<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><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;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-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Please join<span style="background:yellow"> Diversity,
Equity and Inclusion</span> for our upcoming Equity Advocate Training
opportunities. Equity Advocates (EAs) are employees who serve as consultants
and advisors to search committees to support the growth and development of
workforce diversity. The benefits of participating in the training are:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></span></p>

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● Support the growth and development of workforce diversity<br>
● Learn skills to promote equity-minded practices<br>
● Receive training that allows you to serve as an Equity Advocate<br>
● Gain useful information about how unconscious bias and microaggressions
impact the hiring process and workplace<br>
● Meet new people and learn about best practices.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"></span></p>

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can be </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfNgdLceSeeLnUYbgqil-hoJLwLWDpUMY-ZtqGrWIOfRDRmsg/viewform" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">found here</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">. Please submit your nomination form as soon as
possible to be considered for inclusion on the workshop's dates, which are on:</span></p>

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Wednesday, October 4th<br>
10am to 12 noon (Hosted on Zoom)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p>

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<b><u>OR</u></b></span><b><u><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></u></b></p>

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</span><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday,
October 3rd and Thursday, October 5th<br>
10am to 12 noon<b>**</b> (Training Session held in-person)</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p>

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Conference Room, Au Sable Hall</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p>

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**On October 5th, in the Hermes Conference Room from 12pm to 1pm, there will be
an optional celebratory lunch where we will distribute certificates to ALL new
equity advocates who have completed the October 2023 training. </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
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Please review the attached flier for additional details and information or
email Mike<br>
Thompson at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:thompsma@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">thompsma@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> or DEI at </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:diversity@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">diversity@plattsburgh.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;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-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></p></div></div></div>