<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Sent on behalf of </span></font><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap">Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Affirmative Action/Human Resource Services:</span></p><p style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial;font-size:14.6667px;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;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 join Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Affirmative Action/Human Resource Services for our upcoming Equity Advocate Information Session/Panel Discussion and Equity Advocate Training. Equity Advocates (EAs) are employees who serve as consultants and advisors to search committees to advocate for and reaffirm the principles and practices related to diversity and equity-minded practices in support of the university Plattsburgh NEXT strategic plan. </span></p><br style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;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">Employees can nominate someone for this program or can self-nominate. Nomination forms can be found </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNgdLceSeeLnUYbgqil-hoJLwLWDpUMY-ZtqGrWIOfRDRmsg/viewform" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><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">. Please submit your nomination forms as soon as possible to be considered for inclusion in the next cohort on January 25th and 27th. Please review <a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Io29MLsLubRVnDn3bd2b_mf3lpLJc-bA/view?usp=share_link" target="_blank">this flier</a> for additional details and information or email Mike Thompson at <a href="mailto:thompsma@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">thompsma@plattsburgh.edu</a> or DEI at <a href="mailto:diversity@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank">diversity@plattsburgh.edu</a>. </span></p></div></div>