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INTERACT Class III Reception with President Hrabowski!

Don't forget those communication skills over the summer! Check this talk about the 7 No's when communicating. What do you all think?

How to speak so that people want to listen Have you ever felt like you're talking, but nobody is listening? Here's Julian Treasure to help. In this useful talk, the sound expert demonstrates the how-to's of powerful speaking — from some handy vocal exercises to tips on how to speak with empathy. A talk that might help the world sound more be…

"I realized that success was in my DNA. For the first time, I developed a thought that prison was not a place that I belonged."

“My mom left me with my grandparents so she could prepare a way for us in America. But my grandparents passed away, so I came to America before my mother was ready. There were eight of us in one apartment. In my mind at the time, I thought that if I began to misbehave, I’d be sent back home. So one day I got in a fight at school, and when the teacher tried to restrain me, I hit her with a chair. I was only nine years old, but from that moment on, I became a system baby. My mom gave me up and I went to a foster home, then a boy’s home, then jail, then prison. When you go to prison, they make you strip naked, spread your ass cheeks, and cough. I refused to do it. So they beat me and threw me alone into the box. And I remember sitting in there alone, reflecting on my life, and where it had ended up. I started thinking about the other members of my family. My sister was a registered nurse. My grandmother owned two houses. My aunt was a payroll supervisor. My mother worked in advertising. I realized that success was in my DNA. For the first time, I developed a thought that prison was not a place that I belonged.”

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Barry is a current staff member and former client of The Fortune Society. The Fortune Society's mission is to "create a world where all who are incarcerated or formerly incarcerated can become positive, contributing members of society."

Interact's first Cultural Immersion Trip to Passport DC Embassy Tours!

That time UMBCinteract got to sit down for dinner with President Freeman Hrabowski and talk about the importance of cultural diversity and education.

"We need to help students and parents cherish and preserve the ethnic and cultural diversity that nourishes and strengthens this community...and this nation." -Cesar Chavez