<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Dear Women's* Faculty Association and Allied Colleagues,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif">Please see the message below from Provost Watkins, who has offered a limited number of tickets to the </span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif;letter-spacing:0.1px">ACE Women’s Network of SoCal Lunch and Learn</span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif">. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:arial,sans-serif">*******************</span></p></div></div></div><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#444444">I am delighted to offer 10 free tickets to any UCR employees who would be interested in attending a networking luncheon that will be led by a panel of women leaders in higher education (including myself!) being hosted by ACE's Women's Network of Southern California on Friday, March 20 from 11:00-2:00 PM at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ace-womens-network-southern-california-lunch-and-learn-tickets-1981258142438?aff=oddtdtcreator#location" target="_blank" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;line-height:19.95px;letter-spacing:0.1px;text-decoration-line:none">California State University, San Bernardino<span aria-hidden="true" style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px"></span>.</a> More details can be found below.</font></div><div><div style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;font-size:15px;line-height:19.95px;letter-spacing:0.1px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#444444"><br></font></div></div><div><h3 style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px;letter-spacing:0.1px"><font size="2" face="arial, sans-serif" color="#444444">"Leading on Our Own Terms"</font></h3><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 12px;margin:12px 0px 0px;letter-spacing:0.1px"><font face="arial, sans-serif" color="#444444">This year’s spring ACE Women’s Network of SoCal Lunch and Learn will celebrate <span style="letter-spacing:0.1px">women who are reshaping the meaning of leadership and crafting pathways that reflect </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1px">their values, voices, and visions. Our panel brings together leaders from the University </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1px">of California, the California State University, and the California Community Colleges - </span><span style="letter-spacing:0.1px">each offering insight into what it means to lead authentically and on one’s own terms. </span></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px 0px 12px;margin:12px 0px 0px;color:rgb(88,81,99);letter-spacing:0.1px"><img alt="" src="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1175501450%252F315974834702%252F1%252Foriginal.20260121-230322%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3Db082f2bf5179ff176d8b5d03ee072ee8&w=940&q=75" width="390" height="119" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; font-family: "Neue Plak", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Tahoma, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: medium; letter-spacing: normal; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 0px; display: block; object-fit: contain; color: transparent;"></p></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:12px 0px 0px;width:700px;color:rgb(38,27,54);font-family:"Neue Plak",-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,Roboto,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px"><div style="box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;margin:0px auto 0px 0px;width:700px;height:auto"><img alt="" src="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimg.evbuc.com%2Fhttps%253A%252F%252Fcdn.evbuc.com%252Fimages%252F1175501164%252F315974834702%252F1%252Foriginal.20260121-230039%3Fh%3D740%26w%3D1200%26auto%3Dformat%252Ccompress%26q%3D75%26sharp%3D10%26s%3D51a59a0a255c6f6f58647c17e38830d4&w=940&q=75" width="458" height="260" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 0px 0px 12px; margin: 0px; display: block; object-fit: contain; color: transparent;"></div></div></div></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">This is a wonderful opportunity for career development and community partnerships. To receive a ticket, please send an email expressing your interest to <a href="mailto:provost@ucr.edu" target="_blank">provost@ucr.edu</a>. Please note that all interested attendees should seek supervisor approval before claiming tickets and taking time off from your normally scheduled work hours. Also, given the limited seating capacity, the tickets will be distributed on a first come first serve basis based on the timing of responses received. Thank you!</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Sincerely, <br><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif">Liz</div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>*the WFA strives to be an inclusive organization with respect to<br>minoritized genders.</div><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><font size="1"></font></div></div></div></div>