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	"title": "Welcome Wednesday: Link Up for Success: Grad School Networking Secrets",
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	"location": "Virtual",
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	"virtual_url": "https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events/1873190/share_preview",
	"registration_link": "https://ucf.joinhandshake.com/events/1873190/share_preview",
	"registration_info": "Please register via your Handshake account.",
	"starts": "Wed, 01 Apr 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
	"ends": "Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
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	"category": "Workshop/Conference",
	"tags": ["#ucfaap","#advanceddegrees","#gradschool"],
	"contact_name": "Heba Akbar",
	"contact_phone": "4078231284",
	"contact_email": "heba.akbar@ucf.edu",
	"url": "https://events.ucf.edu/event/4014996/welcome-wednesday-link-up-for-success-grad-school-networking-secrets/"
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