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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b>From:</b> VP for Equity and Inclusion
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, May 26, 2017 4:11 PM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: Feedback requested – U Oregon Interpretive Exhibits Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i><span style="color:#203864">~Message sent on behalf of Vice President Yvette Alex-Assensoh and Ms. Lisa Abia-Smith~<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Dear Strategies Group Leaders,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">We are writing to you today to seek your feedback on an important initiative on campus at the University of Oregon.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">As you may know, in fall 2015 the Black Student Task Force presented a series of demands, among them the renaming of Dunn and Deady Halls, respectively. President Schill commissioned a university
committee to develop recommendations for criteria to be utilized in assessing whether to rename the buildings. The President reviewed and supplemented the criteria, and commissioned a panel of historians to assess the records of Dunn and Deady, respectively,
using the established criteria. The </span><a href="http://president.uoregon.edu/sites/president2.uoregon.edu/files/deady_dunn_final_report_08-05-16.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">report</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">
was presented to the President and shared widely with our university community and other stakeholders, who were encouraged to provide input on whether to rename the halls.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">After reviewing the feedback and consulting with various stakeholders, the President decided to rename Dunn, but to retain Deady’s name. In light of these decisions, the President charged
a committee of faculty, staff, students and community members to propose exhibits, educational opportunities and other possibilities, which recognize and commemorate the history of African Americans at UO and in the State of Oregon, within the context of the
names for each of the respective buildings. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">For the past few months, the committee has been working in collaboration with the Oregon Historical Society, the Oregon Black Pioneers Association and other resources to gain a better understanding
of possibilities within our reach. The committee will ultimately outline two possible interpretive exhibits for each location.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">As part of this process, we want to hear from our greater community so that our recommendations are enriched by a diverse range of experiences and ideas. Below is a link to an online survey
that asks four brief questions. <b>Would you be so kind as to help disseminate the survey link to your Strategy group members? Please provide your feedback by close of business, Monday, June 5.</b> Our final recommendations will be greatly enriched with feedback
that includes a diverse range of experiences, perspectives, and ideas.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">SURVEY LINK:
<a href="https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cT5m5SRnkNGYZiB" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#007AC0;background:white;text-decoration:none">https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cT5m5SRnkNGYZiB</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Thank you in advance for the generosity of your time in considering these questions and for sharing the survey with others.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Most sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Yvette Alex-Assensoh<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Vice President, Equity and Inclusion<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Lisa Abia-Smith<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Director of Education/Senior Instructor Faculty<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%">Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/School of Architecture and Allied Arts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">Samantha Zysett</span></i></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">Executive Assistant to the Vice President</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Division of Equity and Inclusion</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">1 Johnson Hall</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">6216 University of Oregon</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#002060">Eugene, OR 97403-6216</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060">541-346-9170</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:normal"><i><u><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#002060"><a href="mailto:vpinclusion@uoregon.edu">vpinclusion@uoregon.edu</a>
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