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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Hello DEOC,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Our EDI office had an inquiry from Nan Gomez-Heitzeberg who’s working to organize the next town hall for Trustees. She’d like to know about Washington community colleges that
are doing targeted DEI recruitment and have possibly been able to increase enrollment during COVID.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">I’d appreciate your input on which colleges show strong promising practices regarding DEI outreach/recruitment and COVID enrollment. I’m still learning.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">My best,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Segoe UI",sans-serif">Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:#003764">Melissa Williams (she/her)</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Interim Director for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><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"><a href="mailto:mwilliams@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">mwilliams@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="color:#003764"> •360-704-3992</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#C00000"> </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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