<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><span style="color:black;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Welcome to the Fall 2025 semester!  </span></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><span style="color:black;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)" class="gmail_default"><span style="color:black;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:12pt">Please

 join Diversity, <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> and Inclusion for our October 2025 <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> Advocate 

Workshop opportunities.  <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> Advocates (EAs) are employees who serve 

as consultants and advisors to the search process to support the growth 

and development of workforce diversity and inclusion.  The benefits of participating 

in the training are:<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;color:rgb(34,34,34);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"> ● Learning skills to promote <span class="gmail-il">equity-minded practices ● Receiving professional development that allows you to serve as an <span class="gmail-il">Equity Advocate ● Gaining useful information about how unconscious bias and microaggressions impact the hiring process and workplace ● Meeting new people and learning about best practices<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"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);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"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:normal;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 style="color:black"><a href="https://forms.gle/VZSh55Leh2uSuc5Q8" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif">found here</a><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Tahoma,sans-serif;color:black">.

 Please submit your registration and spread the word to help us advance progress towards 

our bold goal to have our entire workforce serving as <span class="gmail-il">Equity</span> Advocates 

by Fall 2026!<br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:normal;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;color:rgb(34,34,34);background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><b><font size="4"> </font></b><br></p><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(204,0,0)">Option I: Zoom Sessions </span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(212,25,25)"><span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)">• Monday, October 6 & Wednesday, October 8, 2025 (must attend

both days)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)">• 10 am to 12 pm<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)">• Held virtually on Zoom<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)"><span> </span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(204,0,0)">Option II: In-Person Sessions</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(212,25,25)"><span></span></span></b></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)">• Tuesday, October 7 & Thursday, October 9, 2025 (must attend

both days)<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)">• 10 am to 12 pm<span></span></span></p>

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:14pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:rgb(7,9,9)">• Held in-person in the Hermes Room in Au Sable Hall</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 10pt;line-height:115%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><font size="4" style="color:rgb(204,0,0)"><b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">• </span>All October participants are invited to join us for a dessert reception from 12 to 1 pm on Thursday</b></font></p></div>

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