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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Faculty, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p>Please see the below information regarding winter term writing circles <span style="color:black">
from the Center on Diversity and Community. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you, <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Office of the Dean <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">College Of Education<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Oregon<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://education.uoregon.edu/">https://education.uoregon.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Lara Bovilsky <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 10, 2021 11:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Education Dean <educationdean@uoregon.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Winter Writing Circle Times (in-person circles!) and signup<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">You are warmly invited to sign up for faculty writing circles run by the Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC). All faculty are welcome, and you may use the circles to work on any writing or
research important to you. Writing circles use a weekly commitment of protected time to help you meet your research and writing goals. In circles, you'll meet faculty of all disciplines, colleges, and position types across campus, who offer each other supportive
accountability. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Below please find the schedule and Doodle signup link faculty writing circles. As you'll see, next term we're offering 10 circles in 3 formats: in person, virtual, and virtual, caregiver-focused.
Read on for details, schedule, and the signup link.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In-person circles</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We're excited to offer several options to you for our winter circles. We know that many faculty have been itching to get back to the extra accountability and community found in in-person circles.
This coming term, we are very happy to be able to offer some. These circles will take place in CoDaC, in Susan Campbell Hall, and will naturally follow all UO Covid protocols for meeting in person.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">It's a moment of transition, in which many faculty and circle leaders want to return to meeting in person, while others need to stick with virtual circles (or prefer to do so) for a number of reasons.
We are therefore starting slow, but expect that we'll be increasing in-person options in spring and summer, barring unforeseen obstacles.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Next term we are offering 3 in-person circles.
<b>If you strongly prefer in-person circles, but the in-person times on our schedule
<u>can't</u> work for you</b>, <b>click on the doodle option indicating that</b> -- see below for more details. (This may be a good time to remind you to please
<b>list your full name when you fill out the Doodle poll</b>.) We'll do our best to find a solution that has as many folks in the writing circle mode that works for them as possible.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Details and Schedule</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Some details: <span class="xxxxxxxxmarkair7ohtox">
<b>writing</b></span><b> <span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">circle</span>s will begin the week of January 3</b>, as classes start up. For virtual circles, your circle leader will send you the Zoom or Teams link as we get closer to term.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">This winter we are offering ten
<span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">circle</span>s, daily M-F, with circles on Tuesday and Thursday mornings for parents and caregivers. (Parents and caregivers are welcome and present in all of our
<span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">circle</span>s and will find supportive colleagues.
<span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">Circle</span>s specified as caregiver <span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">
circle</span>s offer even more focused support related to the challenges of <span class="xxxxxxxxmarkair7ohtox">
writing</span> during the pandemic and ongoing childcare crisis while parenting/caregiving.)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">In responding to our scheduling Doodle,
<b>please write your full name and indicate all times that would work for you</b> -- i.e. times that you would be able to protect and attend consistently across the term. As above, there is a special option if you strongly prefer in-person circles and can't
make any of the times. We expect to be able to accommodate all or nearly all writers who may be in this position, but please still click on options that you can attend if necessary. This helps me get everyone into a
<span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">circle</span> convenient to them. <b>You can also indicate times that
<i>might</i> work (click twice on those options)</b>. However, please don't click or double-click on a slot that you don't think you'd be able to attend most of the time. Feel free to email me if you have any questions about scheduling.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Click on this doodle to sign up for a winter
<span class="xxxxxxxxmarkair7ohtox">writing</span> <span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">
circle</span>; the <span class="xxxxxxxxmark0carf5ajj">schedule</span> is below:<br>
<a href="https://doodle.com/poll/wdrcq7i95hxr7v34?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link">https://doodle.com/poll/wdrcq7i95hxr7v34?utm_source=poll&utm_medium=link</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I'll assign folks to
<span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">circle</span>s around December 20, giving you time to think about what works best.
<span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">Circle</span>s begin Monday, January 3.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you know someone who you think might benefit from a faculty
<span class="xxxxxxxxmarkair7ohtox">writing</span> <span class="xxxxxxxxmark5y0jc2mfg">
circle, p</span>lease feel free to forward this email to them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Here's the <span class="xxxxxxxxmark0carf5ajj">
<b>schedule</b>, with circle modes indicated,</span> to help you plan.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Yours,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lara <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Lara Bovilsky<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Circle</span> Program<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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