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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0070C0">The following message is sent on behalf of Tina Goldberg, Assistant Vice President for Economic Development and Strategic Relations:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Dear colleagues:
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">I invite you to provide feedback about UO’s specific impact in community and economic engagement as part of the university’s application to become an APLU Innovation and Prosperity Program
designee. You can participate by completing this </span><a href="https://bit.ly/uo-iep-survey"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">online survey</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> by Friday, February 21, 2025.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">About the Innovation and Economic Prosperity (IEP) Designation </span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The IEP designation is a nationally recognized program that assists universities with measuring and improving their positive impact on their communities. Done through the
Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU), the IEP has provided resources and guidance to universities for over a decade and aligns with UO’s shared principles and goals of Oregon Rising.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:OLE_LINK1"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">APLU is a membership organization that fosters a community of university leaders collectively working to advance the mission of public research universities. The
association and its members collectively focus on increasing access, success, completion, and workforce readiness; promoting pathbreaking scientific research; and bolstering economic and community engagement.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Get Involved </span></u></b><u><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The UO’s IEP project team would like to hear from as many people connected to UO as possible. Broad participation will result in a well-rounded understanding of UO’s role in community and economic
engagement and help us shape our strategy to better serve Oregon in the future. Please take time to share your input. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> bit.ly/uo-iep-survey<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Any questions about the process or survey should be directed to Tina Guldberg (</span><a href="mailto:tinag@uoregon.edu"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">tinag@uoregon.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">),
Assistant Vice President for Economic Development & Strategic Relations and IEP project team co-chair, or
</span><a href="https://gcr.uoregon.edu/collaborating-for-economic-growth"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">visit this website</span></a><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann, PhD,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Assistant Dean for Administration, Equity, and Inclusion,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">College of Education, University of Oregon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(541) 346-5407<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:dcarriza@uoregon.edu">dcarriza@uoregon.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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