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Traugott<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-line-height-alt:10.55pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• o: 360-704-3929
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="color:blue">sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="color:#003561">
</span><span style="color:#003764">• Facebook: </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="color:blue">@WASBCTC</span></a>
<span style="color:#003764">•</span></span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/washington-state-board-for-community-and-technical-colleges"><span style="color:blue">@washington-state-board-for-community-and-technical-colleges</span></a><span style="color:#003764"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none">From:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"> Melissa Williams <mwilliams@sbctc.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, July 1, 2024 2:05 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> SBCTC All Staff <SBCTCAllStaff@sbctc.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Save the date! Faculty & Staff of Color Conference (Oct 29-31; Spokane)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="489" height="369" style="width:5.0972in;height:3.8402in" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DACBBF.8A1A9180" alt="The image has a photo of the Davenport Grand Hotel in the background with a text box reading Faculty and Staff of Color Conference, October 29-31, 2024, 333 West Spokane Falls Boulevard, Save the Date. This year's conference theme is On the Rise: BIPOC Excellence, Empowerment, and Action."></span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Greetings, colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We conference planners hope you are enjoying these early weeks of summer and that you are also looking excitedly toward this fall’s
<b>29<sup>th</sup> annual Washington State Faculty and Staff of Color Conference (FSOCC)</b>. This year’s conference theme is “On the Rise: BIPOC Excellence, Empowerment, and Action.” BIPOC is the acronym for Black, Indigenous, and people of color.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-31.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Who:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The conference is open to all and geared toward
faculty and staff at Washington’s community and technical colleges and employees at the State Board for Community and Technical Colleges (SBCTC). Each year we are also joined by attendees from four-year institutions across our state and two- and four-year
institutions from Oregon and Idaho.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-31.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">When:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Tuesday, October 29 - Thursday, October 31,
2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:63.0pt;text-indent:-31.5pt"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Where:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
<a href="https://www.davenporthotelcollection.com/davenport-grand/?gad_source=1&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI39_4wtOGhwMVqDCtBh3q-ApSEAAYAiAAEgLkC_D_BwE">
Davenport Grand Hotel</a>; Spokane, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Call for proposals: Look for an email from me with guidelines if you would like to facilitate a workshop. Proposals are due no later than Sunday, August 4.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CC">Please forward this message far and wide!</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0000CC">
</span><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">And feel free to contact me with questions or for more information.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kindly,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Melissa<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">FSOCC Planning Committee Member<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none"><img border="0" width="40" height="75" style="width:.4166in;height:.7777in" id="Picture_x0020_1728594611" src="cid:image002.png@01DACB9F.16FAE170" alt="Compass"></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Melissa
Williams, M.A. (she/her)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif;color:#003764">Policy Associate for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Franklin Gothic Medium",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:mwilliams@sbctc.edu"><span style="color:blue">mwilliams@sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="color:#003764"> •360-704-3992</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.sbctc.edu/"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">sbctc.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003561">
</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764">• Twitter:
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/SBCTCWashington"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@SBCTCWashington</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#003764"> • Facebook:
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/wasbctc/"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:blue">@WASBCTC</span></a><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#201F1E">__________________________________________________________________________</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#C00000"> </span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">SBCTC Vision</span><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">“Leading with racial equity, our colleges maximize student potential and transform lives</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">within a culture of belonging that advances racial, social, and economic justice</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">in service to our diverse communities.”</span></i><span style="font-family:"Franklin Gothic Book",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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