<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Dear Colleagues, </span></div><div dir="ltr"><span style="color:black;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br></span></div><div dir="ltr"><div><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"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;color:rgb(153,0,255);line-height:20.0933px;background-image:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-position:0% 0%"><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, <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> and Inclusion and Affirmative Action/Human Resource Services would like to thank everyone that sent in nominations. We also still encourage </span><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">nominations from campus community members for the </span><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"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bFPqSbstCRL_iJrCf90s2H1GF3q3NFTI/view?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> <span class="gmail-il">Advocate</span> Pilot Program</a></span><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">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:6pt 0in 0in;color:rgb(153,0,255);line-height:20.0933px;background-image:none;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-position:0% 0%"><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;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;background-position:0% 0%"><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"><span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> <span class="gmail-il">Advocates</span> (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. <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> <span class="gmail-il">Advocates</span> work closely with the hiring authority, the search committee chair, the Affirmative Action Officer, and Chief Diversity Officer to <span class="gmail-il">advocate</span> for principles and practices related to diversity, inclusion and <span class="gmail-il">equity</span> throughout the search.</span><br></p><span id="gmail-m_-6077775116159681083gmail-m_-7841011692058107626m_-7091371956959828860gmail-m_4017614532524134931m_-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"><span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> <span class="gmail-il">Advocates</span> </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><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"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iJ4Sft9VF5PxCBqCle3kvwvkPFfidWT8iDV9x8mpyGs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">here</a></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">; the deadline for nominations has been extended to <b>Friday May 14, 2021. </b></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 <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> <span class="gmail-il">Advocates</span>, nominees will complete a comprehensive online education program on Moodle between May 24 and June 30.</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"><br></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! Nomination forms should be sent to me by May 14.</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></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="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" face="Calibri, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14.6667px"><br></span></font></p><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="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-position:50% 0%"><font color="#000000">610 Kehoe</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-position:50% 0%"><font color="#000000">101 Broad Street<br style="margin-bottom:0px;background-position:50% 0%">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-position:50% 0%"><span style="background-position:50% 0%">(o) </span><a title="Office Phone Number" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);line-height:inherit;margin-bottom:0px;display:inline;background-color:transparent;background-position:50% 0%" href="tel:+1-518-564-5410" target="_blank">518-564-5410</a></div><div style="margin:0px;padding:0px;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;background-position:50% 0%">(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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