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<p><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Friends and colleagues:</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xxelementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you all for attending our March EDI information session(s) highlighting the diverse faculty hiring practices in our colleges, an important aspect of our
system-wide equity efforts and a key deliverable within SB 5194. Please find more information in our Google Drives for the
</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VNfPbcaLHXRS4ew87kpx8sgxB15lTKyw?usp=sharing"><span style="color:black">EDI Information Sessions: SB 5194 + 5227</span></a><span style="color:black">
conducted in January and the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11lggaRT77E39_B_D1BINQHPmy_GTZ89W?usp=sharing"><span style="color:black">EDI Information Sessions: Faculty Diversity Program, College Showcase</span></a><span style="color:black">
from March. The recordings from each session are now available on our EDI </span>
<a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/edi/edi-calendar.aspx"><span style="color:black">calendar</span></a><span style="color:black"> webpage!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p class="xxelementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">Please join us for information on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Strategic Plans, a crucial component
in advancing racial equity in our colleges and a key deliverable in </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><a href="https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2021-22/Pdf/Bill%20Reports/Senate/5194-S2.E%20SBR%20FBR%2021.pdf?q=20220321131322"><span style="color:black">SB
5194</span></a><span style="color:black">. We will be joined by Lynn Palmanteer-Holder, SBCTC’s Director of Tribal Relations and Curriculum Development, and Monica Wilson, Director of Student Success Center and Strategic Initiatives, and Dr. Claudine Richardson,
Policy Associate for Student Success Center.<o:p></o:p></span></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"><o:p> </o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal">We will hear from system colleagues about the development of their DEI Strategic Plans: Terri
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">Thayer from Whatcom Community College, Margarita Banderas from Walla Walla Community College, and the Everett Community College team led by Dr. Phyllis Esposito,
Andrew Santos, Heather Mayer, and Lisa Corner.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="xxelementtoproof"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">We are excited to share that we have selected dates for the upcoming DEI Strategic Plans college showcase on:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:2.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/calendar.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D159001706">May 16 from 1 to 3 p.m.</a>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rnu60-X84E7QlZprxYakGOW6mNUVa8AZNHXGg7j2IQI/edit?usp=sharing">[Agenda]</a><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:2.25pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo6"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/calendar.aspx?trumbaEmbed=view%3Devent%26eventid%3D159001720">May 23 from 1 to 3 p.m.</a>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xazss64n2FPUXyVlzdagmjK0pc42lv2ggpTvQt1ZguU/edit?usp=sharing">[Agenda]</a><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Please feel free to click on the date you would like to attend in order to register and see the agendas for these sessions. We look forward to seeing you there!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">With care and consideration,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Ha, Melissa, and Christina<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="35" height="67" style="width:.3645in;height:.6979in" id="Picture_x0020_1728594611" src="cid:image001.png@01D853F8.D6618620" alt="Compass"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#2F5597">Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#002060">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:edi@sbctc.edu"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">edi@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">__________________________________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">in service to our diverse communities.”</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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