field or advance in your current industry? Our online courses allow you to earn the industry-recognized certification you need to achieve your new career dreams.

CLC is now enrolling children for the Spring semester! 

CLC Highlights:

Learn More:
To enroll your child or learn more, call 201-200-3342 or email the CLC at njcuclc@njcu.edu.

The NJCU Career Success Lab is happy to announce that New Jersey City University is now partnering with Handshake, a career management platform to help students and alumni discover new career paths and find jobs and internships. 

What’s Handshake?
Handshake is the #1 site for college students to find jobs. Career offices at 1,400+ higher ed institutions utilize Handshake and there are 750,000+ employers recruiting on Handshake—from every Fortune 500 company to nonprofits, startups, and more. Schools that join Handshake see on average a 3x increase in the size and diversity of their employer network.

Claim your account today and get recruited by the top employers for full-time, part-time jobs and internships—no experience required. Use the link below or download the App.

Please know that on July 16, 2022, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline became “988,” replacing the previous 1-800-273-8255 (TALK) number. Today, “988” is the three-digit, nationwide phone number to connect directly to the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. By calling or texting 988, you’ll connect with mental health professionals 24/7 that provides confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress. Those experiencing a mental health crisis or those worried about someone who may need crisis support can call this number.

Veterans can press “1” after dialing 988 to connect directly to the Veterans Crisis Lifeline which serves our nation’s Veterans, service members, National Guard and Reserve members, and those who support them. For texts, Veterans should continue to text the Veterans Crisis Lifeline short code: 838255.

These centers are supported by local and state sources as well as the Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The 988 Lifeline provides 24/7, confidential support to people in suicidal crisis or mental health-related distress.

*This 7-Week challenge is to accrue a minimum of 10,000 steps per day on most days of the week. The person with the most steps at the end of the semester wins. Your phone’s step counter, Fitbit, or Apple watch can be used. This is on the honor system and you are responsible for entering your own steps on the following Google Sheet.

Please take a screen shot of your weekly steps for your records and in case, we ask for proof. Trophies and/or T-shirts will be awarded to the top three participants in each category

To sign up for any activity, please stop by the JMAC weight room OR email Sergio Villamizar at svillamizar@njcu.edu.

OPEN GYM SPRING 2023
Open Gym for the Spring Semester is Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 11 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

The open gym schedule is subject to change without notice due to practices, events, or rentals

Everyone must present a valid ID to enter the facility. There are no exceptions.

Hudson school districts work to recruit teachers of color to match diverse student populations
[March 12, 2023; NJ.com/The Jersey Journal]

Article features subject expert and NJCU Professor Dr. Mary McGriff, and NJCU alumna Yuliana Sorial '22.

NJCU will use nearly $800K in federal funding to help increase equitable access to online nursing education
[March 13, 2023; ROI-NJ]

ROI-NJ discusses the news of NJCU receiving $782,000 in appropriated funds to revamp the university’s online nursing offerings.

Hundreds rally demanding more state funding for NJCU 
[March 13, 2023; NJ.com/The Jersey Journal]

Story discusses the rally held on campus by AFT Local 1839 on March 13, which included labor and political leaders.

Teachers, students, unions, and Jersey City electeds rally to get NJCU more state funding
[March 13, 2023; Hudson County View]

Story discusses the rally held on campus by AFT Local 1839 on March 13, which included labor and political leaders.

Interview with NJCU head women's basketball coach Pat Devaney, and star player Damaris Rodriguez
[March 13, 2023; JSN, Jersey Sporting News]

Sunil Sunder Raj of Jersey Sporting News sat down via Zoom with NJCU women's basketball coach Pat Devaney '12 and his star player, junior All-American Damaris Rodriguez.

NJCU women’s basketball made some more history this season 
[March 16, 2023; NJ.com/The Jersey Journal]

Writer Garrett Rasko-Martinis features the historic season for the NJCU women's basketball team.

North Bergen star ends NJCU career with accolade

Story continues with honors for NJCU's local seniors.

The program will focus on personal development through “Beauty and Leadership” as a woman and woman-identified student. Students will engage in learning lab facilitations, engaging activities, and will develop an integrated sense of personal identity, a positive sense of self, and be able to identify personal beauty and fashion style. This symposium will highlight the importance of cultural competence and intersectionality through learning from motherhood.

The NJCU Office of Specialized Services and Supplemental Instruction, which provides equal access to college programs through the provision of reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, will be spending the day in the Office of Military & Veterans Services. Please stop by with any questions on how they can assist you throughout your semesters at NJCU, as you navigate your academic career.

The mission of Pedagogy Day is to bring together scholars, educators, and students to exchange ideas on current evidence-based teaching and learning practices. The theme for 2023 focuses on how the human mind functions in a distracted world through sustained attention. How can we minimize distractions, e.g., by filtering out irrelevant stimuli during a learning process? Let’s critically engage in the assessment of digital education for effective usage and growth.

Keynote
Ann Wallace, Poet Laureate of Jersey City
"The Words to Survive: On Teaching and Writing through Illness and Long COVID"

Ann Wallace graduated from Drew University in 1992, one month after her cancer diagnosis. 

Spark Talk
Joel Katz, award-winning filmmaker and NJCU Professor on "Teaching Tech to Both Sides of the Brain"

If you have any questions, you can reach out to Prof. Lukas J. Helikum (School of Business) at lhelikum@njcu.edu.

Join us for this free spring concert featuring the NJCU Brass Studio.

QPR Stands for Question, Persuade, and Refer.
You Can Learn Three Simple Steps to Save Lives.
QPR is a simple educational program that teaches ordinary citizens how to recognize the warning signs of a mental health emergency and how to get a person at risk of suicide the help they need.

Two-Hour Online Suicide Prevention Training
In conjunction with Partners in Prevention, NJCU is pleased to offer this training for our community. It is open to all students, faculty, staff, and alumni.

Seating is limited to 30 participants, so please sign up as soon as possible.

For additional information, contact the Office of Military and Veterans Services at veterans@njcu.edu.

Criminal Justice Alumnus Dr. John Blicharz will discuss issues in crime and education, his career in higher education, as well as other career pathways.

Dr. Blicharz graduated from NJCU with an M.S. in Criminal Justice in 2016 and earned his TESOL certification from The Teachers College, Columbia University ('20) and Ph.D. in Literacy Education at St. John's University ('21). He is currently the Director of Tutoring and Academic Support Programming, also known as The Hub, at NJCU. John will discuss the importance of education and the effects of crime on education. Additionally, while students in criminal justice programs may choose better-known careers in the field, others may follow pathways to education and/or scholarship. Here, it is important to draw upon educational theories and strategies, particularly while working with underserved communities which are often affected by crime and the criminal justice system.

Join us for the NJCU Multi-Style String X-travaganza with special guests Regina Carter, Celil Refik Kaya, John Benitez, and Joe Deninzon!

In lieu of an admission fee, we kindly ask that you offer a contribution to the Multi-Style Strings Scholarship Fund.

Add this annual event to your calendars to attend the 2023 LATI Colloquium.

More details to come in future editions of This Week at NJCU.

This year, our annual gala represents a return to what is most important to all of us: helping our students change their lives for the better through higher education.

The event will feature student stories and performances, as well as an opportunity to network with NJCU alumni, students, friends, faculty, and staff, all while enjoying cocktails and dinner. 

When you reserve a ticket for yourself or a group, please also consider sponsoring a deserving student so they may enjoy the event. Dinner begins at 7 p.m.

Proceeds will benefit the NJCU Foundation and its mission of supporting the University and its students.

The Gen Ed Symposium celebrates critical and creative work done by students in any General Education course!

Save the date and bring your friends and classmates!

Please submit your own proposals for the General Education Symposium at the link below! 

For more information, contact Professor Joshua Fausty, Gen Ed Symposium organizer, or Professor Scott O'Connor, Director of General Education.

Join us for this free NJCU Classical Guitar Studio Spring Concert: Guitar Favorites from Renaissance to the 21st century.

Directed by Patrick Burns, the NJCU Symphony of Winds and Percussion will present Hidden Gems, an evening of music consisting mainly of works which are rarely performed today. The repertoire, created over the course of nearly a century, represents composers from Japan, Great Britain, and the United States, and features two compositions by Clifton Williams (1923-1976) on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

The NJCU Spring Choral Concert will take place on Sunday, April 23 at 3 p.m. in the Margaret Williams Theatre. The concert is free and open to the public. Featuring the NJCU Concert Chorale under the direction of Dr. Robert Prowse, the program will center around the Requiem of John Rutter. Rutter’s inspiring and uplifting music is a cross between classical and popular styles, on traditional Latin and English texts. The Concert Chorale, a student choir of 45 singers, will also perform the work as part of a massed choir at Carnegie Hall in March.

Join us for this free spring concert featuring the NJCU Woodwind Studio.

Nunsense begins when the Little Sisters of Hoboken discover that their cook, Sister Julia, Child of God, has accidentally poisoned 52 of the sisters, and they are in dire need of funds for the burials. The sisters decide that the best way to raise the money is to put on a variety show. Here we meet Reverend Mother Regina, a former circus performer; Sister Mary Hubert, the Mistress of Novices; a streetwise nun from Brooklyn named Sister Robert Anne; Sister Mary Leo, a novice who is a wannabe ballerina; and the delightfully wacky Sister Mary Amnesia, the nun who lost her memory when a crucifix fell on her head. This show has become an international phenomenon. With more than 5000 productions worldwide, it has been translated into 21 languages.

Sponsored by the NJCU Jazz Studies Program.

Reservations: Call 917-385-0703

The program will be announced soon and will run 5-11 p.m. both days.

Criminal Justice Alumnus Dr. Jason Williams will discuss his career in criminal justice research and advocacy. Dr. Williams will also share career advice. 

Dr. Jason Williams graduated from NJCU with a Master of Science in Criminal Justice in 2010. He is an Associate Professor of Justice Studies at Montclair State University where he has published criminological research in the areas of race, ethnicity, and gender. His advocacy work is in social justice. He has worked alongside the NJ Institute for Social Justice toward the passage of NJ's Restorative and Transformative Justice for Youths and Communities Pilot Program bill.

SciFi Ensemble is a string quartet with percussion, specialized in movie and video game music. It combines music and body make-up in the same show, creating a fresh, genuine, and fun experience for all audiences. An original show with exclusive arrangements and a multidisciplinary artistic team form the basis of this unique project.

SciFi Ensemble was born with the aim of making known the great compositions of both cinema and television, with a big emphasis on video game music. Showing a repertoire, with great names and high-quality scores that are not usually heard in concert.

Let yourself be carried away by the music of the classics of animation, the dazzling energy of the heroes and heroines of video games, and the fantasy of science fiction hits.

NJCU Opera Workshop will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Così fan Tutte (They Are All the Same!) on Saturday, May 6 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 7 at 3 p.m. The performances will take place at NJCU’s West Side Theatre. Directed by Dr. Robert Prowse, and sung by NJCU voice students and alumni, the opera will be performed in Italian with English dialog. A favorite of the comic opera repertoire, Così fan Tutte tells the story of a pair of lovers who foolishly make a bet that their fiancées will be loyal to them, even in the face of great pressure to be unfaithful. Costumes, disguises, and outlandish plot twists ensure fun for cast and audience alike.

The NJCU Pop/R&B Ensemble will be performing a variety of songs dating from the 1960s to the present day. It's a fun and joyful concert that you won't want to miss.

Interim President Andrés Acebo is featured on episode 20 of the podcast Diary of the First Gen Journey on February 23 The podcast title is "E20: Andy's Path to Presidency of NJCU". Acebo shares how he made an unthinkable pivot that led to becoming the newly appointed interim president of NJCU. | Listen Now on Spotify

Ann Wallace, Ph.D., Professor of English at NJCU since 2008 and the current Poet Laureate of the City of Jersey City, was the invited guest of Wilkes University as part of the Allan Hamilton Dickson Spring Writers Series on March 15, where she hosted a reading for the campus.

For third consecutive season, NJCU women's basketball standout junior guard Damaris Rodriguez (Secaucus, N.J./Secaucus) was selected as a First Team All-Region honoree by D3hoops.com. Rodriguez was honored in Region 4.  She ended the season leading NCAA Division III by averaging 24.3 points per game. She also led the country in total points (630) and made field goals (247). Rodriguez finished first in the NJAC and fourth in the nation in assists per game (6.2) | Read more

On March 13, two student athletes earned weekly honors from the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC). Senior Eliza Clamor (Auckland, New Zealand/Rangitoto College) of the NJCU women's tennis team was named NJAC Player of the Week, while senior libero Daniel Esteva (Union, N.J./Union) of the Gothic Knights' men's volleyball squad was named NJAC Defensive Player of the Week. Each athlete won the award for the second time in their careers. | Read more

Senior Josh Hernandez (Lake Worth, Fla./Park Vista Community) of the NJCU baseball team earned national honors on March 8 when for the second consecutive week he was named to the D3baseball.com National Team of the Week. He also was named New Jersey Athletic Conference Player of the Week for the second week in a row. | Read more

Hernandez was previously honored with the national recogition for the first time in his career on March 1. | Read more

Do you have news to share? Email communications@njcu.edu

Neena Sarin ’00 (B.A.) and ‘15 (M.A.T.) is a Fulbright scholar who immigrated to the U.S. from Jalandhar, Punjab, India, who owns a bachelor's and two master's degrees from NJCU, and will soon return to the university this fall to begins courses in the Educational Leadership program.

In recognition of Women's History Month, read her story, penned by Donna M. Farina, Ph.D. | Read more

Ellen Grace Shannon '16 (BSN in Nursing/Accelerated Program), was recognized as the 2023 Irish Medical Professional by the Jersey City St. Patrick’s Day parade.

NJCU Alumni, do you have news to share? Email communications@njcu.edu

Mary Jane Copenhaver (née Lalevée) of Millville and North Wildwood, N.J., passed away on February 17, 2023 at the age of 84. She was a long-time educator and administrator in the Millville Public School District, where she founded and was in charge of the Bilingual and ESL programs that were deemed among the top five programs in New Jersey by the NJ Department of Education/Division of Bilingual Education. She attended the university as part of her additional 60 credits in post-graduate studies. | Obituary

If you would like to submit information for the In Memoriam section, please contact: communications@njcu.edu.

Past alumni are memorialized on the In Memoriam section of the NJCU website.

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