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Please pass on to your graduate students...<br>
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size="2"><span
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face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><strong><b><font face="Californian FB"
size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: normal;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></strong></p>
<p class="CM4" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 11.55pt;"><font
color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">I
would like to ask for you and your
organization’s support in spreading the word to Ph.D., MFA or Post
Doctoral
students interested in a teaching career about an upcoming,
all-expense-paid
opportunity to visit Rochester Institute of Technology. Please share
information on the </span></font><strong><b><font face="Californian FB"
size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: normal;">annual
Future Faculty Career Exploration Program (FFCEP) </span></font></b></strong><font
color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">with
members of your organization and
students whom you know may be interested and meet the criteria outlined
below. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><b><font face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;">The
annual FFCEP is one of a series of recruitment strategies
designed to build relationships and fuel the future pipeline of
faculty. The FFCEP
program is a unique and exciting opportunity to explore potential
career
choices through:<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<ul style="margin-top: 0in;" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Exploratory
interviews<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Meetings
with deans, department heads, and RIT’s President<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Discuss
academic work and career interests with RIT deans and faculty<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Present
on research<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Tour
the campus and surrounding community<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Interact
with RIT students<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN">Learn
about RIT’s teaching and research agendas and vision.<o:p></o:p></span></font></li>
</ul>
<p><font color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">This year
marks the 8<sup>th</sup> annual program
to take place at RIT. The past programs have been very successful in
providing
participants with valuable experiences including preparing them an
official
campus interviews. Past participants have also greatly enjoyed
networking and
building relationships among each other which have resulted in future
collaborations. To date, we have hired twelve participants and invited
many
others back to campus for official job interviews. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b><u><font
face="Californian FB" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;">FFCEP
2010 Selection Criteria<o:p></o:p></span></font></u></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><font
face="Californian FB" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: "Californian FB";"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in; text-indent: -0.15in;"><!--[if !supportLists]--><font
face="Symbol" size="2"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Individuals
with the
ability to contribute in meaningful ways to the university’s continuing
commitment to cultural diversity, pluralism, and individual differences.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.25in;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">We
are especially interested in applications from people of color who are
underrepresented and underserved in teaching professions; i.e., African
American, Latin American, American Indian, or Alaskan Native.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Within one to
two years
of receiving Ph.D. -or-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Symbol" size="2"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Within one
year of
receiving or already received MFA -or-<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Symbol" size="2"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Engaged in a
Post
Doctoral assignment<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Symbol" size="2"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Desire
academic teaching
career at an exceptional institution<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Symbol" size="2"><span
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Receiving
degrees that
are relevant to RIT in Business, Liberal Arts, Science, Engineering,
Applied
Science & Technology,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 0.1in; text-indent: 0.15in;"><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Computing
& Information Sciences, Imaging
Arts & Sciences-</span></font><font face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";" lang="EN"><a
href="http://www.rit.edu/programs-level.html">complete list of programs</a></span></font><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Demonstrate
potential to
fill open and/or anticipated vacancies at RIT<b><span
style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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</span></font></span></span></font><!--[endif]--><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Be able to
travel to
Rochester, NY for a weekend, September 22-26, 2010<b><span
style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style=""><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;">The RIT mission is to
provide technology-based educational programs for personal and
professional
development. We rigorously pursue new and emerging career areas. We
develop and
deliver curricula and advance scholarship relevant to emerging
technologies and
social conditions. Our community is committed to diversity and student
centeredness and is distinguished by our innovative and collaborative
spirit.
Internal and external partnerships expand our students’ experiential
learning. RIT is committed to mutually enriching relationships with
alumni,
government, business and the world community. Teaching, learning,
scholarship,
leadership development, and student success are our central enterprises.</span></font><b><font
face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font face="Times New Roman" size="4"><span
style="font-size: 13pt; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN">Application
Deadline: June 2<sup>nd</sup>,
2010 </span></font></b><i><font size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-style: italic;" lang="EN">(postmarked)<o:p></o:p></span></font></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt;" lang="EN">For more information and
applications visit our
website at: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font face="Times New Roman" size="1"><span
style="font-size: 8pt;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="blue" face="Californian FB" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: blue; font-weight: bold;"
lang="EN"><a
href="http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/facultyrecruitment/faculty_program.php">http://www.rit.edu/academicaffairs/facultyrecruitment/faculty_program.php</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
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style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><b><font color="blue" face="Times New Roman" size="3"><span
style="font-size: 12pt; color: blue; font-weight: bold;" lang="EN"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="border: medium none ; padding: 0in; text-align: center;"
align="center"><font color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">If
you have
any questions, please contact the Office of Faculty Recruitment at </span></font><font
size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt;" lang="EN"><a
href="mailto:facultyr@rit.edu"><font color="black"><span
style="color: windowtext;">facultyr@rit.edu</span></font></a>
or 585-475-5775<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 12pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="CM4" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 11.55pt;"><font
color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">Thanks
for your support and assistance! <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">Sincerely,</span></font><font
color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; font-weight: bold;">Charity
Bontadelli<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Faculty
Recruitment Specialist<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="black" face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB"; color: black;">Rochester
Institute of Technology</span></font><font face="Californian FB"
size="2"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";"><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">8 Lomb
Memorial Drive <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";">Rochester, NY
14623 <b><span style="font-weight: bold;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></font></p>
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style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.rit.edu/OFR">www.rit.edu/OFR</a>
</span></font></u><font face="Californian FB" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Californian FB";"> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Bookman Old Style" size="2"><span
style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: "Bookman Old Style"; font-weight: bold;">“Excellence
through Diversity, Journey to Greatness:
Doing it the <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">RIT Way</st1:address></st1:Street>”</span></font></b><b><font
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Fritz Claydon, Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
Cullen College of Engineering
University of Houston
713.743.4204
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:fclaydon@uh.edu">fclaydon@uh.edu</a></pre>
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