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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F3864">Hi Margarita,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F3864">I believe our campuses went live the same day. I did not hear about this so I will inquire with the ctcLink pillar leads to see if this also occurred at CPTC. I’ll circle back.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F3864">Iesha<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#7030A0">Iesha Valencia</span></b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua",serif;color:#1F3864"> (she,her,hers)
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Associate Vice President for Equity, Diversity & Inclusion<br>
Office of Equity, Diversity & Inclusion<br>
Bldg 17, Rm 210 <a href="mailto:iesha.valencia@cptc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">iesha.valencia@cptc.edu</span></a> | 253-589-6063<br>
4500 Steilacoom Blvd, SW | Lakewood, WA 98499<br>
Excellence. Experience. Employment. Redefine Education at Clover Park Technical College<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> DEOC <deoc-bounces@lists.ctc.edu> <b>On Behalf Of
</b>Margarita P Banderas via DEOC<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 13, 2022 11:34 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> DEOC@lists.ctc.edu<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Margarita P Banderas <margarita.banderas@wwcc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External][DEOC] Issues with race/ethnicity in ctcLink conversion<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">WWCC just went through ctcLink conversion a couple of weeks ago, and we're now learning that during the conversion students/employees without race/ethnicity info might
have been defaulted to White in PeopleSoft. I'm curious to hear if this is something that others have experienced, and what approach you took to reduce harm in this experience of individuals being othered and opportunities for support.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Thanks,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Margarita</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">The value of your personal time is priceless, and my working day may not be the same as your working day. Please do not feel obliged to
reply to this email outside of your working hours.</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">Margarita Banderas</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> | Director of
<a href="https://www.wwcc.edu/equity/" title="https://www.wwcc.edu/equity/">Equity, Diversity & Inclusion</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;background:white">Pronouns: she/her/ella (<a href="https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/sharing-gender-pronouns-at-work/" title="https://www.cultureamp.com/blog/sharing-gender-pronouns-at-work/">Why
I share my pronouns</a>)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://wwcc.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0563C1">Walla Walla Community College</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> | Bldg.
D279</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">500 Tausick Way | Walla Walla, WA 99362</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black;background:white">c: (509) 730-6196</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black"> | e:
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:margarita.banderas@wwcc.edu"><span style="font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:#0563C1">margarita.banderas@wwcc.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Garamond",serif;color:black">
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