<div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;color:rgb(153,0,255);line-height:20.0933px;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span lang="EN" style="color:black">Dear Colleagues, </span><span lang="EN"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;color:rgb(153,0,255);line-height:20.0933px;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;color:rgb(153,0,255);line-height:20.0933px;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Affirmative Action/Human Resource Services are excited to announce the implementation of the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UcrUaShofJ-uycOiRtX481bpNmT0SVMz/view?usp=sharing" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small;text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Equity Advocate Pilot Program</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Equity Advocates (EAs) are employees that serve as consultants, resources, and advisors to the search committee and who support the search process to engage with a set of diverse candidates. Equity Advocates work closely with the hiring authority, the search committee chair, the Affirmative Action Officer, and Chief Diversity Officer to advocate for principles and practices related to diversity, inclusion and equity throughout the search.</span><br></p><span id="m_-3788789897541667675gmail-docs-internal-guid-528865f8-7fff-57a1-f927-49eb1e28690b"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.644;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Equity Advocates </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">can be nominated by the College community, including self-nomination. Nomination forms can be found </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IzGOrd631KNcUpcdG9LKYswkqCsLjnO8/view?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">; the deadline for nominations is April 30, 2021. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.644;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">To participate in the first cohort of the Equity Advocates, nominees will complete a comprehensive education program between May 3 and May 31.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.8;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.644;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Please consider nominating any individuals whom you believe would be an asset to the program, including yourself!</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.644;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(153,0,255);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.644;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Thanks for your time and good wishes always!</span></p></span><br><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;line-height:20.0933px;background-image:none;background-position:0% 0%;background-size:initial;background-repeat:repeat;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><br></p><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">MICHELLE CROMWELL, PhD.</span></b><u></u></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Vice President, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion/ Chief Diversity Officer</span><u></u><u></u></font></p><div style="background-position:50% 0%;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-repeat:no-repeat"><font color="#000000">610 Kehoe</font></div><div style="background-position:50% 0%;margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-repeat:no-repeat"><font color="#000000">101 Broad Street<br style="background-position:50% 0%;margin-bottom:0px;background-repeat:no-repeat">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="background-position:50% 0%;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-repeat:no-repeat"><span style="background-position:50% 0%;background-repeat:no-repeat">(o) </span><a title="Office Phone Number" style="background-position:50% 0%;color:rgb(200,16,46);line-height:inherit;margin-bottom:0px;background-repeat:no-repeat;display:inline;background-color:transparent" href="tel:+1-518-564-5410" target="_blank">518-564-5410</a></div><div style="background-position:50% 0%;margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-repeat:no-repeat">(f) 518- 564-5413</div><p class="MsoNormal"> <a href="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/plattslife/diversity/index.html" target="_blank">SUNY Plattsburgh DEI</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><font color="#000000">Pronouns: They, them, theirs</font></span></b><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><img width="200" height="82" src="https://www.google.com/a/cpanel/plattsburgh.edu/images/logo.gif?service=google_gsuite"></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(31,78,121);font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced”.  James Baldwin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">My office is a</span><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </span><b><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">BR</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(247,150,70);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">A</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">V</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,240);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">E</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(112,48,160);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> Z</span></b><b><span style="color:red;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">O</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(247,150,70);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">N</span></b><b><span style="color:rgb(0,176,80);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">E </span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">for DREAMers and individuals of all ethnicities, abilities, religions, sexual orientations, and gender identities.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><b> </b></span></font></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#000000" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.3333px"><b><br></b></span></font></p><span style="colo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