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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Greetings!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please join us for the upcoming 2020 Implicit Bias Workforce Training Institutes Cycle I and Cycle II.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The purpose of the Implicit Bias Workforce Training Institutes are to provide a training platform for community and technical college workforce leaders, professional technical
department chairs, faculty, staff, counselors, navigators, administrators, deans and registered apprenticeship programs in Washington State. The institutes will provide working tools and processes to help participants become campus and program advocates of
efforts to identify and reduce the unconscious biases that hinder student and faculty success and enrich the overall campus climate. We recognize that bias is not just the random acts of the few misguided, but the result of our history which rank-orders the
worth of individuals based on race, social class, gender, sexuality, ability, etc.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We are building four levels of training that will build upon each other, scaffolding up each cycle, a graduated scale of complexity. Based on the evaluative survey data received
from both 2018-2019 Cycle I cohorts, we are introducing two new topic and bias elements to the institutes. The expanded training topics will address (1) inclusive pedagogy in the classroom and lab; and (2) Implicit Bias in the workplace, contextualized to
the community and technical college and apprenticeship environment. The expanded bias elements in Cycle II will also address (1) gender; and (2) LGBTQA+. Our foundational focus will remain on race for each Cycle.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please see the attached flyers for registration information for the following institutes (light breakfast, lunch, and training materials provided):<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">WEST SIDE CYCLE I<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Green River College,
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Kent Station<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">February 26 & 27, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Day 1 – 9:00 – 5:00, Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Day 2 – 9:00 – 2:00, Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">(Limited to 30 participants)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">$150<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/implicit-bias-workforce-training-institute-cycle-i-west-tickets-74223966883">Register
Here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">EAST SIDE CYCLE I<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Wenatchee Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">April 16 and 17, 2020 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Day 1 – 9:00 – 5:00, Thursday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Day 2 – 9:00 – 2:00, Friday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">(Limited to 30 participants)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">$150<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/implicit-bias-workforce-training-institute-cycle-i-east-tickets-77225400251">Register
Here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">CYCLE II<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Highline College
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#C00000;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">May 12 and 13, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Day 1 – 9:00 – 5:00, Tuesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Day 2 – 9:00 – 2:00, Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">(Pre-Req Cycle 1—Limited to 20 participants)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes">Prerequisite: Cycle I<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"> $175<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black;mso-contextual-alternates:yes"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/implicit-bias-workforce-training-institute-cycle-ii-west-tickets-77226202651">Register
Here</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">On behalf of all three Centers of Excellence - Education, Construction and Marine,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Ann Avary, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Skagit Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Jamie Wells, Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Center of Excellence for Careers in Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Green River College, Auburn Center<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Construction Center of Excellence<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Renton Technical College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kim Davis</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Project Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Center of Excellence for Marine Manufacturing & Technology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Skagit Valley College<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:Kim.Davis@Skagit.edu" target="_blank">Kim.Davis@Skagit.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><img border="0" width="189" height="96" style="width:1.9666in;height:1.0in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01D5AF56.6A4F7C60" alt="cid:image003.png@01D5A437.C6B38CF0"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://tradeempower.com/"><b>Registration is open!</b></a><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://tradeempower.com/"><b>EmPower Women's Leadership Conference </b></a><u><o:p></o:p></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Washington's Premier Leadership Conference for Women in Trades Careers</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">March 8th and 9th, 2020 in Southwest Washington<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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