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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Hello Faculty,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!
<span style="background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Submit your letter of interest by August 31, 2023!</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">The Next-Gen Bio Learning Network is a group of community college faculty and next-gen biologists with a goal
to support innovation in biology education and data science skills at Washington State Community and Technical Colleges. As part of the program participants<i>:
</i><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">● Immerse in cutting edge next-gen biology presented by the biologists doing the work;
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">● Explore diversity, equity, and inclusion issues related to next-gen biology
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:3.65pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">● Develop curriculum adaptations to engage and inspire students in remote/hybrid/in-person
settings; and <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">● Create relationships with research and education colleagues across the region.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Participants receive</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">:
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">A $400 school-year stipend, plus travel expenses to Seattle for those living more than 50 miles away – and – an opportunity for a $1200 stipend for
Summer 2024 participation </span></i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">Support to develop curriculum enhancements for remote/hybrid/in-person classroom next year
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none">A collaborative network of colleagues who support each other’s professional growth
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">To join, please email Jen Eklund,
<a href="mailto:jen.eklund@isbscience.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">jen.eklund@isbscience.org</span></a>, a copy of your CV or a link to your LinkedIn profile. In the body of the email explain briefly why you would like to be part of this project and which
courses you teach.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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