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As a member of the ALVSCE DEI Council, we are in discussions on the future of our name. I'll share what our chair, Jeff Ratje, Senior Associate Vice President, Finance, Administration and Operations wrote: </div>
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At present, UA leadership has not directed colleges/divisiongoing DEI committees to change their name; however, the institution has removed DEI websites. You may have read about these through the Daily Star. Our website is has not been affected.*</div>
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This effort is to name ourself something that best captures our identity and to be deliberate about our identity.</div>
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Therefore, as one of your representatives (Nancy is also on the Council), <b><a href="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kpEx1sPwW8T1To" id="LPlnk794223" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://uarizona.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kpEx1sPwW8T1To">please
rank order the top five names </a></b>you believe best reflect our identity and aspirations regarding DEI within ALVSCE. If you'd like to vote, the deadline is Friday, March 21, by 9 a.m. (AZ time). Please let me know if you have any questions!"</div>
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Best,</div>
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Teresa</div>
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*At the time of writing, the website was not affected; however, it is no longer operational.</div>
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<div style="line-height: 1.2; font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(73, 80, 87); line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 700;">Teresa Cortéz,</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(73, 80, 87); line-height: 1.2; font-weight: 700;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(73, 80, 87);">Arizona's Science, Engineering, & Math Scholars Program (ASEMS)</span></p>
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THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA</div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(73, 80, 87);"><b>Schedule a meeting</b> with me!
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(73, 80, 87);">ASEMS Scholars - opportunities abound: join our
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(237, 92, 87); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b>Weeks of March 17 and 24:</b></span><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(73, 80, 87); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"> On
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<span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 13.3333px; color: rgb(73, 80, 87); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><b><a href="https://www.16personalities.com/esfj-personality" id="OWAe3ed48e2-f6fc-9597-2874-98cb3c70b55d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="https://www.16personalities.com/esfj-personality" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;">ESFJ</a>,
High5 Strengths: </b>Believer | Coach | Empathizer | Catalyst | Storyteller </span></p>
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