<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:comic sans ms,sans-serif;font-size:small;color:#444444"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:22pt;line-height:31.3867px;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting"">Save the Date!</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:15.6933px;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:9pt;line-height:12.84px;font-family:"Lucida Handwriting""> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Please join the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and our collaborative partners on the dates below for the following events.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">--DEI Employee Welcome Back and Belonging Event:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Wednesday, August 30^th from 5-7 pm on the Au Sable Hall Terrace, Second Floor </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">There will be music and refreshments. Join us for a night of networking to celebrate the beginning of the new semester! All employees are welcome and encouraged to attend this employee-only event.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">--Community Night:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">Friday, September 22^nd from 6-8 pm at the Hawkins Pond (Warren Ballroom, Rain Location)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:11.75pt;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black">A night of networking with local businesses, campus departments, and student clubs and organizations. Food trucks will be on-site, and we will feature a student performance by Spicy Island Tings.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt;line-height:11.75pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-family:"Avenir Next LT Pro",sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"> </span><span style="background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:in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