<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><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)"><span style="color:black;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">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></div>

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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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advance progress towards our bold goal to have our entire workforce serving as
Equity Advocates by Fall 2026!</span></p>

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26^th </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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OR</span><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, February 25^th
and Thursday, February 27^th </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 February 27^th, in the Hermes
Conference Room from 12pm to 1pm, there will be an optional celebratory lunch for
all new Equity Advocates who have completed the February 2025 Sessions.</span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></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"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black"><br></span></b></p><br></div></div>
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