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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">Dear All, <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:red">My apologies, it was brought to my attention that I placed the video link where the petition link should be. Below is the updated info.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear BFASA, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">It was a pleasure seeing some of you for our final meeting of the 2020-21 academic year. For those of you who were not able to attend the meeting, we had an open discussion with the Chair of the Black Study Initiative, Dr. Joćo Costa Vargas,
 and the group about the Black Studies department proposal; I have provided the link to the discussion below. Also, included in this email are the awesome zoom backgrounds created by Toi and are free for your use.  Lastly, if you have not had the chance to
 and are willing to sign the petition to support the creation of a Department of Black Study, the link is also provided below. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please email us at
<a href="mailto:bfasa@ucr.edu">bfasa@ucr.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Black Studies zoom discussion link:
<span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cy8kwGPHx35uPQ_j5KhlGC1RTyNMbDv8/view?usp=sharing">https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Cy8kwGPHx35uPQ_j5KhlGC1RTyNMbDv8/view?usp=sharing</a></span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">Black Studies Petition:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_j5D3MOLsYd-Qu6Sj4E5PMRRcJSWuPvVLDnQGrNIMeR8JeQ/viewform">
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_j5D3MOLsYd-Qu6Sj4E5PMRRcJSWuPvVLDnQGrNIMeR8JeQ/viewform</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3">June 9, 2021 Meeting Recording (full):
<a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/rec/play/L2FFLCFR2L7yAk9vCaEFUYlzjCFC2LOacfjCxE5cb9iBqX7JtDIq1o_g9TyDQvbVJ4fXxElbEkRYeNBM.8svTxqtj9b9UID49">
https://ucr.zoom.us/rec/play/L2FFLCFR2L7yAk9vCaEFUYlzjCFC2LOacfjCxE5cb9iBqX7JtDIq1o_g9TyDQvbVJ4fXxElbEkRYeNBM.8svTxqtj9b9UID49</a><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Paige MD McGee | Research Administrator II<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Treasurer, </span>Black Faculty and Staff Association<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">University of California, Riverside-Entomology<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">951.827.2344 |  </span><a href="mailto:paige.mcgee@ucr.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">paige.mcgee@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://diversity.ucr.edu/black-faculty-and-staff-association"><span style="color:windowtext">BFASA Website</span></a> |
<a href="https://entomology.ucr.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">Entomology Website</span></a>|
<a href="https://entomology.ucr.edu/inclusivity-entomology"><span style="color:windowtext">ENTM Inclusivity Scholarship</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Virtually stop by my office via Zoom: <a href="https://ucr.zoom.us/my/paigesofficehours">
<span style="color:blue">https://ucr.zoom.us/my/paigesofficehours</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt">Zoom office hours: <b>Tue/Thu:</b> 10:00am-12:00pm and 2:00pm-4:00pm
<b>Mon/Wed/Fri:</b> 2:00pm-4:00pm<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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