Possible Kickoff - Cohort 19!

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andrewcheng 5:01 PM
I am from san mateo
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Naomi Wiesen 5:01 PM
santa clara
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Bradley Kemp 5:01 PM
Santa Clara, CA
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Ivan Jauregui 5:01 PM
Sacramento, CA
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Maya Faintuch 5:01 PM
Los Altos, CA
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John Ding 5:01 PM
Mountain View
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Jeremy Diaz 5:01 PM
Lafayette, Louisiana woohoo
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Khasimi Do 5:01 PM
Kirkland, WA
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Kavya Kushalappa 5:01 PM
Seattle. Originally Mangalore (South India)
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Katrina Tan 5:01 PM
Santa Clara, CA
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Diego Silva 5:01 PM
Gilroy, CA
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Casey Boyles 5:01 PM
Denver, Colorado!
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Kenneth Kang 5:01 PM
Im from San Jose, cA
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Vy Pham 5:01 PM
santa clara
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Tevin Rose 5:01 PM
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Lydia Mekonnen 5:01 PM
Edmonds Wa!
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Tali Tamaki 5:01 PM
Kent, WA
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corbin 5:01 PM
Seattle
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Carter Welch 5:01 PM
Maple Valley, WA
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Jacob Mendonsa 5:01 PM
San Ramon, CA
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Mackenzie Bjornberg 5:01 PM
I'm from Reardan, Wa
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Chris Hoang 5:01 PM
Kent, WA
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Lawrence Hu 5:01 PM
Honolulu, HI
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Hudson Duff 5:01 PM
Woodinville Wa
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Benediktus Albert 5:01 PM
Indonesia
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Jenny Shin 5:01 PM
lynnwood
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Adam Ong 5:01 PM
Quezon City, Philippines
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Hannah Hoeptner 5:01 PM
Gilroy, CA
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Jonathan Chavez 5:01 PM
Renton, WA
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Tanvi Gandhi 5:01 PM
Gujarat, India
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Takeshi Tanaka 5:01 PM
Redmond Washington
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Maya 5:01 PM
Atlanta, GA but living in Santa Clara
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brianna 5:01 PM
Piscataway, New Jersey
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Jasmine Ito 5:01 PM
honolulu, HI
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Viktoriia Bezushko 5:01 PM
Ukraine, currently in Seattle
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Naol Balcha 5:01 PM
SEATTLE WA
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Adria Cordova 5:01 PM
Questa, NM!
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Jerry 5:01 PM
China
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chendricks@seattleu.edu 5:01 PM
Kansas CIty
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Keona Oparanaku 5:02 PM
Las Vegas, NV
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Jackie Wu 5:04 PM
Cohort 2! 🙌
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andrewcheng 5:06 PM
I am a validator
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chendricks@seattleu.edu 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Naol Balcha 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Lydia Mekonnen 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Bradley Kemp 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Katrina Tan 5:06 PM
explorer
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Kavya Kushalappa 5:06 PM
A VAlidator!
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Jenny Shin 5:06 PM
explorer
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Sri 5:06 PM
Validator
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Tali Tamaki 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Tanvi Gandhi 5:06 PM
Validator
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Hudson Duff 5:06 PM
Validator
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Corbin LeRahl 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Khasimi Do 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Carter Welch 5:06 PM
Validator
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Maya Whitted 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Jacob Mendonsa 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Johan Kou 5:06 PM
validator
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Naomi Wiesen 5:06 PM
explorationer
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Kenneth Kang 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Diego Silva 5:06 PM
Validator
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Jerry 5:06 PM
explorer
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Vy Pham 5:06 PM
validator
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Viktoriia Bezushko 5:06 PM
The Explorer
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John Ding 5:06 PM
Validator🕵️
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Maya Faintuch 5:06 PM
Validator
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Mackenzie Bjornberg 5:06 PM
explorer
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Jasmine Ito 5:06 PM
Validator
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Ivan Jauregui 5:06 PM
validator
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Adam Ong 5:06 PM
validator
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Daniel Gerregano 5:06 PM
Validator
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brianna 5:06 PM
Validator
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Tevin Rose 5:06 PM
explorer
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Lawrence Hu 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Chris Hoang 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Casey Boyles 5:06 PM
Explorer!
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Jeremy Diaz 5:06 PM
Explorer imo
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Benediktus Albert 5:06 PM
Validator
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mabdikadir@seattleu.edu 5:06 PM
Validator
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Takeshi Tanaka 5:06 PM
Validator
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Keona Oparanaku 5:06 PM
Explorer
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Hannah Hoeptner 5:06 PM
Validator
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Kavya Kushalappa 5:06 PM
A Validator!
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andrewcheng 5:08 PM
Like MIT courseware
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Naomi Wiesen 5:09 PM
too much work
3 replies
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Kavya Kushalappa 5:09 PM
There’s validation in holding a “degree”
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brianna 5:09 PM
Too much information not knowing how to leverage it
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Jeremy Diaz 5:09 PM
seagull pfp???
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Naomi Wiesen 5:10 PM
duck that I drew for a wireframe
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Jeremy Diaz 5:10 PM
I love him
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andrewcheng 5:10 PM
Asking good questions and trying to apply and where different “shoes"
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Maya Faintuch 5:11 PM
Making the most of this time means, being inquisitive and making meaningful connections with industry professionals and peers
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Naomi Wiesen 5:11 PM
Meeting people from all kinds of fields and networking w/ them
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Corbin LeRahl 5:11 PM
Consolidating and gaining as much knowledge as possible
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Maya Whitted 5:11 PM
Making connections as a first generation student
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Sri 5:11 PM
clarity on areas/tech roles and guidance on closing skill gap,networking
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Lawrence Hu 5:11 PM
Exploring careers that I did not consider before
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Lydia Mekonnen 5:11 PM
building a stronger network
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John Ding 5:11 PM
Putting in deliberate effort to make connections with industry professionals and peers
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Vy Pham 5:11 PM
explore and dive deeper into the fields i’m curious about or the fields that i have no clue about. getting to know new people
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Jeremy Diaz 5:11 PM
I feel like involving myself with my peers and hearing about what other people are learning, too, and not just the professionals I'm meeting. Like actually combining and sharing information.
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Benediktus Albert 5:11 PM
actively listening and inquiring about professional's experience for personal and professional growth
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Ivan Jauregui 5:11 PM
Ask questions to help narrow career interests
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Katrina Tan 5:12 PM
I want to improve my networking skills and network as well as learn more about the tech industry!
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Chris Hoang 5:12 PM
Meeting cool new people who I can rely on for support navigating through college as a young professional
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Bradley Kemp 5:12 PM
Understand what career paths suit me and how I can pursue these interests.
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Kavya Kushalappa 5:12 PM
To get as close to real-world problem-solving as possible. I want to actively learn from people who are building and operating at a high level, test my thinking, and refine how I approach ambiguous problems. Less about passively absorbing information and more engaging deeply, and walking away with sharper judgment.
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Tanvi Gandhi 5:13 PM
Meeting new people who are equally passionate as I am, building meaningful connections, and continuing to grow my networking skills.
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Jeremy Diaz 5:14 PM
That's the ASL sign for clapping, I swear
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mabdikadir@seattleu.edu 5:18 PM
I want to leverage this cohort to better position my analytics background for tech roles, build meaningful connections, and learn practical strategies to land opportunities.
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Mackenzie Bjornberg 5:18 PM
Making the most of this program would look like collaborating with professionals and peers to expand my knowledge and understanding of the tech industry and find ways to relate those findings to my current studies.
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Jackie Wu 5:19 PM
Draw 3 things that describe you (2 min)
Present your drawings/hold them up to the camera (1-2 min each)
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Jeremy Diaz 5:28 PM
Naol and Mackenzie. My new besties
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Adria Cordova 5:28 PM
Chris- love to play volleyball, but I watch basketball, football, soccer. All sports really!
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Jackie Wu 5:29 PM
30 second intros, then:
What food reminds you most of childhood?
What’s your favorite time-waster?
I am the first in my family to…
What is your favorite place in the world?
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Jeremy Diaz 5:36 PM
Everyone I meet is forever my new bestie. I'm gonna have so many besties
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Naomi Wiesen 5:36 PM
i love talking to strangers
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Jeremy Diaz 5:36 PM
My extroverted nature is delighted
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Chris Hoang 5:37 PM
That's awesome, it feels so rare to meet volleyball players!
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Jackie Wu 5:37 PM
2 min: 1 minute each and tell your conversation partner your life story in as much detail as possible.  

2 min: Come up with three things you and your conversation partner have in common.  

1 Min: Find their #intro in the intros channel and throw em a comment about something from meeting them. If they don’t have an #intro - you can skip this step, but bummer!
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andrewcheng 5:46 PM
I saw that you guys will help us with our portfolios to a couple weeks from now
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Jeremy Diaz 5:46 PM
Tfw to be ambitious you actually have to be ambitious. Pain
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andrewcheng 5:46 PM
ex: linkedin
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Naomi Wiesen 5:47 PM
you're saying I have to put effort in to get a job? dang it
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Corbin LeRahl 5:47 PM
Hard to gauge others reactions/makes it less personal
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Jeremy Diaz 5:48 PM
If you're on camera, you're more inclined to be more accountable for how well you pay attention
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Vy Pham 5:49 PM
it will feel more personal and genuine when we see each other face to face rather than facing a screen all the time. helps build connections and to ensure appropriateness
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Naomi Wiesen 5:49 PM
The awkwardness of digital eye contact forces us to be more thoughtful of how we engage with each other
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mabdikadir@seattleu.edu 5:50 PM
If your’e camera on, you are more focused and pay attention what’s going on, plus it’s gets you out of your comfort zone to engage and talk to people.
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Kavya Kushalappa 5:50 PM
🤚
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Jeremy Diaz 5:53 PM
It is incredible how important reactions and etiquette is in this day and age. People react so well to being asked how they are and being appreciated, that it should matter! And it does!
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Naomi Wiesen 5:53 PM
Be aware of AI and know how and when to use it + be transparent on usage. Companies love the AI stuff so it's good to have the knowledge in your back pocket but keep it ethical
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Corbin LeRahl 5:54 PM
Depends on the context, because I think it offers more value when learning it as a tool, but I think it should be avoided when learning fundamentals, or when communicating with others.
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andrewcheng 5:54 PM
There’s a lot of research from MIT as well how it affects cognitive parts of our brains to
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Jeremy Diaz 5:55 PM
Yeah, the stuff about the effects on the brain is pretty horrifying
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andrewcheng 5:55 PM
Its almost like we are becoming wall-e
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Casey Boyles 5:56 PM
Critical thinking is such a powerful skill AND AI is a fantastic tool to help accelerate learning and the actual work you produce
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Naomi Wiesen 5:56 PM
I love it when chatGPT tells me I am secretly an undercover alien overlord whose potential is limited by 5g radio waves
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andrewcheng 5:57 PM
🤣
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andrewcheng 5:57 PM
Its a bit delusional when asking about people
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andrewcheng 5:57 PM
:/
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Jeremy Diaz 5:57 PM
Please talk to me foreverrr I love talking to people
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andrewcheng 5:58 PM
I already embedded it onto my google calendar
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mabdikadir@seattleu.edu 5:59 PM
Where is the content library?