<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-0c02fbb9-7fff-d4dc-084c-b85e0126d2c3" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear Camus Community,</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I write to inform you of the passing of Dr. Isabel Arredondo, Professor of Modern Languages & Cultures at  SUNY Plattsburgh, where she focused on minority discourse, especially gender and ethnicity.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dr. Arredondo began her career at SUNY Plattsburg</span><font color="#000000"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">h in </span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">1994,</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">where she taught courses on Latin American culture and film and Spanish language. As an active member of the Latin American Studies Association, Dr. Arredondo also devoted much of her time and effort to organizing the program on Arts and the Media, in addition to chairing several panels and presenting academic papers.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);white-space:pre-wrap">As we collectively mourn this loss, we are simultaneously grateful for Dr. Aredoneo's immeasurable impact on our community. Her dedication to student success, her accomplished and ongoing pursuit of academic excellence, and her support of her colleagues and peers were among her many contributions to our campus.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Dr. Arrendondo had been seriously ill for more than a year. She had plans for an exciting sabbatical this coming year that would have taken her to multiple continents.</span></p><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif">Arrangements are incomplete at this time.  <span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Additional information will be shared as it becomes available.</span></div></font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><br>Deepest condolences to those who knew and loved her.<br><br>Sincerely,<br></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4"><br></font></b></div><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><b style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif"><font size="4">Heather Haskins</font></b><br></div></font></span><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px">(She/Her/Hers)</div><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Executive Director of Strategic Communications and Marketing<br>Office of the President</div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">157-B Hawkins Hall</div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">101 Broad Street<br>Plattsburgh, NY 12901</div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Work: <a href="tel:+1-518-564-33933" title="Office Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px" target="_blank">518-564-3933</a></div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Mobile: <a href="tel:+1-518-593-2802" title="Mobile Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px" target="_blank">518-593-2802</a></div><div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;margin:0px">Office of the President: <a href="tel:+1-518-310-3289" title="Fax Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline;margin:0px" target="_blank">518-564-2010</a><br><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