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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Gabriola;color:#00B050">Shared on behalf of Vice President for Equity and Inclusion Yvette Alex-Assensoh…</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Gabriola;color:#00B050"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Dear Senators:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">Thank you very much for all that you do to facilitate meaningful shared governance at the University of Oregon.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">I am also reaching out to thank you for your support of President Sandoval’s exemplary leadership. He is an amazing scholar, visionary leader and a wonderful colleague.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">As part of the <a href="https://around.uoregon.edu/content/spring-climate-summit-seeks-amplify-actions">
UO Summit</a> on the IDEAL Campus Climate, Professor Sandoval is presenting closing remarks at 3 pm in the EMU and also sharing his work on retention at the 2:15 Transformers Panel. I am hoping that members of the Senate can join us at the reception and the
panel to support Gerard and to congratulate him on his amazing leadership. <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt">LACEfully, Yvette. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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