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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">WSSSC: please see the Promising Practices Exchange Call for Proposals, below and attached. Joe<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#173963">2022 WACTC PROMISING PRACTICES EXCHANGE: CALL FOR PROPOSALS</span></b><b><span style="font-size:22.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">     
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">SBCTC in collaboration with the Washington Association of Community & Technical Colleges (WACTC), will hold another round of
<b>Promising Practices</b> webinars this year. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Please “Save the Date” - Two webinar sessions have already been scheduled:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">February 17<sup>    
</sup>Meeting Student Mental Health Needs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">April 21<sup>             
</sup>Meeting Student Basic Needs<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">For more information about the Exchange, what is meant by a “promising practice” in our system, and a submission form with instructions for submitting your practice, visit:
</span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/task-forces-work-groups/strategic-enrollment/promising-practices.aspx"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">https://www.sbctc.edu/about/task-forces-work-groups/strategic-enrollment/promising-practices.aspx</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">To be considered for the Meeting Student Mental Health Needs panel presentation on February 17,
<b>please submit your promising practice no later than Friday, January 28</b>. </span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:12.0pt"><b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#173963">We are seeking submissions to our Promising Practices Exchange:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Webinar themes are determined in large part by your submissions. If you have any ideas for additional sessions, we need to hear from you. This series is currently focused on practices
 related to the two topics above, however we welcome submissions in other practice areas described on the
</span><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/about/task-forces-work-groups/strategic-enrollment/promising-practices.aspx"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">SBCTC website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">Two strengths of our community and technical college system have always been our willingness to share “what is working” at our colleges with each other and our ability to scale
 and adapt those practices to other settings, all for the benefit of our students. Please share your promising practices!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:24.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">For more information, please contact Joe Holliday, SBCTC Director of Student Services, at
</span><a href="mailto:jholliday@sbctc.edu"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">jholliday@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif">. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:jholliday@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jholliday@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="color:#003764">•
 o: 360-704-4334 • f: 360-704-4418</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561">
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• Twitter:
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@SBCTCWashington</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice in service to our diverse communities.”                       <o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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