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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#002060">Ashlee L Linares-Gaffer, MS, RDN, FAND</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#495057"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Associate Professor of Practice<br>
Nutritional Sciences|College of Agriculture and Life Sciences <br>
THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA<br>
Shantz, 615<br>
PO Box 210038 | Tucson, AZ 85721<br>
<a href="mailto:alinares@email.arizona.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">alinares@email.arizona.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#495057"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Pronouns: She/Her/Ella<br>
<b><a href="https://nutrition.cals.arizona.edu/person/ashlee-linares-gaffer-ms-rdn-fand"><span style="color:#0563C1">nutrition.cals.arizona.edu/person/ashlee-linares-gaffer-ms-rdn-fand</span></a></b><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext"> Ayala, Priscilla Jennifer - (priscillaayala) <priscillaayala@arizona.edu>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 18, 2021 7:47 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Looking for students to form the UA team for the 2021 HSI Battle of the Brains<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Greetings Campus Partners,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HSI Battle of the Brains invites University of Arizona, to compete in the second annual
<a href="http://ec2-52-26-194-35.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com/x/d?c=12802436&l=5077ba79-89e1-4aa6-8bbb-196f0f468340&r=118eaa1f-1373-4f6d-bfe0-fdab24993bdf" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#4472C4">HSI Battle of the Brains</span></a>. Last year HSI Battle of the Brains hosted 12 HSI teams during the inaugural competition and awarded
<b>$35,000</b> in grants to the competition finalist. Crowning the <b>University of Texas Rio Grande Valley</b> as 2020 HSI Battle of the Brains Champions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The HSI Battle of the Brains competition is set to take place in
<b>Austin, Texas from Wednesday, October 13, 2021, through Saturday, October 16, 2021</b>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Each participating institution is invited to register a team of
<b>5-8 of their best and brightest Latinx undergraduate and graduate students from STEM and Business disciplines</b>. Teams will be given 24-hours to provide comprehensive solutions to a complex issue in this “hybrid-hackathon” event. Teams will be competing
for cash prizes and the title of 2021 HSI Battle of the Brains champion. Please note that institutions will be able to update their team participants until the final registration
<b><u><span style="color:#C00000">deadline of September 17th, 2021.</span></u></b><span style="color:#C00000">
</span>During the competition, students will connect with a national network of Latinx peers from around the country and participate in exclusive opportunities to engage with executive leadership and hiring managers from top employers from around the globe.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">We would like to organize a team of students from the University of Arizona to compete in 2021 HSI Battle of the Brains. Once we have a list of students interested and eligible
to participate, please send me your list, so that we can<a href="https://hsibattleofthebrains.com/register-your-team/"> register the UA Team</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">If you have any questions, or would like additional information, please email me at:
<a href="mailto:PriscillaAyala@arizona.edu">PriscillaAyala@arizona.edu</a> and I can help answer any questions you might have. Feel free to share this information with your network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you,</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><br clear="all">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Priscilla J. Ayala</span></b><span style="font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Associate Director, Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) Initiatives
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Pronouns: She/Her/Ella<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Administration 417 | 1401 E. University Blvd. | Tucson, Arizona 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">520-621-1490priscillaayala@arizona.edu
</span><a href="http://saem-aiss.arizona.edu/"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">saem-aiss.arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HSI Website:
</span><a href="https://hsi.arizona.edu/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:blue">HSI.Arizona.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HSI Twitter: @UArizonaHSI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HSI Instagram: @UArizona.HSI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">HSI Facebook: @UArizonaHSI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F">The University of Arizona sits on the original homelands of indigenous peoples who have stewarded this land since time immemorial. Aligning with the university’s
core value of a diverse and inclusive community, it is an institutional responsibility to recognize and acknowledge the people, culture and history that make up the Wildcat community. At the institutional level, it is important to be proactive in broadening
awareness throughout campus to ensure our students feel represented and valued.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#7F7F7F"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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