Psych Scoop 2/24/15
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--1.Prepare to Register Early!
PISA - PSYCHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION
--2.PISA will be launching the first ever PISA Buddy Program! (Sign-up required)
EVENTS
--3.Gilman Scholarship & Essay Writing Workshop - TOMORROW
--4.Careers in Law Fair
--5.The Other Side of Domestic Violence
--6.Prof. Diana Mutz Talk: The Social
Psychology of Trade Attitudes on 2/27
RESEARCH
--7.The Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2015
RESEARCH
--7.The Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2015
--8.Volunteer Needed for Prospective
Brain Injury Study at VAMC
--9.DVBIC Research Intern
SCHOLARSHIPS
--10.Learning Abroad Center Scholarships
CAMPUS RESOURCES
--11.Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) Sessions
--12.Interviews On Campus
COURSES
--13.B-Term Academic, Professional, and Personal Success (APPS) Courses (1 credit)
--14.CPSY 3360H Child Psychology Honors Seminar
SCHOLARSHIPS
--10.Learning Abroad Center Scholarships
CAMPUS RESOURCES
--11.Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) Sessions
--12.Interviews On Campus
COURSES
--13.B-Term Academic, Professional, and Personal Success (APPS) Courses (1 credit)
--14.CPSY 3360H Child Psychology Honors Seminar
JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
--15.Section Leader Recruitment
--16.Summer Internships Working with Children
--17.Job Opportunity in the Mayor’s Office
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PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING
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1.Prepare to Register Early!
--15.Section Leader Recruitment
--16.Summer Internships Working with Children
--17.Job Opportunity in the Mayor’s Office
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PSYCHOLOGY ADVISING
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1.Prepare to Register Early!
Due to an upgrade to the U's core
technology, registration for May, summer, and fall terms will be earlier
than usual. To prepare for this year's early registration, meet with both your College advisor,
and your Psychology Major Advisor and learn about changes to the registration process.
Keep in mind that registration is the busiest time of year for advisors, and
thus appointments tend to fill up 1-2 weeks in advance.
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PISA - PSYCHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in Psychology are welcome to participate in Psi Chi/ Psychology Student Association activities. No previous participation or membership is required. If you're interested, please attend!
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PISA - PSYCHOLOGY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION
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PLEASE NOTE: All students interested in Psychology are welcome to participate in Psi Chi/ Psychology Student Association activities. No previous participation or membership is required. If you're interested, please attend!
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2.PISA will be launching the first
ever PISA Buddy Program! (Sign-up required)
Do you want
to make friends with other Psychology students and learn from their
experience? Do you want to help your peers and learn from your peers’
experience? Do you want advice from experienced psychology students in picking
classes and finding research labs？Do you want to
meet with students from other cultures and learn about their unique
experience as international students studying psychology? The goal of this
program is to find you a buddy who is also studying Psychology and who can
help you out academically in Psychology, from picking classes, to giving
you advice on study tips, to finding research labs in our
department to anything else that they may be able to help you with. Please follow this link to answer some questions about your goals and interests to
help us match you with a buddy.
The matching process will be on a rolling basis and the deadline for the
submission of the form is March 8th. Please contact Jingyuan
Tian (President) at tianx188@umn.edu or
PISA at pisaumn2014@gmail.com
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EVENTS
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3.Gilman Scholarship & Essay Writing Workshop - TOMORROW
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EVENTS
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3.Gilman Scholarship & Essay Writing Workshop - TOMORROW
The Gilman
International Scholarship Program offers grants for
U.S.-citizen, undergraduate students of limited financial means to pursue
academic studies or credit-bearing, career-oriented
internships abroad. Applicants must be Pell
Grant-eligible (check your eFAAN to
confirm). Nearly 30% of students who apply for a Gilman scholarship win
(average award $3000 - $3500), and the University of Minnesota saw 17 students
win the award during the last year. The Learning Abroad Center and MCAE
Instructional Center are offering a scholarship essay
writing workshop TOMORROW Wednesday,
February 25 - 3:00-4:30pm in 41 Appleby Hall to
help you increase your odds of winning the Gilman scholarship. At this
workshop, you will learn how to craft a quality essay/personal statement.
Bring a draft of your essay to the session or email it in advance to thuydoan@umn.edu. We will provide
individual feedback in addition to general writing tips. Students without
a completed draft are welcome to stay for the first 30 minutes of the workshop.
If you are unable to attend the workshop, stop by the Learning Abroad Center in
230 Heller Hall to pick up the Gilman Scholarships Checklist which includes
tips and special instructions for University of Minnesota students applying for
the Gilman scholarship. Gilman Scholarship applications are due on
Tuesday, March 3 for student studying in summer 2015 and fall/academic year
2015-16.
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4.Careers in Law Fair
4.Careers in Law Fair
The
University Student Legal Services, Mock Trial Association, CLA Career Services
and the Pre-Law Society are proud to present the Careers in Law Fair. The event
will be located in the Willey Hall Atrium from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., on
Wednesday, March 4th. Registration is not required! Participants include more
than 50 exhibitors from a number of prominent government agencies, nonprofits,
criminal justice organizations, several political offices, and a dozen law
schools. Learn first hand about graduate school options, related volunteer and
internship experiences, and professions in the local legal community. This
event is not just for those considering law school- it features opportunities
for a variety of academic disciplines in law-related fields. Go online for more information.
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5.The Other Side of Domestic Violence
When we hear “domestic violence”, most of us are conditioned to think of intimate partner violence. However, what happens when the domestic violence is being committed by children toward their parents and siblings? The results of a study exploring this topic will be presented in a discussion, The Other Side of Domestic Violence: A Community Discussion of Parent- and – sibling Directed Aggression Among Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence, with researchers from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota (Canan Karatekin and Michelle Brown). Topics will include: the nature of children’s aggression and mothers’ responses, health problems faced by the mothers and children, the paradox of children being both victimizers and victims, and ways in which advocates, professionals, and concerned community members can help. Please join us Friday March 13th as we seek to understand how we can support mothers facing domestic violence from both sides. This discussion will be held at the Harriet Tubman Center (3111 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408).
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5.The Other Side of Domestic Violence
When we hear “domestic violence”, most of us are conditioned to think of intimate partner violence. However, what happens when the domestic violence is being committed by children toward their parents and siblings? The results of a study exploring this topic will be presented in a discussion, The Other Side of Domestic Violence: A Community Discussion of Parent- and – sibling Directed Aggression Among Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence, with researchers from the Institute of Child Development at the University of Minnesota (Canan Karatekin and Michelle Brown). Topics will include: the nature of children’s aggression and mothers’ responses, health problems faced by the mothers and children, the paradox of children being both victimizers and victims, and ways in which advocates, professionals, and concerned community members can help. Please join us Friday March 13th as we seek to understand how we can support mothers facing domestic violence from both sides. This discussion will be held at the Harriet Tubman Center (3111 First Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55408).
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6.Prof. Diana Mutz Talk: The Social
Psychology of Trade Attitudes on 2/27
The
Political Psychology Proseminar is pleased to announce that Prof. Diana Mutz
will be giving a talk on Friday February 27th from 1 to 3pm in Social Sciences
1450. Prof. Diana Mutz is the Samuel A. Stouffer Professor of Political Science
and Communication at the University of Pennsylvania and will be giving a talk
titled "The Social Psychology of Trade Attitudes." Diana C. Mutz,
teaches and does research on public opinion, political psychology and mass
political behavior, with a particular emphasis on political communication. At
Penn she holds the Samuel A. Stouffer Chair in Political Science and
Communication, and also serves as Director of the Institute for the Study of
Citizens and Politics at the Annenberg Public Policy Center. In 2011, she
received the Lifetime Career Achievement Award in Political Communication from
the American Political Science Association. She was inducted as a Fellow of the
American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2008. Mutz has published articles in a
variety of academic journals including American Political Science Review,
American Journal of Political Science, Public Opinion Quarterly, Journal of
Politics and Journal of Communication. In 2006, she published Hearing the Other
Side: Deliberative Versus Participatory Democracy (Cambridge University Press)
which was awarded the 2007 Goldsmith Prize by Harvard University and the Robert
Lane Prize for the Best Book in Political Psychology by the American Political
Science Association. Mutz served as past editor of Political Behavior, and
served as founding co-PI of Time-sharing Experiments for the Social Sciences
(TESS), an interdisciplinary infrastructure project that promotes
methodological innovation across the social sciences. One of her most recent
books, Population-based Survey Experiments (Princeton University Press, 2011)
provides the first book-length treatment of this new method drawing examples from
across the social sciences.
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RESEARCH
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7.The Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2015
7.The Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference 2015
The 2015
Minnesota Undergraduate Psychology Conference MUPC 2015)
website is live! Preliminary details about the
conference, including information about this year’s conference speaker Mahzarin
Banaji, is available on the website. The conference will be held on
Saturday, April 25th, at Macalester College in Saint Paul. You may now register
to attend and present at the conference (note that students who are presenting
must complete both short sections: attendance and presentation). The deadline
for registering is April 10th.
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8.Volunteer Needed for Prospective
Brain Injury Study at VAMC
A research
laboratory at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center has an immediate opening for a
Psychology or Neuroscience major interested in biopsychology and/or traumatic
brain injury research. Dr. Nicholas Davenport's prospective study examines
National Guard soldiers prior to and after completing military training to
determine if experiences encountered during training (i.e. stress, concussion,
etc.) have an effect on thinking and cognition, and if this trajectory can be
seen in the structure and function of the brain. The ideal applicant is a
junior or senior, has a GPA around 3.5 or higher, and has completed courses in
psychopathology (i.e. abnormal psychology), biopsychology or fundamental
neuroscience, and statistics. The ideal applicant would also be able to commit
about 10 hours per week for a minimum of six months. Responsibilities will
depend on the applicant’s interests, as well as the current needs of the study,
but will likely begin with data entry and participant recruitment and may
expand into cognitive assessments, clinical interviewing, and MRI data
collection and processing. This is a volunteer position. Experience on this
study can be used to support program research requirements and entry into
graduate school. If interested, please send a resume/CV, a description of your
current availability and educational/career interests, and a current transcript
(unofficial is fine) to alicia.kielbasa@va.gov. Please put “Research Assistant
Application” in the subject line of your email.
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9.DVBIC Research Intern
We are
currently looking for one or more interns to assist with our research projects
at the Minneapolis VA. The research intern will assist research staff at the
Minneapolis VA Health Care System for the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury
Center (DVBIC). Responsibilities will
include: preparing study materials, scoring clinical scales, working with
testing software, verifying accuracy of study data, conducting computer-based
cognitive testing, and assessing participants. This position will also involve
working with relational databases and basic computer programming. The research falls under the direction of Dr.
Kelvin Lim, UMN faculty. The patient population will include military personnel
or veterans with traumatic brain injury and other mental health issues.
Qualified candidate must be highly motivated, able to work independently,
extremely detail-oriented, and willing to develop new skills as the need
arises. Excellent communication (written and oral), organizational and
interpersonal skills, and strong computer skills are also required. Candidates
should be comfortable using basic computer programs such as Microsoft Word,
Excel, Outlook, and web applications, and have some background with statistical
software and relational databases. All candidates must be pursuing a degree in
psychology or related field. A minimum commitment of 8-10 hours a week for 12
months is required. If you are interested, please send cover letter and resume
to: Carrie Gentz (carolyn.gentz@va.gov)
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SCHOLARSHIPS
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10.Learning Abroad Center Scholarships
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SCHOLARSHIPS
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10.Learning Abroad Center Scholarships
If you’re
planning to study abroad during May, Summer or Fall 2015, the scholarship
applications deadlines are coming up! Both the Learning Abroad Center's Study Abroad
Scholarship and Diversity
Scholarship are both due on: Wednesday, March 4,
2015 for students studying May and summer session 2015, and Wednesday, April
14, 2015 for students studying fall 2015 or academic year 2015-16. These
scholarships can be applied to any credit-bearing programs that appear in the Learning Abroad Center program
search. On average 1 in every 3 applicants is awarded a scholarship.
Awards are based entirely on the quality of the application essay, so follow
the prompt carefully. Financial need, program duration, and academic merit are
not taken into consideration for these scholarships. Visit the scholarship
webpages to apply. Contact the Learning Abroad Center with
questions.
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CAMPUS RESOURCES
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11.Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) Sessions
If there is a class you are struggling in, or if you are looking to study and practice in an informal, social, and productive environment, then Peer-assisted learning (PAL) sessions might be perfect for you! PAL Sessions are led by a trained, experienced undergrad facilitator who has taken the course and earned high marks. The sessions are an efficient way to study, and meet and work with classmates. The sessions cover weekly practice with course concepts and extra problem-solving. They are free, there is no need to register, just show up. Peer-assisted learning (PAL) sessions are happening in a variety of courses,check out the schedule online.
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CAMPUS RESOURCES
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11.Peer-assisted Learning (PAL) Sessions
If there is a class you are struggling in, or if you are looking to study and practice in an informal, social, and productive environment, then Peer-assisted learning (PAL) sessions might be perfect for you! PAL Sessions are led by a trained, experienced undergrad facilitator who has taken the course and earned high marks. The sessions are an efficient way to study, and meet and work with classmates. The sessions cover weekly practice with course concepts and extra problem-solving. They are free, there is no need to register, just show up. Peer-assisted learning (PAL) sessions are happening in a variety of courses,check out the schedule online.
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12.Interviews On Campus
12.Interviews On Campus
Many
employers conduct interviews on campus for full-time and internship positions.
Each semester CLA Career Services hosts local and national organizations of all
sizes and sectors. Check often as new schedules are added regularly!
Search the ‘Interview On Campus’ section on GoldPASS for more information
and a full list of on-campus interview opportunities.
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COURSES
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IMPORTANT: Not all courses listed below are offered by the Department of Psychology, and you will need to meet with your college advisor to find out how they will fit into your academic program.
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COURSES
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IMPORTANT: Not all courses listed below are offered by the Department of Psychology, and you will need to meet with your college advisor to find out how they will fit into your academic program.
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13.B-Term Academic, Professional, and Personal Success (APPS) Courses (1 credit)
The CEHD Academic, Professional, and Personal Success Program (APPS) offers an array of classes that support your development of a Toolkit for Success. APPS classes are 1-credit courses, ranging in topic from effective interviewing to preparing for graduate school, all focused on your success now and after graduation. Some of the titles include: Preparing for Meaningful Community Engagement; Preparing for Meaningful Internships; Graduate School: Exploring, Preparing and Applying; Your Future: Identity, Culture and Career Success; Effective Interviewing: Navigating: Difficult Conversations; Navigating Diversity; and Leadership for International Students to name a few. If any of these sound interesting to you, you’re in luck because seats are still available in a number of our 2015 B-Term starting in March. All courses are listed on One Stop under APPS 1620. To see full course descriptions, student testimonials, and instructor bios, visit the APPS home page.
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14.CPSY 3360H Child Psychology Honors Seminar
Will you be completing an Honors Thesis is Psychology? You may be interested in registering for CPSY 3360H: Child Psychology Honors Seminar. This class acquaints students with research projects and activities in child psychology and related areas. Topic include selecting a research topic, formulating a hypothesis, designing a study, choosing research methods, interpreting results, and presenting findings. Students are encouraged to begin exploring topics for thesis research. Please contact Zack Haas at haas0126@umn.edu for a permission number to register.
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13.B-Term Academic, Professional, and Personal Success (APPS) Courses (1 credit)
The CEHD Academic, Professional, and Personal Success Program (APPS) offers an array of classes that support your development of a Toolkit for Success. APPS classes are 1-credit courses, ranging in topic from effective interviewing to preparing for graduate school, all focused on your success now and after graduation. Some of the titles include: Preparing for Meaningful Community Engagement; Preparing for Meaningful Internships; Graduate School: Exploring, Preparing and Applying; Your Future: Identity, Culture and Career Success; Effective Interviewing: Navigating: Difficult Conversations; Navigating Diversity; and Leadership for International Students to name a few. If any of these sound interesting to you, you’re in luck because seats are still available in a number of our 2015 B-Term starting in March. All courses are listed on One Stop under APPS 1620. To see full course descriptions, student testimonials, and instructor bios, visit the APPS home page.
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14.CPSY 3360H Child Psychology Honors Seminar
Will you be completing an Honors Thesis is Psychology? You may be interested in registering for CPSY 3360H: Child Psychology Honors Seminar. This class acquaints students with research projects and activities in child psychology and related areas. Topic include selecting a research topic, formulating a hypothesis, designing a study, choosing research methods, interpreting results, and presenting findings. Students are encouraged to begin exploring topics for thesis research. Please contact Zack Haas at haas0126@umn.edu for a permission number to register.
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JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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IMPORTANT: Organizations listed below are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Psychology or Psychology Undergraduate Advising. Please exercise the same discretion you would in viewing any other source.
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15.Section Leader Recruitment
The First Year Experience is currently in the process of recruiting candidates for the Section Leader position for the 2015-16 academic year. First Year Experience (FYE) Section Leaders will support one section of the CLA First Year Experience (CLA 1001 & 1002). Each Section Leader will assist in the delivery of the course and will also work as peer mentor to first year students, provide feedback on reflective writing, and create and execute course-related programming. Each Section Leader will report to the Assistant Director for Student Engagement and First Year Programs. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved on campus and building your resume! The full job posting can befound onlineon the UMN employment website. Position Title: Section Leader, First Year Experience, Requisition Number: 196946.
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16.Summer Internships Working with Children
JOB/INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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IMPORTANT: Organizations listed below are not necessarily affiliated with or endorsed by the Department of Psychology or Psychology Undergraduate Advising. Please exercise the same discretion you would in viewing any other source.
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15.Section Leader Recruitment
The First Year Experience is currently in the process of recruiting candidates for the Section Leader position for the 2015-16 academic year. First Year Experience (FYE) Section Leaders will support one section of the CLA First Year Experience (CLA 1001 & 1002). Each Section Leader will assist in the delivery of the course and will also work as peer mentor to first year students, provide feedback on reflective writing, and create and execute course-related programming. Each Section Leader will report to the Assistant Director for Student Engagement and First Year Programs. This is an excellent opportunity to get involved on campus and building your resume! The full job posting can befound onlineon the UMN employment website. Position Title: Section Leader, First Year Experience, Requisition Number: 196946.
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16.Summer Internships Working with Children
Washburn
Center for Children is committed to offering families quality therapeutic
services—and our new, child-friendly facility at 1100 Glenwood Avenue in
Minneapolis will help us do just that! We are currently interviewing for
unpaid summer internship positions working with children in our Family Focused,
Day Treatment and Early Childhood Outreach programs. In addition to
internship placements working directly with children we will also have an
internship position available working with our Development and External
Relations team supporting a variety of marketing, fundraising and event
planning projects. Applications are available on our website. Questions about
these positions can be directed to Colleen Hegy at internships@washburn.org
or 612-872-3341.
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17.Job Opportunity in the Mayor’s Office
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17.Job Opportunity in the Mayor’s Office
There is a
great position opening in March for the Mayor’s Office for the VISTA Program
Manager. Our current VISTA Program Manager will be leaving at the
beginning of March. This position oversees a dynamic service program that
annually supports 20+ VISTA service members who work in Saint Paul nonprofits
and government departments. I want to make sure we have a strong and diverse
pool of candidates to interview for this important position. The position description can be found on the city’s website.
Resume, three references and cover letter are due to Jane Eastwood by email (jane.eastwood@ci.stpaul.mn.us
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