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Dear Colleagues, </div>
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The Women's Faculty Association (WFA*) invites you to attend our annual retreat for Women Faculty on Tuesday, September 20th from 10am-3pm with lunch at the UCR Botanical Gardens. There is no charge for this event. </div>
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<span style="font-size:12pt; margin:0px; background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Please RSVP here by September 15th if possible so we can plan for catering:  </span><a href="https://forms.gle/iCbSBhQJY41aYqS7A" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="font-size:12pt">https://forms.gle/iCbSBhQJY41aYqS7A</a></div>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255); display:inline!important">Our program will offer time for information sharing, speakers, and time to get to know one another in a relaxed setting. We will also be introducing some of our new initiatives for 2022-3,
 including a peer mentorship program.  The full program for the day will be available in advance of September 15th.  </span><br>
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We ask you to forward this invitation to newly hired faculty or to those who you think might be interested.  New members can subscribe to our list here: <a href="https://lists.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/wfa" data-auth="NotApplicable">https://lists.ucr.edu/mailman/listinfo/wfa</a></div>
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*Please note that the WFA strives to be an inclusive organization reflective of the gender diversity of our faculty; inclusive of gender fluid, non-binary, and trans colleagues. Apologies if you have received this message in error. </div>
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Your WFA Steering Committee,</div>
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<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Katherine Stavoropoulos (co-chair)</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Xuan Liu</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Maria del Rosario Acosta Lopez</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Aleca LeBlanc</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Elaine Wong</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Kimberley Lakes</span></div>
<div style="font-family:Tahoma; font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:12pt">Isgouhi Kaloshian</span></div>
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