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Workshop dates announced!</span></b></div>

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Please join Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for upcoming Equity Advocate
Workshop 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(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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● 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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soon as possible to be considered for inclusion on the workshop's dates, which
are:</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></span></p>

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9th </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">(must attend both days)</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"><br>
10am to 12 noon (Hosted on Zoom)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></span></p>

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</span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">Tuesday, October 8th and
Thursday, October 10th </span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">(must attend both days)<b><br>
10am to 12 noon</b></span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:red">**</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"> (Workshop Sessions held in-person)</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></span></p>

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</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:red">**</span></b><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">On October 10th, 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 2024 Sessions. </span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></span></p>

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