<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;font-size:small;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><br>● 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><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><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><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">The registration form can be </span><b><span style="color:black"><a href="https://forms.gle/i1TCgdaG5pnUCC2s5" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">found here</span></a></span></b><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">. Please submit your registration and help us advance progress towards our bold goal to have our entire workforce serving as Equity Advocates by Fall 2026!</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"> </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">The dates are:</span><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"><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">Monday, June 2^nd and Wednesday, June 4^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><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>OR</span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(153,0,255)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line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