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<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 21, 2023 4:25 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Diversity and Equity Officers Commission (DEOC) <deoc@lists.ctc.edu><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Britten, Robert <Robert.Britten@lwtech.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [DEOC] Bias Response</font>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Here is what we are using to function as a Bias Response Team.</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Members of this Team include: VP HR, VP SS, VP Instruction, Exec Dir Marketing, Conduct Officer, Campus Safety Officer, Student Life Coordinator, Faculty member, DEI Coordinator and myself as Chair
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">We create an annual work plan, establish a charter that governs our work and the scope thereof and use the matrix as a tool to determine how we will respond to an incident.</p>
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