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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Hello BFASA Family,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is now accepting applications for their annual Chancellor’s Making Excellence Inclusive Diversity Certificate Program.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue"">Please see the description below and that attached informational packet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFASA)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black"><a href="mailto:bfasa@ucr.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">bfasa@ucr.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Helvetica"><a href="https://diversity.ucr.edu/black-faculty-and-staff-association"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://diversity.ucr.edu/black-faculty-and-staff-association</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Formal Program Description:</span></u></b><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Chancellor’s Making Excellence Inclusive Diversity Certificate Program for Staff/Faculty</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Application Due: September 15, 2022</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Schedule: Every third Thursday, 1pm – 5pm via Zoom (Oct. – May (8) month commitment)<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Link:<a href="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efDNDvsOZ9am9Jc" title="https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efDNDvsOZ9am9Jc"><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:#0563C1;text-decoration:none"> </span></span><span style="color:#0563C1">https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_efDNDvsOZ9am9Jc</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">Diversity.ucr.edu<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The Staff and Faculty program created twelve years ago spans 8 months annually and guides participants through a series of learning activities all designed to make the subject
matter “come to life.” The program is developed around the belief that individuals learn most effectively when they discover, understand, and apply their new knowledge to the real-world situations they face in the university environment. With this in mind,
the program includes the following learning elements.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Workshops – Led by leading authorities representing a broad cross-section of diversity topics</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Discussion Sessions – Prompted by stimulating questions, participants share their thoughts on the topic areas</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Outside Readings – To enrich the understanding of the topics discussed in the workshops</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Capstone Projects – To allow for a practical application of the concepts, each group will develop an innovative project that will expand their knowledge on a selected diversity topic</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif">Project Presentation – To celebrate and demonstrate participants’ new understanding of “Making Excellence Inclusive”<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri Light",sans-serif;color:black">The capstone project presentation and graduation represent the finish line for the cohort. The final event provides an opportunity to celebrate and showcase
the cohort's diversity, equity, and inclusion project-based learning to the campus community in an authentic way.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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