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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Dear Colleagues, </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">We are excited to announce The Washington Consortium for Undergraduate Research and Equity (WA CURE). WA CURE is a statewide consortium that will strengthen the ability of community and technical
colleges to engage their students in undergraduate research in the classroom. This project is led by the WA State Board of Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC), Green River College (GRC), Yakima Valley College (YVC), and Edmonds College (EC) in service
of our 34 colleges. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white;mso-ligatures:none">When students connect to their discipline through research, they feel more engaged and motivated and learn more. This connection has a positive impact on their retention and
graduation rates, and in particular, the rate of graduation for first- and second-year students*. The vision for WA CURE is that every student gets this game-changing opportunity, all faculty are supported in teaching this way, and colleges see educational
outcomes improve by implementing undergraduate research as an institution-level student success strategy. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Washington CTCs are national leaders in undergraduate research at community colleges. This project builds on decades of work by innovative faculty in our system and WA CURE1, a two-year system-wide
collaborative planning process. Over the next four years, WA CURE will provide professional development opportunities to support faculty and colleges in integrating undergraduate research into courses. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">In addition to program and faculty development, WA CURE is also a research project. We will study implementation of course-based undergraduate research experiences throughout the life of the
grant, specifically the outcomes for faculty, institutions, and students across our system. If you are already teaching classes with undergraduate research experiences, be sure to request your course scheduler
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><a href="https://sites.google.com/view/wacure/teaching-cures"><span style="color:#1155CC">code your class
</span></a><span style="color:black">with the attribute “SURE” so you can contribute to this research project. </span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<ol style="margin-top:0in" start="1" type="1">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="mso-ligatures:none">We invite you to join us and learn more about this project and opportunities to participate. <o:p></o:p></span></li></ol>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">a.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Friday April 11, 2025 @ 8:00-8:30
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86527111501?pwd=QwbdYtNStFubeCu5CjtE7aRfCXgNbK.1">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Zoom Link </span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Meeting ID: 865 2711 1501<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Passcode: 305859<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo5;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">b.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Monday April 14, 2025 @ 2-2:30
<a href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82748332146?pwd=opC6zAWyoeqZuZtamiw4HJxzgi6Kw6.1">
<span style="color:#1155CC">Zoom Link</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo6;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>i.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Meeting ID: 827 4833 2146<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-1.5in;mso-text-indent-alt:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level3 lfo7;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore"><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span>ii.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Passcode: 088606<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo8;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">c.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">If you are unable to attend , a recording of the webinar will be made available
<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/wacure"><span style="color:#1155CC">on the website</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo9;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">In the meantime, please
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfQHggGX2d_Dch77AMbbpaBUxP9Hfo-RmN23UQwRVjtJibSZw/viewform">
<span style="color:#1155CC">fill out this interest form</span></a>, which describes the opportunities for you to participate in this project and allows you to indicate if you would like an application link sent to you for each opportunity. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:0in;text-indent:0in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo10;vertical-align:baseline">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Bookmark
<a href="https://sites.google.com/view/wacure"><span style="color:#1155CC">our website</span></a> and learn more about the project! <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Please forward this opportunity onto your colleagues. We look forward to working with you and sincerely thank all the faculty, staff, and administrators who have supported this work over the
years. </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Best, </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The WA CURE Team</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Val Sundby, Director of Transfer, SBCTC/ Interim VPI Tacoma CC (PI) </span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Irene Shaver, WA CURE Program Manager, SBCTC (Co-PI)</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Robin Datta, Co-PI, Edmonds Community College</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Matthew Loeser, Co-PI, Yakima Valley College</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Shannon Newman, Co-PI, Green River College
</span><span style="mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="60" height="113" style="width:.625in;height:1.175in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01DB98DD.38A344A0" alt="Title: SBCTC logo - Description: Compass "></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">Irene Shaver PhD</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">Program Manager Climate Solutions</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764;mso-ligatures:none">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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