<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="gmail-m_-450490369825235618gmail-m_-2363649455824377249gmail-docs-internal-guid-daff495b-7fff-976f-cdc8-bbd945ac93b2"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Dear colleagues,</span></font></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Affirmative Action/Human Resource Services are once again inviting community members to serve as </span><span style="text-decoration-line:underline;font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uT0ow9qKUivYCfqrf3zyid53_Ahql0gV/view?usp=sharing">Equity Advocates.</a></span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;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 </span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">diverse</span><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> candidates. Equity Advocates work closely with the hiring authority and the search committee chair to advocate for principles and practices related to diversity, inclusion and equity throughout the search.</span></font></p></span></div><div><font color="#000000"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Equity Advocates</span><span style="font-family:Arial;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://docs.google.com/document/d/1SKA5q14QYAppKiN-hPFGdigN0GcI_pFI/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=100200403065634704032&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a>. Please email your nomination forms to <a href="mailto:diversity@plattsburgh.edu">diversity@plattsburgh.edu</a>; <span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the deadline for nominations is <a dir="ltr" style="text-decoration-color:rgba(128,128,128,0.38)">October 25.</a> </span><br></font><div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">To participate in the second cohort of the Equity Advocates, nominees will complete a comprehensive education program in November and be able to receive their Equity Advocate Certificate the same day.</font></span></p></div><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:6pt;margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><font color="#000000">Please consider nominating any individuals whom you believe would be an asset to the program, including yourself!</font></span></p></div><div><br></div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion </b></span><br></div><div><font color="#000000">610 Kehoe</font></div><div><font color="#000000">101 Broad Street</font></div><div><font color="#000000">Plattsburgh, NY 12901</font></div><div><font color="#000000">(o)</font><font color="#cc0000"> 518-564-5410</font></div><div><font color="#cc0000">Instagram: @sunyplattsburgh_dei</font></div><div><div style="font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:rgb(0,0,0);line-height:18px;margin:0px"><div style="line-height:18px;margin:0px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/sunyplattsburgh" title="Visit SUNY Plattsburgh on Facebook" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline-block;margin:0px" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/facebook-logo-60x60.png" width="30" height="30" alt="Facebook Logo" style="vertical-align: middle; border-style: none; padding: 0px; margin: 7px 3px 0px 0px;"></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/sunyplattsburgh" title="Follow SUNY Plattsburgh on Twitter" style="color:rgb(200,16,46);background-color:transparent;line-height:18px;display:inline-block;margin:0px" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.plattsburgh.edu/_images/about/twitter-logo-60x60.png" width="30" height="30" alt="Twitter Logo" style="vertical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