<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" 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:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">Please join Diversity, Equity and Inclusion 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></p>

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</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(80,0,80)">●</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> Support the growth and development
of workforce diversity<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(80,0,80)">●</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> Learn skills to promote
equity-minded practices<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(80,0,80)">●</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> Receive training that allows you to
serve as an Equity Advocate<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(80,0,80)">●</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> Gain useful information about how
unconscious bias and microaggressions impact the hiring process and workplace<br>
</span><span style="font-size:12pt;color:rgb(80,0,80)">●</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> Meet new people and learn about
best practices.</span></p>

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considered for inclusion on the workshop's dates, which are on:</span></p>

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</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">Monday, February 12th and Wednesday February 14th<br>
10am to 12 noon (Hosted on Zoom)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></span></p>

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</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">Tuesday, February 13th and Thursday, February 15th<br>
10am to 12 noon** (Training Session held in-person)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"></span></p>

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**On February 15th, 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 February 2024 training. </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Avenir LT Std 45 Book",sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br>
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Please review the attached flier for additional details and information or
email Mike<br>
Thompson at <a href="mailto:thompsma@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">thompsma@plattsburgh.edu</span></a> or DEI at <a href="mailto:diversity@plattsburgh.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(80,0,80)">diversity@plattsburgh.edu</span></a>.</span></p>

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