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Our staff work hard every day to help make your experience safe, engaging, and enjoyable.</p> <p><a href="/about-us/resident-life-staff" class="btn btn-primary" target="_self"> Meet our staff </a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-section page-section-umd_terp_homepage page-section-ut_divider"> <div class="max-bound"> <div class="outer-pad"> <div> <hr class="divider spacing-xlarge rule-none" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1197"> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-section page-section-umd_terp_homepage page-section-ut_blockquote"> <div class="max-bound"> <div class="outer-pad"> <blockquote class="blockquote blockquote-default" id="umd_terp_paragraph--1202"> <p style="line-height: 1.5">Our campus community is better because of the energy, enthusiasm, intelligence, and curiosity you and your classmates bring to the University of Maryland.</p> <footer class="blockquote-footer"> <div class="blockquote-portrait"> <img 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