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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">An NSM Faculty Development Workshop is scheduled for
<b>Friday, April 20, </b>from <b>Noon – 1 pm</b> in the <b>Classroom and Business Building (CBB), Room 238.
</b>Light refreshments will be provided. Please RSVP using the link below. A flyer is attached. </span></p>
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<p class="x_Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Topic:</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:windowtext"> “</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Developing
the Diverse Department We Want: How do we cultivate it at the undergraduate, graduate, and faculty levels?”</span></b></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Presenter:</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dr. Clifton Poodry</span></b></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Senior Fellow, Science Education Department</span></p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Howard Hughes Medical Institute</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">The presentation and conversation will reflect on our values and offer strategies to fulfil our aspirations for a first rate, inclusive and diverse department at all levels
from the student body to the faculty to the administrative team.</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; background:white">RSVP:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; background:white">
</span><a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAF28A5FB6-developing" id="LPlnk38709" previewremoved="true"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0D4FADAF28A5FB6-developing</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:black">I hope you will join us
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">on April 20<span style="color:black">!</span></span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Donna Pattison</span></p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Donna L. Pattison, PhD</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Instructional Professor</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">Assistant Chair of Undergraduate Affairs</p>
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<p class="x_MsoNormal">Department of Biology and Biochemistry</p>
<p class="x_MsoNormal">713-743-2642</p>
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