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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Hello friends and colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Thank you to all that joined us for our EDI information sessions on SB 5227 and 5194 this last year, which concluded with this month’s EDI Information Sessions on the DEI Strategic
Plans. A special THANK YOU to our amazing campus colleagues who shared their good work with their peers across the system and a deep appreciation for our incredibly collaborative State Board colleagues in this work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Feel free to access the full Google drives which include the presentation slides, supporting documents, contact information, and other items, for all our EDI information sessions
this last year. Our previous sessions included information on <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1VNfPbcaLHXRS4ew87kpx8sgxB15lTKyw?usp=sharing">
<span style="color:windowtext">SB 5194 and 5227</span></a> in January, <a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/11lggaRT77E39_B_D1BINQHPmy_GTZ89W?usp=sharing">
<span style="color:windowtext">Faculty Diversity Programs</span></a> in March, and the
<a href="https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13JNKFkdhXulkcwzC05tTsl0yZ16Zq4y4?usp=sharing">
<span style="color:windowtext">DEI Strategic Plans</span></a> in May. The recordings and additional information from all of these sessions are available on our *</span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">NEW</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">*
<b><a href="https://sbctc.instructure.com/courses/2233974"><span style="color:windowtext">Canvas Course</span></a></b>
</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">as well as </span>
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">our <b>
<a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/edi/sb-5194-and-5227.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext">EDI webpage: SB 5194 & 5227</span><span style="color:windowtext;font-weight:normal">.</span></a></b>
</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">The course is available to the public and will remain open. Should you need assistance, please contact us directly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Please share widely with your colleagues. As always, please feel free to reach out should you have any questions or comments. THANK YOU for all your incredible work, we are indebted
to you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Best,<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@01D87C1F.54FB10C0" 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"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:edi@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">edi@sbctc.edu</span></a>
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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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