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<div dir="ltr"><h1 style="margin:0px 0px 15px;color:rgb(24,24,24);font-weight:normal;padding:0px;font-size:14px;font-family:Merriweather,Georgia,serif;line-height:21px"><span></span></h1></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Margaret Clifford</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mcliffor@wvup.edu">mcliffor@wvup.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 5:53 PM<br>Subject: Fwd: Reminder: "We Belong" - October 11<br>To: Peg Clifford <<a href="mailto:peggyclifford@gmail.com">peggyclifford@gmail.com</a>><br></div><br><br><div dir="ltr"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <strong class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Debbie Richards</strong> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Debbie.Richards@wvup.edu" target="_blank">Debbie.Richards@wvup.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Tue, Oct 2, 2018 at 4:41 PM<br>Subject: Reminder: "We Belong" - October 11<br>To: <br></div><br><br><div lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class="m_-241236190891185622m_5642453921967957836WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">WVUP Employees and Students:</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a reminder about the upcoming October 11 guest appearance by Namoli Brennet, award-winning transgender singer/songwriter.  Her one-hour program titled, “We Belong,” will begin at noon in the College Theater.  It is free and open to the public.  For additional details, read the press release here: <a href="http://www.wvup.edu/wvu-parkersburg-to-host-transgender-singer-and-songwriter-on-oct-11-in-observance-of-coming-out-day/" target="_blank">http://www.wvup.edu/wvu-parkersburg-to-host-transgender-singer-and-songwriter-on-oct-11-in-observance-of-coming-out-day/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">All members of Safe Zone are encouraged to wear your Safe Zone pins on October 11 to demonstrate your support for classmates and colleagues who have had the courage to come out as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer+, and to let them know that they are part of a safe environment at WVUP.  More information about the Safe Zone designation is available at: <a href="http://www.wvup.edu/about/social-justice/safe-zone/" target="_blank">http://www.wvup.edu/about/social-justice/safe-zone/</a></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif">"Before we can talk about inclusion, we must first acknowledge the existence and practice of exclusion."</span></i></b><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"> - Lee Mun Wah</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Amazone BT";color:#002060"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Amazone BT";color:#002060"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Amazone BT";color:#002060">Debbie Richards</span><span style="color:#002060"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">Debra L. Richards, MLS </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">| </span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">Special Assistant to the President for Policy & Social Justice</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">Title IX </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">|</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600"> ADA/Section 504 </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">| </span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">EEO/AA Administrator</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase">43 </span></i><i><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">years of dedicated service to<span style="text-transform:uppercase"></span></span></i></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060;text-transform:uppercase">West Virginia University at Parkersburg</span></b><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">Room 1010 </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> 300 Campus Drive </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">| </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">Parkersburg, WV  26104</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">304-424-8201 (Office) </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> 304-424-8302 (Fax) </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> 304-210-1183 (Cell)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Debbie.Richards@wvup.edu" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">Debbie.Richards@wvup.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600"> </span><a href="http://www.wvup.edu/about/social-justice/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">wvup.edu/about/social-justice/</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600"> </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">|</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600"> </span><a href="http://www.wvup.edu/about/answer-book/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600">wvup.edu/about/answer-book/</span></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#996600"></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial Narrow",sans-serif;color:#002060">West Virginia University at Parkersburg is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, age, disability, veteran status, religion, color, ancestry, or national origin in admission, employment, educational programs or activities; nor does it discriminate on the basis of genetic information in employment or employee health benefits. Further, faculty, staff, students, and applicants are protected from retaliation for filing complaints or assisting in an investigation of discrimination. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies may be directed to Debbie Richards whose contact information is provided above.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#002060"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="241" height="57" id="m_-241236190891185622m_5642453921967957836_x0000_i1028" src="cid:ad8c57741b9b06c0_0.1"><span style="color:#002060"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="50" height="68" id="m_-241236190891185622m_5642453921967957836Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:ad8c57741b9b06c0_0.2"><span style="color:#002060">   </span><img border="0" width="82" height="82" id="m_-241236190891185622m_5642453921967957836Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:ad8c57741b9b06c0_0.3">   <img border="0" width="82" height="82" id="m_-241236190891185622m_5642453921967957836Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:ad8c57741b9b06c0_0.4"></p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div>
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