<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444"><br clear="all"></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;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"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;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 for our upcoming Equity Advocate Training. Equity Advocates (EAs) are employees who serve as consultants and advisors to search committees to support the growth and development of workforce diversity.</span></p><br style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif"><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;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 you can self-nominate. The nomination form can be found </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNgdLceSeeLnUYbgqil-hoJLwLWDpUMY-ZtqGrWIOfRDRmsg/viewform" 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">. Please submit your nomination form as soon as possible to be considered for inclusion on the workshop's dates, which are on March 7th and 9th. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;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"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;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 review the attached flier for additional details and information or email Mike Thompson at <a href="mailto:thompsma@plattsburgh.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">thompsma@plattsburgh.edu</a> or DEI at <a href="mailto:diversity@plattsburgh.edu" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank">diversity@plattsburgh.edu</a>. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;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"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:15px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"></p></div><div><br></div></div>