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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Hello,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Please forward this opportunity onto your faculty in Biology and Math. It is a great way to get them experience with contemporary research and interacting with researchers, plus they
get custom datasets to use in the classroom to help build quantitative skills and make STEM more authentic and relevant for students. Why not have your math students doing analysis on real microbiome data? Why not have biology students learning in demand quantitative
biology skills on cutting edge research databases? This program has a big equity focus as well and helps STEM fauclty build competence in understanding equity issues in relationship to biological research, data, and quantitative skill devleopment and supports
them in making their classrooms more inclusive. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">If you have any questions, let me know.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Irene
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">Hello Faculty,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">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> Most sessions are on zoom, except there are annual paid convenings in Seattle.
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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;mso-fareast-language:JA">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></span><o:p></o:p></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;mso-fareast-language:JA">● Immerse in cutting edge next-gen biology presented by the biologists
doing the work; </span><o:p></o:p></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;mso-fareast-language:JA">● Explore diversity, equity, and inclusion issues related to next-gen
biology </span><o:p></o:p></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;mso-fareast-language:JA">● Develop curriculum adaptations to engage and inspire students
in remote/hybrid/in-person settings; and </span><o:p></o:p></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;mso-fareast-language:JA">● Create relationships with research and education colleagues across the region.
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">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><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span><i><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:none;mso-fareast-language:JA">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;mso-fareast-language:JA">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;mso-fareast-language:JA">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
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