From iquin002 at ucr.edu Mon May 16 21:37:05 2022 From: iquin002 at ucr.edu (Isaac Quintanilla Salinas) Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 21:37:05 -0700 Subject: [Statalumni] Letter of Support for the Black Study Department Message-ID: Hello Everyone, My name is Isaac Quintanilla Salinas and I am a PhD Candidate at the Department of Statistics at UC Riverside. I am writing for your support urging UCR Statistics Department Faculty to vote YES in establishing the Department of Black Study at UC Riverside. Currently, UCR is proposing in establishing the Black Study Department to help create a more inclusive environment for Black students, staff, and faculty. For more information on the Black Study Proposal, please read this document: https://ucr-senate-public.s3.amazonaws.com/issues/updated-deptblackstudy-full-617b1809c18d7-.pdf In order to establish the Department, the Proposal must pass the Academic Senate on May 24, where UCR faculty will vote on the proposal. A group of us believe UCR should establish the Department of Black Study and have drafted a letter (attached) urging the Statistics faculty to vote YES. If you wish to add your name to the letter urging Statistics Faculty to vote YES on the Black Study Proposal, please fill out the following google form: https://forms.gle/7kom7Egoe2BrmH516 Please fill out the form by *May 20*. Best Regards, Isaac -- Isaac Quintanilla Salinas, MPH PhD Candidate in Applied Statistics Email: iquin002 at ucr.edu Website: www.inqs.info Pronouns: he/him/his/?l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Letter of Support for Black Study Department.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 67884 bytes Desc: not available URL: