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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">Greeting student colleagues:</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">I want to thank you all again for contributing so much to improving the CPSY program. Faculty are very appreciative of your messages and willingness to be vulnerable to
help create a better program.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">As I indicated in my last email, here is a follow-up.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">1. On April 14 CPSY faculty had a direct conversation about our wishes to improve the program and find a way forward to support students more. </span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">2. CPSY Student leaders and faculty have requested the University Ombudsperson(s) to join our combined Docsem on Friday April 22. They will:</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">(a) Present
an overview of the ways they can help, such as providing students with a confidential avenue to express concerns and identify ways we can be a better program focused on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. They will present on Zoom for part of the Docsem time
and lay out options from their office.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="apple-tab-span" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt;"> </span></span><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">(b) Present
how they can provide faculty with a similar outside perspective to enhance our own dialogue and changes we need to make.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">3. We are trying to set up a meeting with the Ombudsperson prior to April 22nd to prepare. </span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">The Ombuds process is confidential. Check out their services here:</span><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"> </span><a href="https://ombuds.uoregon.edu/" class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt; color: blue;">https://ombuds.uoregon.edu/</a><span class="" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 13.5pt;">.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">4. Dr. Dianna Carrizales-Engelmann will likely also join us on Friday April 22 to discuss different avenues of support and mechanisms of systemic change within and outside
of the COE as well. </span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">5. Faculty will be working in an ongoing manner with the Ombuds office and will engage their services for our April 29 faculty meeting, if this is what they recommend. </span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">These are just more steps in a longer process that faculty are committed to engaging in with you all.</span></div>
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<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Thanks,</span></div>
<div class=""><span class="" style="font-size: 13.5pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Benedict</span></div>
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